Matthew Olsen and Ismail Ramsey
We are honored to announce that Matthew Olsen, the Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division at the U.S. Department of Justice, and Ismail Ramsey, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, will be additional keynote speakers at our 4th Annual Directors’ Academy at NYU School of Law on October 31st and November 1st, 2024. The agenda and registration portal are available here.
Olsen, who leads the DOJ’s mission to combat terrorism, espionage, cyber crime, and other threats to the national security, and Ramsey, who, as U.S. Attorney for Northern California, is colloquially known as the “Sheriff of Silicon Valley,” overseeing investigations and cases concerning the leading technology companies in the world, will participate in a keynote and fireside chat titled New and Persistent Cyber Threats Overlooked by Boards and Management: Lessons for Boards. The session, which will take place on October 31st, will focus on providing board directors and senior management with the information they need to identify and manage the most critical cyber and national security-related threats to their firms, include the theft of intellectual property. It will be followed immediately by an expert panel to discuss board governance and oversight of cybersecurity. Both sessions will be moderated by Joseph Facciponti, PCCE’s Executive Director and former cybercrime prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
About the Directors’ Academy
The Directors’ Academy is an invitation-only, off-the-record event that actively engages the audience and promotes networking among attendees. The program is for directors who currently serve on public and for-profit private company boards, as well as C-Suite legal, risk, ethics, audit, and compliance professionals.[1] Panels and presentations focus on providing directors with actionable advice to improve board effectiveness, particularly concerning legal and regulatory risk in matters of corporate governance, compliance, cybersecurity, AI, climate change, DEI, compensation, antitrust, and board and CEO succession planning. Our program is the only one of its kind, focusing on the legal and regulatory framework that impacts governance, board responsibilities, and liability.
Past Directors’ Academy Keynote Speakers: Gurbir Grewal, SEC Director of Enforcement; Martin Lipton, Founding Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Heather Lavallee, CEO of Voya Financial; and Bill Ackman, Founder and CEO, Pershing Square
Our in-person only program is for a select audience of directors and C-suite individuals from publicly-traded and privately-held for-profit companies. Attendees can expect to engage in dialogue with respected C-suite executives, experienced directors, regulators, and scholars from a variety of industries and fields.
Members of Extraordinary Women on Boards (EWOB)
Our event offers: a Directors’ Academy Certificate to those who attend each full day of programming; NY CLE credit for lawyers; recertification credits for directors maintaining their NACD Directorship Certification®; and Continuing Privacy Education (CPE) credits for attendees seeking to maintain privacy certifications with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Each day will feature multiple networking breaks, receptions, and meals.
Our other keynote speakers this year include:
- Erik Gerding, Director of Corporate Finance, SEC
- Daniel Houston, CEO, Principal Financial Group
- Marshall Miller, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, DOJ
- Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Chancery Court
Left to right: Erik Gerding, Daniel Houston, Marshall Miller, and Hon. Travis Laster
The PCCE Directors’ Academy is an in-person only event. Registration closes October 16th, 2024. All fees are set to offset expenses and are consistent with our academic mission. The fees are as follows:
- One day (Oct. 31 or Nov. 1): $500
- Two days (Oct. 31 and Nov.1): $900
- Two days – Corporate Discount: $700 per person[2]
Notes
[1] If you are not a current board director or C-Level executive, you may apply for permission to attend the 2024 Directors’ Academy by contacting Carolyn Pautz at crp283@nyu.edu.
[2] Please contact Carolyn Pautz, crp283@nyu.edu, if multiple people from your organization are interested in registering and you wish to take advantage of the group rate discount.