Corporate Governance: Boards Leadership

Preparing boards for decision-making in times of change

The program provides a multidisciplinary experience, including three subject blocks: governance, board committees and strategy.

The goal is to prepare and develop members of corporate bodies (executive and non-executive) from a fit-and-proper perspective for the demanding challenges in leading institutions, considering the best practices and the objectives of good governance.

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Date

May 5-7, 2025
Online kick-off: April 28

Duration

3 days

Investment

3.100€

Format

Face-to-face
From 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
From 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (online session)

Language

Portuguese

Location

Carcavelos, Portugal

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Reasons for choosing this program

FOR YOU

Recognize the principles and criteria relating to the responsibilities of Executives, NED, PCA and CEO
Learn the concept of good governance associated with talent and capital
Understand the relevance of ESG, as well as sustainable finance structure

FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

Preparation of administrators for maintaining effective, transparent and ethical boards
Developing the ability to constructively question administrators regarding their performance
Mastering the complexity of the dynamics in which boards operate

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Participant Profile
                                Non-Executive Directors (NED) 
Executive directors 
Managing Partners 
Members of supervisory boards 
Company secretaries 
Regulators and supervisors 
Candidates for governing bodies 


                            

The experience was epic! I met some remarkable teachers, which is why I immediately signed up for the “sequel” to the program.

João Gante
President @ Caixa de Crédito Agrícola de Pombal

Clarity, depth and very good tips for Corporate Governance focused on sustainability. The teachers are of a high caliber, with a lot of experience and communication skills.

Ana Cláudia Sá
CEO @ Sustainability Sector

The course is excellent. The teaching staff and speakers are of a very high standard, the content is very comprehensive and the participants are fully aware of the great responsibility they will assume on the Boards of Directors of companies.

Anna Starzenska Costa
Non-Executive Director (NED)

The Program

The program has a conceptual basis on best governance practices divided into three themes:

Governance

Strategy

Board Committee

With a panel of excellent guests in each edition.

Governance, Strategy and Board Committees

The roles and functions of the Chairman of the Board (PCA) and the CEO

Impact of the Company Secretary

Fit-and-Proper principles and criteria

Family Businesses and entrepreneurial families

Fiduciary responsibility and the legal framework of the administrator role

Rating Agencies and Proxy Voting

Activism and its impact on the Board

Models and legal structures

Strategy: the role of Executives, Non-Executives and the Board

Understanding the relevance of innovation and digitalization, as well as cybersecurity themes

Geopolitics and Geostrategy on the Board

Risk Appetite Framework and Internal Control Framework

ESG and Sustainable Finance

Control functions: Risk, Compliance and Audit

The 4 Lines of Defense and the Internal Control Framework

Coordination between the Audit Committee and the Fiscal Board

Selection, remuneration, evaluation and succession plan

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Advanced Certificate

This program can be combined with the program Corporate Governance: Acting in Boards, and concluded with a “Practical Applicability Project”, to obtain an Advanced Certificate in the area of Corporate Governance, proving the transfer of knowledge to business reality.

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