2024 Schedule

The 2024 Securities Regulation Institute is a three-day, in-person conference hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. All sessions are in Pacific Standard Time. Additional agenda details coming soon. Session times and speakers are subject to change.

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Monday, January 22, 2024

7 a.m. - Registration and Continental Breakfast

8–8:15 a.m. - Welcome and Overview

8:15–9 a.m. - Alan B. Levenson Keynote Address

9–9:15 a.m. - Break

9:15–10:15 a.m. - General Counsels Speak: What 2024 Will Bring

10:15–10:30 a.m. - Break

10:30–11:30 a.m. - Tackling Your ESG Disclosures in an Evolving World

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. - Lunch (provided)

1–2 p.m. - Taking a Fresh Look at Your Company Policies

2–2:15 p.m. - Break

2:15–3:30 p.m. - Capital Markets: Developments for Public and Private Offerings

3:30–3:45 - Break

3:45–4:15 p.m. - SPOTLIGHT TOPIC: Cyber Disclosure

4:15–4:30 p.m. - Break

4:30–5:30 p.m. - Corporate Governance and Proxy Developments

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

6:45–7:45 a.m. - Sponsored Breakfast Roundtable (by invitation only)

7:15 a.m. - Continental Breakfast

8–9 a.m. - Updates from SEC Senior Staff: Division of Corporation Finance

9–9:15 a.m. - Break

9:15–10:30 a.m. - Recurring Disclosure Challenges

10:30–10:45 a.m. - Break

10:45–11:45 a.m. - Shareholder Engagement and Activism

11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. - Lunch (provided)

12:30–1:15 p.m. - David S. Ruder Luncheon Address

1:15–1:30 p.m. - Break

1:30–2:30 p.m. - Accounting and Auditing: What Lawyers Should Focus on in 2024

2:30–3:15 p.m. - Ice Cream Social

3:15–4:15 p.m. - M&A Trends & Developments

4:15–4:30 p.m. - Break

4:30–5:30 p.m. - Updates in Ethical Issues in Securities Law

5:30–6:30 p.m. - Reception

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

6:45–7:45 a.m. - Sponsored Breakfast Roundtable (by invitation only)

7:30 a.m. - Continental Breakfast

8–9 a.m. - Updates from SEC Senior Staff: Division of Enforcement

9–9:15 a.m. - Break

9:15–10:15 a.m. - SEC Enforcement Investigations

10:15–10:30 a.m. - Break

10:30–11:30 a.m. - Securities Class Action and Shareholder Litigation

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m. - Boxed Lunch Break

12–1 p.m. - Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Securities Laws but Were Never Given the Chance to Ask...

1 p.m. - Program Concludes