Keynote Interview with Marty Lipton, Founding Partner Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

The “New Paradigm” conceives of corporate governance as a voluntary collaboration among corporations, shareholders and other stakeholders to achieve sustainable long-term value and resist short-termism.  It provides a roadmap for boards to demonstrate that they are providing thoughtful, engaged oversight and that management is diligently pursuing credible, long-term business strategies.

Takeaways:

• Strategies for adopting long-term thinking
• Reality check on what can be done by directors now
• Guidelines on what investors really want

Do we need fundamental change in how corporations are regulated, to the corporate tax structure, or do we need new governance laws? What role is the government playing and should play in promoting ESG?

Takeaways:

• Can boards effectively focus on ESG without governmental help?
• Key issues on the minds of regulators, politicians
• Potential laws, regulations expected in the months and years ahead
• Insights on the role directors should be playing to encourage or thwart new regulations