THE YALE CEO LEADERSHIP SUMMIT
New Beginnings for Existing Enterprises:
 Fixing Future Problems
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December 11 and 12, 2008

The Waldorf=Astoria

Presenting Sponsors:

CNBC
Deloitte LLP
The NASDAQ OMX Group Educational Foundation, Inc.

North Highland
Russell Reynolds Associates
Thomson Reuters

Institute Sponsor

UPS

THURSDAY - DECEMBER 11, 2008

12:30 PM - Lunch Reception
Hilton Room

2:00 PM - The Whiffenpoofs of Yale University
Empire Room

2:30 PM - Welcome
Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld, CELI/Yale School of Management

SESSION #1 -Empire Room
Responding to Global Crises on Country-by-Country Terms

Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman & CEO, The Blackstone Group
Magnus Böcker, President, The NASDAQ OMX Group
Ashton B. Carter, former Asst. Secretary of Defense, Obama Pentagon Transition Team
William H. Donaldson, 27th Chairman, SEC
Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International
Dylan Ratigan, Anchor, CNBC
Robert J. Shiller, Professor of Economics, Yale University

Prabhu Dayal, Consul General of India, New York
Harvey Goldschmid, Columbia Law School, former SEC Commissioner
Michael F. Holland, Chairman, Holland & Company
Col. Jack H. Jacobs (Ret.), Military Analyst, NBC/MSNBC
Ira M. Millstein, Senior Partner, Weil Gotshal & Manges
Keith Reinhard, Chairman Emeritus, DDB Worldwide
Christopher Shays, US Congressman, State of Connecticut


Respondents
Anil K. Gupta; Professor, Smith School of Business University of Maryland
William C. Hunter; Dean, Tippie College; The University of Iowa
Jonathan GS Koppell, Professor, Yale School of Management
D. Quinn Mills, Professor, Harvard Business School
Vivek Wadhwa, Professor, Duke Universityl

LEGEND IN LEADERSHIP AWARD

JAMIE DIMON
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Award Presentation by:
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Chairman & CEO, The Blackstone Group

SESSION #2 - Empire Room
Retaining Crisis Leadership Credibility and Public Confidence

Jamie Dimon, Chairman & CEO, JPMorgan Chase
John C. Bogle, Founder, The Vanguard Group
Joseph W. Brown, Chairman & CEO, MBIA
Erin Burnett, Anchor, CNBC
Thomas A. James, Chairman & CEO, Raymond James Financial
Robert J. Kueppers, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte
Clark Murphy, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates


Marty Evans, Former CEO, American Red Cross
Robert P. May, Chief Executive Officer, Calpine Corporation
Charles E.F. Millard, Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Alan Murray, Assistant Managing Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Patricia A. Sellers, Editor-at-Large, FORTUNE

Respondents
Thomas A. Kolditz, Professor, United States Military Academy
Andrew Metrick, Professor, Yale School of Management

Reception & Dinner
Hilton Room

Session # 3 - Hilton Room
Winning Back Your Customer Base


Brad Anderson, Vice Chairman & CEO, Best Buy Co.
Daniel M. Delen; Chairman, President & CEO; RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Mark Fields, President of the Americas, Ford Motor Co.
Rick Goings, Chairman & CEO, Tupperware Brands
John R. Seffrin, CEO, American Cancer Society
Edward W. Stack, Chairman & CEO, Dick’s Sporting Goods


Daniel J. Arnold, President & CEO, Road Ranger
Kathy Cloninger, CEO, Girl Scouts of the USA
Robert W. Coggin, Vice Chairman, Travelport GDS
Richard W. Edelman, President & CEO, Edelman
John H. Eyler, Former Chairman & CEO, Toys “R” Us
Adam P. Glick, President, The Jack Parker Corporation
Kay Koplovitz, Chairman & CEO, Koplovitz & Co.
Arthur C. Martinez, Chairman & CEO Emeritus, Sears Roebuck & Co.

Respondents
Ravi Dhar, Professor, Yale School of Management
Stephen A. Greyser, Professor, Harvard Business School

FRIDAY - DECEMBER 12, 2008

7:00 AM - Breakfast
Hilton Room

Welcome
Sharon M. Oster, Dean, Yale School of Management

SESSION #4 - Empire Room
Investing in the Future with the Present on Fire

Ivan G. Seidenberg, Chairman & CEO, Verizon Communications
Dennis Kneale, Media & Technology Editor, CNBC
Edward J. Mathias, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
Thomas J. Quinlan, President & CEO, RR Donnelley & Sons Co.
Dan Reardon, President & CEO, North Highland


Oliver M. Cooper III, President & CEO, Simtrol
Robert G. Cross, Chairman & CEO, Revenue Analytics
Cutler Dawson, President & CEO, Navy Federal Credit Union
Nicholas DeBenedictis; Chairman, President & CEO; Aqua America
Christopher B. Galvin, Former CEO, Motorola
Cynthia A. Glassman, Under Secretary, US Department of Commerce
Timothy P. Harkness, Partner, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel
Art Hopkins, President, Macquarium Intelligent Communications
George R. Hornig, Managing Director & COO, Credit Suisse Alternative Investments
Ellis B. Jones, CEO, Wasserstein & Co.
Richard L.Kauffman, President & CEO, Good Energies
John J. Legere, CEO, Global Crossing
William C. Schumacher, Chairman & CEO, The Schumacher Group
Steven A. Shaw, President & CEO, Volt Information Services
Robert V. Stefanowski, Chairman & Managing Partner, 3i North America
A.J. Wasserstein, Founder, ArchivesOne

Respondents
John Henry Clippinger, Berkman Center, Harvard Law School
Benn R. Konsynski; Professor, Goizueta Business School; Emory University
Barry Nalebuff, Professor, Yale School of Management

SESSION #5 - Discussion Groups
How You Balance Long and Short Term Agendas

Promenade A
Alfred G. Goldstein, Sears Specialty Merchandising
Andrew Ward, Terry School/University of Georgia

Promenade B
Bradley R. Agle, Katz School/University of Pittsburgh
George U. Wyper, Wyper Capital Management

Promenade C
Damon Danielson, WePlayTV
Erica Dawson, Yale School of Management
Anil Menon, IBM

Empire 1
Arnold S. Cohen, The Partnership for the Homeless
Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School
Dorothy Cowser Yancy, Johnson C. Smith Universitybia Business School
Steven E. Prokesch, Harvard Business Review

Empire 2
Lisa M. Hamilton, The UPS Foundation
Stacy J. Kenworthy, OptiGlobal Group
Ronald A. Warren, LMAP

Lunch
Hilton Room

LEGEND IN LEADERSHIP AWARD

IVAN G. SEIDENBERG
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Verizon Communications

Award Presentation by:
W. James McNerney Jr.
Chairman, President & CEO; The Boeing Co.

SESSION #6 - Hilton Room
When All Options Are Tough: Lonely Choices in Leadership

W. James McNerney Jr.; Chairman, President & CEO; The Boeing Co.
Raymond V. Gilmartin; Retired Chairman, President & CEO; Merck & Co.
Cornellius M. Kerwin, President, American University


Joele Frank; Managing Partner; Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
Michael A. Leven, CEO, Georgia Aquarium
Stuart A.Miller, President & CEO, Lennar Corporation
William V. Roberti, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal
Richard F. Teerlink, Former Chairman & CEO, Harley-Davidson
Charles A.Tribbett III, Managing Director, Russell Reynolds Associates

Respondents
Michael Beer; Chairman, TruePoint; Professor Emeritus, Harvard Business School
David W. Miller; Director, Faith & Work Initiative; Princeton University

2:15 PM - Adjournment