Who's Coming to the Forum?

We're just six weeks out from the debut of GEO's National Equity Compensation Forum, and we're growing more excited with each passing day. GEO members truly understand the importance behind each of our events. Keith Pearce, Intel's Perceived Value Program Manager, explains his involvement, the relevance of this new event, and why he's attending the Forum.  We release videos about the Forum and GEO on a regular basis. Be sure to check out the latest on our YouTube channel or our website. We look forward to seeing you at the Forum!

[Audio] NECF Breakout Sessions Preview - Listen to the Speakers

Here's an exclusive preview of three breakout sessions available at the Forum in September. For more detailed descriptions, or to listen to a message from the presenters, click on the links below. 

Governance

Good Corporate Governance Best Practice in Design and Operation of Share-based Payment Programs  

There has been increased skepticism about stock options during the last decade as a result of the regulatory struggle over expensing, the debate over executive compensation, shareholder concern about dilution, a series of accounting and back-dating scandals, and concern over the role of incentives in financial crises. We will cite various polls and surveys as evidence ...more 

Compliance/Tax

Where U.S. Oversight of Equity Compensation for Executives Meets the Company's Business and Operational Considerations: The Collision that Is the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act  

As companies struggle to understand the legal requirements of say-on-pay, compensation committee independence, additional executive compensation disclosure, hedging restrictions for executives and recoupment of incentive-based compensation, they are at the same time trying to create equity programs that will ensure the retention of key executives who are necessary to drive businesses operations on a worldwide basis ... more 

457A - Not Going Away  

October 2008, the United States Congress adopted Internal Revenue Code Section 457A, which changed the rules for certain deferred compensation arrangements, especially those with a global reach. This code section impacts plans, employers and employees in unexpected ways, and the costs of noncompliance are problematic ... more

Appreciating the Complexities of Equity Compensation

Equity compensation strategies have reached new levels of complexities, and while it's imperative to stay up to speed with emerging issues and trends in a multitude of topics, it's equally important stay abreast of what solution providers can offer. That's where strategy meets execution and, as veteran members know, where GEO excels with its events.

It Takes Two

The Forum's content is so rich, consider bringing along a colleague and save $200 off the combined registration fees*. While one of you learns to address key challenges in managing equity programs, the other can discover a variety of solutions and services available to help successfully navigate those challenges. Together, you can network with peers and other industry professionals.

Learn

• Peer-driven educational agenda
• Outstanding plenary sessions help you consider the potential of equity in a new light
• 24+ quality breakout sessions addressing key issues and opportunities

Discover

• Explore our three-tiered discovery center, including ... 
• More than 25 solution providers in our Exhibit Hall
• Exclusive technology showcase with 17 in-depth demonstrations
• One-on-one conversations with a key providers in  hospitality suites.

*offer available only to issuer members

Forum Spotlight: A Preview of Breakout Sessions

Follow the links below for a quick description of each presentation. 

Governance 

The Next Generation of Performance Plans? Fixing Governance Ups and Downs 

While performance plans resolve some governance issues, they are creating new governance challenges which are not always apparent or easy to identify and measure ... find out more

Plan Design

Performance Metrics: Where One Size Does Not Fit All. Is TSR Right for You?

A dynamic discussion of whether or not TSR (Total Shareholder Return) is the right metric to choose for a corporation's performance based equity plans ... find out more 

Communications

Re-Imagining Grant Communications through Marketing Psychology 

Re-imagining grant agreements and other participant communications through the lens of marketing psychology, an offshoot of behavior economics that focuses on how information is presented and what impact different structures of documentation have on individuals ... find out more

At the Forum, we offer multiple topics in each of the six main categories of the event's breakout sessions. Our committee of senior equity professionals have identified presentations and panel discussions, led by experts in your field, that will give you new perspectives and opportunities for your equity compensation strategy. Join us. Break with Convention