
Why attend
The Computershare Industry Conference offers a unique opportunity to gain live insights into industry trends, disruptive technologies, evolving regulations, and capital markets. Attendees will benefit from direct access to thought leaders and the chance to forge valuable connections. Registration is complimentary for Computershare guests; you simply arrange your airfare and hotel, and we will take care of the rest.
Agenda
Welcome: Ownership in a changing capital markets landscape
Regulatory updates: Regulator priorities, shareholder rights, proxy developments and emerging rules
The future of ownership: How tokenization could transform capital markets
Own your career: Smart decision making
Navigating the new shareholder activism landscape
Own your career: Living in a growth mindset
Cybersecurity, fraud and identity: Protecting ownership in the digital era
Keynote speaker: Jonathan Brill, Leading AI expert and business transformation architect
Ownership in motion: Navigating M&A from announcement to integration
Shareholder experience: The intersection of digital IPOs and traditional solutioning
Own your career: Conflict resolution
Unclaimed property: Maintaining ownership in a rapidly changing market

Lotte New York Palace
The majestic Lotte New York Palace is situated on Madison Avenue, within steps of prestigious business and shopping areas, and just a short walk from Central Park and Broadway's Theater District.
Please reserve your accommodation at our special discounted room rate of US$475/night by September 10, before the offer expires.

A transformative keynote address with Jonathan Brill
As the #1 Ranked Futurist in the World by Forbes, Emeritus Futurist in Residence at Amazon and the world’s leading transformation architect according to Harvard Business Review, Jonathan Brill helps audiences and executives take advantage of the collision of AI, geopolitical, economic and societal trends, to transform their business, mindsets, and turn ideas into action.
AI is changing how organizations think, operate and compete. Brill will introduce practical, science-based frameworks for identifying the signals of change, making better decisions amid complexity and taking action today.

Welcome reception
Join us on October 6, the evening before the conference begins, for a welcome reception at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel. The event will take place from 5 pm to 7 pm in the Villard Mansion’s drawing room with its rich, wood-paneled walls and the original library lined with literary works, an inspiring setting to kick off the conference.

Evening reception: Le Rock
Located in the landmark Rockefeller Center, Le Rock reimagines the historic Art Deco design for an updated take on a grand brasserie. James Beard Award-winning chefs Lee Hanson and Riad Nasr focus on traditional French cuisine presented in an elegant ambiance with impeccable service for a truly refined dining experience.
Speakers

Ann Bowering
CEO, Issuer Services North America, Computershare

Paul Conn
President, Global Capital Markets, Computershare

Bindu Cudjoe
SVP, General Counsel, Canadian Banking, TD Bank Group

Dario De Martino
Partner | Co-Head, US Corporate Technology M&A, White & Case LLP

Duncan Herrington
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan

Mark Kopelman
EVP, Commercial Director, Issuer Services, Computershare

Marco Morsella
Head of Issuer Product, Computershare

Cindy Nisley
President, Georgeson Securities Corporation and Unclaimed Property Services

Fabio Racine
Global Head of Security Operations, Computershare

Paul Roden
Global Head of Financial Crime, Computershare

Beth Sasfai
Partner, Co-Head, Corporate Governance & Securities Regulation, Cooley LLP

Dan Scorpio
Senior Managing Director, M&A and Activism, FTI Consulting

Jason Stout
Global Head of Customer Operations, Computershare

Pamela Wentz
National Practice Leader, Unclaimed Property Consulting, Georgeson

Leonard Wood
Chair, Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense, Goodwin

Ann Bowering
CEO, Issuer Services North America, Computershare
As CEO of Issuer Services North America, Ann Bowering is responsible for the leadership, growth and day to day management of the Issuer Services business.
Before joining Computershare in 2019, Ann was the Managing Director and CEO of NSX Limited. While there, Ann led the execution of an essential, and very significant restructure of the operations, people and culture, and strategy of the company.
Ann has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets. Her expertise in the development and operation of licenced and regulated financial markets stems from her time as a director and CFO of the derivatives exchange Financial & Energy Exchange Limited. She also held senior positions at Lucsan Capital and KPMG, where her roles covered the specialisations of Capital Markets Advisory, Risk Management, and Assurance.

Paul Conn
President, Global Capital Markets, Computershare
Paul has four decades of experience working in the global securities industry. Having held senior roles at the Australian Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, Mr. Conn joined Computershare in Sydney in 1998. He was appointed President of Computershare’s Global Capital Markets group in 2006 and currently leads a global expert group responsible for cross-border listing, trading and settlement structures; strategic and commercial analysis and advocacy for market reform and modernization programs; and promoting new strategic business ideas and commercial opportunities

Bindu Cudjoe
SVP, General Counsel, Canadian Banking, TD Bank Group
A seasoned executive, Bindu is TD Bank's SVP, General Counsel, Canadian Banking. She has served in executive roles at Laurentian Bank of Canada, Canadian Western Bank and Bank of Montreal and led organizational strategy for legal, regulatory compliance, privacy, financial crimes and ethics risk management and equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility. Bindu has been a financial services partner at McMillan LLP and began her career at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. Immediately prior to joining TD Bank, Bindu ran a consultancy where she provided governance and risk management advice.

Dario De Martino
Partner | Co-Head, US Corporate Technology M&A, White & Case LLP
Leonard Wood is the chair of Goodwin’s Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense practice. As a partner, Leonard devotes his practice entirely to shareholder activism campaigns, proxy fights, shareholder activism preparedness, strategic investor relations, and contested M&A. He has advised public companies across all industries and sizes in shareholder activism defense, proxy contests, strategic investor relations, and hostile takeover defense.
Leonard publishes widely on shareholder activism and corporate governance, with articles appearing in the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Forum, The M&A Journal, Lexology’s “Getting the Deal Through” series, Law360, Insights, Agenda, and The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation.
He was named to the Legal 500 “Next Generation Partners” list for both Commercial Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards and M&A/Corporate (2026) and was named to The Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch” list for his work in both Corporate Governance and Compliance and M&A (2026).

Duncan Herrington
Managing Director, J.P. Morgan
With over 20 years advisory experience as a banker and lawyer, Duncan Herrington has extensive expertise providing financial advice to clients regarding activism preparation and response, proxy fights, hostile and contested M&A, shareholder engagement, corporate governance and related matters. He has advised clients on high-profile situations in all sectors and across the globe. Prior to banking, Duncan was a corporate lawyer at Paul Weiss.
Duncan has a JD from Harvard Law School, an MBA from London Business School and a BA in business administration and economics from Rhodes College. He is a CFA charterholder and an active member of the California Bar.

Mark Kopelman
EVP, Commercial Director, Issuer Services, Computershare
Mark Kopelman is leading the front office growth initiatives for Computershare's North American Issuer Services business. In his prior role, he led Computershare's Private Markets business with a focus on providing essential equity, employee and governance services to private companies. Mark joined Computershare from Group Five, where he built on its heritage in providing clients insight via independent market research. Prior to joining Group Five, Mark led Broadridge's entry into the registry market where he held several senior positions.
Mark also spent 18 years at RR Donnelley where he held leadership positions in Marketing, Strategy, Sales, Solution Development, Strategic Pricing and Operations, most recently in its Donnelley Financial business. Mark earned his MBA from Columbia University.

Marco Morsella
Head of Issuer Product, Computershare

Cindy Nisley
President, Georgeson Securities Corporation and Unclaimed Property Services
Cynthia Nisley is President for Georgeson Securities Corporation (GSC), a Computershare company, and the introducing broker dealer supporting Computershare's dividend reinvestment plan, direct stock purchase plan, and employee stock purchase plan trading as well as the Georgeson PostMerger CleanUp™ and Shareholder CleanUp asset reunification businesses. Cynthia also owns profit and loss responsibility for two Georgeson product lines: small shareholder programs and unclaimed asset programs. She also serves as a Director on the Board of Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Previous responsibilities have included management of Computershare's Investment Services Team and Corporate Actions Team. She was also General Manager of Computershare Trust Company of New York before its merger into Computershare's national trust company. Prior to her tenure in New York, she served as Director of Relationship Management for Transfer Agent clients and as Senior Operations Manager in Computershare's Chicago office.
Prior to joining Computershare in July 2000, Cynthia worked as a systems consultant to the securities industry for nine years. Before that, she worked for Harris Trust and Savings Bank, supporting their securities lending system and for Arthur Andersen in their Management Information Consulting Division.
Ms. Nisley holds a B.S. in Business Administration/Management Systems Analysis from California State University Northridge.

Fabio Racine
Global Head of Security Operations, Computershare
A dynamic cybersecurity leader, Fabio Recine has spent more than 2 decades leading global cyber defense initiatives, designing enterprise defense strategies which manage risk alongside security transformation supporting business growth.
As Chief Technical Security Officer at Computershare, Fabio leads the Cyber Defense function within Global Information Security, overseeing Security Operations, Security Engineering, and Cyber Threat Intelligence across all regions and business lines.
During his 22 years with Computershare, Fabio has held leadership roles implementing strong, innovative global security solutions while building high-performing teams across Technical Services, Data Security, and Global Information Security that protect the organization and its customers.
Fabio is known for his collaborative leadership style and commitment to developing cyber talent. He champions resilient organizations that can succeed in an increasingly complex digital environment, believing effective cyber strategies must balance technology, people, and culture to build lasting resilience.

Paul Roden
Global Head of Financial Crime, Computershare
Paul Roden is the Global Head of Financial Crime at Computershare, with more than 20 years' experience investigating and combating fraud, financial crime, money laundering, and organized crime across public and private sectors. He has led complex international investigations, including cases that contributed to the disruption of organized crime groups and subsequent OFAC sanctions, and received a formal judicial commendation for leading at the time the UK’s largest excise fraud investigation resulting in successful prosecution. Paul has also built and led large-scale investigative teams, delivered global financial crime transformation programs, and championed public-private partnerships to strengthen financial crime risk management.

Beth Sasfai
Partner, Co-Head, Corporate Governance & Securities Regulation, Cooley LLP
Beth is co-head of Cooley’s corporate governance and securities regulation practice and leads the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) and sustainability advisory practice. She is a strategic advisor to boards of directors, board committees and executive leadership at both public and private companies. With more than 20 years of senior-level experience at a Fortune 20 multinational, Beth provides her clients a nuanced, board-level perspective on governance, disclosure, stakeholder engagement, and sustainability.

Dan Scorpio
Senior Managing Director, M&A and Activism, FTI Consulting
Dan Scorpio is a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s M&A and Activism practice within the Strategic Communications segment. Based in Chicago, Mr. Scorpio specializes in providing strategic communications and stakeholder engagement counsel for complex transactions and reputational matters. He advises boards of directors and executive teams across industries on effectively navigating mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, IPOs and activism defense.
Informed by more than a decade of experience leading high-profile M&A and capital markets engagements for Fortune 500 companies, private equity firms and family businesses, Mr. Scorpio advises clients on M&A transactions, public offerings, shareholder activism defense and financial communications issues. He has extensive experience guiding clients through high-stakes corporate events with a focus on protecting reputation, building trust and supporting long-term shareholder value creation.

Jason Stout
Global Head of Customer Operations, Computershare

Pamela Wentz
National Practice Leader, Unclaimed Property Consulting, Georgeson
As the National Practice Leader of the unclaimed property consulting and reporting practice, Pam is responsible for business development and the management and delivery of consulting and reporting services. Pam brings over two decades of diverse and extensive experience to clients of Georgeson’s unclaimed asset services.
Pam has technical expertise and experience in a broad range of industries. Prior to joining Georgeson, she served as a director in an unclaimed property consulting practice where she was responsible for providing project oversight, monitoring quality reviews and assisting with staff development and training. In addition, Pam served in leadership roles as a subject matter specialist in various aspects of unclaimed property consulting and compliance; including audit assistance, state voluntary disclosure assistance, risk assessments, and policies and procedures. Pam also previously worked in the unclaimed property consulting practices at Thomson Reuters and Deloitte and served as the audit director for the North Dakota Unclaimed Property Division.
Pam has been a featured speaker on the topic of unclaimed property at numerous conferences and has authored articles for trade association magazines and publications. While with the state, she was an active member of the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA) and received the NAUPA Presidential Distinguished Service Award for her work on the NAUPA Auditor Agenda Committee. She is also a member and frequent speaker for the Unclaimed Property Professionals Organization (UPPO) and currently serves as co-chair of the UPPO Leadership Development Committee.
Pam is a certified fraud examiner (CFE) and member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. She graduated from Mount Marty College with a B.A. in Accounting and received an MBA from the University of Mary.

Leonard Wood
Chair, Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense, Goodwin
Leonard Wood is the chair of Goodwin’s Shareholder Activism and Takeover Defense practice. As a partner, Leonard devotes his practice entirely to shareholder activism campaigns, proxy fights, shareholder activism preparedness, strategic investor relations, and contested M&A. He has advised public companies across all industries and sizes in shareholder activism defense, proxy contests, strategic investor relations, and hostile takeover defense.
Leonard publishes widely on shareholder activism and corporate governance, with articles appearing in the Harvard Law School Corporate Governance Forum, The M&A Journal, Lexology’s “Getting the Deal Through” series, Law360, Insights, Agenda, and The Review of Securities & Commodities Regulation.
He was named to the Legal 500 “Next Generation Partners” list for both Commercial Shareholder Activism: Advice to Boards and M&A/Corporate (2026) and was named to The Best Lawyers in America’s “Ones to Watch” list for his work in both Corporate Governance and Compliance and M&A (2026).
