The Corporate Development Conference 2017 | The Conference Board Inc | 12 October 2017 | New York, NY, New York Marriott Downtown

The 2017 Corporate Development Conference will focus on "Transformational Dealmaking"and how to use it as a springboard for creating value. We will take a sharpened view into effective strategies of serial acquirers, divestitures, digital deals, and cross-border M&A.

This conference will cover a variety of other topics from the current transaction landscape including a discussion around relevant trends, why diversity in deals matter, technology-led deals, best practices for integration and what the board needs to know about dealmaking. Join your peers in thought-provoking dialogue and group discussions led by some of the most experienced corporate development and private equity executives in the country. Topics covered will include:

• Finding Opportunities in this Uncertain Global Dealmaking Economy
• Building the M&A Function of Tomorrow: Diversity Across Portfolios, People and Points of View
• The Habits of Serial Acquirers
• Divesting for Value
• Overcoming the Challenges of Globalization: Cross-border M&A
• Conducting Deals in the Digital Age
• Influencing the Influencers: What the Board Needs to Know about Dealmaking
• M&A as a Catalyst for Transformation
• Capture the Promised Value: Building a Leading Integration Capability
• Disrupt or be Disrupted: Non-tech Acquirers and their Increasing M&A Appetite for Tech
• Moderated Roundtable Discussions Highlighting the Most Pressing Dealmaking Opportunities

2017 SPEAKERS

Matamba Austin
Partner, PwC

Anita Balaji
Managing Director
Carlyle

Carol Challed
VP, Business Operations, Henry Schein

Lori Cuneo
Managing Director
JP Morgan

Robert Duffy
VP, Global Business Development
General Electric

Trampas Gunter
Director of Integration Planning
Corporate Development, FedEx

James Harris
Principal, Corporate Development Integration
Google

J. Dana Hughes
VP, Business Development
Pfizer

Ronny Iversen
VP, Corporate Development
Pitney Bowes

Sean Joyce
Partner, PwC

Paula Loop
Leader, Governance Insights Center
PwC

Tim McBride
General Manager,
&A Integration, Microsoft

Mwemba Mwemba
Finance Director - Mergers and Acquisitions
The Dow Chemical Company

Mike Niland
US Divestitures Services Leader, PwC

Laura Parrott
Head of Private Placements
TIAA

Annette Rodriguez
Managing Director
Warburg Pincus

Bob Saada
Partner, US Deals Leader
PwC

Elizabeth Satin
SVP, Head of M&A
Wolters Kluwer

Kristen Scholer
Senior Anchor
Cheddar

William Striebe
Vice President, Business Development
United Technologies Corporation

Gwen Watanabe
VP of Global Corporate Development and Strategy
Teleflex

Margaret Whelan
CEO, Whelan Advisory Services; Independent Director
TopBuild Corporation

Mike Zimmerman
Vice President Corporate Development
Dell Technologies Capital

• Lead Sponsor
PwC