F. William Harder Lecture Program, 2022

The F. William Harder Lecture in Business Administration

THE POWER OF PLAY Exploring the past, present, and future of gaming and its impact on society and commerce.

Tuesday, February 22, 2022 | 6:00 p.m.

Join the lecture online at skidmo.re/Harder2022

Brian Corrigan Vice President and Head of Americas, PUBG Corporation

Corrigan currently serves as the Head of Americas for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation), leading regional publishing efforts for one of the most popular games in the world. Prior to PUBG, he was the CEO and Studio Director of MadGlory (acquired

by PUBG in 2018) where he helped develop games for companies including Riot Games, SuperEvil Megacorp, Bethesda, Psyonix, Bosskey, Epic Games, Warner Brothers, and others. He previously served as the chief technology officer of Major League Gaming. Brian brings over 10 years of expertise in the video game space designing and operating feature-rich, planet-scale services to millions of players.

WELCOME

Marc C. Conner President

INTRODUCTION

David Cohen

Chair and Associate Professor, Management and Business Department

Guy Mastrion

F. William Harder Professor of Business Administration ADDRESS

THE POWER OF PLAY Brian Corrigan

Head of North America and Vice President, PUBG Corporation P R E S E N TAT I O N

Guy Mastrion CLOSING

Guy Mastrion

THE F. WILLIAM HARDER LECTURE The annual F. William Harder Lecture at Skidmore College was inaugurated in 1985 and made possible by the generosity of F. William Harder, a Skidmore parent and College trustee (1968–1980). The lecture invites industry leaders to explore the current business environment and the challenges that lie ahead.

F. WILLIAM HARDER LECTURERS 1985 John F. Brennan Harder Professor of Business 1986 John W. Fisher Chair, Ball Corporation 1987 William P. Dake President, Stewart’s Ice Cream Co. Inc. 1988 Daniel Burke President, Capital Cities/ABC 1989 Marcelo Gumucio President and COO, Cray Research 1990 John F. Settel Harder Professor of Business 1990 Charles Bronfman Co-Chair, Seagram Company Ltd. 1992 Grace Mirabella ’50 Publication Director, Mirabella 1993 John B. Griffiths Harder Professor of Business 1994 Laurence A. Tisch Chair and CEO, CBS 1995 Robert E. Allen Chair and CEO, AT&T 1996 Emile Libresco Harder Professor of Business 1997 Jean Bernhard Buttner Chair and CEO, Value Line Inc. 1998 Linda G. Alvarado President, Alvarado Construction Inc. 1999 William J. Edwards Harder Professor of Business 2000 Ann M. Fudge Executive VP, Kraft Foods Inc. 2001 Thomas Curley President and Publisher, USA Today 2002 James A. Johnson Vice Chair, Perseus LLC 2003 Bernard H. Kastory Harder Professor of Business 2004 Samuel C. Scott III Chair, President, and CEO, Corn Products International, Inc.

2005 Dennis Dammerman Vice Chair of the Board & Exec. Officer, GE, Chair, GE Capital Services, Inc. 2006 Sheila Wellington Clinical Professor of Management, NYU, Stern School of Business 2007 Robert O. Carr P’07 Chairman and CEO, Heartland Payment Systems 2008 Paul Calhoun Harder Professor of Business 2009 Marc Mourre P’11 Vice Chair and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley 2010 Cynthia Blum Carroll ’78 Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American plc.

2011 Joel Quadracci ’91 Chairman, President, and CEO, Quad/Graphics 2012 Julianne Cartwright Traylor ’68 President, Board of Directors, Human Rights Advocates 2013 Paula Wagner Founder, Chestnut Ridge Productions 2014 Catherine Hill Harder Professor of Business 2015 Majora Carter Urban revitalization strategy consultant 2016 Leila Kamal VP for Design & Expertise, EYP 2017 Dr. Thomas Caulfield Senior vice President and General Manager, Fab 8, GLOBALFOUNDRIES 2018 Spencer Baim Chief Strategic Officer, VICE Media 2019 Deb Kelly Managing Partner, Genesis Inc. 2021 Guy Mastrion Harder Professor of Business.