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 Governance Forum is taking place at a perfect time to plan for the year ahead.
WHY ATTEND OUR FORUMS?
Timely event: With an uncertain and changing geopolitical landscape, the importance of identifying emerging risks and prioritizing investment in governance, risk and controls will be paramount. This event is perfectly positioned to help you take stock of the year-to-date, refocus and plan for 2025
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.
We’ll be announcing the speaker line-up shortly. Please contact [email protected] if you’d like to get involved!
In the meantime, please see below for our 2024 agenda
Please click here to view the 2024 agenda.
Timings on the agenda are shown in Eastern Time (ET)
08:15 AM
Registration, networking and refreshments
08:50 AM
Opening remarks: Welcome to the forum
09:00 AM
Prepare and develop an effective board evaluation programme to foster efficiency, diversity and company growth
In this new era of corporate governance, organizations, and their boards, are adapting to complexities driven by factors such as crises, societal perspectives, regulatory requirements, and economic changes. In addition, boards are responding to investor, regulator, and other stakeholder expectations for more participation and engagement. Robust disclosure of the board evaluation process helps reinforce the board’s effectiveness and commitment to its role.
This panel will discuss how a well-structured board assessment can be an effective driver of efficiency, evaluate gaps in board composition and improve their oversight of management.
09:45 AM
Being prepared when an activist comes knocking – managing the board and corporate message
Shareholder activism is rising globally and companies are regularly getting checked on their behaviour, board composition, transparency, ESG performance and profitability.
This panel will take a deep dive into realising the initial signs an activist is at your door and how the board can prevent its escalation or mitigate the resulting consequences.
10:30 AM
Coffee break and networking
11:00 AM
Guidelines for optimizing board cyber security oversight: realization, mitigation, protection and resilience
Since the possibility of a cyber incident is not an “if” but a “when,” corporate governance professionals must ensure their boards stay vigilant, are prepared and can detect, respond and disclose to the required level when needed. Even though the risks cannot be eliminated entirely, proactive and active oversight will lower the probability of a serious cyber incident occurring and reduce the losses.
This panel will give guidance on how to improve the governance of cybersecurity, and how to educate the board to weigh the opportunities that digitalization and technology may bring to a company against the risks involved.
11:45 AM
AI and the board room: Oversight and opportunities available to Corporate Secretaries
AI has become a powerful tool to enhance internal decision-making processes and governance through advanced analytical models and robust risk-management methods.
Experts will assess the solutions available to streamline governance activities and the risks that accompany them.
12:30 PM
Lunch break
13:30 PM
Best practice when approaching new disclosure requirements – where, what, who and when?
The continual influx of new regulations and the frequently changing geopolitical landscape are creating a complex environment for corporate secretaries and new disclosures.
This panel will focus on the methods and considerations needed to create a road map that ensures new disclosures are reported efficiently, accurately and on time.
14:15 PM
The modern corporate secretary; validating your seat at the table
The role of corporate secretaries has significantly shifted over the last years. As a vital cog in the corporate governance wheel, board secretaries now play an essential role in ensuring the smooth and effective functioning of the board and the organization at large.
Here we will deep dive into quantifying the impact of a corporate secretary on the board and the methods used to evaluate their performance.
15:00 PM
Coffee break and networking
15:30 PM
Roundtable discussion – Double materiality assessments
Have open and frank conversations regarding double materiality assessment challenges and opportunities. At the end of the session, hear a roundup of lessons learned so you can apply these to board management when back in the office.
16:00 PM
Champagne problem solver
Help yourself to a glass of bubbly in this interactive session.
Share your biggest corporate governance challenge in a special session that has been designed to work collaboratively on overcoming challenges with the help of fellow corporate secretaries
16:30 PM
Summary and closing remarks
16:35 PM
End of the forum
18:00 PM
Drinks reception and corporate governance awards ceremony at Cipriani, 25 Broadway
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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