CPD Webinar Series – The Agile Board 

ECSE-PBC Governance CPD Webinar Series

The Agile Board

Summary/Purpose: A board is only as good as the information and data it receives. Poor information flows lead to poor quality meetings which leads to poor quality decisions. It is therefore critical to ensure that the information provided to the board is fit for purpose.

A common complaint amongst board members is that the information in the board pack does not allow them to fulfil their fiduciary duty of making well informed decisions, because it is too detailed or not detailed enough, too technical or too basic, or incomplete; inaccurate or delivered too late.

Getting the balance of right content, right format and right time is a valuable exercise that can transform boards to help them adopt rigorous challenge, enable robust discussions and consider alternative options, and ultimately make the board more agile in how it serves the organization.

Content: This session will cover:

How can Directors determine what they want and information, data and pre-knowledge and ongoing knowledge on projects?

Role of the Company Secretary, Governance or Board support team in ensuring Directors receive appropriate packs.

Approaches and techniques for compiling and delivering high quality board packs.

How board reports should be structured and formatted to optimise analysis and decision-making

Coaching presenters to the board meeting to optimize valuable board time

The role of the Chair and the wider board in ensuring the board receives the data needed to make effective decisions and to be agile and responsive.

Considering the Decision-Making Model (All delegates to receive this Model for their use), how can Directors address influences and mitigate their impact, to make the right decisions.

The Board needs to be agile in fixing wrong decisions – learn these tools to identify a wrong decision and address change.

An agile Board requires regular refresh, competent succession planning, the right culture and quality leadership.

Benefits: Participants will gain a strong appreciation of how to structure the content of board packs for their board, to ensure they receive high quality information to support sound decision making. They will better understand the role of the Chair and the Company Secretary, Governance or Board support team in ensuring Directors receive appropriate packs and be armed with approaches for ensuring that board are effective. Boards exist to make decisions and participants will walk away brimming with ideas and insights to make their board an agile board.  

Who should attend: Board chairs, company directors, company secretaries, chief executives and any executive working with or supporting the board, and those who wish to empower their Board with sound decision making competencies.  

Registration: The webinar will be delivered on Wednesday March 5, at 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM (UTC-4).

Fees: A Registration Fee of EC$295 (US$110) per participant is payable to the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Ltd by Credit Card, Wire Transfer or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) by 28th February 2025.
Discounted Rate for ECSE Affiliates and CGIC Members – EC$270 (US$100)
(CGIC members must include their membership number to benefit from this discount)

To register, click here:

Your Facilitator:

Sharon Constançon is an entrepreneur with extensive experience in governance, foreign exchange treasury, and membership organisations.

She holds an MBA, is a Chartered Director, Chartered Secretary, and a Chartered Member of CISI, with over 40 years of experience in various sectors.

Sharon listed her first business on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the late 1990s and served as the Executive Chairman of the South African Chamber of Commerce until December 2024. She is the CEO of the Genius Group and Valufin, where she manages forex for global companies.

She is known for her unique style of board performance reviews, identifying correlations between behaviours and communication that impact board performance. Sharon helps directors understand the consequences of their actions, driving improved board performance6.

She is passionate about sharing knowledge and upskilling others, delivering training on leadership, strategy, risk, and governance; she enjoys lecturing, running training courses, and speaking at conferences on boardroom dynamics.

Sharon is recognised for her high IQ and EQ, ability to handle complex issues, and success as a mediator, coach, and mentor to senior leaders.

She thrives on variety and diversity, serving on various committees and boards, including the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and the Advisory Board of the South African Chamber of Commerce.

DEAP ONLINE

DIRECTORS’ EDUCATION & ACCREDITATION PROGRAMME (DEAP)
ONLINE

The Directors’ Education and Accreditation Programme (DEAP) is an advanced director training course, aimed at preparing directors for the important role that they play in the governance of corporations.  The DEAP was developed by the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada (CGIC), in partnership with the law firm of Borden Ladner Gervais, and with contributions from AON Canada. 

The DEAP has been offered in the Caribbean since June 2007, by the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Limited (ECSE), in collaboration with the CGIC, as a part of the ECSE’s efforts to promote good corporate governance standards in the Caribbean.  The ECSE offers the DEAP several times each year, in person across the region, or online.

Registration in the programme is open to all directors, corporate secretaries, CEOs, and other senior executives of public and private companies, as well as public sector (statutory) corporations.  Legal practitioners, accountants, corporate secretaries, and other professional corporate advisers, as well as persons aspiring to directorships are also invited to participate.    

The details of the course are as follows:    

Programme: The course will be delivered in three modules, namely,
        i) Governance for Directors,
       ii) Strategy and Risk Management      
       iii) Finance for Directors

Duration: 3 days, with 1 full day learning workshop for each module, consisting of presentations, discussions, and case studies. Full attendance and participation are required.

Assessment: At the end of each day there will be a knowledge assessment exercise (completed in class). Participants must be successful on each module’s knowledge assessment to be granted the accreditation. 

Faculty: Facilitators will be drawn from a team of experience Canadian and regional academics and practitioners.

Material: The course material will be provided to participants in electronic form after full registration.

Location: On-Line. The programme is being held online to enable participation from any geographic location. 

Date: 10 – 12 March 2025

Fee: ECSE and CGIC members – EC$5,570/US$2,050
   Non-members – EC$5,975/US$2,200
Early Bird Discounted Rates (Payment by or before 14th February 2025):
   ECSE and CGIC members – EC$5,160/US$1,900
   Non-members – EC$5,570/US$2,050

Registration for the DEAP may be done by completing and submitting the on-line registration form on our website here, by 21 February 2025. Payment should be made to the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange by Credit Card, Wire Transfer, or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT). Wire transfer and EFT payment instructions are provided on the online registration form. Proof of payment must be submitted to the ECSE at DEAP@ecseonline.com.

Early registration is recommended, as registrations will be accepted on a first in time basis.  Payment must be received by the ECSE to confirm registration.

AI Governance 101 – Oversight of Artificial Intelligence within the Organization

ECSE-PBC Governance CPD Webinar Series

AI Governance 101 – Oversight of Artificial Intelligence within the Organization

Summary/Purpose: It is hard to avoid the ubiquitous presence of artificial intelligence (AI) and the increasing influence it has on so many aspects of our lives. This is never truer than the potential impact of AI across all aspects of an organization’s operations, affecting all sectors and sizes and types of companies. The impact of AI will be unique to every organization, but its presence cannot be ignored. Organizations and bodies that fail to embrace AI will inevitably fall behind their competitors and fail to serve their stakeholders effectively.

Understanding AI is therefore critical – board members and executives need to educate themselves about AI and what it can do for their organizations. What are the benefits of AI, how can it be applied to optimize processes, what are the potential threats and how can we overcome them? Developing a risk governance framework that ensures the organization takes full advantage of AI technology whilst mitigating the potential pitfalls is key, and board members in their oversight capacity should gain assurance in that regard.

Equally board members need to understand not just how AI is integrated across the organization, but how AI can impact the work of the board itself, for example through the provision of more comprehensive and accurate data that can inform the board’s decision-making processes.

Content: In this engaging and interactive session, we will provide an overview of AI from a governance perspective, explaining what AI is and how it is impacting organizations and the work of the board, recognizing that board members need not be subject matter experts, but conversant enough to ask the right questions to gain assurance that management has it in hand. In this respect we will Identify some key questions that board members should ask to gain the level of assurance that will help them satisfy their duty to provide oversight.

It is important to get a balanced view of AI in terms of its benefits and the opportunities for its application to the work of the board. This session will provide some examples of how it can optimise board processes including the facilitation of board materials and logistics that can streamline the work of the board. The opportunities presented by AI are extensive, but using AI is not without risk. For example, using AI raises concerns of data privacy and cyber security. We consider the elements of a risk governance framework and internal control that can help alleviate some of these concerns, and thereby harness the potential of AI while mitigating potential pitfalls and ensuring its responsible and ethical use.

Benefits: Participants will gain a sound understanding of what AI involves and an appreciation of the potential opportunities it presents to their organization. They will get some useful pointers on how to apply and integrate AI into their organization, whilst having the risk awareness to do so in a responsible and ethical manner.

Who should attend: Board chairs, company directors, company secretaries, chief executives and any executive working with or supporting the board, as well as Chief Technology Officers, Chief Information Officers or equivalent.

Registration Fees:
EC$295 (US$110) payable to the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Ltd by Credit Card, Wire Transfer or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) on or before Friday 10 May 2024, to confirm participation.

Discounted Rate for ECSE Affiliates and CGIC Members – EC$270 (US$100)
(CGIC members must include their membership number to benefit from this discount)

Registration: The webinar will be delivered on May 15, 2024, at 9:00am to 10:30am (UTC-4). To register click here

Your Facilitator:

Richard is a C-Suite Growth Leader and Board Director with 25 years of leading companies in domestic and international marketplaces. Richard has both a science/technical and business management background which provides a unique combination to help organizations create and execute growth strategy while balancing risk. A strategist and change agent providing strategic direction, diverse perspectives and ensuring DEI. Richard is currently the CEO of Mind Tech Group which provides consulting to Board of Directors and Senior Management for the Governance of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related Training, Recruiting and Risk Management. Richard’s previous experience includes C-Suite Sales & Marketing, General Management, P&L, and Operations at BridgePoint Financial, Computershare, Rogers, Celestica, Nortel, and IBM. Richard has served on 4 Boards since 2013 and currently serves on the Canadian Professional Sales Association and the Governance Professionals of Canada. Previously, Richard served on the Board of Scientists in School, which is one of Canada’s largest Science Education charities for children. Richard also served on a Toronto Chapter of the Boys & Girls Club including the role of Vice Chair (VP). Richards Board/Committee Experience includes Human Resources & Governance, Board Nomination, Board Secretary, Audit & Risk, and Fundraising

RSIC REGISTRATION

Regional Schools Investment Competition Guidance and Competition Rules

Regional Schools Investment Competition

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I.        Introduction

The Regional Schools Investment Competition is a dynamic learning experience for high school and first-year college students as future investors. The investment game introduces the students to investing and more specifically to investing via the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange. The initiative provides the opportunity for students to experience securities market activity firsthand. Participants will have the opportunity to test their knowledge while gaining useful investing insights and skills.

The Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange (ECSE) and its partners, consisting of six licensed member broker dealers (Grenada Co-operative Bank Ltd, Bank of Nevis, Bank of Saint Lucia, First Citizens Investment Services Ltd, St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla National Bank, and Bank of St. Vincent and the Grenadines), along with the Eastern Caribbean Securities Regulatory Commission (ECSRC), are dedicated to promoting education and awareness among young individuals. The aim is to encourage and guide young investors in contributing to the growth and development of the money and capital markets in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union.

II.     Competition Objectives

• To excite and inspire young people across the ECCU to learn more about investing as an avenue for wealth creation and to become active market participants in the future.
• To spread awareness to the youth of the existence of the ECSE, the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market (ECSM), the Regional Government Securities Market (RGSM), the ECSRC and the ECSE licensed member broker dealers.
• To introduce and educate the youth population about Investing in Securities and the process of purchasing and selling securities on the Eastern Caribbean Securities Market.

III.  Eligible Participants

• 3^rd form through 5^th form (grades 9-11) high school students and 1^st year 6^th form/college students in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (i.e., Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis,
  St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
• A maximum of ONE group per school. The number of students per group can range from 4 to 6 students competing in the Investment Game. For countries with only one school participating, the school may opt either to i) forego the Intra-Country stage and enter directly into the regional stage of the competition; or ii) enter up to three groups from that school in the Intra-Country portion of the competition.

Please note that:

• The school administration would determine the composition of the competing group(s) and which teacher(s) will be assigned to lead the competing group(s). There should be a minimum of one teacher assigned to assist each competing group.
• Teams are encouraged to create their own unique group names and have fun. They are to be creative and use good judgment. Team names may not contain or connote any offensive, vulgar or inappropriate language or idea.

IV. Format of Competition

• The competition will be administered in two parts:
  • 1^ST Phase – Intra-Country Competition: 
    • The competing school groups will compete among the groups in their respective country and the top performer in each country will be adjudged the Intra-Country winner to represent their country in the Regional Phase of the Competition.
  • 2^nd Phase – Regional Competition:
    • The eight winners of the Intra-Country phase of the competition will move on to compete to vie for the top prize of Regional Investment Champion.

V. Competition Timeline

• Click here to view the full timetable of events

VI. Competition (Performance) Evaluation – To Determine winning group/school.

Phase 1: Intra-Country Investment Competition:

• 60% weighting – portfolio valuation
  • The cash on hand + the value of the securities in the portfolio at the end of the trading period.
  • 40% weighting – Evaluation of Trading Notes. Each group will need to prepare a note for each purchase or sell order. The note should specify the rationale/investment strategy for the purchase/sales orders.

The group in each of the eight ECCU member countries with the highest overall score will be adjudged the winner for that country. The top performing group per country will move on to participate in the Regional Competition.

Phase 2: Regional Investment Competition:

• 60% weighting – portfolio valuation
  • The cash on hand + the value of the securities in the portfolio at the end of the trading period.
  • 40% weighting – investment competition presentation (to be recorded and submitted in mp4 format by each competing group).

The Presentation should include the following:

• Team Introductions
• How did you decide on what to buy, and how much to buy?
  • Include all factors that impacted your decisions.
• How did you decide on what to sell, and how much to sell?
  • Include all factors that impacted your decisions.
• What would you have done differently if you were to be afforded the opportunity to compete again?
• What did you learn from participating in the Investment Challenge?

The group with the highest overall score will be declared the winner.

NOTE: The evaluation criteria will be provided to the Competing groups prior to the competition.

VII. Prize Giving

• Intra-Country Winners will receive:
  • A plaque in recognition of their win, to showcase at their respective schools.
  • Participating students and their teacher guide(s) would receive certificates of achievement and a gift bag.
• Overall Regional Competition Winner will receive:
  • Monetary prize of EC$5,000 for the school.
  • A cash prize of EC$150.00 for each of the students in the group.
  • A certificate of achievement for each of the student members and a certificate of recognition for the role the teacher(s) played in assisting the students.
  • A Rotational Champion Trophy.

View Interview on the Regional Schools Investment Competition

CPD Webinar Series – Succession Planning: Developing Leadership for a Sustainable Future

ECSE-PBC Governance CPD Webinar Series

Succession Planning: Developing Leadership for a Sustainable Future

Summary/Purpose: One of the key challenges facing Caribbean organizations is ensuring that they have the human capital, to ensure effective performance that will support the Board to deliver ongoing sustainable success.

It is important to review your leadership team to assess whether you have the right all round capabilities, particularly for the CEO or equivalent, who is required to lead the organization in accordance with its strategic vision.

Creating a balanced, creative and entrepreneurial Board requires a considerable degree of forward planning and talent management. Equally the board of directors will need regular reviews and periodic refresh to ensure that the mix of skills and attributes reflects the strategic vision and the constantly changing environment in which business operates.

Effective performance of a board requires appropriate leadership, composition and independence to optimise its ability to deliver informed decision making and clarity on risks. An effective board can lead the organization forward into an uncertain future with confidence.

Content: In this engaging and interactive session, we will explore the factors for consideration when evaluating whether the CEO may need to be replaced, and the mechanics for doing so. A business will not be sustainable if it is saddled with a CEO that is no longer a good fit for the organization. We explore best practices for dealing with this extremely sensitive, people related problem.

The Nominating Committee is a key board committee, not a poor cousin, as it is tasked with ensuring that the board has the appropriate composition for leading the organization in a world of VUCA – volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

We explore the role and function of the Nominating Committee in relation to board succession, and specifically areas they need to consider, such as independence of mind and behaviour, and ensuring the right mix of skills. We look at the purpose and value of the board skills matrix and consider how to determine what types of skills and attributes should be included.

We will also look at the mechanics of board director succession, such as how to replace a vacancy on the existing board, including adherence to term limits/fixed terms. Ideas on how to create a framework that ensures objective recruitment of individuals with the right skills and attributes and delivers all diversities, particularly cognitive diversity.

An effective Nominating Committee negates the need for and influence of shadow directors, which is problematic in relation to accountability and decision making.

Benefits: Participants will gain a strong appreciation of what succession planning should look like at the apex of their organization. Understand what the right questions are to ask to assess whether the existing leadership is fit for purpose, and what to do when changes are necessary.

Delegates will be better informed and more skilled regarding the role and value of the Board Nominating Committee and see the significance of creating a framework that ensures the right people are appointed at the right time.

All the learning will support every director and board to lead their organization forward to a sustainable future.

Who should attend: Board chairs, company directors, company secretaries, chief executives and any executive working with or supporting the board.

Registration Fees:
EC$295 (US$110) payable to the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Ltd by Credit Card, Wire Transfer or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) on or before Friday 16 February 2024, to confirm participation.

Discounted Rate for ECSE Affiliates and CGIC Members – EC$270 (US$100)
(CGIC members must include their membership number to benefit from this discount)

Registration: The webinar will be delivered on February 21, 2024, at 9AM AST (UTC-4). To register click here

Your Facilitator:

Sharon, who is based in the UK, is a Chartered Governance Professional and has been a Fellow or Associate of the UK Chartered Governance Institute for over 40 years.

Sharon is also a Chartered Director of the Institute of Directors and holds an MBA and several Financial Services and Regulatory qualifications.

She is on the Court of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and has chaired their Membership Committee and is on the Court (NED). She is the Chairman and acting CEO of the South African Chamber of Commerce in the UK and Chairs the Council of Foreign Chambers in the UK.

She is CEO of the Genius Boards governance group of companies and runs foreign exchange risk management services to global corporates that trade internationally.

Sharon listed her first company on the Stock Exchange and is responsible for the creation of a number of complex “software as a service – SaaS” online products address forex risk, governance effectiveness, risk assessment and compliance evidence libraries.

She has lectured for four years for the final Master’s Level 7 exam for the Chartered Governance Institute on Boardroom Dynamics and lectures on Risk Management for the Corporate Governance Institute for their Non-Executive program.
Sharon has authored many pieces on governance focusing on the presence, impact and management of boardroom dynamics, speaks at international conferences, leads on governance webinars and runs workshops and case studies to support turnaround governance learning.

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Genius Boards

CPD Webinar Series – Preparing Boards to Oversee Risk in 2023 and Beyond

ECSE-PBC Governance CPD Webinar Series

Preparing Boards to Oversee Risk in 2023 and Beyond

Summary/ Purpose/ Content: Looking to 2024, elevated levels of disruption which intensified in 2023 include dangers from digitalization, talent shortages, the war in Ukraine, high energy prices and inflation, technology and AI, geopolitical and economic uncertainty and other risks putting strains business models. The new war in Israel may further alter the geopolitical landscape. Climate Change may be the biggest risk the world has ever faced. 

Now is the time for boards to employ a best practices approach to overseeing risk. But Are boards equipped, and do they understand enterprise risk management, and are best practices in risk being implemented by management? Can boards oversee a risk program which has not yet been implemented by management? How can management assist boards in being more prepared? 

Attend this session to understand why boards fail in risk oversight, and learn Key Actions boards can take to implement and practice proper risk governance.

Outcomes and Benefits: Participants will receive a greater appreciation of the benefits of instigating an enterprise-wide risk management framework that will provides the holistic data that is needed to ensure that directors can meet their oversight duties in ensuring their organization continues to operate within its risk appetite. For executives, they will have the tools to understand how to develop and maintain an ERM framework and how to monitor ongoing risks in a fluid, constantly shifting risk environment. For directors they will be armed with the right questions to ask so that they can meet their oversight obligations. We look at specific risks as well as the threat of emerging risks and what the board and executive should be doing to proactively respond to as yet unseen threats.

Who Will Benefit by Attending: Corporate and board secretaries, board and committee chairs, individual directors, boards (as a collective), CEOs and any senior management team member or governance professional that is involved with risk identification and management, and who interacts with the board in their organization.

Registration Fees:
EC$295 (US$110) payable to the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Ltd by Credit Card, Wire Transfer or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) on or before Friday 24 November 2023, to confirm participation.

Discounted Rate for ECSE Affiliates and CGIC Members – EC$270 (US$100)
(CGIC members must include their membership number to benefit from this discount)

Registration: The webinar will be delivered on Wednesday November 29th, 2023 at 9:00AM – 10:30AM (UTC-4). To register click here

Your Facilitator:

Bio: Stephen (“Steve”) Mallory has served on the boards of two Canadian government federal Crown Corporations. He served from 2012-2017 with VIA Rail, Canada’s national passenger railway where he was Chair of the GRS/Governance, Risk and Strategy Committee, and a member of the Pension Committee, and from 2008-2012 as a director and member of the Audit Committee with the Standards Council of Canada.

Steve is Principal, Directors Global Risk Consulting, providing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) advice and training to boards and executive teams across Canada and elsewhere. Previously, he served as CEO and Region Head within two of Canada’s largest insurance firms and founded a third firm. He is a graduate of both the Canadian Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD.D program), and the Canadian Government School of Public Policy, Directors Program.

His teaching experience includes advising hundreds of directors, executives, and business students, including at the GPC (Governance Professionals of Canada), ICD (Institute of Corporate Directors), and with York University’s MFAC (Master’s in Financial Accountability) program. His papers have appeared in various best-selling business books including the “Handbook of Board Governance” (Wiley Press, 2016, 2020, and pending 2023 versions, LeBlanc Editor).

His charity work includes having led teams funding drilling of 27 water wells in Africa, supplying 27,000 people with fresh water www.directorsglobal.com/.

CPD Webinar Series: Regional Environmental and Social Governance: Cybersecurity – The Critical Questions for Boards to Ask

ECSE-PBC Governance CPD Webinar Series

Cybersecurity – The Critical Questions for Boards to Ask

Summary/Purpose: Board members need to be conversant in a range of topics, making decisions that have wide-ranging impact for their organizations and the wider stakeholders. It is critical that they make informed decisions, and nowhere is this more important than the growing field of cyber security. Failing to address an organization’s vulnerability to cyber-attacks can be catastrophic for an organization, resulting in lost productivity, probable regulatory fines, reputational damage, and significant loss of trust that will adversely impact future business growth. Regulators worldwide increasingly expect boards to oversee the IT infrastructure of their firms. A board that is not asking the right questions and insisting on evidence to get comfort from the Chief Information Officer or equivalent is derogating from their fiduciary duty. This session is designed to equip boards and those who work with them with an awareness and understanding of the importance of cyber security and the critical questions boards should ask to ensure proper oversight of this critical function to meet their governance accountability. Boards need to understand that the frequency and severity of attacks has never been so pronounced. It is no longer a case of IF your organization gets attacked but WHEN. Preparation is key.

Content: The session will cover the key questions boards need to ask management when assessing the organization’s cyber security arrangements. We consider how the IT infrastructure should contain robust defences and protection against cyber-attacks; we identify the key questions directors should ask to exercise their governance and fiduciary duty in a proactive way, and importantly be conversant enough with the subject matter to understand the answers, understanding that the board cannot assume that management has it covered, and that when data leaks occur, scrutiny inevitably falls on the board. We will briefly look at the regulatory regime that highlights the increased expectations of regulators in this area; we assess the importance of having cyber security insurance whilst recognizing its limitations and how it is a poor substitute for diligent oversight. We also consider the emergence of Artificial Intelligence and how AI represents both an opportunity and a threat to organizations as AI enables the perpetration of more sophisticated and sustained cyber-attacks, and organizational leaders need to be ready for this new reality. We also recognize that the issue of cyber security, while it is not new, is much more urgent than 20 years ago and that an attack on one organization is an attack on the wider industry.

Outcomes and Benefits: Participants will walk away with a renewed perspective and motivation to review their company’s cyber-security arrangements as well as a greater appreciation of their role in ensuring good governance. They will understand how technology and cyber-security form the foundation of the organization’s assets and ability to create value, and so there is a need to take a proactive risk-based approach to oversight of this area. Most importantly, they will leave with useful tools and ideas for educating themselves to ask the right questions and understand the answers. In doing so, they can make informed decisions that will help avoid potentially catastrophic attacks on their IT infrastructure with the subsequent financial, legal, and reputational fallout.

Who Will Benefit by Attending: Corporate and board secretaries, board and committee chairs, individual directors, boards (as a collective), and any senior management team member or governance professional that is involved with sustainability and who interacts with the governance function and/or the board in their organization.

Registration Fees:
EC$295 (US$110) payable to the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange Ltd by Credit Card, Wire Transfer or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) on or before Friday 8 September 2023, to confirm participation.

Discounted Rate for ECSE Affiliates and CGIC Members – EC$270 (US$100)
(CGIC members must include their membership number to benefit from this discount)

Registration: The webinar will be delivered on September 13, 2023 at 9:00AM to 10:30AM UTC-4.
Click HERE to register

Your Facilitator:

Mr. Bruno Soares
Senior Executive Advisor | Professor
Bruno is an experienced Information and Technology professional with over 20 years of experience in Audit, Consulting, and Advisory. He has expertise in Governance, Risk, Control, Audit, Information Security & Privacy, and Digital Transformation. He worked for KPMG and Deloitte and in 2012 he founded GOVaaS – Governance Advisors as-a-service, where he is currently Senior Executive Advisor, and he actively collaborates with an ecosystem of local and international partners, particularly IDC Portugal where since 2015 he is the Leading Executive Senior Advisor for Digital Transformation, Governance, Strategy, and Security related areas.

He is a certified PMP, CISA, CGEIT, CRISC, COBIT and a LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Facilitator. He teaches at various universities in Portugal and abroad and is the founder and president of the ISACA Lisbon Chapter. In 2019, he was awarded the ISACA John Kuyers Award for Best Speaker. In 2021, he ran for Mayor of Lisbon, Portugal.

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