Director Education Programs
Updated: July 1, 2013
Corporate
Governance Advisors Inc. has produced the following compendium of announced or
expected to be repeated continuing education courses for board members. Information reflected herein is obtained from
the websites of the sponsoring organizations and Corporate Governance Advisors
Inc. does not guarantee its accuracy.
Prices, dates, and locations are all subject to change.
Society of
Corporate Secretaries & Governance Professionals
http://conference.governanceprofessionals.org/Conference2013/Home/
Connect with your peers, with forward thinking on key
issues and practices, and with technology trends affecting you. Governance|Wired
provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning in one of America's most
beautiful cities, at the best time of year.
The Society National Conference offers a rich program including 30 breakout
sessions on a wide variety of matters, from nuts and bolts to the hottest
topics. Speakers will include Alaska Air Chairman Bill Ayer, Delaware Supreme
Court Chief Myron T. Steele, a panel of past heads of the SEC Division of Corporate
Finance, and current SEC leaders, among many other diverse experts. Panelists
will include best practitioners among corporate secretaries, in-house
governance professionals, as well as top outside experts and institutional
investors.
Our sessions are designed for governance professionals at public companies of
all sizes, as well as private and non-profit entities.
Seattle, WA July 10-13,
2013 $1,295/$1,395
non-member
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/mcb/Pages/default.aspx
Our flagship board program gives directors a new perspective on their
role—along with frameworks to help them position companies for long-term
success. Recognizing the demand for increased board leadership, this program
prompts you to examine growing challenges, prioritize board responsibilities,
and learn from the practices of successful boards. You will gain insight into
how to execute strategy, develop top talent, and enhance enterprise value.
July 24-27, 2013 Cambridge, MA $8,500
November 6-9, 2013 Cambridge, MA $8,500
Audit Committees
in a New Era of Governance
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/ac/Pages/default.aspx
Today's global credit crisis, combined with the changing regulatory climate,
poses daunting new challenges for your audit committee. Not only are committee
members responsible for providing accurate and transparent information to
investors and other interested parties, but they also must ensure compliance
with new accounting and financial regulatory rules and standards.
This intensive program prepares audit committee members and chief financial
officers to operate effectively in a strained credit environment amid complex
new accounting regulations. You will leave better equipped to identify and
address the unique challenges—and the rare opportunities—arising from the
current regulatory climate.
While created for audit committee members on boards of large established
companies, this leadership development program also benefits chief financial officers who work closely
with the board's audit committees. To foster teamwork and maximize the learning
impact, HBS encourages attendance by several representatives from a given
organization.
July 28-30, 2013 Cambridge MA $5,600
Compensation
Committees
http://www.exed.hbs.edu/programs/cc/Pages/default.aspx
Executive compensation has become a flashpoint
issue for board members, institutional investors, regulators, and the media.
Compensation committees are challenged to design compensation programs that not
only tie business or corporate strategies to company performance, but also
motivate top executives and valued employees. At the same time, committees must
address investor expectations for what is appropriate against a backdrop of
heightened regulatory activity and public awareness.
You and your peers from a variety of industries will move beyond examining
what creates problems in compensation arrangements to structuring more
effective plans that drive long-term corporate performance, company
profitability, employee satisfaction, and exceptional success. The program
helps you rethink your approach to measuring and rewarding outstanding
performance.
This leadership development program is intended primarily for directors on boards of large
established companies who serve as chairs or members of compensation committees
and for senior corporate executives. Bank directors, chief executives,
directors of human resources, investors, legal professionals who help structure
employment contracts, and senior regulatory officials charged with implementing
legislation also are encouraged to apply.
July 31 – August 2, 2013 Cambridge, MA $5,600
Chairmen’s
Academy (Baruch College)
http://corporatedirectorship.com/chairmens-academy/
The
Chairmen’s Academy is the only program in the country—if not the world—that
focuses exclusively on the issues confronting today’s Chairmen of the Board and
Independent Lead Directors. Meeting each summer in Orlando, Florida,
the Chairmen’s Academy convenes for two days to discuss topics that demand the
most of the Chairman’s or Lead Director’s skills. Such discussion topics
include The Chairman’s Role, Leading Regular and Special Board Meetings, The
Board’s Role in Strategy Development & Execution, The Challenges of Leading
Divided Boards, Activist Shareholders and Shareholder Communications, and other
current and topical issues facing chairmen and their boards.
With
attendance strictly limited to no more than 16 chairmen and lead directors, the
discussions are facilitated and led rather than presented. Each discussion is
led by an experienced facilitator—either by a fellow corporate director or a
subject-matter specialist—who provides an overview of the topics as well as
some headline thoughts and suggestions. However, most of the discussion
revolves around the questions and comments that you and your fellow chairmen
share with one another about your own experiences and challenges. Dates for the
2013 Chairmen’s Academy will be announced soon.
Summer 2013 Orlando FL $6,495
Director
Professionalism | Newport Beach, CA » (NACD)
This
comprehensive 2-day program is nationally recognized for providing the
educational grounding required for effective directorship, and is essential for
directors new to public company boards and for all directors committed to
exemplary board performance. NACD programs are led by current public company
directors and world-renowned subject matter experts. Director Professionalism
offers practical tools and leading edge insights to keep your board ahead of
persistent and emerging challenges.
August 15-16, 2013 Newport Beach, CA $3,950 (member) $4,950 (non)
Master
Class | Laguna Beach, CA » (NACD)
At the Master Class, directors, lead directors and committee chairs of
publicly traded Fortune 1000 companies and a select cadre of experts in the
fields of audit, compensation and nominating/governance will share cutting-edge
ideas and explore issues where boardroom leadership in 2013 is essential.
August 19-20, 2013 Laguna Beach, CA $4,925 (member) $5,925 (non)
Board IT Challenge (Corporate Board
Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/conferencedetail.aspx?id=5672&id2=5668
This one-day, intensive
program will bring participants up to speed on the range of IT opportunities
and risks that should be on their radar.
September 16, 2013 Atlanta, GA $995/$795 (early)
Banking Industry Peer Forum (Corporate Board
Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/conferencedetail.aspx?id=5364&id2=5360
The
Banking Industry Audit Committee Peer Forum is an exclusive event for audit
committee members and chairs of financial institutions. The event will provide
a unique opportunity to hear from respected industry advisers and exchange
ideas on both bank-specific issues and more wide-ranging board governance
issues and audit committee challenges in a candid, off-the-record setting.
September 19, 2013 New York, NY $
- None
Board Committee Peer Exchanges (Corporate
Board Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/PeerExchanges.aspx
The
Board Committee Peer Exchange events provide a valuable information exchange
for board committee chairmen and general counsel to share insights and
solutions with their peers while discussing critical issues and challenges
facing their boards, including structure, process, and problem solving.
October 2, 2013 New York, NY $375
Annual Boardroom Summit (Corporate Board
Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/2013summit.aspx
This
two day conference will feature general sessions, breakouts, and discussion
groups that cover important governance issues facing all public companies
today, committee-specific workshops, and invaluable networking
opportunities.
October 3-4,
2013 New York, NY $1,495/$995
(early)
2013
NACD Board Leadership Conference » (NACD)
What makes the NACD Board Leadership Conference the exclusive event for
a director knowledge exchange? It's not just the full agenda of panels,
keynotes, peer-collaboration sessions, workshops and networking opportunities.
It's the community of more than 750 public company directors who convene each
year to address emerging issues, share new ideas and further the pursuit of
exemplary board leadership.
October 13-15, 2013 National Harbor, MD $2,695
(member) $3,695 (non)
Directors
College New York City (Baruch
College)
www.corporatedirectorship.com
Join an impressive group of your fellow directors and
subject-matter experts at CUNY
Baruch College
to discuss such issues as unfolding changes in governance regulations,
fiduciary responsibilities and director liability, executive compensation and
succession, the board’s role in corporate strategy, mergers and acquisitions,
divestitures and turnarounds.
May 6-7, 2013 New York, NY $2,995
October 7-8, 2013 New York, NY $2,995
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General Counsel Forum (Corporate Board Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/conferencedetail.aspx?id=6145&id2=6140
The
General Counsel Forum is a unique one-day event developed specifically for the
most senior in-house counsel of public companies addressing the legal and risk
issues of most paramount importance in today’s economy. Hosted by Corporate
Board Member and NYSE Euronext, the program will include veteran general
counsel from a range of industries, along with respected legal advisers
offering candid insight to the challenges facing legal departments today.
November 6-7, 2013 New York, NY $1,095/$895 (early)
Compensation
Committee Boot Camp (Corporate Board Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/conferencedetail.aspx?id=5667&id2=5666
The Compensation Committee Boot Camp, hosted jointly by Corporate Board
Member and Equilar, will help participants sort through the countless
compensation-related challenges. An intensive, interactive venue will provide
the opportunity to delve deeply into the array of executive compensation issues
public companies face. And attendees will graduate from the Boot Camp with a
better understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and requirements of the
compensation committee, and with the necessary knowledge to build best-in-class
compensation committees.
The Boot Camp will include a mix of targeted panel discussions and in-depth
peer discussions that will allow attendees to obtain firsthand insights
directly from their peers and respected compensation and board advisers. Ample
networking opportunities, including a pre-event golf tournament and reception,
will ensure the chance to establish new relationships.
November
12, 2013 Dallas, TX $1,895/$1,695
(early)
The Essentials
of Corporate Directorship (Corporate Directors Forum)
http://www.directorsforum.com/academy/
Because
directorship is an increasingly complex endeavor with ever-expanding
responsibilities, Corporate Directors Forum’s Governance Academy
presents “The Essentials of Corporate Directorship”. This
comprehensive 2-day director training course is designed to expand your
boardroom competencies, confidence and personal network. This course is designed for aspiring and
newer directors, as well as veterans who understand the critical need to stay
current. C-level management, general counsel, key board advisors, business
leaders, and members of your team who need to better understand the dynamics of
the boardroom should also attend.
Fall 2013 San Diego, CA $2,500
NACD
Directorship 100 / Director of the Year Forum | New York, NY » (NACD)
Participate in a series of high level discussions on today's most
compelling topics in the company of more than 100 directors and join sessions
designed to help you develop as a strategic asset in the boardroom.
December 3, 2013 New York, NY $395
(member) $695 (non)
Corporate
Governance: Effectiveness and Accountability in the Boardroom: Become A More
Effective Board Member
The role of a board member calls for a distinct set of
skills and capabilities that cannot necessarily be drawn from prior management
experience. Effective board membership requires a reorientation to shareholders
and an understanding of the interests of multiple constituencies.
In this program, you will improve your understanding of the responsibilities of
board membership and develop the skills and strategic insight needed to become
a more effective director. With top faculty from the Kellogg School of Management
in collaboration with Ernst & Young, you will learn frameworks that can
move the board beyond compliance to the creation of opportunities for long-term
value.
December 8-11, 2013 Chicago $7,600
May 18-21, 2014 Chicago $8,000
December 7-10, 2014 Chicago $8,000
May 2014 (estimate) Chicago $7,600
Director
Professionalism | Miami, FL » (NACD)
This comprehensive 2-day program is nationally recognized for providing
the educational grounding required for effective directorship, and is essential
for directors new to public company boards and for all directors committed to
exemplary board performance. NACD programs are led by current public company
directors and world-renowned subject matter experts. Director Professionalism
offers practical tools and leading edge insights to keep your board ahead of
persistent and emerging challenges.
December 9-10, 2013 Miami, FL $3,950 (member) $4,950 (non)
Master
Class | Miami, FL » (NACD)
At the Master Class, directors, lead directors and committee chairs of
publicly traded Fortune 1000 companies and a select cadre of experts in the
fields of audit, compensation and nominating/governance will share cutting-edge
ideas and explore issues where boardroom leadership in 2013 is essential.
December 12-13, 2013 Miami, FL $4,925 (member) $5,925 (non)
2014
Directors Forum (Corporate Directors Forum)
http://directorsforum.com/conference/2013/
Now in its 9th year, Directors Forum 2014 provides you the
opportunity to both listen and be heard! We bring you over 35 of
the top corporate governance thought leaders in the U.S. representing shareholders,
management, and directors. Attendance is limited
to allow high-quality interaction and networking. Be in San Diego in January to help shape the
dialogue and better inform your decision–making.
San
Diego CA January
26-28, 2014 $1,400
West Coast Boardroom Summit & Peer Exchange
(Corporate Board Member)
The
West Coast Boardroom Summit will help directors not only better understand
their fiduciary and compliance requirements but also enable them to play a more
effective role in creating long-term value for their companies. Participants in
the West Coast Boardroom Summit will gain valuable insight from respected board
advisers and experienced directors through a mix of thought-provoking general
sessions, intensive topic breakouts, and interactive committee workshops.
Last Held February 26-27, 2013 Scottsdale,
AZ $1,495
General Counsel Forum (Corporate Board Member)
The
General Counsel Forum is a unique event developed specifically for the
most senior in-house counsel of public companies addressing the legal and risk
issues of most paramount importance in today’s economy. Hosted by Corporate
Board Member and NYSE Euronext, the program will include veteran general
counsel from a range of industries, along with respected legal advisers
offering candid insight to the challenges facing legal departments today.
Last Held March 19, 2013 New York, NY $1,095/$895 (early)
Compensation Strategies to Build Shareholder Value
(Corporate Board Member)
This
one-day event will explore the challenges and solutions for boards to attract
and retain management while meeting regulators’ mandates and shareholders’
expectations. Participants will benefit from an interactive setting with fellow
executives and directors and leading experts and will obtain effective
approaches to identify and develop compensation plans for their executives as
well as their boards.
Last Held - April 8, 2013 New York, NY
$1,295/$995
Risk Oversight in the Boardroom (Corporate
Board Member)
This
one-day event will explore the challenges and solutions of managing risk at the
board level. Participants will benefit from an interactive setting with fellow
executives and directors and leading experts and will obtain effective
approaches to identify and manage their company’s most significant risk
exposures.
Last Held - April 9, 2013 New York, NY
$1295/$995
The
Effective General Counsel in the Boardroom » (NACD)
Clear
and open lines of communication between the board and senior management are
crucial to a company's long-term sustainability. Gaps in critical knowledge
sharing—both from the board and the C-suite can exacerbate risks and missed
opportunities. This unique, highly engaging, and interactive course features a
mix of panel discussions, keynote presentations, peer to peer exchange, and
networking. We’ll examine the emerging issues that are top of mind in today’s
boardrooms from the perspective of the General Counsel. Discussions focus on
ways in which top legal officers can better align strategic assets in the
boardroom to help the company survive and thrive in an era of heightened risk
and new opportunities.
Last Held – May 2013 New
York, NY $1,495
NACD's
Spring Forum | New York, NY » (NACD)
Participate
in a series of high level discussions on today's most compelling topics in the
company of more than 200 directors and join sessions designed to help you
develop as a strategic asset in the boardroom.
It’s
hard to imagine the unimaginable—to know what you don’t know—but the events and
advances of the last decade have certainly redefined the meaning of enterprise
risk. This year’s annual Spring Forum is an important opportunity for the
world’s leading directors and governance influencers to share and understand
lessons learned from the past and to set the future direction of the board’s
role in risk oversight.
Designed for the
inquisitive boardroom leader, this one-day program features a mix of intimate
peer-exchange roundtable discussions, keynotes by leading experts and
invigorating panel debates on topics that include Cyber Risk; Asymmetric
Information Risk; Compensation Strategy in an Age of Increased Transparency; Reframing
the Risk Agenda; and, Succession Planning for the Digital Age
Last Held – May 21, 2013 New York, NY $1,495/$1,195 (member) $2,195 (non)
Director
Professionalism | Boston, MA »
(NACD)
This comprehensive 2-day program is nationally recognized for providing
the educational grounding required for effective directorship, and is essential
for directors new to public company boards and for all directors committed to
exemplary board performance. NACD programs are led by current public company
directors and world-renowned subject matter experts. Director Professionalism
offers practical tools and leading edge insights to keep your board ahead of
persistent and emerging challenges.
Last held - June 10-11, 2013 Boston,
MA $3,950
(member) $4,950 (non)
Chairman & CEO Peer Forum (Corporate Board Member) https://www.boardmember.com/2013chairpeerforum.aspx
The
Chairman & CEO Peer Forum will provide an intensive, interactive venue for
CEOs, chairmen, and lead directors to explore a variety of hard-hitting issues
that will empower them, and in turn their boards, to be more effective in
leading their corporations and exceeding shareholder expectations. From
identifying and managing risks and proactively planning succession for the
future to establishing an effective camaraderie among board members and
addressing investors and regulators demands on issues like compensation,
participants will delve into the critical factors that separate successful
companies from the rest of the pack.
Last held June 11, 2013 New York, NY $1,795/$1,595 early
Master
Class | Boston, MA » (NACD)
At
the Master Class, directors, lead directors and committee chairs of publicly
traded Fortune 1000 companies and a select cadre of experts in the fields of
audit, compensation and nominating/governance will share cutting-edge ideas and
explore issues where boardroom leadership in 2013 is essential.
Last Held June 13-14, 2013 Boston,
MA $4,925 (member) $5,925 (non)
Board/Shareholder Forum: Relations & Expectations
(Corporate Board Member)
https://www.boardmember.com/2013boardshareholderforum.aspx
What are and should be
shareholders’ expectations of a corporate board? And should corporate
boards have expectations of their shareholders? This one-day event will debate
the future of shareholder/board communications and discuss best practices
around shareholders’ majority voice and the challenges of future non-binding
advisory votes.
Last
Held June 18, 2013 New York, NY $195
Stanford Directors
College (Stanford Law
School)
www.directorscollege.com
Directors’ College is the nation’s premier executive
education for directors and senior executives of publicly traded firms. The program addresses a broad range of
problems that confront modern boards, including the board’s role in setting
business strategy, CEO succession, compensation, challenges posed by activist
investors, board room dynamics, techniques for controlling legal liability, and
contemporary challenges including the macro-economy and emerging cyber-security
threats. Now in its 19th
year, Directors’ College brings together leading CEO’s, directors, regulators,
jurists, and scholars for a practical, rigorous, and balanced examination of
board room issues.
Last Held June 23-25, 2013 Stanford, CA $7,950
2013 ICGN Annual Conference & AGM (TIAA-CREF)
https://www.icgn.org/conferences
The ICGN 2013 Annual
Conference is hosted by TIAA-CREF in New
York City, USA
between 26 – 28 June and will take place at the Grand Hyatt hotel. Topics include “Challenging the Accepted Orthodoxy; Governance as a
mechanism for economic stability; leadership; director independence; regional
perspectives to gender diversity; sustainability reporting; and
director/shareholder engagement. Click here to see the agenda.
Last Held June 26-28, 2013 New York
City, USA
£1,200/(approx.$2,400)
