CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SUMMIT

About the Advanced Executive Seminar for Boards and Senior Executives

This executive seminar is designed for current and future executive and non-executive (independent) Board Members and for senior executives of MDAs, NGOs and companies. It will equip them to effectively discharge their individual and collective governance roles, responsibilities and accountability, and lead the organisation to success and sustainability through governance excellence. Invaluable and insightful for board members, board committee members and senior (C Suite) executives in both the public and private sectors.

Corporate Governance is not the same as management and demands different approaches, competencies and styles. It’s the way organisations are directed and controlled. It is the toolkit for the processes and the oversight which drives the highest standards of leadership, accountability and behaviour. Strong governance is a key enabler for Boards and organisations to make well informed and appropriate decisions, to implement them effectively, and achieve critical stakeholder outcomes by acting appropriately and fairly. New or updated corporate governance laws, regulations and directives are frequently released.

Good corporate governance is of increasing importance globally. Its purpose is to help build the trust, transparency and accountability necessary for fostering long-term investment, financial stability and business integrity, thereby supporting stronger growth and more inclusive societies. It brings a conducive corporate culture which proactively manages risks, fosters high performance and optimally achieves corporate compliance and control to enhance organisational value.

This course outlines recognised global good practice corporate governance standards and expectations. It will help senior executives and leaders to recognise the nature and components of effective integrated frameworks for good corporate governance. It will assist delegates to implement the structural, process, behavioural, compliance, risk and performance imperatives needed within a robust accountability framework.

Course Objectives

On completion, you will be able to:

• Define the nature, important components and requirements of corporate governance frameworks and integrate them harmoniously with other current initiatives
• Identify behavioural and procedural requirements of good governance with relevant roles, responsibilities and accountabilities within a conducive culture based on values
• Appreciate the importance of risk governance and how to achieve it
• Design the Board’s informational and assurance needs to discharge its oversight effectively while ensuring appropriate stakeholder engagement 
• Meeting informational and audit/assurance needs using three lines of defence.

Participants’ Certification

At the end of the course, all registered delegates or participants will receive an “Attendance Certificate” testifying that they participated in the Executive Seminar for Boards and Senior Executives.

Expected Outcome

One of the expected results of the Seminar is that there will be a clear understanding of corporate governance and accountability concepts, workable principles and best practices that will lead to the creation of appropriate models and frameworks for Sierra Leone. All information will be compiled and made available online for all participants to access and review. Results of all statistics obtained during the seminar as a result of the questions put to vote will also be provided online.

If, though it may be ambitious but we remain hopeful, an action plan evolved during or as a result of the seminar, such action plan will also be made available online for all participants for review as well as welcoming comments and/or suggestions.

Who Should Attend

Specifically, the attendees would include:

• Chairman and deputies of Board of Directors and board sub-committees
• Directors and company secretaries of small and large listed and unlisted companies
• Managing directors /CEOs private companies and public institutions
• Regulators (Directors and Commissioners of Regulatory Agencies and Commissions)
• Heads of finance, Human Resources, Risks, Legal Affairs
• Executive Directors and Independent Directors
• Country Directors and Mission Heads of international and national NGOs
• Banker and Fund Managers
• All stockbrokers and Issuing Houses
• Entrepreneurs
• Insurers and brokers
• Lawyers and Judges in public and private practice
• Accountants and Auditors
• Business and Management Consultants
•  Senior Government Officials & Policymakers
•  University professors and business school and management students
•  Anyone seeking a better understanding of corporate governance principles and practices & sustainability frameworks.

Relevant officials and representatives from key institutions will also attend to contribute on how the public sector may facilitate the development and help ensure that the possible reforms become a reality.

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