The New York City Conversationon Board Leadership
About the Event
Securing a board position is rarely the result of a single conversation. It is built through preparation, sustained visibility, and trusted relationships developed over time.
This in-person gathering connects aspiring board leaders and business executives with corporate directors serving on boards across your region and industries. Through curated conversations, strategic introductions, and candid governance insight, participants expand their network, elevate their visibility, and take meaningful steps toward board service.
- Venue
- EY Headquarters
- Time
- 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM ET
Agenda
New York, NY
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5:30 – 6:15
Registration & Networking Reception
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6:15 – 6:30
Welcome & Opening Remarks
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6:30 – 7:10
Mainstage Panel: Relevance, Reinvention & Influence
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7:10 – 7:20
Transition & Networking Break
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7:20 – 8:15
Director Coach Breakout Discussions
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8:15 – 9:00
Reception & Continued Conversations
People
Kimberly Petillo-Décossard
Panelist
Co-Head of White & Case’s Global Mergers & Acquisitions Practice and a partner in the firm’s New York office, White & Case
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Vanessa Abreu, Esq.
Moderator
Vice President and Division Area Manager, First American Title
Serena Wolfe
Chief Financial Officer, Annaly Capital Management; Director, Lennar Corporation; Former Director, Doma Holdings
Melody Feinberg
Board Director - AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Axiom Bank, Sec Mutual Life Insurance Co. of NY
Laurie Harris
Former PWC Partner; Board Director, Hagerty, IWG plc, QBE North America
Puja Agrawal
Board Director & PE Operating Partner; Board Director, Quantifind, Inc.
Suzan Morno-Wade
Independent Director and Compensation Committee Chair
Latham Group and Veritiv Holdings
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Nancy Freda-Smith
Former Chief Risk and Audit Officer, Ralph Lauren Corporation; Director, Tempest Therapeutics; Former Director, Chuy’s
Laura Grant
Managing Partner and President
Chatham Financial
Carolyn Trabuco
CEO, Thistledown Advisory Group, LLC; Board Director, USA Rare Earth, Merlin Labs
Sabrina N. Hannam
CEO and Board Chair, Boardswell
Carole Crawford
Managing Partner, Fincap360; Board Director, Lockhart Companies, 100 Women in Finance.
Carole Sullivan
Booking Holdings, SVP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller; Board Director, Financial Executive International
Asha Daniere
Principal, Asha P. Daniere Professional Corp.; Independent Director, Quarterhill Inc, Mega Uranium Ltd.
Vanessa Best
CEO & Founder, Precision Healthcare Consultants; Board Director, Girls Who Build STEAM
Karen Higgings-Carter
Chief Information and Technology OfficeR, KROLL; Independent Director, Intermex, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies
Kaile Zagger
Global Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences Senior Managing Director, Riveron
Lisa Castellano
Managing Director, Strategic Relationships Leader
EY
Annie Yarmy
Executive Vice President, People Operations
Arch Capital Services LLC
Melody Feinberg
Board Director - AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Axiom Bank, Sec Mutual Life Insurance Co. of NY
Idesha Fraser
Assistant Director
EY
Erica Hogan
Partner
White & Case
Susana Sandoval
Sr. Director of Government & Community Affairs
First American Title Insurance Company
Kaile Zagger
Global Head, Healthcare & Life Sciences Senior Managing Director, Riveron
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