Navigating Global Business and Risk Management

Join us as Jeremy Hurewitz breaks down how the corporate security industry works, how it influences both global business and foreign policy, and how it is changing. Events in China have recently restricted the corporate security industry and Jeremy will speak to that, and also be prepared to answer questions on China, which he writes about frequently. Jeremy will explain how businesses often take shortcuts when it comes to background checks, how that can be shortsighted, and what best practices are. Jeremy will share thoughts and answer questions on how to best utilize this important but misunderstood industry to best manage risk for any business.

Jeremy will also share what the Sell Like a Spy program is all about and provide a few tips on how to better connect with people in both your personal and professional lives by sharing examples of how spies recruit their agents. He will share details about his upcoming book and more broadly what it will cover.

SCHEDULE:

5:45pm: Registration

6:00-7:00pm: Presentation 

7:00-7:30pm: Reception 

SPEAKER:  

Jeremy Hurewitz

Jeremy Hurewitz started his career overseas as a freelance journalist for nearly a decade based out of Prague and Shanghai. During that time he also built and ran the international newspaper association Project Syndicate. After returning to his native New York, Jeremy joined the shadowy world of corporate security. An influential but little-known industry, Jeremy worked widely across a range of services including kidnap-for-ransom, background investigations, political risk advice, executive protection, and many other sensitive assignments. Jeremy is now the founder of both Challenger Hill Consulting as well as the program Sell Like a Spy, which helps salespeople and executives to bring spy tradecraft into their salesmanship and communications. He writes regularly on foreign policy for a wide range of publications and is a policy advisor on National Security for the Joseph Rainey Center. He is a Strategic Advisor to the corporate intelligence firm Interfor International and the head of Interfor Academy.

Navigating Global Business and Risk Management

Join us as Jeremy Hurewitz breaks down how the corporate security industry works, how it influences both global business and foreign policy, and how it is changing. Events in China have recently restricted the corporate security industry and Jeremy will speak to that, and also be prepared to answer questions on China, which he writes about frequently. Jeremy will explain how businesses often take shortcuts when it comes to background checks, how that can be shortsighted, and what best practices are. Jeremy will share thoughts and answer questions on how to best utilize this important but misunderstood industry to best manage risk for any business.

Jeremy will also share what the Sell Like a Spy program is all about and provide a few tips on how to better connect with people in both your personal and professional lives by sharing examples of how spies recruit their agents. He will share details about his upcoming book and more broadly what it will cover.

SCHEDULE:

5:45pm: Registration

6:00-7:00pm: Presentation (CEO Trust, Baruch Students, and Baruch VIPs)

7:00-7:30pm: Reception (CEO Trust and Baruch VIPs)

SPEAKER:  

Jeremy Hurewitz

Jeremy Hurewitz started his career overseas as a freelance journalist for nearly a decade based out of Prague and Shanghai. During that time he also built and ran the international newspaper association Project Syndicate. After returning to his native New York, Jeremy joined the shadowy world of corporate security. An influential but little-known industry, Jeremy worked widely across a range of services including kidnap-for-ransom, background investigations, political risk advice, executive protection, and many other sensitive assignments. Jeremy is now the founder of both Challenger Hill Consulting as well as the program Sell Like a Spy, which helps salespeople and executives to bring spy tradecraft into their salesmanship and communications. He writes regularly on foreign policy for a wide range of publications and is a policy advisor on National Security for the Joseph Rainey Center. He is a Strategic Advisor to the corporate intelligence firm Interfor International and the head of Interfor Academy.

Join fellow CEOs for a conversation with Global Economist Meredith M. Walker. She will discuss the economic outlook and implications for businesses in the Dallas region, as well as national and international dynamics. Drawing on her business consulting and prior Federal Reserve experience, Meredith will share her perspectives on this complex and unprecedented environment. There will be plenty of time for discussion in an intimate CEOs-only setting. 

If you are a CEO and would like to see if you qualify to attend this event, register online.

If you would like to attend virtually, please register here HYBRID: Economic Outlook

SCHEDULE:
7:30 - 8:00 am - Gathering and Coffee
8:00 - 9:00 am - Program and Breakfast

SPEAKER:  

Meredith Walker

Meredith M. Walker is Principal and Global Economist at MMW Research, a business consultancy delivering international research, relationships and results. Meredith is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and National Association for Business Economics. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial, cross-sector solutions to global problems in security and sustainability. 

Meredith serves as the America's Future Series President and Megellas Award Trustee, leading forums on cybersecurity, space, and defense innovation for business, military and government leaders. She is a member of Business Executives for National Security, the Frontiers of Flight Museum Board of Directors and Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Board of Directors Alumni.She is a Fellow at the SMU Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity, and Pearson Partners International advisory board member. Her philanthropic work supports military and veteran initiatives, honoring her great uncle's AVG Flying Tigers legacy and World War II service. 

After launching her career as a Federal Reserve economist in Dallas and New York, Meredith worked with international organizations focused on peaceful problem solving. She served as a Global Economist and Councilor for the EastWest Institute, a U.S.-based NGO covering China, Turkey, and the Middle East. AS EarthX Chief Economist, she developed environmental initiatives for business, government, academia, and non-profits with the general public. As XPRIZE Foundation Global Economist and Head of Prize Advancement, she worked with visionary leaders to create innovation prize competitions, including the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Rem oval funded by Elon Musk.

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Join fellow CEOs for a conversation with Global Economist Meredith M. Walker. She will discuss the economic outlook and implications for businesses in the Dallas region, as well as national and international dynamics. Drawing on her business consulting and prior Federal Reserve experience, Meredith will share her perspectives on this complex and unprecedented environment. There will be plenty of time for discussion in an intimate CEOs-only setting.

If you are a CEO and would like to see if you qualify to attend this event, register online.

If you are going to be in Dallas and would like to attend in person register here: DFW: Economic Outlook Breakfast

SCHEDULE:
8:00 - 9:00 am - Program

SPEAKER BIO:

Meredith Walker

Meredith M. Walker is Principal and Global Economist at MMW Research, a business consultancy delivering international research, relationships and results. Meredith is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and National Association for Business Economics. Her research focuses on entrepreneurial, cross-sector solutions to global problems in security and sustainability. 

Meredith serves as the America's Future Series President and Megellas Award Trustee, leading forums on cybersecurity, space, and defense innovation for business, military and government leaders. She is a member of Business Executives for National Security, the Frontiers of Flight Museum Board of Directors and Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Board of Directors Alumni.She is a Fellow at the SMU Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity, and Pearson Partners International advisory board member. Her philanthropic work supports military and veteran initiatives, honoring her great uncle's AVG Flying Tigers legacy and World War II service. 

After launching her career as a Federal Reserve economist in Dallas and New York, Meredith worked with international organizations focused on peaceful problem solving. She served as a Global Economist and Councilor for the EastWest Institute, a U.S.-based NGO covering China, Turkey, and the Middle East. AS EarthX Chief Economist, she developed environmental initiatives for business, government, academia, and non-profits with the general public. As XPRIZE Foundation Global Economist and Head of Prize Advancement, she worked with visionary leaders to create innovation prize competitions, including the $100M XPRIZE Carbon Rem oval funded by Elon Musk.

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Role, Responsibilities, and Process for the Compensation Committee

As executive compensation has steadily increased since the early 1990s, so has scrutiny of pay and the number of compensation standards intended to contain the growth of pay. Dodd-Frank’s imposition of Say-on-Pay in 2011 has been followed up with a host of disclosure rules culminating in the “Pay-vs-performance” requirement implemented in 2022 and the enhanced ‘Clawback’ rule in 2023. The spotlight on Compensation Committees has not dimmed. Regulations and policies are proliferating from both the formal regulators at the SEC and the proxy advisory firms that serve as informal regulators of corporate governance. The growing focus on ESG has further expanded the issues considered by Compensation Committees. Through all these changes, those Committees have had to retain their focus on the principal function of the Board, which is to support value creation at the companies they oversee.

In this program we cover everything a director needs to know to be an effective Compensation Committee Member or Chair, including:

• The role of the Committee, including its charter, fundamental responsibilities, and interactions with management and the rest of the Board
• What the Committee oversees, including pay for top officers, company equity plans, pay-related disclosures, and an increasingly broader set of human resource issues
• The Compensation governance process, including a typical planning calendar, working with advisors, and shareholder engagement

Beyond the basics, will cover key topics such as:

• Management pay in the context of strategy
• Peer group selection
• Compensation metrics, including GAAP vs. non-GAAP and financial vs. non-financial measures
• Proxy advisors
• Other hot topics, such as how ESG factors should factor into pay

Expect an intense exploration of Compensation Committee Details along with time to interact with other top-tier Board candidates, public company Board faculty, and Compensation/Governance expert faculty. 

Video Conference Time:

9:00 am - 6:30 pm ET

8:00 am - 5:30 pm CT

7:00 am - 4:30 pm MT

6:00 am - 3:30 pm PT

BoardTrust Members Only: If you wish to learn more or apply to participate in this program, register at ceotrust.org/apply.

Happy Holidays!

Join your fellow CEOs from across the country for a virtual holiday celebration. Our holiday party was great last year, and this year we are planning to make it even more special!

You can expect lively conversation, stimulating discussion, and a warm atmosphere to connect with your peers on a business and personal level. Catch up with friends and colleagues you know, and meet new friends as well.

The evening highlights include:

• A gift basket will be delivered to your home for you to enjoy during the reception
• Transported to another virtual room, where you will have the opportunity to talk more intimately with a handful of your fellow CEOs
• Returning to the main room for a larger group conversation and the conclusion of the evening

Dress Code: Festive attire encouraged!

Come celebrate the holidays with great food and great conversation with your fellow CEO Trustees. The evening will be as warm, festive, and personal as we can create over Zoom to put us all in the holiday spirit.

Video Conference Time:
7:00 pm ET
6:00 pm CT
5:00 pm MT
4:00 pm PT

With all that is going on in the world today, join us for a lively business discussion with your fellow CEOs. The roundtable conversation will likely include a range of top-of mind topics and concerns: the increasingly complex international landscape dynamics with the Ukrainian war and tensions with China; continued domestic and market concerns; a tech downturn; energy uncertainty; escalating prices and an inflationary environment impacting our businesses and hiring. You will hear how other CEOs are dealing with the issues as we provide a warm, collaborative environment allowing for the expression of varying opinions, resulting in thought provoking ideas, innovative solutions, and sincere connections.