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ICGN Excellence in Corporate Governance Programme - English Agenda

  • 4 July 2024 - Board Role and Responsibilities

    08:00 - 09:30
    Session 1
    • Role of the board and directors’ duties
    • What makes an effective board member?
    • Board role in setting strategy - Short term vs long term strategy and planning
    • Board role in risk / opportunities– setting risk appetite, oversight of internal controls and external auditor
    • Board role in setting corporate purpose and culture – incentives, ethics, whistleblowing
    • Board role in capital allocation oversight
    • Shareholder dialogue: AGMs, voting, other shareholder rights

  • 11 July 2024 - Board Effectiveness

    08:00 - 09:30
    Session 2
    • Leadership - Chair, CEO, Lead Independent Director
    • Composition – size, skills, independence, diversity, dynamics
    • Board appointment, refreshment and retirement, including role of the Nomination Committee
    • Succession planning – Chair, CEO and Board Directors
    • Board and CEO evaluation
    • Operation – board support, access to information

  • 18 July 2024 - Nominations and Renumeration Committees

    08:00 - 09:30
    Session 3
    • Introducing the 'Action Program for Accelerating Corporate Governance Reforms'
    • Nomination committee: typical structure and members
    • Remuneration Committees: typical structure and members
    • Benefits of Committees to the organisation - case study examples from around the world and from Japan
    • Moving from form to substance: Practical examples
    • Interface with other committees

  • 25 July 2024 - Corporate Strategy and Efficiency

    08:00 - 09:30
    Session 4
    • Board role in capital allocation oversight (rights issues, dividends, buybacks, incentives)
    • Developing a capital allocation policy
    • Cost of capital
    • Cash flow and company resilience
    • Cross-shareholdings
    • Conflicts of interest

  • 30 July 2024 - Sustainable Value Creation

    08:00 - 09:30
    Session 5
    • Definitions of sustainability
    • Analysing and valuing sustainability
    • Governance of sustainability
    • Priorities: climate change, social inequality, technological development
    • Stakeholder identification and engagement
    • Reporting on financial, human, natural capital

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