Testimonials


"For the past two years, our entire board has gone, and the experience has been extraordinarily valuable. We plan to go again this year as a group."

David Kollat
Director: Big Lots, Wolverine World Wide, Select Comfort, Limited Brands


"At a time when good corporate governance is at a premium, ODX is one of the most valuable tools a director can have in his or her tool kit."

Dick Parsons
Retired Chairman and CEO, Time Warner
Director: Citibank, Estée Lauder


"Everyone at ODX is a director. That makes the difference."

Valerie B. Jarrett
Senior Advisor and Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Relations and Public Liaison


"ODX is candid dialogue among active, experienced directors."

James W. Owens
Chairman & CEO, Caterpillar
Director: Alcoa, IBM


"All directors can benefit from attending ODX."

Louis A. Simpson
President & CEO, Capital Operations, GEICO
Director: VeriSign, SAIC


"ODX is a must-do for directors."

Andrew Liveris
Chairman, President and CEO, Dow Chemical
Director: Citigroup


"I recommend the ODX conference. It provides a great exchange of ideas among directors only."

Jack Krol
Retired Chairman and CEO, DuPont
Director: Tyco, ACE Limited, MeadWestvaco


"What do I like about ODX? Its size encourages participation, everyone is a board member, the topics are relevant and the speakers are top-notch."

Peter C. Browning
Director: Acuity, EnPro, Lowe's, Nucor, The Phoenix Companies


"At ODX, the topics were timely, and speakers were first-rate."

Bob Ingram
Chairman, OSI Pharmaceuticals
Vice Chairman, GlaxoSmithKline, GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development
Director: Allergan, Cree, Edwards Life Sciences, Lowe's, Valeant Pharmaceuticals


"ODX speakers have exceptional experience to share on critical issues all directors face."

Bill Monahan
Retired Chairman and CEO, Imation
Director: Hutchinson Technology, The Mosaic Company, Oakleaf Waste Management, Pentair, Solutia


"ODX is the 'gold standard' for directors' conferences."

Bill Loomis
Former CEO, Lazard
Director: Limited Brands


"ODX was one of the best conferences for directors I've ever attended. I've already recommended it to my board."

Randall W. Larrimore
Former President and CEO, United Stationers
Director: Campbell Soup, Olin


"ODX was a great program with excellent speakers."

Sandy Moose
Director: AES, Rohm and Haas, Verizon


"ODX offers candid dialogue among active, experienced directors."

Alison Winter
Director: Nordstrom, Northern Trust


"Of all the director's programs, ODX is the best."

Thomas E. Callahan
Director: National Dentex, CIRCOR


"The networking at ODX was invaluable."

Lester Lyles
Retired General, U.S. Air Force
Director: Dayton Power & Light, General Dynamics, KBR, Precision Castparts


"ODX is a great program."

Bernie Rethore
Retired CEO & Chairman Emeritus, Flowserve
Director: Belden, Dover, Maytag, Mueller Water, Walter Industries


"The ODX conference was very useful."

Hap Wagner
Retired Chairman and CEO, Air Products & Chemicals
Chairman, Agere


"We all went  and we all took away something valuable." [Said in reference to the Interpublic Group board]

Frank Borelli
Director: Express Scripts, Genworth Financial, Interpublic


"Nothing beats the ODX peer-to-peer experience."

Jean-Michel Valette
Chairman, Peet's Coffee & Tea
Director: Boston Beer, Select Comfort


"ODX creates a probing forum where you learn from the huge experience base of all who are present. This is the only directors' conference where every participant has something valuable to contribute - truly a conference of peers."

Larraine Segil
Partner Emerita, Vantage Partners
Director: Frontier Communications

Most titles, companies, and directorships listed on this site are from the time the statement was made. Some updates have been made for clarity or by request.

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