Events

Upcoming Events

Jun 11, 2026

Concurrent: Preparing for the Next CEO: What Every Board Should Know

Washington D.C.

CEO succession isn’t just a public company concern — it’s mission-critical for private and family businesses too. Whether you’re planning for a graceful handoff years down the road or bracing for the “hit-by-a-bus” scenario, your board needs a plan that goes beyond wishful thinking. This session tackles how often CEO succession should hit the…

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Jun 12, 2026

Best Practices for Board Compensation

Washington D.C.

The newly updated results from our renowned and comprehensive Private Company Board Compensation survey, featuring data from 2,000+ private and family-owned firms, will be previewed in a comprehensive discussion of best practices for compensating your board members.

Speakers:

Bonnie Schindler, Partner (CAP)
David Shaw, Publishing Director (Private Company Director)

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Jun 25, 2026

Roundtable: Short-Term Incentives in a Volatile Performance Environment

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

Join Partner Eric Hosken and Partner Lauren Peek for a roundtable discussion on how organizations effectively design and adapt short-term incentive plans in today’s volatile business environment. The conversation will explore the forms of economic uncertainty impacting business performance, their potential impact on incentive plan payouts and approaches for addressing them through the incentive design and performance evaluation…

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Jun 25, 2026

PSUs: An Effective Tool for Aligning Pay and Performance?

Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile

This panel will explore diverse perspectives on PSUs, sharing real-world experiences, research findings, and market trends. Attendees will gain insights on how to design and implement PSUs to better align pay with performance.

Speakers:

Melissa Burek, Partner (CAP)
Mike Bonner, Partner (CAP)
Liz Herron, Head of Line Business and Executive Compensation (KeyBank)

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Aug 12, 2026

2026 Private Company Compensation and Governance Survey

Webinar

Join the PDA Minnesota chapter on August 12th for a webinar led by Bonnie Schindler and Louisa Heywood, who will provide a comprehensive overview of results from the recently released 2026 Private Company Compensation and Governance Survey from MLR Media’s Private Company Director magazine and Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), a leading executive compensation consulting firm. The survey results cover…

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Past Events

Apr 20, 2026

Compensation Committee Nightmares: Lessons from the Trenches

San Antonio, TX

Compensation committee meetings rarely go exactly as planned. Even with the best preparation, unexpected challenges—tough questions from committee members, misaligned leadership expectations, consultant errors, or missing data—can turn a routine discussion into a high-pressure situation.

Join members of WorldatWork’s Executive Rewards Advisory Council for a candid panel discussion about what really happens behind the scenes in…

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Apr 07, 2026

Where Talent Strategy Drives – or Drains – Enterprise Value

Marriott International Headquarters

The most consequential leadership decisions are often people decisions. They shape performance, influence retention, and signal—clearly or subtly—what your organization truly values. In this candid conversation, senior CHROs will unpack the high-impact moments they see CEOs wrestle with most. We’ll examine which leadership choices create the biggest ripple effects across culture and execution, what is actually…

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Mar 19, 2026

Board Compensation: Data and Insights from Compensation Advisors and Board

As expectations around performance, governance, and talent continue to evolve, boards are taking a closer look at one of their most powerful signals: compensation. On March 19, CAP Partner Shaun Bisman will join an outstanding group of leaders for the Executive Forum’s Board Journey panel discussion, “ : .” Shaun will share perspectives on how boards are rethinking compensation structures, incentive design…

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Jan 28, 2026

How – and How Much – You Should Pay an Executive

New York Athletic Club

This session covers the fundamentals of executive compensation benchmarking and incentive design, focusing on the lumber and building materials (LBM) industry. Topics to be addressed include economic considerations in pay benchmarking, the importance of using the right data, and effective annual and long-term incentive design.

Speakers:
Lauren Peek, Partner (CAP), Bonnie Schindler, Partner (CAP)

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Jan 22, 2026

Preparing for Proxy Season

Webinar

Our expert panel, which features Ron Schneider, Director of Corporate Governance Services at Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Kyle Eastman, Partner at Compensation Advisory Partners and Luis Mendoza, Governance Specialist at Equilar, will explore essential strategies to help you navigate the 2026 proxy season and provide actionable insights into the evolving governance outlook.

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Issues at the forefront of…

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Dec 18, 2025

Top Compensation Committee Agenda Items for 2026 with CAP

Webinar

Join Melissa Burek, Founding Partner at Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), Shaun Bisman, Partner at Compensation Advisory Partners (CAP), Joanna Dodd Massey, PhD, MBA, M.S. in Business Law, Lead Director at KULR Technology Group, Inc (NYSE: KULR), and Kristin Slanina, Board Member at Comstock Inc.(NYSE: LODE), for a discussion on the evolving role of Compensation Committees in 2026 and…

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