2007Directors Institute

Portland Directors Institute 2007

Friday, October 19, Lewis & Clark Law School, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A one-day program of active education on current topics in corporate governance for directors of public and privately-held companies. Focusing on issues facing corporate leaders, especially those in mid-cap companies, the Portland Directors Institute 2007 brings education to the board room in a dynamic, one-day training program featuring cutting-edge academic, legal and business advice from leading experts in their fields.

The Portland Directors Institute is the premier training program in Oregon devoted to providing corporate board members, senior executives and their counsel with education on critical issues of corporate governance.

The 2007 Program

Join fellow corporate directors and officers for a one-day educational program providing best practices and practical strategies for:

• Executive evaluation and compensation, including: how to evaluate to improve performance; evaluating executive pay levels; long term incentives and pay equity; new compensation reporting requirements; the role and responsibility of the compensation committee;

• The equity investor’s perspective: Hedge funds, institutional investors, “activist” investors and private equity funds; What are they looking for? What is their role on the board?

• Engaging the board in strategy;

• Key issues for mid-cap companies.