Today’s uncertain economic climate can have a significant impact on a company's equity compensation program. A depressed stock price leads to share pool constraints and challenges the overall effectiveness of the equity program. During this session, learn how two companies — Moderna, Inc. and Anika Therapeutics, Inc.— navigated these challenges and took a path forward, fully aligned with the business strategy, the compensation philosophy, and shareholders.

Takeaways

• Proactively prepare your company for the challenges that come with operating equity compensation programs in a volatile environment.
• Learn approaches companies apply to equity-granting practices to conserve shares
• Find out how to design a motivating, competitive, and compelling equity compensation program in volatile environment (e.g., underwater stock options, decreased holding power, unattainable performance goals, etc.)