Webcast February 25, 2026

2026 State of the Union in Equity and Executive Compensation

Presented by: Takis Makridis David Outlaw

In this year’s installment of our popular annual webcast, we share our outlook for the coming year in equity and executive compensation. We’ll discuss regulatory updates, macroeconomic trends, shifting shareholder perspectives, evolving company strategies, and the growing influence of AI across compensation. Whether your focus is executive compensation, corporate accounting, global equity, or legal, you’ll get a bird’s-eye view of the issues shaping equity and executive compensation in 2026.

Highlights include:

  • Potential SEC rulemaking on proxy disclosure content
  • The evolving influence of proxy advisors and how Executive Order 14366 may impact executive compensation
  • Award design trends and predictions, from longer-term vesting to relative performance metrics
  • Adapting performance award structures to macroeconomic uncertainty
  • How AI is reshaping compensation, from incentive design to the way practitioners work
  • Highlights from EM’s newly released SBC Best Practices Survey

Join Takis Makridis and David Outlaw for this cross-functional preview of the year ahead.

CPE Credits: 1.0 (available to live webcast attendees)
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Program Level: Overview
Advance Preparation: none required
Prerequisites: none required
Additional CPE details

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