Embracing the complexity of Corporate Governance in Europe
Professional Development for European Directors
The Spring session will be conducted as an hybrid event from the 24th to the 25th of March 2022.
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Hybrid Spring Session - Programme (to be finalised)
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 1
| Hour | 24th of March 2022 - Diversity in Corporate Governance frameworks | |||
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| 8:00 | Opening of the training - Networking Session | |||
| 8:30 | Welcoming speech Course Objective Overview - Chris Hodge, Director, Governance Perspectives | |||
| 8:35 | Overview of European Corporate Governance: Diversity or Convergence? - Chris Hodge, Director, Governance Perspectives | |||
| 9:00 | Short presentations of key CG features in some major European economies - Gudrun Timm (Germany), Managing Director, Carpe Diem Partners Ltd - Lena Henningsson (Nordic Countries), Chairman of the Board of the Lund University of Economics and Management, - Alessandra Stabilini (Italy), Member of the Directive Board of Nedcommunity - Chris Hodge (UK), Director, Governance Perspectives. | |||
| 10:00 | Offline break | |||
| 10:25 | Group discussion: Serving as a director in different European corporate governance systems - Group facilitators: the country experts: Gudrun Timm (Germany), Lena Henningsson (Nordic Countries), Maria Pierdicchi (Italy), Chris Hodge (UK) | |||
| 11:15 | Wrap-up session Rapporteur from the 4 previous breakout rooms | |||
| 11:35 | Corporate Governance for unlisted companies - Michael Hilb, Entrepreneur, Board Member and Professor at the University of Fribourg | |||
| 12:00 | Offline break | |||
| 12:15 | Investor view: ICGN Global Governance Principles - Kerrie Waring, Chief Executive Officer of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). | |||
| 13:15 | Future trends - Kerrie Waring and Maria Pierdicchi (President of NedCommunity, Italy) - moderated by Chris Hodge. | |||
| 13:45 | Concluding remarks of the day - Chris Hodge, Director, Governance Perspectives |
Day 2
| Hour | 25th of March 2022 - Corporate Governance as a tool to create business opportunities | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Opening of the training - Networking session | |||
| 8:30 | Welcoming speech - Chris Hodge, Director, Governance Perspectives | |||
| 8:40 | The new EU developments & impact of sustainable finance on companies - Eleni Choidas, Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance, European Banking Federation | |||
| 9:10 | Group discussion: ESG matters: how it impacts your business model and the decision-making at board level – Sharing experience Breakout sessions facilitated by members of ecoDa WG on ESG (Livia Piermattei, Natasha Martsekis, Nicolas Naudin) | |||
| 10:30 | Offline Break | |||
| 11:00 | The European Market for Directorship - Marie-Bernard Guillaume, Mercury Urval, Group director | |||
| 11:30 | Testimonies of participants: How they managed to get their mandate - Delphine Gény-Stephan Including a video from Anne-Hélène Monsellato | |||
| 12:00 | Board leadership in times of crisis: How to deal with uncertainty – Practical example - Conversation between Jacques van Rijckevorsel, Chairman of the Board of Directors at Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc and at Cofinimmo and Chris Hodge. | |||
| 12:40 | Concluding remarks - Chris Hodge |
Day 3
| Hour | Leadership & behaviours at board level | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00 | Opening of the training - Networking session | |||
| 8:30 | Welcoming speech - Chris Hodge, Director, Governance Perspectives | |||
| 8:35 | Boardroom Megatrend: Developing an Ethical Business Culture - Anthony Smith-Meyer, Independent Director, Compliance and Governance Activist and Educator | |||
| 9:35 | Offline break | |||
| 10:00 | Board simulation on Boards’ Effectiveness - Introduction - Prof. Jaap Winter, INSEAD Distinguished Visiting Professor of Corporate Governance | |||
| 10:30 | Group discussion - Board simulation - Board Simulation - Discussion about possible CEO’s resignation - Self-Assessment - Prof.Jaap Winter, INSEAD Distinguished Visiting Professor of Corporate Governance | |||
| 12:00 | Summary of the discussion - Prof. Jaap Winter, INSEAD Distinguished Visiting Professor of Corporate Governance | |||
| 12:50 | Concluding remarks - Chris Hodge, Director, Governance Perspectives |