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February 6, 2025

Texas A&M University School of Law, 1515 Commerce St, Fort Worth TX 76102

9:00 – 9:15 Welcome:  Dean Robert Ahdieh, Texas A&M University School of Law
9:15 – 9:30 Introduction:  David Woodcock, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
9:30 – 10:00 Keynote:  Chief Justice James D. Blacklock, Supreme Court of Texas
10:10 – 11:00 What the Rising Competition to Delaware’s Prominence Will Mean 
11:00 – 11:15 Break
11:15 – 12:10 Shareholder Primacy v. Stakeholder Capitalism – Law and Policy 
12:15 – 1:15 Lunch and Fireside Chat: The New ESG Landscape  
1:30 – 2:20 Director Decision-Making in an Uncertain World 
2:30 – 3:15 The Texas Business Court: Opportunities and Risks 
3:15 – 3:20 Break
3:20 – 3:55 Meet and Greet with Texas Business Court Judges  
3:55 Concluding Remarks:  Dean Robert Ahdieh

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