With the MLB All-Star Game now behind us (way to go American League!), it is only fitting that I mention the SEC All-Stars panels that we will be featuring at the 2026 Proxy Disclosure Conference and the 23rd Annual Executive Compensation Conference. You know the drill by now – these Conferences will be taking place on October 12th & 13th in Orlando, Florida and via a live, nationwide webcast.

Now, I count my blessings every day that CCRcorp sees fit to group me with the talented bunch of former SEC officials that we call the SEC All-Stars. It makes me feel like I am part of the Justice League or something like that. At our conferences each year, the SEC All-Stars are tasked with setting the stage for the panels to come, providing their perspectives on the key issues that will be discussed throughout the rest of the two days of programming. These panels are truly a great opportunity to hear from practitioners who are at the top of the profession, and who can draw on years of experience dealing with regulatory matters at the SEC and advising clients in private practice.

Kicking things off on October 12th at the 2026 Proxy Disclosure Conference, we have our first All-Stars panel titled “The SEC All-Stars: Proxy Season Insights.” On this panel, I will be joined by Michele Anderson from Latham, Sonia Barros from Sidley, Tamara Brightwell from Wilson Sonsini, David Fredrickson from Covington and Lona Nallengara from A&O Shearman. During this panel, we discuss the big picture of the SEC’s rulemaking agenda when it comes to capital raising and public company regulation, delving into the filer status and semiannual reporting proposals, the registered offering reform proposal, some of the key Corp Fin policy changes and guidance that impacted the 2026 proxy season and the SEC’s continuing focus on its “Make IPOs Great Again” campaign. We will also take audience questions, so start thinking about your questions today!

On the next day at the 23rd Annual Executive Compensation Conference, I will be joined by yet another group of SEC All-Stars, this time for the panel “The SEC All-Stars: Executive Pay Nuggets.” This line-up of All-Stars includes Mark Borges from Compensia and CompensationStandards.com, Brian Breheny from Skadden, Meredith Cross from WilmerHale, Ron Mueller from Gibson Dunn and Jennifer Zepralka from Mayer Brown. On this second day, we will be focused on the SEC’s compensation-related rulemaking and guidance in 2026, including the SEC’s efforts to review and potentially change the executive compensation disclosure rules, the impact of the SEC’s semiannual reporting and filer status rule proposals from a compensation perspective, the key developments with proxy advisory firms and proxy voting and the impact of those developments on compensation design and engagement and the exciting world of prediction markets, including the steps that companies should be taking now. We will also be taking audience questions, so come prepared for this panel as well.

Suffice it to say that these All-Stars panels will packed with practical insights and perspectives that you will not want to miss, and they will be the perfect prelude to a much deeper dive on many of these topics throughout the rest of the 2026 Proxy Disclosure and Executive Compensation Conferences.

Keep in mind that the clock is ticking on securing your early bird rate for the October Conferences – you now only have a little over a week to act, because the early bird offer expires on July 24. As you may have seen subtly suggested in one of my prior blogs this week, you can register online at our conference page or contact us at info@CCRcorp.com or 1-800-737-1271.

You may be wondering why we don’t pit the two All-Star teams against each other in a heated competition, such as an epic rap battle or a dance-off. Well folks, we try to keep things pretty highbrow at the October Conferences, that’s why we don’t ever have any things like puppet shows and game shows during the programming.

– Dave Lynn