BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:74ac8b36902dd1ecd07d3b3f3d2bf58b DTSTAMP:20240502T011844Z SUMMARY:Raj & Kamla Gupta Governance Institute: Directors Academy Certifica te Program DESCRIPTION: \nDirectors Academy Agenda and Content: Fall 2022\nDirectors A cademy’s boardroom setting provides a small and targeted\nenvironment to foster interactive dialogue between participants and\nleading executives\ , corporate directors\, and governance experts.\nDirectors Academy provide s participants an understanding of the\nincreasingly complex and ever-chan ging role of a corporate board\nmember prepared to contribute to discussio ns occurring in the\nboardroom. Upon completion of this two-day program\, graduates are\nawarded a Certificate in Director Education. With over 40 g raduates\,\nDirectors Academy supports graduates’ journeys to the boardr oom.\nAlumni receive special access to resources such as current thought\n leadership\, future Directors Academy program resources\, and priority\nin vitations to key Gupta Governance Institute programs. The Institute\nalso hosts alumni board biographies on its website which serves as a\nresource for Nominating and Governance Committees and executive search\nfirms who a re seeking new board candidates.\n\nKEY BENEFITS:\n\n * Earn credits towar ds a Certificate in Director Education alerting\nother corporate directors \, investors\, regulators\, and stakeholders to\nyour commitment to contin ued director education\, leading governance\npractices and board leadershi p.\n * Earn twelve Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits per\npr ogram\n * Board biography on the Gupta Governance Institute’s website up on\ncompletion of the program\n\nDAY 1: TUESDAY\, OCTOBER 25\, 2022\n\n_8 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and networking_\n\n8:30 A.M. – 12:15 P.M. SESSIO N I: THE BIG PICTURE In this session\,\nexperts will cover the Board’s p urpose\, operating model\, and\ncommittees therein\, including the Audit\, Compensation\, Nominating and\nGovernance\, and Ad Hoc Committees. We wil l then cover director\nfiduciary duties and responsibilities toward shareh olders and\nstakeholders.\n\n_12:15 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch_\n\n1:15 – 5 P.M . SESSION II: BOARD OVERSIGHT In Session II we will\nexpand upon the topic s learned in Session I to cover corporate\nstrategy\, plus risk\, crisis\, and talent management. Performance\noversight and regulatory affairs will be discussed\, including\nfinancial oversight\, defining\, and measuring performance\, Mergers &\nAcquisitions\, and Ethics & Compliance.\n\n_5 – 7 p.m. Reception_\n\nDAY 2: WEDNESDAY\, OCTOBER 26\, 2022\n\n_8 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and networking_\n\n8:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. SESSION III: TH E EXPANDED OVERSIGHT OF THE\nBOARD The role of the corporate director has never been as complex as\nit is today. Topics previously considered to exi st solely in corporate\nmanagement’s purview are now considered to be ar eas of oversight for\nthe Board of Directors\, including cybersecurity\, d isclosures and\nreporting\, data privacy\, and diversity\, equity\, and in clusion. We will\nthen expand into the realm of environmental\, social\, a nd governance\nmatters\, which have been elevated to levels of extreme val ue and\nimportance in today’s corporations.\n\n_12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Lunc h_\n\n1:30 – 4 P.M.: SESSION IV: JOURNEY TO THE BOARDROOM In Session IV we\nwill hear from acting corporate directors regarding boardroom culture\ ,\npositioning yourself for a board role\, and presenting yourself as a\nd irector\, including resources to create and improve upon your board\nbio a nd resume.\n\n_4 – 5 p.m. Presentation of certificates and wrap-up_\n DTSTART:20221025T120000Z DTEND:20221026T210000Z LOCATION:Gerri C. LeBow Hall\, 3220 Market Street\, 12th floor conference r oom\, Philadelphia\, PA 19104 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR