2018 WomenCorporateDirectors Americas Institute: What's Next for Boards

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Quantum computing, innovation risk, fintech, tax reform, and tricky CEO successions will top the agenda for the 2018 WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Americas Institute, to be held March 6-8 at Turnberry Isle Resort Miami. Convening 100+ directors, C-level officers, and governance experts, the Institute will focus on the most urgent emerging issues for boards, under the theme "Seeing Around Corners: What's Next."

"In such an unpredictable technological and regulatory landscape, magnified by the intense examination of corporate culture today, directors will share how their boards are navigating this complexity," says Susan C. Keating, CEO of WCD. WCD is the largest network of women board members globally, with 80 chapters around the world. Institute topics include:

• Companies Reinventing Themselves to Succeed in Industries and Markets  
• Quantum Computing Meets Cyber Hacking: Next Gen Crises to Keep Directors Up All Night
• Fintech and Its Role in Expanding Business Opportunities
• Hallmarks of Innovative Companies: Risking Failure to Reap Rewards
• How to Deal with a Difficult CEO and if Necessary, Build or Buy the Next CEO
• Conversation with Gabrielle Sulzberger, General Partner, Fontis Partners; Director, Brixmor Realty Group, Teva Pharmaceutical; former Chairman of the Board, Whole Foods
• A Brave New World of Compensation: What You Need to Know

Select panelists include:

• Zelma Acosta-Rubio (Peru), General Counsel, Corporate Affairs & Board Secretary, Interbank; WCD member
• Fernando Aguirre (U.S.) – Director, Aetna and Barry Callebaut; former Chairman, President and CEO, Chiquita Brands International, Inc.
• Catherine Allen (U.S.) – Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, The Santa Fe Group; Director, Analytics Pro, El Paso Electric Company, Houlihan Lokey, and Synovus Financial; WCD chapter chair
• Kathy Barclay (Chile) – Principal, Asesorias KCB Ltda; past President, AmCham Chile; Director, Bicecorp, Banco Bice, Austral Capital, Stars S.A., Geomar S.A. in Chile, and Banco Caja Social; WCD chapter chair
• David Chun (U.S.) – Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Equilar
• Pamela Craig (U.S.) – Director, Akamai Technologies and Merck & Co.
• Rita Cuddihy (U.S.) – Area Vice President, Marriott International
• Sigrid Simons de Muller (Panama) – Director, Toyota Panama - Ricardo Pérez S.A.; former Director, Rey Holdings Corporation; former Corporate Board Member in various industries in the Republic of Panama; WCD chapter chair
• Jan Fields (U.S.) – Director, Chico's FAS, Buffalo Wild Wings, and The Global Board of Ronald McDonald House Charities; former President of McDonald's USA, LLC; WCD member
•  Davia Temin (U.S.) – President & CEO, Temin and Company; Chair, Video Volunteers; Board Member, Swarthmore College; WCD member
• Iliana Oris Valiente (Canada) – Managing Director, Accenture; Founder, ColliderX Blockchain R&D Hub
• Laura Weil (U.S.) – Director, Carnival Cruises and Christopher & Banks

Global Sponsors of WCD include KPMG; Spencer Stuart; Pearl Meyer; Vinson & Elkins; Latham & Watkins; Marsh & McLennan; The Center for Audit Quality; and Marriott. Americas Institute sponsors include Equilar; Northern Trust; Grand Reserve Inn; Executive Women's Forum on Information Security, Risk Management & Privacy; and Tiffany & Co. Palm Beach.

To request media credentials to attend the Americas Institute, please contact Suzanne Oaks Brownstein or Trang Mar of Temin and Company at +1-212-588-8788 or [email protected].

Qualified women directors may register to attend the Institute by visiting the WCD website or by clicking here.

About WomenCorporateDirectors Education and Development Foundation, Inc.
The WomenCorporateDirectors Education and Development Foundation, Inc. (WCD) is the only global membership organization and community of women corporate directors. A 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, the WCD Foundation has 80 chapters around the world. The aggregate market capitalization of public companies on whose boards WCD Foundation members serve is over $8 trillion. In addition, WCD Foundation members serve on numerous boards of large private and family-run companies globally. For more information visit www.womencorporatedirectors.org or follow us on Twitter @WomenCorpDirs, #WCDboards.

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