This year’s ICSA: The Governance Institute’s annual conference in Guernsey – ‘Building Board Resilience’ – will take place at the St Pierre Park Hotel on 1 May.
The conference will focus on how boards can be strengthened through board evaluations and improved board dynamics. It will also look at business-critical issues for directors, such as technological innovations, environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and anti-money laundering.
Confirmed speakers at the conference include:
• Fiona Le Poidevin, CEO, The International Stock Exchange – ESG investing
• Nick Herquin, Deputy Director, Financial Crime Supervision and Policy Division, Guernsey Financial Services Commission – financial crime and the updated AML/CFT Handbook
• Peter Swabey, ICSA Policy and Research Director – update on ICSA work for the UK government to improve the quality of board evaluations, including the development of a new code of practice for external board evaluation
• Jeremy Cross, Director, Bailiwick Consulting – what needs to be taken into consideration when trying to alter board dynamics
• Heath Martorella, Head of Family Office, Bellerive Trust – the importance of family offices being supported by governance professionals who understand the variety and complexity of issues facing family offices
• Duncan Smith, Director, iCompli – the risks and opportunities presented by emerging technologies and their impact on the role of governance professionals
• Outgoing ICSA Chief Executive Simon Osborne and his successor Sara Drake – the future strategy of ICSA and how this ties into supporting and championing governance professionals
• Lesley Ward, ICSA Branch Liaison and Mentoring Manager – the benefits of mentoring and coaching
Places can be booked online by clicking here