2007 National Governance Conference: Innovation to Drive Performance

Thursday, February 8, 2007

Four Seasons Hotel, Toronto

Conference Overview

Learn how you can advance your organization’s performance with effective corporate governance.

Governance at its best contributes to organizational performance and effectiveness. The face of governance continues to change in response to new expectations, regulations, and perceived failures in governance and management. Governance is more costly than ever before, and yet the financial resources and human capital needed to sustain governance are limited.

Governance must make a real contribution to organizational performance.

Governance efforts must meet the dual challenge of focusing on forward-looking strategies, business opportunities, and risks, while meeting growing compliance and disclosure requirements. Creativity and innovation in designing and implementing governance practices are essential to meet this dual challenge.

Ensure your board ‘works smarter’ and to the long-term benefit of your organization.

Leading practitioners contend that the continued and future success and effectiveness of boards and other governing bodies will depend largely on their ability to innovate. This conference provides an opportunity for participants to work together to improve governance effectiveness, and learn how they can help their directors and management ‘work smart’.

Contribute your perspective on the top governance issues:

* Information flow to the board

* Board and director performance management

* Culture and dynamics within the board, and between the board and management

* Board and director development