UT-Dallas IECG Corporate Governance Conference October 4, 2012 NIRI Members Receive Addtional Savings

Members of NIRI receive and additional savings of 30% or $346.50 by using the following code: NIRI104



REGISTER NOW !! Tenth Annual Corporate Governance Conference How Effective Boards Communicate Inside the Boardroom and with Investors Thursday, October 4, 2012 8:00am-4:00pm NIRI DISCOUNTS 30% off $346.50 use code- NIRI104 Click here to Register Breakfast, Lunch & Reception included in price Earn 7 hours of CPE Credit

Please Join Dennis McCuistion, Executive Directorof IECG and the speakers listed below:“What Really Happens Inside the Boardroom” Why having the right people on the Board is necessary..but not sufficient. Identifying and defusing the traits of the toxic Director. Why good Board Dynamics are critical for effective Board decision making. The characteristics of functional and dysfunctional Directors. Dr. Richard Leblanc, Associate Professor of Corporate Governance, Law & Ethics, York University, Author of Inside the Boardroom: How Boards Really Work and the Coming Revolution in Corporate Governance How Boards can set the Ethical “Tone at the Top” Why Ethics matters to Boards. What good Boards avoid and what bad Boards do. Marianne Jennings, Professor Emeritus inBusiness & Ethical Studies, Arizona State University, Author of The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse From the Mouth of the “Citigroup Whistleblower” What should board members do if they received an email saying their internal controls over billions in acquisitions were broken? 60 Minutes, the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, and a brief look at the cover-up at the SEC. Richard Bowen, Senior Lecturer, Universityof Texas at Dallas, Former Business Chief Underwriter for the Consumer Lending Group of Citigroup “Creating Sustainable Value Through Communications with Investors and Capital Markets” Giving guidance, missing consensus and avoiding a stock meltdown. Surprising trends in shareholder lawsuits. The myth of investor short-termism and how successful managers manage both the short and long-terms. What to do when shareholder activists come calling. Dr. Baruch Lev, Director of the Vincent C. Ross Institute of Accounting Research and the Philip Bardes Professor of Accounting and Finance at New York University Stern School of Business, Creating Sustainable Value Through Communications with Investors and Capital Markets Strategic Partners & Investors Institutional Investors	Proudly Presented By: Conference Schedule Click Here for Schedule for the day Thursday, October 4, 2012 8:00am-4:00pm The University of Texas at Dallas Naveen Jindal School of Management $495.00 For tables of 8 and group discounts Please contact Sharon Foster Who Should Attend Directors \| CEO’s \| CFO’s \| CAO’s \| CIO’s \| General Counsels \| Risk Management Officers \| Compliance Officers \| Governance Officers For more information please contact Sharon Foster 972-883-4925 Parking & Directions Parking passes and directions will be emailed to all registered attendees a few days before the event.Conference Sponsors