CII Fall 2021 Conference: Chicago | CII Council of Institutional Investors | 22 September 2021 | The Westin Chicago River North, 320 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60654, USA

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The Council of Institutional Investors (CII), is a nonprofit, nonpartisan association of U.S. asset owners, primarily pension funds, state and local entities charged with investing public assets and endowments and foundations, with combined assets of $4 trillion. Our associate members include non-U.S. asset owners with more than $4 trillion in assets and a range of asset managers with more than $35 trillion in assets under management. CII is a leading voice for effective corporate governance, strong shareowner rights and vibrant, transparent and fair capital markets. CII promotes policies that enhance long-term value for U.S. institutional asset owners and their beneficiaries.

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2021 Speakers

Donna Anderson
VP and Head of Corporate Governance, T. Rowe Price

Amy Borrus
Executive Director, Council of Institutional Investors

Ursula Burns
Chairwoman, Teneo

Liliana Calderon
Manager of Health and Safety Programs, International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers

Fábio Coelho
CEO, Associação de Investidores no Mercado de Capital (AMEC)

Ben Colton
Global Co-Head of Asset Stewardship, State Street Global Advisors

Max Dulberger
State Treasurer, Office of the Illinois

Michelle Edkins
Managing Director, BlackRock

Claudia Fan Munce
Director, Bank of the West / BNP Paribas, Best Buy, CoreLogic

Dame Amelia Fawcett
Lead Director, State Street

Hillary Flynn
Director of ESG, Private Investments, Wellington Management

Lynn Forester de Rothschild
Founder, Coalition for Inclusive Capitalism

Michael Frerichs
Illinois State Treasurer, Office of the Illinois State Treasurer

Adena Friedman
President and CEO, Nasdaq

Gary Gensler
Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Dr. Tom Gosling
Executive Fellow, Centre for Corporate Governance, London Business School

Drew Hambly
Executive Director, Corporate Governance, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Michael Herskovich
Global Head of Stewardship, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Chris Hetner
Executive Vice President, Moody’s/Team8 Cyber Venture

Nishesh Kumar
Managing Director, JPMorgan Chase

David Lahire
Corporate Governance Research, Knowledge Manager, KPMG

Diana Lee
Director of Governance and Engagement, AllianceBernstein

Craig Marcus
Partner, Ropes & Gray

Aeisha Mastagni
Portfolio Manager, California State Teachers' Retirement System

Michael McCauley
State Board of Administration, Florida

Meredith Miller
Chief Corporate Governance Officer, UAW Retiree Medical Benefits Trust

Martin Nesbitt
Director, American Airlines, CenterPoint Energy, Chewy

Nell Minow
Vice Chair, ValueEdge Advisors

Alicia Ogawa
Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Columbia Business School

John Francis Reed
United States Senator, Rhode Island

Charlie Penner
Partner, Engine No. 1

Alex Sagebien
VP of Environmental, Health and Safety, Hess

Rev. Kirsten Snow Spalding
Senior Program Director, Investor Network, Ceres

Pete Stavros
Partner & Co-Head of Americas Private Equity, KKR

Tracy Stewart
Director of Research, Council of Institutional Investors

Randi Weingarten
President, American Federation of Teachers

Jeff Tricoli
Managing Director, Charles Schwab

Catherine Winner
VP, Goldman Sachs

Scott Zdrazil
Senior Investment Officer, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association

2021 Sponsors

PLATINUM:
• CAQ (Center for Audit Quality)
• Center for Audit Quality
• Innisfree

GOLD:
• Nasdaq

SILVER:
• ISS
• MSCI