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As businesses and boards navigate a new world during the global COVID-pandemic, there is particular scrutiny around ESG issues. ESG will continue to garner more attention and prominence as boards and management teams navigate through the public health crisis and then move toward a recovery process during 2020 and beyond. How will businesses maintain their dedication to ESG issues and navigate employee health and welfare, business continuity, strategic planning, environmental concerns, and good governance?
While the environmental aspect of ESG has garnered the most attention in recent years, perhaps the social and governance aspects will be the most important moving forward as companies are forced to reevaluate relationships with its employees, its customers, and its communities along with its stance on leadership and governance. During this time of upheaval, boards should consider what steps to take to maintain its dedication to ESG issues. Boards should also be prepared to disclose their approach to oversight and give shareholders enhanced reporting. Join us for this webinar to learn more about what steps to take to keep ESG issues top of mind during the crisis and, more importantly, during the recovery process.
SPEAKERS
KELLIE HUENNEKENS
Kellie Huennekens is Head of ESG Research at Nasdaq. She is a member of the firm’s cross-functional ESG Working Group and supports wider efforts to drive board excellence through an integrated approach to environmental, social and corporate governance expertise, insights and technology. Kellie advises boards and management teams on corporate practices by leading edge organizations and emerging best practices. Focus areas include board roles and responsibilities, composition, structure and organization; ESG/corporate sustainability as well as governance practices and disclosures; institutional investor priorities and shareholder engagement.
JACKIE LIU
Jackie Liu is Partner at Morrison & Foerster, and co-chair of the Global Corporate Department. Jackie engages in a general corporate and transactional practice, with special emphasis on corporate counseling of public companies, mergers and acquisitions, and the China practice. With more than 20 years of experience in advising public companies on corporate governance matters, Jackie has helped with succession planning, investor relations, director and officer fiduciary duties, board “best practices,” and disagreements between board and management.
SARAH A. O’DOWD
Sarah O’Dowd is a senior executive with experience in organizational management, company governance and human capital management, and has held significant revenue responsibility. Her board governance experience includes shareholder outreach on ESG matters, board transformations, CEO transitions, buy- and sell-side global M&A transactions, merger integration, internal investigations, and international litigation. She is currently on the board of directors of Ichor Holdings, Ltd. and the Independent Institute. Sarah was previously Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of Lam Research Corporation. In 2019, Sarah was awarded the Directors Roundtable Global Honor given to general counsels and their law departments.
JEFF THOMAS, Moderator
Jeff Thomas is a Senior Vice President of Nasdaq’s Corporate Services business unit. Based in San Francisco, Jeff oversees Nasdaq’s new Listings and Capital Markets businesses. He also oversees business development and relationship management for Nasdaq’s listed companies and Investor Relations Solutions' clients in the Western United States.