Tales from the Crypt: Board & CEO Interaction

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How can your Board work better for you? Join us at the March 14, 2001 MIT Enterprise Forum when experienced CEOs and Board members discuss valuable lessons from their experiences with Board/CEO interaction. Hear our panel of experts provide insight on maximizing value from your Board, establishing and maintaining checks and balances between the Board and the Company, and managing expectations throughout the Company's lifecycle. Topics for discussion may include:* Leveraging the Board you create versus the Board you inherit* Determining where and when the Board's ability to advise ends* Resolving Board members' conflicts of interest* Dealing with market downturns* Executing acquisitions under pressure* Avoiding Board micro-management* Reporting CEO failures to the Board* Transitioning from the company's initial BoardMembers of our distinguished panel will provide perspective both as leaders of their own organizations and as active Board members. Their real-life scenarios, challenges and strategies for success promise to be thought-provoking for both new and experienced entrepreneurs. Please join us for a dynamic discussion about how to leverage and enhance the effectiveness of your Board to help meet your bottom line objectives.Moderator:

* Keith Grinstein, Partner, Second Avenue Partners; Vice Chairman, Nextel International, Inc.* Vernon Fotheringham, Chairman, Composite Group; Co-founder & Vice Chairman, Vectrad Networks Corp.* Jeremy A. Jaech, Private Investor; former Vice President, Business Tools Division, Microsoft; Co-founder & former CEO, Visio Corporation* Carl Robinson, Ph.D., Principal, Woods Creek Consulting* Charles P. Waite, Jr., Partner, OVP Venture Partners; former Partner, Hambrecht & Quist Venture PartnersRegister now and join us on Wednesday, March 14, 2001, at 5:00 p.m. at the Bellevue Hyatt Regency. Tickets are $35 per person, $45 after Friday, March 9, space permitting. Prepaid reservations are required and may be arranged as follows: register online at www.mitwa.org or call (206) 283-9595. VISA, MasterCard and American Express are welcome. Companies may reserve a table of 10 by calling (206) 283-9595. Social hour and registration begin at 5:00 p.m. Dinner is served at 6:15 p.m. Panel presentation to follow.