The High-Performance Director Conference - 10% Discount to Activist Blog Readers

NASDAQ OMX, Dow Jones cordially invite
you to attend a one-day seminar designed to help Directors stay on top of the most challenging issues facing corporate Board members in 2010.

The High-Performance Director: Navigating 2010

Friday, December 11, 2009

The Metropolitan Club
1 East 60th Street
New York, NY
7:00 a.m. – Registration
7:30 a.m. – Breakfast
8:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. – Panel Discussions

Our high-level agenda was developed in collaboration with leading
regulators, government officials, corporate executives and top scholars
who will host panel discussions, compelling debates and keynote interviews on:

• Washington in 2010: an update on current legislation and what it means for Board members
• Globalization: what it takes to successfully govern an international company
• Compensation: what Board members should and should not be doing in terms of dealing with compensation and bonus issues
• Activism: how Boards should be reacting to activists

Speakers include*:

Ram Charan, Business Advisor and Author, Owning Up, The Game Changer, Leadership in the Era of Economic Uncertainty, Leaders At All Levels
Glenn H. Hutchins, Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Silver Lake
Martin Lipton, Founding Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Ivan Seidenberg, Chairman and CEO, Verizon Communications
Warren S. de Wied, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

* For a complete list of speakers, visit the program web site

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To receive a 10% discount on the standard registration fee please enter ACTIVIST when registering

In addition, Directors can earn Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ)
credits from the ISS/Risk Metrics Group.

To register and learn more about the seminar go to www.nasdaq.net/directoreducation.

We look forward to seeing you at this exclusive and timely event.