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2017 WCD EMEA Institute
Leadership principles for Boards: Rebuilding Trust in Business and Institutions
October 24-25, 2017
Madrid, Spain
Hosted by KPMG Spain
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Location: KPMG Madrid Office
Paseo de la Castellana 259C
28046 Madrid, Spain
11:30 – 12:30
WCD Chapter Chair Meeting
Kindly note, this meeting is limited to Chapter Chairs only.
13:00 – 13:45
Registration, Greetings, and Networking
Light lunch provided
13:45 – 14:00
Opening of the EMEA Institutes
Susan Stautberg
(United States), Chairman and CEO, WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation; Co-Author;
Women on Board
14:15
Bus to Rafael del Pino Auditorium for Panel Discussions
Location: Rafael del Pino Auditorium
Calle Rafael Calvo, 39A
28010 Madrid, Spain
15:00 – 16:15
Panel 1: From Brexit to Trump: What Does the Increasingly Complex Geopolitical Landscape Mean for Boards and Directors?
Meredith Sumpter
(United States), Director, Asia at Eurasia Group
Candace Johnson
(Luxembourg), Founder/Co-Founder SES, Loral Teleport Europe, Europe Online, Success Europe, VATM, Global Telecom Women's Network, Global Board Ready Women, Oceania Women's Network Satellite; President, EBAN (European Business Angels Network); Board Member, SES-Imagotag (SESL)
Di Landau
(United States), CEO, Global Resources, Inc.; Board Chair, James&Co.; WCD Member
Elena Pisonero
(Spain), Chairwoman, Hispasat; Director, Hisdesat and PRISA
Melanie Richards
(United Kingdom), Deputy Chair and Board Member, KPMG UK; WCD Chapter Chair
16:15 – 16:30
Break
16:30 – 17:30
Panel 2: How Are Boards Responding to the Technology Imperative?
Annalisa Gigante
(Switzerland), Board Member Foundation for Learning; former CTO LafargeHolcim and ExCo member Adecco Group; WCD Chapter Chair
Jannet Atika
(Kenya), Director of Customer Operations, Safaricom Limited; WCD Member
Nilsa Guerrero-Mahon
(Puerto Rico), Director, NioCorp Developments, LTD; Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of Centura Health Mountains & North Denver Operating Group; Vice Chair of the Colorado Financial Services Commission Board; WCD Chapter Chair
Dr. Heike Hanagarth
(Germany), Supervisory Board Member, LANXESS AG; former Board Member, Deutsche Bahn AG
Amparo Moraleda
(Spain), Director, Airbus Group, CaixaBank, Solvay, Faurecia, and Vodafone Group Plc
17:30 – 17:45
Break
17:45 – 18:25
A Conversation With:
Halla Tomasdottir
(Iceland), Director & former Presidential Candidate; WCD Chapter Chair
Interviewed by
Nancy Calderon
(United States), Global Lead Partner, KPMG LLP; Director, Global Delivery Center, Ltd., KPMG India; Director, WCD Foundation; Co-Author of
Women on Board
18:25 – 18:30
Closing of the Day
Melanie Richards
(United Kingdom), Deputy Chair and Board Member, KPMG UK; WCD Chapter Chair
18:30 – 19:30
Cocktail Reception
19:40
Bus to the Prado Museum for Roundtable Dinner Event (optional program item)
Location: Prado Museum
Paseo del Prado s/n
28014 Madrid, Spain
20:10
Registration at the Prado Museum
20:30 – 21:30
Tours of the Prado Museum
21:30 – 23:00
Roundtable Dinner Event (optional program item) at Musas Hall, the Prado Museum
Socorro Fernández Larrea
(Spain), CEO, JUSTNOW; Director. Red Eléctrica de España; WCD Chapter Chair
Montserrat Trape
(Spain), Member of the Board and Partner, KPMG; WCD Chapter Chair
Closing
Ciska Knight
(United Kingdom), Director, Global Sales and Markets, KPMG
23:00- 23:20
Bus from the Prado Museum to Hotel
Location: Hesperia Madrid
Paseo de la Castellana, 57
28046 Madrid, Spain
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Location: Rafael del Pino Auditorium
Calle Rafael Calvo, 39A
28010 Madrid, Spain
8:30 – 9:00
Registration, Greetings, and Networking
Continental breakfast provided
9:00 – 9:10
Opening of the Day
9:10 – 10:10
Panel 3: Strategic Investor Management: Comparative Approaches Across EMEA
Jose Luis Blasco Vázquez
(Spain) (Moderator), Partner, Governance, Risk & Compliance and Global Head for Sustainability Services; KPMG
Jen Braswell
(United Kingdom), Corporate Strategy Lead, CDC Group plc
Marina Brogi
(Italy), Director, Luxottica Group and Salini Impregilo; Full Professor of International Banking and Capital Markets, Sapienza University; WCD Family Business Co-chair, WCD Chapter Chair and Advisory Board Member
Marlene Uetz
(Switzerland), Managing Director, I.J. Martin & Co Pte Ltd; Director, I.J. Martin & Co Ltd; former Board member BSCC, WCD Member
10:10 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 11:15
A Conversation With:
Susan Stautberg
(United States), Chairman and CEO, WCD Foundation; Co-author of
Women on Board
Susan Keating
(United States), President and CEO of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC); WCD Member
Interviewed by:
Kapila Anand
(United States), Director, Extended Stay America, Inc. and ESH Hospitality Retired Partner and Senior Advisor, KPMG LLP; WCD Chapter Chair and Lead Director, WCD Foundation
11:15 – 11:30
Break
11:30 – 12:30
Panel 4: Trust and Transparency: How Do Boards Show Leadership in Rebuilding Broken Trust?
Maya Makanjee
(South Africa) (Moderator), Director Tiger Brands Limited; Director Mpact Limited; Director AIG South Africa Limited; Director AIG Life South Africa Limited; Trustee Nelson Mandela Foundation
Leyla Alaton
(Turkey), Board Member, Alarko Group of Companies; Deputy CEO, Alvimedica Medical Technologies Group; WCD Chapter Chair
Monique G.M. van Dijken Eeuwijk
(Netherlands), Counsel and Chair, Benelux Sector Team Professional Services Firms, NautaDutilh
Hixonia Nyasulu
(South Africa), Founder and Executive Chairman, Ayavuna Women's Investments; Non-Executive Director, Unilever
12:30 – 12:40
Closing of the EMEA Institute
Susan Stautberg
(United States), Chairman and CEO, WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation; Co-author of
Women on Board
12:40 – 14:00
Walk to Luncheon
Location:
Luzi Bombón Restaurant
Paseo de la Castellana, 35
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