Description
Overview
This Corporate Governance Program would equip top executives and professionals who currently serve or are interested in serving on corporate boards with the knowledge required to excel as stewards of shareholders that promote long-term and sustainable value creation.
Drawing on thought leadership from world-renowned experts and leading practicing directors, this program integrates academic research with a deep understanding of the emerging issues that boardrooms face. A unique aspect of the program is a series of panel discussions entirely devoted to emerging issues in the field of corporate governance, such as CEO succession plans, shareholder activism, the disruptive impact of technology and cyber risk, and corporate social responsibility.
Fast-paced, dynamic, and practical, this interactive program is a must-attend for current and aspiring corporate directors and chief executives. Those attending gain valuable insight from fellow board members while also having the opportunity to share their own best practices. Whether a seasoned director or new to the boardroom, participants emerge from this program with new insights and the sharpened skill set needed to serve effectively.
Learning Objectives
At the end of the programme, participants will achieve a better understanding of the need and importance of effective corporate governance and then the pertinent responsibility of the board/senior management in enthroning a robust and effective corporate governance through:
- Detailed understanding of key economic trends, business risks and the synergy between risk and strategy
- Deep and clear comprehension of the meaning and practice of corporate governance and the importance and benefits to organisations.
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of the board/senior management’s strategic and governance role in a turbulent business environment.
- Good understanding of the role of the board/senior management in effective risk management within the context of an enterprise-wide risk management approach, risk-aware culture, and business continuity
- Critical analysis and understanding of the issues, challenges, and prospects of corporate governance and the Nigerian/global economy in the next 10 years.
- Robust understanding of the key governance issues such as board/management relationship, board committees, stakeholder engagement, executive compensation and succession, planning, board evaluation, and performance.
Agenda
- The Socio-economic Environment of Business: Market Insights, Key business risks and the need for Corporate Governance.
- The Concept of Corporate Governance: Meaning, Developments and a Value Creating Board.
- Corporate Governance in Nigeria: Issues, Challenges and Prospects.
- Strategy in a Turbulent Environment- The Role of the Board and Senior Management.
- Board Financial Issues and Financial Oversight.
- The Risky Business of Being a Director.
- Director Selection, Onboarding and Disqualification Process.
- Board Composition, Diversity and Tasks.
- Strategies for Effective Board – Management Relationships.
- Board Performance, Appraisal and Evaluation.
- Board Effectiveness- Do Committees Really Matter?
- Executive Compensation and Director Development.
- Executive Succession Planning and Sustainability.
- Enterprise-wide Risk Management and Business Continuity.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Board performance.
- CAMA 2020 and Implications for Business and Directors/Board.
- Tone at the Top- Organizational Culture and Board Effectiveness.
- From Planning to Action: Strategy, Leadership and Effective Governance- Trilogy for Sustainable Growth and Perfromance
