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Terry College of Business

Georgia's flagship business school, founded in 1912

Fundamentals for New Directors

Course Summaries

Sample Agenda

Wednesday, November 5, 2008
8:30 am - 9:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15 Introduction
  • Robert T. Sumichrast, Dean, Terry College of Business
9:15 - 11:00 Roles, Responsibilities and Expectations of Directors
  • Benjamin W. Barkley, Partner, Kilpatrick Stockton
11:00 - 12:30 pm Financial Statements Overview and Quality of Financial Reporting
  • Chris Fenn, Instructor, Certified Financial Planner Certificate Program, Terry College of Business
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch
  • Keynote Speaker: Dennis R. Beresford, Ernst and Young Executive Professor of Accounting and Director, Fannie Mae, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Legg Mason, Inc.
1:45 - 2:45 Team Exercises: Warning Signs of a Troubled Company
  • James Verbrugge, Director of the Center for Enterprise Risk Management, Professor of Banking, Terry College of Business
2:45 - 3:00 Break
3:00 - 4:00 Director and Officer Liability Insurance Issues
  • Devin Beresheim, Practice Leader, Marsh's South Regional
4:00 - 4:45 What I Wish I Had Known As A New Director
  • Madeline Hamill, former Director, World Air Holdings and Managing Director, Venadar LLC
5:00 pm Cocktail Reception

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Thursday, November 6, 2008
7:30 am - 8:00 Continental Breakfast
8:00 - 8:05 Brief Welcome and Overview
8:05 - 9:30 Audit Committee Best Practices in a Complex Environment
  • Moderator: Brad R. Benton, Partner-in-Charge, MidSouth Audit, KPMG LLP
  • J. Robert Fugate, Chief Financial Officer, Cbeyond
  • Joseph G. Bleser, former Audit Committee Chair, Matria Healthcare
9:30 - 9:45 Break
9:45 - 11:00 The Compensation Committee
  • Moderator: Joe Mallin, Managing Director, Pearl Meyer and Partners
  • Lawrence Hamilton, Chair, Compensation Committee, HomeBanc and Member, Compensation Committee, Wright Medical Group
  • Judi North, Compensation Committee, Acuity and Community Health System
11:00 - Noon Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee
  • Moderator: Ted Dysart, Managing Partner of the Americas for the Global Board of Directors Practice, Heidrick and Struggles, Inc.
  • John O'Leary, Chairman of the Governance Committee, Matthews International
  • David A. Perdue, Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Dollar General Corporation
12:00 pm Networking Lunch and Program Adjournment

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Contact Information

Office of Executive Programs
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
110 E. Clayton Street
Suite 602
Athens, GA 30602-6254
706-425-3051
1-866-238-0756 (toll-free)
706-369-6078 (fax)

Assistant Director

Christina Allen-Wise
110 E. Clayton Street
Suite 602
Athens, GA 30602
706-425-3054
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