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Fulbright is once again hosting the 3rd Annual Energy Industry Directors Conference on March 2-3, 2010, in conjunction with Rice University in Houston.

The conference is a two-day director educational program designed for board members of energy and chemical companies.

Industry leaders and corporate governance experts will offer their insight on the issues facing board members across all segments of the energy industry, including presentations from the following featured speakers:

• Bryan Marsal - Co-Chief Executive Officer, Alvarez and Marsal; Chief Executive Officer, Lehman Brothers Holdings; Director, Timex Corporation
• The Honorable Jack B. Jacobs - Justice, Delaware Supreme Court
• Harry Markopolos - The Bernie Madoff Whistleblower
• Janet Clark - Chief Financial Officer, Marathon Oil; Audit Committee Chair, Exterran
• Doug Foshee - President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, El Paso Corporation; Trustee, AIG Credit Facility Trust; Director, Cameron International Corporation; Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch; Board of Trustees, Rice University; Greater Houston Partnership Board and Executive Committees

Some key topics that will be addressed during the program include:

• Current Views of the Board from the Bench
• The Critical Relationship Between the Board and Management
• The Lehman’s Saga: What Boards Can Learn from Its Unplanned Demise
• The Emerging Era of Shareholder Activism: What Boards and Shareholders Can Learn
• The Role of Energy Companies in the Energy and Environment Debate

Registration information and conference agenda are available at www.jonesgsm.rice.edu/boardconference.