Clifford Chance offices, New York
The Corporate Governance Forum is back in New York on Thursday, November 7 to help Corporate Secretaries and General Counsels improve board oversight and share governance best practices in a rapidly changing environment.
We evaluate the implications of recent market and regulatory changes on the role of governance professionals and provide a platform to share best practices before year-end, the Corporate Secretary Forum is taking place at a perfect time to plan for the year ahead.
WHY ATTEND OUR FORUMS?
Timely event: As we emerged from the pandemic, the past few years had further demonstrated the importance of identifying emerging risks and prioritizing investment in governance, risk and controls. This event is perfectly positioned to help you take stock of the year-to-date, refocus and plan for 2023
Benchmarking: It is a great opportunity to evaluate where you stand in comparison to your peers, and how other companies have managed and overcome similar challenges
Unique format: Far from a traditional conference format, our event is fast-paced and focused on providing actionable insights to attendees. It allows GRC professionals to have intimate discussions on common challenges and share best practices with peers
Discover something new: Learn about new technologies, innovations, and services that are available to help to transform your governance strategy, increase productivity and make better decisions
Network with the community: Meet with general counsels, corporate secretaries and experts in the governance, risk and compliance community
CLE CREDITS
Corporate Lawyers who are registered with the Bar in New York can claim credits toward their Continuing Legal Education program by attending. If you have passed the bar in another state, points may be transferrable dependent on the state.
Join us for in depth, mini-workshops, panel discussions and roundtable debates on:
→ Guidelines for optimising board cyber security oversight: realisation, mitigation, protection and resilience
→ Discover the best practice when approaching new disclosure requirements – where to start, what data to add and when to disclose
→ Learn how to quantify the impact a corporate secretary has on the board and how to leverage this information to validate your seat at the table
→ Being prepared when an activist comes knocking – managing the board and corporate message
→ AI in the board room. Discover the opportunities available to Corporate Secretary’s to aid streamline their governance activities and the risks they need to overcome
→ Consider the role of the board in delivering comprehensive risk oversight on new technology
→ Demonstrate the logistics of running a good board meeting – empower your board members to engage and contribute meaningfully, strengthen the company’s overall impact, whilst staying true to your shared mission
→ Discover the way to ensure your board is fully engaged and educated in times of crisis
→ Ways to strategically build and enhance your annual agenda for your board gatherings
→ Learn how a change in the geopolitical landscape may alter corporate policies on risk
→ Proven ways to create a culture to nurture optimal board effectiveness
We’ll be announcing the complete agenda and speaker line-up shortly. Please contact [email protected] if you’d like to get involved!
In the meantime, please see below for our 2023 agenda
Please click here to view the 2023 agenda.
Timings on the agenda are shown in Eastern Time (ET)
Our attendees are leading GRC practitioners with an established track record and strategic GRC role within their company.
Below is a sample of attendees who have joined our event in the past:
Job title | Company | Job title | Company | |
Chief corporate governance officer | Huntington National Bank | SVP, deputy general counsel and corporate secretary | AIG | |
Chief legal officer | Biotechnology Innovation | SVP, general counsel and corporate secretary | Avangrid | |
Chief legal officer and assistant secretary | Bunge | SVP, general counsel and secretary | Gentherm | |
Chief legal officer and corporate secretary | Heidrick & Struggles | VP, legal services & chief privacy officer | The Cheesecake Factory | |
Director of business development | FutureMade | VP, associate general counsel and assistant secretary | Kyndryl Holdings | |
Director, governance & legal services | Murphy Oil Corporation | VP, deputy general counsel and assistant secretary | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | |
Executive vice president, chief legal officer | Shore United Bank | VP, director of proxy voting | Federated Hermes | |
General counsel and chief legal officer | Rush Street Interactive | VP, governance and shareholder services | Prudential Financial | |
Global chief legal officer and corporate secretary | JLL | VP and deputy general counsel | Robinhood Markets | |
Partner | Honigman | VP, legal | Shake Shack | |
Partner | Vistra | VP, assistant corporate secretary | Dime Community Bank | |
Partner, head of Hypergrowth | RHR International | VP, associate general counsel and assistant secretary | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals | |
Senior vice president and corporate secretary | MetLife | VP, chief compliance officer | Avangrid | |
SVP and global head of corporate legal, board secretary | DXC Technology | VP, deputy general counsel, CS, chief compliance & ethics officer | Bunge | |
SVP, CLO and corporate secretary | SpartanNash Company | VP, legal & corporate affairs, legal counsel, corporate secretary | Royal Canadian Mint |
Why partner with us?
The Corporate Governance Forum brings together some of the most influential people in the governance, risk and compliance community.
The event offers an effective approach to targeting clients when they are exploring how they can improve their GRC practice. Through our unrivaled knowledge of the subject matters and commitment to in-depth agenda research, our events are guaranteed to attract a qualified audience.
The unique buzz we create at our events – a far cry from a traditional conference format – makes them multi-faceted and highly interactive with great engagement in particular from leading GRC practitioners. This allows our partners to have meaningful conversations with corporates who are deciding which parts of their GRC program to invest in, which service providers to engage and which consultants to retain. By partnering with us on an event, you can generate leads, showcase your thought leadership and position yourselves as the partner of choice to the GRC community.
We’d love to have a chat with you about how you can get in front of a truly engaged and motivated audience at the Corporate Governance Forum. Get in touch with Ian Richman or call on +1 (212) 430 6865.
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The corporate rate is reserved for in-house governance professionals, employed directly by a corporation listed on a public stock exchange ONLY.
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