Governance > Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance: Effectiveness and Accountability in the Boardroom |
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December 6-9, 2009
$ 7,000 |
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April 18-21, 2010
$ 7,200 |
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December 5-8, 2010
$ 7,200 |
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| Key Benefits |
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Learn the tools required to be a more effective
director in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley environment |
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Master the ability to strategically respond to
boardroom dynamics |
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Analyze the role of the board vis-à-vis management,
internal auditors, and external auditors |
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Develop a deeper understanding of board governance |
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Study the legal and ethical challenges faced by today’s boards |
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Engage in a “board in crisis” case simulation |
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"It's a program every director should attend, regardless of experience."
Board Member, Kimberly Clark Corporation |
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Program Content
Looking for Financial Trouble in All the Right Places
- Interpreting financial statements and fulfilling the duties of the audit committee
- Dealing with internal and external auditors, directors and corporate management
- IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP: Is your company ready?
How to be an Influential, Trusted, and Respected Member of your Board
- Strategies for resolving conflict, focusing on value creation and value claiming
- Key parameters of negotiation and strategies for influencing other board members
The Role of the Board in Assessing, Anticipating, and Responding to Different Forms of Risk
- Fiduciary responsibilities, monitoring and managing risk
- Directors’ and officers’ insurance
- Managing stakeholders, public officials, public opinion, media relations
- Scanning business practices for political and social risk and integrating crisis management into overall business strategy
Best Practices in Board Structure and Operations:
- Committee organization and policy development
- Case analysis of board operations, functions and organizations
Executive Compensation
- Issues and challenges faced by compensation committees
Pre-Program Tutorial on Financial Literacy (optional)
Post-Program Tutorial on Mergers and Acquisitions (optional)
Tuition includes membership in the Kellogg Corporate Governance Network, with access to publications and webcasts on emerging governance issues such as executive compensation, directors’ liabilities, and economic development in the global capital markets. Kellogg Corporate Governance Network members may attend an upcoming Kellogg School conference on Corporate Governance.
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