Corporate Development Conference 2018 | The Conference Board (TCB) | 3 October 2018 | Westin New York at Times Square, 270 W 43rd St, New York, NY 10036, USA

The 2018 Corporate Development Conference will cover the entire life cycle of an acquisition with a focus on capturing value--from portfolio management, to creating a pipeline, conducting due diligence, valuation all the way to post merger integration. Attendees will discuss how to master the ability to adapt and anticipate growth opportunities, in its various forms. This year we are expanding the conference format to be more interactive and to include a mix of panel sessions, corporate practitioner led presentations to dive deeper into the strategy of the Corporate Development executive and the program will also include unique break-out sessions to explore leading case studies on the successes and failures of various deal structures.

2018 Speakers

Daniel Apel
CFO, Bayer Corporation

Janice Beauchamp
Vice President, M&A HR, Pfizer Inc

Jim Blakemore
Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development, ConAgra Brands Inc.

Mark Bulanda
VP Acquisition Planning and Development, Emerson

Timothy Crowhurst
SVP, Head of Corporate Development, Cognizant Technology Solutions

Jeannie Diefenderfer
Director Windstream Holdings, Windstream Holdings, Inc

Alison Furman
Deals Partner, PwC

Joe Gagen
Sr. Director, Corporate Development, Cisco Systems Inc.

Benjamin Gomes-Casseres
Professor and Author of REMIX STRATEGY, Brandeis University, International Business School

Patrick Gordon
Deals Partner,

Michael Guptan
Chief Strategy Officer,

Matthew Heinz
Senior Managing Director, Aon Transaction Solutions

Nina Henderson
Director, HIKMA Pharmaceuticals, CNO Financial and IWG PLC, Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

Tom Huang
M&A Associate Project Director, Dow Chemical Company, The

Paul Kukish
Partner

Paula Loop
Assurance Partner and Leader, Governance Insights Center, PwC

Claire Love
Principal and Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Curt McClellan
Chief Financial Officer, ClubCorp International Inc.

Curt Moldenhauer
Deals Partner, PwC

Kristina Nakanishi Le
Director, Integration, Facebook, Inc.

Chris Nuttall
Vice President, Corporate Development, QVC, Inc.

Shana Randava
Vice President, New Business,

Zarifa Reynolds
Sr. Director, Corporate Strategy & Development, TIAA

Michelle Ritchie
Deals Partner, PwC

Ross Rosenberg
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development, Belden Inc.

Bob Saada
US Deals Leader, PwC

JoAnn Stonier
Chief Data Officer, Mastercard Incorporated

Bart van Ark
Executive Vice President & Chief Economist, The Conference Board

Raymond Wierzbicki
Chief Marketing Officer of Verizon Partner Solutions, Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Mary Young
Principal Researcher, Human Capital, The Conference Board, Inc.

2018 Sponsor

LEAD SPONSOR:
• PwC

MARKETING PARTNER:
• The M&A Advisor