Featured Speaker

October 17-21, 2022 - A panel discussion as part of Risk Awareness Week 2022 featuring a discussion of the challenges faced and lessons learned when implementing new risk management practices.

October 13, 2022 - A joint presentation with CNN Legal and National Security Analyst, former FBI Special Agent, and Senior Lecturer at the Yale University Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, Asha Rangappa. 

September 14, 2022 - Sagacity Conference (Online and London)

August 16, 2022 -  Being a successful executive or board member allows you to share the knowledge and experience you have gained in a fulfilling and important way through board service. Like all good things, finding the right seat takes work. More importantly, being prepared to be an influential board member, working among a small group of equally if not more successful people, has its own challenges. One of the most important ways to distinguish yourself for a board career and be an effective board member is to understand the positive governance of risk-taking, especially in the environment companies face today. In this session, we’ll examine how the partnership between Women in the Boardroom and the DCRO Risk Governance Institute gives new advantages to you in your pursuit of the ideal board seat.

Madrid - TBA

June 21, 2022 - A panel discussion of sustainability risks and the different facets of E, S and G being integrated into the risk management framework.

June 8, 2022 - A presentation to the Nominee Directors of the International Finance Corporation at the World Bank.

May 10, 2022 - How do you know if the board’s attitude towards risk aligns with the company’s? (And can you help?). A discussion at the Women in the Boardroom Board Assembly.

December 14, 2021: This session is for members of the ACCA, which number over 200,000 globally, and will focus on how recent events and experiences are shaping the prioritization and governance of risk at the board level.

December 10, 2021: My keynote address will focus on why businesses exist in relation to risk and the governance of risk-taking.

December 7, 2021: This session is for directors nominees to companies in which the IFC has invested. We explore what matters most to board members in the governance of risk-taking in pursuit of corporate goals and purpose. Included is a review of how important forward-looking assessments of risk are to that work, the role of board risk committees, non-financial and intangibles risk, external expectations, and what boards can do to improve the assessments being made.

November 17, 2021:  We explore what matters most to capital providers as they consider a nonprofit, private, or public organization & how important forward-looking assessments of risk are to that equation. 

October 11, 2021: Risk Awareness Week 2021. The subject is "Risk as a Scarce  Resource - Boards and the Attraction of Risk Capital." How we view those who provide us with capital to pursue our goals is an underappreciated aspect of good governance. 

September 23, 2021: An online discussion hosted by the Women in the Boardroom community. 

September 21, 2021:  A panel discussion of the EU’s highly anticipated Corporate Due Diligence and Corporate Accountability directive around downstream misuse of products or services and how board members and front-line professionals address the issue.

August 12, 2021: A private event for iDirectores members in Latin America focused on the advancement of risk-taking and risk governance by boards.

June 16, 2021:: Alexander Lowry and I discuss the advancement of boards' governance of risk-taking and how individual directors can improve their understanding of this key skill as they develop and execute their strategic plans.

April 14, 2021: Online/Jakarta addressing the history of the Chief Risk Officer and the evolution into today's critical role.

February 16, 2021:  Rachael Johnson, ACCA's Head of Risk Management and Corporate Governance, and I discuss board risk governance best practices and how the pandemic has altered the landscape.