Boardroom Governance Summit 2026
The Boardroom Governance Summit brings together a highly curated group of past podcast guests, board members, and governance leaders for substantive and candid conversations on the most pressing issues facing boardrooms today. In many ways, the Summit is a live extension of the Boardroom Governance Podcast and the community that has grown around it over the past six years.
Confirmed speakers include:
Keynote Speaker: Leo E. Strine, Jr., former Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court; Of Counsel, WLRK
Teresa Briggs, Board member at DocuSign, ServiceNow, Snowflake, Warby Parker and United Talent Agency (UTA).
Karen Francis DeGolia, Chair Vontier and CelLink; board member of NAUTO.
Jeff Epstein, Operating Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners; board member at Autodesk, AvePoint, and Twilio.
Thomas Evans, CAIO | Head of AI, Lucid Motors; board member at OLI Systems and iARx
Victor Gustaf Gao, Chief Commercial Officer for Corporate Private Equity and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group; board member of Acentra Health
Barney Harford, Former COO, Uber; Former CEO, Orbitz Worldwide; board member at United Airlines, Cvent, Arrivia, SavATree, Yummy
Penny Herscher, Chair of Lumentum and Penguin Solutions; board member of FORVIA and Modern Health.
Vivas Kumar, CEO and Co-Founder, Mitra Chem
Jack Lazar, board member at Astera Labs, Box, GlobalFoundries, and Resideo
Jackie Liu, Partner, Morrison & Foerster; board member at CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA)
Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer, Salesforce
Sue Siegel, board member at Illumina, Align Technology, Nevro, The Engine (built by MIT), and the Kaiser Family Foundation
Yvonne Wassenaar, board member at Arista Networks, Rubrik, Braze, and JFrog; Senior Advisor, Teachers' Venture Growth (TVG), the venture arm of OTPP.
Alla Whitston, Executive Officer, MUFG Group and CIO, Americas.
Optional Wine Tasting
As part of the Summit experience, attendees may join an optional wine tasting at Limerick Lane on Wednesday, August 26, sponsored by Alpha. The tasting will be offered at no additional cost in two sessions: 1:00–3:00pm and 3:30–5:30pm.
We have secured special rates for summit attendees at two hotels in Healdsburg: H2 Hotel and Harmon Guest House. More details and booking information coming soon.
Learn more: Boardroom Governance Podcast | Boardroom Governance Newsletter
Sponsored by: Morrison & Foerster, DHR Global & MUFG