Governance Outlook and Recapitulation
Professional Development
Overview
Corporate Governance is an ever-changing subject and some new trends are examined in this final module. The effects of the UK Bribery Act of 2010 and its global implications are examined.
There is a study of a scenario of the options boards have to look at when there is a non performing CEO.
There is an interview with an insolvency practitioner with considerable experience of dealing with businesses when things have not gone according to plan.
Session content
- A look at some future trends for corporate governance.
- In particular cybersecurity and ransomware
- The effect of the UK Bribery Act on Corporate Governance.
- A scenario of a difficult but pressing board matter and how to deal with it.
- Interview with Alan Roberts partner of Grant Thornton
Learning outcomes
Having attended this course, delegates will:
- Understand future trends for boards to prioritise critical tasks
- Be aware of the possible effect of the UK Bribery Act 2010 on your business
- Appreciate How Cybersecurity will be a growing concern for corporate governance
- Learn how a board might deal with a CEO who isn’t performing
- Have watched the Interview with Alan Roberts – corporate recovery specialist
- Will have a brief recap of previous modules
Suitable For
Those working in financial and professional services in a senior capacity – Non-Executive Directors, Executive Directors, Senior Managers, Senior Governance Professionals, Company Secretaries – as well as those looking to build a better appreciation of the demands placed on directors and boards in the dispatch of their legal, contractual and fiduciary duties.
Expert video interview with
Alan Roberts
Alan has over 30 years’ experience as a corporate investigator, forensic accountant and restructuring expert. He is also a Certified Fraud examiner, an approved liquidator in several jurisdictions as well as being a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. As well as the US, Alan has operated throughout Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Alan has to pick up the pieces often when there have been failures in corporate governance.