Please join the Society for Corporate Governance and Kirkland & Ellis LLP for a complimentary hybrid panel discussion on Shareholder Engagement: State of Play, taking place on Thursday, September 11, from 5:30 to 6:30 PM (Eastern). 
 
The program will be held at the offices of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, 601 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY. For those attending in person, check-in will begin at 5:00 PM, and a reception will follow from 6:30 to 8:00 PM. The discussion will also be available virtually via Zoom.
 
Join your peers and our panel representing relevant perspectives from the issuer, institutional investor, and shareholder engagement and activist advisory firm communities for a lively discussion on recent developments in shareholder engagement – and what lies ahead. 

Discussion topics include: 

• Recent SEC guidance on shareholder engagement
  
• Evolving institutional investor voting policies and engagement practices – and what they could mean for the 2026 proxy season
  
• How activists are responding to shifts in institutional investor engagement practices
  
• Steps companies are taking – or should consider taking – to prepare for the 2026 proxy season
  

We are pleased to be joined by a panel of knowledgeable and dynamic voices in the shareholder engagement landscape:  

• Lauren Gojkovich, Founder & Managing Member, LDG Advisory, LLC
  
• Cristiano Guerra, Partner, Strategic Governance Advisors (former head of the ISS Special Situations Group)
  
• Alvin Huntspon, Global Head of Governance Strategy & Engagement, Uber
  
• Shaun Mathew, Partner, Shareholder Activism and Hostile Takeover Defense, Kirkland & Ellis
  
• John Roe, Global Co-Head, BlackRock Investment Stewardship
  

Christina Thomas, Partner, Capital Markets, Kirkland & Ellis, will serve as moderator.

Although there will be ample opportunity to raise questions during the program, please send topics you’d like to see addressed in advance to Merel Spierings so that we can be sure to incorporate them into the agenda. 

Note: To complete your registration, be sure to click on "Check Out & Confirm Registration" and "Submit Order" after clicking on "Register Myself." Upon successful registration, you will receive an automated email from Zoom containing your personalized link for the program, along with an option to add the program to your calendar. Please note that you will receive a separate calendar invite with event details if you indicate that you will be attending in person. If you have any questions, please contact Merel Spierings.  

 When registering, please be sure to answer the question indicating whether you plan to attend in person or virtually.