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    Julie Cook
    Focused Programs Executive Education IESE Barcelona
    Email: jcook@iese.edu
    Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
    Value Creation Through Effective Boards
    Dates: 18–21 MAY 2020
    Location: Spain
    Fee: € 6,250

    Special fees are available to members of the IESE and Harvard Business School Alumni Associations. Please contact us for more information.

    The fee includes academic materials and lunches. The program entails preparatory coursework, which is made available three weeks before the start date. Payment is required to access the material. Please consult our cancellation policy on the web. Places are limited and filled in strict order of registration.

    Summary

    The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a corporate board member, this program provides the frameworks for optimizing board structure, engagement, and performance. With greater insight into corporate governance oversight and best practices, you will emerge a stronger leader and decision-maker, ready to create more value for your company.

    This program is developed and taught in collaboration with the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.

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    Summary

    The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a corporate board member, this program provides the frameworks for optimizing board structure, engagement, and performance. With greater insight into corporate governance oversight and best practices, you will emerge a stronger leader and decision-maker, ready to create more value for your company.

    This program is developed and taught in collaboration with the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.

    Key Benefits
    Focused on improving corporate board effectiveness, the program helps you master global governance challenges, build productive relationships with the CEO and management team, and implement efficient processes that drive corporate strategy and business value.

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    Create the best board for your companyCreate the best board for your company
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    • Design an optimal board structure and select the right directors
    • Improve board dynamics and the board's interaction with management
    • Lead constructive, consensus-building board meetings with time-efficient agendas
    Strengthen corporate governanceStrengthen corporate governance
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    • Optimize your board governance approach
    • Recognize how global governance challenges affect the business
    • Improve governance processes relating to strategy, risk management, integrity, and oversight
    • Prepare your board to react to crises and deal with exposure to risks
    Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
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    • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
    • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

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    Focused on improving corporate board effectiveness, the program helps you master global governance challenges, build productive relationships with the CEO and management team, and implement efficient processes that drive corporate strategy and business value.
    Details

    Create the best board for your company

    • Design an optimal board structure and select the right directors
    • Improve board dynamics and the board's interaction with management
    • Lead constructive, consensus-building board meetings with time-efficient agendas

    Strengthen corporate governance

    • Optimize your board governance approach
    • Recognize how global governance challenges affect the business
    • Improve governance processes relating to strategy, risk management, integrity, and oversight
    • Prepare your board to react to crises and deal with exposure to risks

    Expand your personal and professional network

    • Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
    • Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions

    Who Should Attend

    • Board members in public or private companies from any industry, including:
      • Members of corporate and public supervisory boards
      • Members of managing and executive boards
    • Top talent pools of listed and large corporations
    • Particularly appropriate for: Board members in large public firms or established companies that plan to go public
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    Who Should Attend

    • Board members in public or private companies from any industry, including:
      • Members of corporate and public supervisory boards
      • Members of managing and executive boards
    • Top talent pools of listed and large corporations
    • Particularly appropriate for: Board members in large public firms or established companies that plan to go public

    Admissions Criteria and Process

    You can submit an application through the IESE Business School website. Because availability is limited, we encourage you to apply as early as possible. Admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.
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    Application Submission

    1. You must complete and submit the online application.
    2. The IESE Business School Executive Education department will contact you by email to acknowledge receipt of your application, and will provide information about the program dates, sending of materials, and bank details needed to pay tuition.
    3. You must pay tuition 10 to 15 days before the start of the program and before the materials have been sent.
    4. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an email confirming your place in the program. You also will receive access to the preparatory coursework materials you will need to complete before the program begins

    Answering Your Questions

    An IESE Client Services manager can help you at any stage of the admissions process. Contact a program advisor via email or call +34.93.253.4200

    Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

    The program fee covers tuition, course materials, and lunches during the program. Please note that your place is not confirmed until you have paid your fee.

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    Admissions Criteria and Process Dropdown down

    You can submit an application through the IESE Business School website. Because availability is limited, we encourage you to apply as early as possible. Admission is a selective process based on your professional achievement and organizational responsibilities.

    Application Submission

    1. You must complete and submit the online application.
    2. The IESE Business School Executive Education department will contact you by email to acknowledge receipt of your application, and will provide information about the program dates, sending of materials, and bank details needed to pay tuition.
    3. You must pay tuition 10 to 15 days before the start of the program and before the materials have been sent.
    4. Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an email confirming your place in the program. You also will receive access to the preparatory coursework materials you will need to complete before the program begins

    Answering Your Questions

    An IESE Client Services manager can help you at any stage of the admissions process. Contact a program advisor via email or call +34.93.253.4200

    Fee, Payment, and Cancellations

    The program fee covers tuition, course materials, and lunches during the program. Please note that your place is not confirmed until you have paid your fee.
    Program content, dates, fees, and faculty are subject to change. In accordance with Harvard University policy, Harvard Business School does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, veteran status, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment in, or employment in its programs and activities.

    What You Will Learn

    Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, in-depth case studies, and group discussions, you will examine the strategic and organizational issues facing corporate boards of directors, including the impact of the regulatory environment, CEO succession and compensation, accountability and transparency, and the need for trust and close cooperation between board members and the management team.

    The program requires preparatory coursework, which will be made available three weeks before the program start date.

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    What You Will Learn

    Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, in-depth case studies, and group discussions, you will examine the strategic and organizational issues facing corporate boards of directors, including the impact of the regulatory environment, CEO succession and compensation, accountability and transparency, and the need for trust and close cooperation between board members and the management team.

    The program requires preparatory coursework, which will be made available three weeks before the program start date.

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    Corporate boards todayCorporate boards today
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    • Designing boards for a complex world
    • Understanding the responsibilities of board members
    The board's roleThe board's role
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    • Driving company strategy
    • Supporting risk management and crisis management
    • Enabling transparency and accountability
    • Making a CEO appointment and supporting succession planning
    Differences in board approachesDifferences in board approaches
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    • Understanding how corporate governance varies in different regions
    • Exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial boards
    Board dynamicsBoard dynamics
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    • Running effective board meetings and making informed decisions
    • Increasing gender diversity by appointing more women to the board
    • Monitoring, measuring, and improving board performance

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    Corporate boards today

    • Designing boards for a complex world
    • Understanding the responsibilities of board members

    The board's role

    • Driving company strategy
    • Supporting risk management and crisis management
    • Enabling transparency and accountability
    • Making a CEO appointment and supporting succession planning

    Differences in board approaches

    • Understanding how corporate governance varies in different regions
    • Exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial boards

    Board dynamics

    • Running effective board meetings and making informed decisions
    • Increasing gender diversity by appointing more women to the board
    • Monitoring, measuring, and improving board performance

    The HBS Advantage

    HBS faculty members are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

    The teaching team for this collaborative program is drawn from the faculties of Harvard Business School (HBS) and the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.

    Faculty Chair
    Krishna G. Palepu
    Krishna G. Palepu
    Krishna G. Palepu

    Krishna G. Palepu

    Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Units:
    Accounting and Management
    General Management

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    Faculty
    Jordi Canals
    Jordi Canals
    Jordi Canals

    Jordi Canals

    IESE Business School University of Navarra:

    Professor of strategic management and economics

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    Pedro Nueno
    Pedro Nueno
    Pedro Nueno

    Pedro Nueno

    IESE Business School University of Navarra:

    Emeritus Professor in the Entrepreneurship Department

    China Europe International Business School:

    Honorary President

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    Suraj Srinivasan
    Suraj Srinivasan
    Suraj Srinivasan

    Suraj Srinivasan

    Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
    Accounting and Management

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    The HBS Advantage

    HBS faculty members are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.

    The teaching team for this collaborative program is drawn from the faculties of Harvard Business School (HBS) and the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.

    Faculty Chair
    Krishna G. Palepu
    Krishna G. Palepu
    Krishna G. Palepu

    Krishna G. Palepu

    Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Units:
    Accounting and Management
    General Management

    Read Full Bio

    Faculty
    Jordi Canals
    Jordi Canals
    Jordi Canals

    Jordi Canals

    IESE Business School University of Navarra:

    Professor of strategic management and economics

    Read Full Bio

    Pedro Nueno
    Pedro Nueno
    Pedro Nueno

    Pedro Nueno

    IESE Business School University of Navarra:

    Emeritus Professor in the Entrepreneurship Department

    China Europe International Business School:

    Honorary President

    Read Full Bio

    Suraj Srinivasan
    Suraj Srinivasan
    Suraj Srinivasan

    Suraj Srinivasan

    Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration

    HBS Unit:
    Accounting and Management

    Read Full Bio

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