MIHCA JULY CONFERENCE 2013

The theme of our June 2013 Conference is "Understanding the Business Aspects of the Corporate Counsel Role". This years  conference will be held in Chicago, IL and the objective is to introduce important business and legal skills necessary for success in today's global and ever changing environment and to provide both knowledge and leadership skills regarding business principles and analysis. 

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First Annual Minority In-House Counsel Association Conference Agenda

Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Chicago, IL 

June 12-14, 2013

“Understanding the Business Aspects of the Corporate Counsel Role”

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013

 REGISTRATION                                                                                    4:00 PM ---8:00 PM

OPENING RECEPTION                                                                         5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

• Welcome Remarks—Maria Green, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Illinois Tool Works (ITW)

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 2013

REGISTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST                           8:00 AM---9:00 AM

WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS                                                9:00 AM---9:15 AM

• Gary Brown, Senior Attorney, BP America, Inc.(ret.)—MIHCA Board Chair

(Houston, TX.)

 MORNING SESSIONS 

PLENARY SESSION:                                                                         9:15 AM—10:45 AM

Intrapreneurship—an approach to entrepreneurship within larger corporations—valuation, innovation, and more

• Professor Steven Rogers, Harvard Business School

(Cambridge, MA)

BREAK 10:45 AM—11:00 AM

BREAK OUT SESSIONS                                                                        11:00 AM ---12:30 PM

• Mergers, Acquisitions and Spin-offs:  Navigating the Transition
  • James Potter, Del Monte, Inc., General Counsel  (ret.) (San Francisco, CA)
  • Juliette Pryor, U.S. Foods, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer (Rosemont, IL)

Strategic Crisis Management:  The Lawyer’s Role in a Time of Crisis 3:45 PM—5:15 PM

• Daniel Andreas Diermeier, IBM Professor of Regulation and Competition, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)

NETWORKING (ON YOUR OWN)                                                            5:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Private General Counsel Reception and Discussion                        5:30 PM—7:30 PM

—Invitation Only

DINNER                                                                                                 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Keynote Speaker:  TBA

FRIDAY, JUNE 14, 2013

            MIHCA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING                        8:00 AM—9:00 AM

CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION                        8:00 AM – 9:00 AM 

 

MORNING SESSIONS

  PLENARY SESSIONS                                                                        9:15 AM—10:45 AM 

 

Building a Successful Career In-House:  What I Know Now but Wish I Knew When           

• Denise Cade, SunCoke Energy, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer
• Michelle Rhee, Bank of America, Associate General Counsel (Boston, MA)
• Earl Barnes, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Vice President and General Counsel; Interim General Counsel, Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Corp.(Chicago, IL)
• Stephen W. Beard, Heidrick &Struggles, International, Inc., Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer (Chicago, IL)
• Alfreda Bradley-Coar, General Counsel, GE Healthcare

A View from the Top: Board of Directors’ Perspectives on the Lawyer’s Role                                                            11:00 AM—12:30 PM

• Paul Williams, Former General Counsel, Cardinal Health, Inc.; Board Member, Bob Evans, Farms, Inc.; Compass Minerals, State Auto Financial Group (Chicago, IL)
• James Potter, General Counsel, Del Monte (ret.) (San Francisco, CA)
• Eduardo Rodriguez, El Paso Electric Co, EVP, GC and COO (ret.); Board Member, ONEOK, Inc. (El Paso, TX)
• Stanley Stallworth, Sidley Austin LLP, Moderator
• Damien Atkins, Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, AOL, Inc. (New York, NY)

CLOSING LUNCH—

KEYNOTE SPEAKER (TBA)                                                                        12:30 PM -2:00 PM

CONFERENCE ENDS

See Activities in Chicago for the Weekend.

*We will have a photographer on site to provide professional photos. Advance sign up preferred.

Information on activities going on in Chicago that weekend will be provided to people who are interested in staying or bringing their family.