Seminars

Seminars Programme for 2024

For the three themes - Subsidiary Governance, Chairmanship of Subsidiaries and Main Board Perspectives - an outline of some of the topics to be addressed is shown below -

Subsidiary Governance:
  1. The implications for governance of legal entity status
  2. Regulatory challenges
  3. Board dynamics and management of conflicts
  4. Decision making authority
  5. Connectivity between subsidiary and parent
Chairmanship of Subsidiaries
  1. Board leadership
  2. Relationship with management
  3. Board culture
  4. Board composition, diversity and diversity of thought
  5. Running the board and relationship with the Company Secretary
  6. Responding in times of crisis
Main Board Perspectives:
  1. Role of the board
  2. Clarity of vision, purpose and strategy
  3. Culture, values and conduct
  4. Sustainability
  5. Engagement with society and other stakeholders
  6. Reputation and licence to operate.

For each seminar a brief of topics to be included is drawn up following discussion between Professor Mellor and the seminar leader and is circulated to interested participants. Seminar Briefs are prepared up to two months or more ahead of the seminar date and are available by contacting the Secretary (see under Contact).

The first seminar in 2024, on 5th March, will be on Subsidiary Governance. It will be led by William Fall, Chair of Allied Irish Bank (GB). This marks the third iteration of this seminar and follows two in 2023 also led by William Fall.

The dates of further seminars in 2024 will be posted as soon as they and the seminar leaders are confirmed.

Location and duration

All seminars are in person and held in London. Each seminar is scheduled for two hours with time before and after for networking.

January 2024


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