Morning Breakout Sessions

Scenario planning has evolved from academic exercise to essential boardroom capability. In this immersive, facilitated workshop, directors will work through a live case that demonstrates how rigorous scenario planning enables boards to pressure-test strategic options, identify blind spots, and accelerate innovation without undermining governance discipline. Learn from peers in this table-top exercise, as you plan for different possible outcomes and weigh risks against potential gains. Participants will leave with practical insights for integrating scenario planning into board processes, ensuring strategic discussions move beyond incremental thinking to catalyze transformative growth.

Artificial intelligence is redefining organizational decision-making, customer engagement, and competitive differentiation. This interactive case-study session presents a realistic boardroom scenario in which directors face complex dilemmas: how to harness AI's value-creation potential while ensuring accountability, managing algorithmic risks, and protecting stakeholder trust. Participants will be challenged to discharge their governance duties in response to an AI deployment issue that tests strategic judgment. Through structured deliberation and expert facilitation, directors will develop approaches to AI oversight that balance innovation imperatives with governance discipline.

The board and committee chair role has evolved into a multidimensional leadership mandate that demands strategic acumen, political dexterity, and cultural intelligence. In today's compressed decision cycles and complex stakeholder landscape, effective chairs must orchestrate high-stakes deliberations, build trust-based Chair-CEO partnerships, and hold boards accountable with precision and diplomacy. This intimate roundtable brings together seasoned chairs to share candid insights on navigating difficult conversations, managing board dynamics under pressure, and driving performance outcomes. Directors will learn battle-tested strategies for chair effectiveness, including techniques for consensus-building, conflict resolution, and ensuring governance rigor without stifling strategic agility.