Session 1

The Role of the Non-Executive Director and the Board

Key themes include:

• Director duties as defined in the Companies Act 2006 
• Sector-specific regulation 
• Corporate and ethical governance 
• ESG Frameworks, Regulation, Measurement and Reporting
• Risk management in the current climate 
• Challenge and support in the boardroom and managing wider stakeholders 
• Identifying opportunities across all sectors to match skills and aspirations
• Ongoing legislative changes 
• Recent corporate successes and failure

Session 2

Finance for Non-Executive Directors

Key themes include:

• Key financial reports and metrics of a business – cash flow, balance sheet, and profit and loss/income statements 
• Interpreting the financial information from a non-financial perspective 
• Accounting principles and standards 
• Understanding the annual accounts ‘sign-off’ process
• Financial KPIs 
• Financial stakeholders 
• Recognising the signs of a failing company

Session 3

The Non-Executives Director’s Role in Leadership and Strategy

Key themes include:

• Challenging and influencing the culture in the board
• 21st century leadership practices  
• Diversity within the board and the organisation and avoiding bias 
• Improving the effectiveness of stakeholders 
• Key differences between strategic and operational thinking 
• Strategic business planning concepts and theory
• Horizon scanning – staying ahead and avoiding failure
• Influencing, implementing and monitoring change 
• Create a positive and pro-active agenda through effective, responsible, and sustainable strategy deployment