Corporate Governance: Key Issues in 2011 - September 29th–30th, 2011 (Ottawa)

Overview:

Challenges facing boards, directors and their advisors continue to increase in responsibility, accountability and expectations. It is critical for those working in corporate governance to be aware of best practices and current issues.

This course is designed to provide directors, lawyers, investor relations professionals, officers and senior management of public companies with the information required to stay current and successfully fulfill their roles in today’s market.

Attend this conference to gain insight from Canada’s leading experts in the field, discuss current challenges, ideas and best practices in corporate governance.

Key Issues to be Addressed:

• Evaluating boards – assessing performance, improving effectiveness, maximizing strengths and identifying weaknesses
• Developing a well prepared succession plan
• Actively engaging shareholders
• Key issues in technology governance and the evolving impact of social media
• Corporate codes of conduct and issues involving conflicts of interest
• CEO compensation and the disclosure of compensation information
• Managing risk and risk committees
• The evolving role of corporate social responsibility
• Current issues impacting directors and officers liability and insurance
• Other pressing issues facing those working in the area of corporate governance

Penny’s Session:

A Conversation About Corporate Social Responsibility
Penny Collenette, University of Ottawa
September 30th, 2011 at 11:35 A.M.

As corporate social responsibility gains attention among corporations as a strategy to manage reputational risk and promote competitiveness and productivity, the policies and programs for CSR evolve. Yet, CSR as a business case remains unclear, largely due to the difficulty in understanding what it is and how it can be implemented.

In this session, Penny Collenette will engage in a dynamic dialogue with conference delegates about current issues in CSR.

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