Agenda – Thursday, Nov. 14

12:00 pm – Registration and lunch – The Palm Beach Lake Pavilion

1:00 pm to 5:00 pm – IPO/CorpGov Panels (specific panel times subject to change):​

Capital Markets Assessment​

• Ramey Layne, Partner, Vinson & Elkins​
• Craig DeDomenico, Managing Director, Stifel​
• Steve Parish, Partner, ICR​
• Syed “Raj” Imteaz, Head of Convertible and ED Advisory, ICR Capital​
• Nicholas Petruska, Partner, Vine Hill Capital Partners​

The Cowboys of eSports: GameSquare​

• Lou Schwartz, President, GameSquare​
• Justin Kenna, CEO, GameSquare​
• Rob Sender, Senior Director of Brand & Marketing, Dallas Cowboys
• Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, IPO Edge

Fireside Chat: Impact of 2024 Election on the Capital Markets​

• Michael W. Robinson, CEO, The Montgomery Strategies Group, Former Chief Spokesman, SEC​
• Ramey Layne, Partner, Vinson & Elkins​

IPO Readiness and Execution​

• Ted McHugh, Managing Director, Edelman Smithfield​
• Shari Mager, Partner, KPMG​
• Leonardo Anselmi, Partner, CFGI​
• Brad Ross, Partner, Goodmans​​

After the IPO: Prep for Year 1 as a Public Company​

• John Marchisi, National Director, Gallagher​
• Michael Weiksner, CTO and Co-Founder, DragonGC​
• Patrick Murphy, Head of NYSE Market Making, GTS​
• Jessica McDougall, Partner, Longacre Square Partners
• Phil Denning, Partner, ICR

2025 Proxy Season Outlook​

• Michael Partridge, Partner, Goodmans ​
• Brendan Foo, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Forward Risk
• Kurt Wolf, CIO, Hestia Capital Management ​
• Jeanne Carr, Managing Director, Mackenzie Partners​
• John Grau, President, InvestorCom​
• Ron Orol, Senior Editor, The Deal (Moderator)​

A message from Katie Keohane, Executive Director, Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation​

Contested M&A​

• Bruce Goldfarb, President and CEO, Okapi Partners​
• Christopher Young, Global Head of Contested Situations, Jefferies
• Lawrence Elbaum, Partner, Vinson & Elkins 
• Keith Rosenbloom, Founder, Cruiser Capital​​
• Adam Kommel, Shareholder Activism Development Lead, Bloomberg 

Cross-Border Activism​

• Jonathan Feldman, Partner, Goodmans 
• Andrew Freedman, Co-Managing Partner, Olshan Frome Wolosky 
• Christine Carson, President and CEO, Carson Proxy​
• John Ferguson, Senior Partner, Saratoga Proxy Consulting​
• Greg Marose, Managing Partner, Longacre Square Partners​

Tech Meets Hospitality and Safety​

• Christine Schindler, Co-Founder and CEO, PathSpot 
• Tim Hentschel, CEO, HotelPlanner and Meetings.com​
• Eric Yunag, EVP Product and Services, Convergint​
• Mark Harms, Chairman and CEO, Global Leisure Partners

5:00 pm – Trolleys depart for reception at Cucina Palm Beach