The program website is available here and the agenda and registration portal are available here. Early-bird discounts are available until July 31st, use code 150DAPCCE during registration
We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the 5th Annual Directors’ Academy at NYU School of Law on October 9th and 10th, 2025.
The Directors’ Academy is an invitation-only, off-the-record event for directors and C-suite individuals from publicly-traded, privately-held for-profit, and nonprofit companies. Panels and presentations focus on providing directors with actionable advice to improve board effectiveness in several areas that you can find in our agenda. Our program is the only one of its kind, focusing on the legal and regulatory framework that impacts governance and board responsibilities and liability. Attendees can expect to engage in dialogue with respected C-suite executives, experienced directors, regulators, and scholars from a variety of industries and fields.
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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 confirmed keynote speakers this year include the following (with more to be announced soon):
- Bill Ackman, Founder & CEO, Pershing Square Capital Management
- Sandra Campos, President & CEO, PetMeds and PetCareRx
- Kathaleen McCormick, Chancellor, Delaware Chancery Court
- Eugene Soltes, Professor, Harvard Business School
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The PCCE Directors’ Academy is an in-person only event. Registration closes September 25th, 2025. All fees are set to offset expenses and are consistent with our academic mission. The fees are as follows:
- One day: $550
- Two days: $950
- Corporate Group Discount (two days)*: $800 per person
*Please contact Carolyn Pautz, crp283@nyu.edu, if multiple people from your organization are interested in registering of if you are attending on behalf of a nonprofit board of directors.
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Keynote speakers at past PCCE Directors’ Academies have included the following:
- Erik Gerding, Director of Corporate Finance, SEC
- Todd Gibbons, CEO, BNY Mellon
- Gurbir Grewal, Director of Enforcement, SEC
- Daniel Houston, CEO, Principal Financial Group
- Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Chancery Court
- Heather Lavallee, CEO, Voya Financial, Inc.
- Martin Lipton, Founding Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Marshall Miller, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, DOJ
- Daniel Schulman, President and Chief Executive Officer, PayPal
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The NYU Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement (PCCE) is a law and policy center at NYU School of Law. For more information on PCCE, you can visit our website or our blog, Compliance and Enforcement.
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