17th - 19th October 2016, Cape Town

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17th – 19th October 2016 | Cape Town | South Africa
Assembling airtight teams of the best company secretarial and legal minds in the region
to spearhead at the frontier of board effectiveness
Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is
progressand working together is success.
HenryFord
Professor Mervyn King Chairman
KING COMMITTEE, SOUTH AFRICA
Professor Mervyn King is recognised internationally as an
expert on corporate governance and sustainability. He
is a founding member of the Arbitration Foundation of
Southern Africa and for eight years was the South African
judge at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
Carina Wessels Group Company Secretary
EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
Carina is the Past President of CSIA and CSSA and has
served as Non-Executive Director on a number of boards
and audit committee member of a number of public service
institutions and currently inter alia, serves on the board of a
number of Exxaro subsidiaries and many others.
In The Chair
Jonathan Maphosa Deputy General
Counsel & Head of the Monetary
and Financial Law Division
SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK,
SOUTH AFRICA
Awarded as Legal Counsel of the year
2015 by Legal Week
Winner of the Association of Corporate
Counsel Top 10 Award in 2014
President & Board Member of the
Corporate Lawyers Association of
South Africa
Rebotile Bopape General Manager
of Legal Southern Africa
MULTI CHOICE, AFRICA
Recognised in the Top 100 General
Counsel Powerlist: Africa by The
Legal 500
Mayuri Naidoo Head of Legal &
Company Secretary
SANDOZ, SOUTH AFRICA
Awarded Sandoz Global Legal
Leadership Award for Excellence
Cathie Lewis Group Company
Secretary
GRINDROD LIMITED, SOUTH
AFRICA
Top 250 African companies in 2015
by African Business Magazine
Natasha Bouwman Non-Executive
Board of Director
CHARTEREDSECRETARIES
SOUTHERN AFRICA, SOUTHAFRICA
Assistant Company Secretary at MMI
Holdings Limited
Elsabé Kirsten Group Company
Secretary
OLD MUTUAL, SOUTH AFRICA
Top 250 African companies in 2015
by African Business Magazine
Victor Banjo Director General & CEO
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS –
NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA
Board Member of the Executive
Committee of the African Corporate
Governance Network
Board Member of the Governing
Board of IoD Nigeria Centre for
Corporate Governance
Sheila Lorimer Group Company
Secretary
FIRST MUTUAL HOLDINGS
LIMITED, ZIMBABWE
Former In-House Legal Advisor
and Company Secretary of Bindura
Nickel Corporation
Emmanuel Hinson Legal Director
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE EAST WEST
AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA
Former General Counsel of 3M, Group
Legal Advisor of AVI LTD & Legal
Advisor of Cadbury South Africa
Riana Bischoff Company Secretary
& Head of Legal Department
HARMONYGOLDMINING
COMPANYLIMITED,SOUTHAFRICA
Top 250 African companies in 2015
by African Business Magazine
Edward Siwela Executive Director
INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS –
ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA
Received a Mega Fest award as one
of the Top 20 Outstanding Men in
Business for 2014
Member of the Executive
Committee of the African Corporate
Governance Network
Sana-Ullah Bray Group Company
Secretary
SANLAM LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
Board of Director in the Institute of
Directors South Africa
Sanlam Limited is awarded with
the ‘Best Corporate Governance –
Insurance’ for year 2016 in Africa by
Ethical Boardroom
Herman Kocks Head of Legal, Risk &
Compliance
BRAVURA CAPITAL PTY LTD,
SOUTH AFRICA
Board of Director on Chartered
Secretaries Southern Africa (CSSA)
Ian Isdale Former Group Company
Secretary & General Counsel
TIGER BRANDS, SOUTH AFRICA
Served as Group Company Secretary
& General Counsel with Tiger Brands
for 21 years
Top 250 African companies in 2015
by African Business Magazine
Chairman of Tiger Brands Medical
Scheme & Board of Director in
Healthcare Funders
Michael Edem Akafia Vice
President & Head of Legal &
Compliance
GOLD FIELDS, WEST AFRICA
Recognised in the Top 100 General
Counsel Powerlist: Africa by The
Legal 500
Top 250 African companies in 2015
by African Business Magazine
Sumbo Olabisi Olusoga Former
Company Secretary & Legal Advisor
DEROTECH OFFSHORE SERVICES
LIMITED, WEST AFRICA
PresentedasTopExecutivesintheOil&
Gasindustry2015AwardofExcellence
Showcasing Plenary Presentations, Case Studies and Discussions by
Key Distinguished Speakers, Panellists and Industry Experts
Featuring Exclusive
3rd Day Brain-Based
Technique Workshop on
Recharging Yourself to Excel in the
Boardroom and Beyond!
This post-conference workshop is the sealant
to the insight sharing of day one and two of the
conference. Nigel will draw on leading edge
thinking in the science and art of leadership
and communication behaviour. You will
stretch beyond your comfort zone to embrace
fresh perspectives and new approaches to
handle your challenges and to create the best
solutions. The workshop is designed to be fun
and to recharge you as you will participate in a
range of activities including self-reflection and
paired conversations. Nigel invites you to be
curious, listen deeply, share your experiences,
ask questions and suspend your preconceived
opinions and judgements to get the most from
this workshop.
Facilitated by International Workshop Leader:
Nigel Cumberland Executive Coach, Facilitator,
Business Author and Co-Founder
SILK ROAD PARTNERSHIP, UAE
Nigel’s reputation as a leading Executive Coach
and Leadership facilitator stems from him having
spent over ten years successfully coaching a
range of local and expatriate leaders through
a range of challenging transitions across all
kinds of cultures and has worked across Asia,
Europe and South America He has coached
and trained leaders at various organisations
including at the World Bank Group, Standard
Chartered Bank, Dell, Google, Daimler Benz, the
Dubai Government, the UAE’s Al-Futtaim Group,
GASCO (part of ADNOC Group), Saudi Arabia’s
NCB Bank
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THE PROGRAMME - DAY ONE
monday 17th
October 2016
BOARD SECRETARIES:
SECURING YOUR SEAT OF POWER IN THE BOARDROOM
1345 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
1400 Expert Insight
Emerging Global Role of Board Secretaries : Cultivating Two-Way
Collaboration with Your Board
• Exercising your strategic potential and capabilities in influencing positive
board performance
• Warranting focus on the symbiotic roles in fulfilling the best of breed
governance practices
• Presenting effective approaches to the chairman and board members while
fine tuning board operations
Elsabé Kirsten, Group Company Secretary, OLD MUTUAL, SOUTH AFRICA
1445 Expert Insight
Rise of Shareholder Activism: Raising the Awareness of Board
Secretary’s Role in Shareholder Engagement
• Strengthening board secretaries’ communications with investors and
corporations
• Providing practical guidance in the shareholder engagement process
• Serving as an interface between the board, shareholders and business units
Sana-Ullah Bray, Group Company Secretary, SANLAM LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
1530 Coffee and Networking Break
1545 Boardroom Scenario Analysis Stimulation
Building Crisis-Ready Board Secretaries: How Ready are You?
When crisis looms, board members are exposed in ways that may be unfamiliar
and board secretaries are drawn into an active role to help aid the board in
navigating through these crises. In this scenario analysis stimulation, delegates
are encouraged to address challenges inherent and propose potential solutions in
responding to the situation.
Scenario I
One of Africa’s largest, most successful travel businesses is declining under its own
weight. The two founders hold all the equity, are themselves the board, and have
trouble delegating. You are one of the top staffers - how would you advise them to
refresh their governance?
Scenario II
Some current financial numbers do not look good, but the CEO is sure he can fix the
problem in short order, and tells the company secretary ‘do not tell the board about
this’ – how do you respond?
Moderators:
Mayuri Naidoo, Head of Legal & Company Secretary, SANDOZ, SOUTH AFRICA
Elsabé Kirsten, Group Company Secretary, OLD MUTUAL, SOUTH AFRICA
GENERAL COUNSELS:
GAINING YOUR VOICE IN THE BOARDROOM
1345 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
1400 Expert Insight
Courtroom to Boardroom : Bringing More to The Table Beyond Your
Legal Pedigree and Capacity
• Supercharging general counsel’s prowess as a strategic minded and learning
agile advisor
• Becoming business savvy by participating in leadership discussions of complex
problems and energised boardroom strategies
• Enhancing the functional relationship of general counsels with the boards
Michael Edem Akafia, Vice President & Head of Legal & Compliance, GOLD
FIELDS, WEST AFRICA
1445 Expert Insight
Key Resource for Corporate Boards: Heightening General Counsel’s
Influence and Value in The Boardroom
• Finding your legal foothold in adding value to the business
• Ensuring the right team of people are doing the right task for the board and
business
• Finding alternatives to demonstrate your legal function’s value to the business
RebotileBopape,GeneralManagerofLegalSouthernAfrica,MULTICHOICE,AFRICA
1530 Coffee and Networking Break
1545 Boardroom Scenario Analysis Stimulation
The New General Counsel: Helping the Board Tackle Crises!
Every board needs a well-informed strategic legal advisor with a holistic view
across all aspects of emerging governance risks and issues. In this scenario analysis
stimulation, delegates are encouraged to address challenges inherent and propose
potential solutions in responding to the situation.
Scenario I
Hidden risk: Crises that suddenly explode into view, such as serious frauds or
ongoing ethical breaches. These risks take a similar path to the major physical
events, but their onset is concealed until they spring up.
Scenario II
Strategic crisis: It is a long-term crisis that builds up slowly over time to the point
where the organisation’s very operating model is challenged and sometimes
tipped over the edge. Think Kodak’s camera film business or Blockbuster’s video
rental store.
Moderators:
Herman Kocks, Head of Legal, Risk & Compliance, BRAVURA CAPITAL PTY LTD,
SOUTH AFRICA
RebotileBopape,GeneralManagerofLegalSouthernAfrica,MULTICHOICE,AFRICA
0800 Registration and Morning Coffee
0830 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Carina Wessels, Group Company Secretary, EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
0845 Contact Initiation Session (CIS)
In this 15-minutes session, delegates and speakers are encouraged to know their peers and exchange business cards
STRENGTHENING YOUR GOVERNANCE CHAPTER
0900 Plenary One -Good Governance Does Not Stop at Compliance: It is on Paper, But is it in Practice?
As regulations get tougher and risks are more interconnected, the success and very survival of any business will depend largely on how compliant and well governed they are. In this session,
the speaker will focus on ensuring appropriate corporate governance and oversight of the company is in place to uphold accountability and transparency.
Edward Siwela, Executive Director, INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS – ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA
0945 Plenary Two - Fostering Cohesion in the Boardroom in Achieving Stronger Board and Corporate Governance
Governance remains centre stage for investors and watchdogs in 2016 and years to come. Company secretaries and legal counsels grapple with the letter and spirit of their governance
requirements. In this session, the speaker will share insights on how both functions can play their role in cultivating sound corporate governance through the eyes of the board.
Sheila Lorimer, Group Company Secretary, FIRST MUTUAL HOLDINGS LIMITED, ZIMBABWE
1030 Coffee and Networking Break
1100 Regulatory Dialogue
Staying Ahead: Distinguishing Regulators’ Shifting Focus in Africa to Uphold Strong Compliance Standards in the Boardroom
Known to be irregular and uncertain, the regulatory landscape in Africa is prone to amendments to its laws and regulations. All regulator developments will significantly influence many
boardrooms in the region. To avoid being liable for non-compliance, it is crucial for board secretaries and legal counsels to stay in the loop for these updates that could lead to irreversible
consequence for the company, and ultimately, themselves. In this session, the speaker will share his inputs on new regulatory developments and discuss its impact on your role.
Ian Isdale, Former Group Company Secretary & General Counsel, TIGER BRANDS, SOUTH AFRICA
1145 Directors’ Box of Insights
Zooming in the Lens of Board of Directors: Creating the Right Synergy for Board Secretaries and General Counsels with the Board
During this session, we bring together various type of board of directors to provide a high-level discussion on how board secretaries and general counsels emerge as being critical
gatekeepers and facilitators for board effectiveness.
• Assessing how the role and importance of the board secretary and general counsel has evolved in today’s boardroom
• Discussing some challenges that arise between the board with board secretaries and general counsels
• Knowing what are the expectations that board of directors have upon the duo
• Taking a critical look into their profession: What does the future hold for board secretaries and general counsels?
Panellists:
Edward Siwela, Executive Director, INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS – ZIMBABWE, SOUTH AFRICA
Ian Isdale, Former Group Company Secretary & General Counsel, TIGER BRANDS, SOUTH AFRICA
Sana-Ullah Bray, Group Company Secretary, SANLAM LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
Natasha Bouwman, Non-Executive Board of Director, CHARTERED SECRETARIES SOUTHERN AFRICA, SOUTH AFRICA
1230 Networking Luncheon
1645 Power of the Peers Part I
During this 15 minutes session, delegates will have the opportunity to write one pertinent question that they would like an answer to on the post-it prepared. Delegates may then proceed
to stick the post-it on the white board for everyone’s review and it will be addressed collectively among their peers at the end of conference on the next day.
1700 Closing Remarks from the Chair and End of Day One

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THE PROGRAMME - DAY TWO
tuesday 18th
October 2016
BOARD SECRETARIES:
CATALYST TO AN EFFECTIVE BOARD
1345 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
1400 Expert Insight
Taking Your Lead in Board Evaluation System to Enhance Your Board’s
Performance
• Comparing best practices in board evaluation and choosing a suitable one for
your board
• Does it add value?: Proposing steps in improving the governance of board
members in performance evaluation
• Determining what to do with the results of the board evaluation reviews for
continuous board improvement
• Leveraging key success factors for an effective board evaluation process to
develop underperforming boards
*Speaker to be advised
1445 Expert Insight
DiversityBreedsSuccess:ProgressingTowardsaWell-BalancedBoardroom
• Constructing a quality board that comprises different calibre of individual
directors and ethnicity
• Creating the optimum boardroom setting that nurtures healthy board
dynamics and culture that embraces diversity
• Manoeuvringaroundbarriersindiversityandhowyoucanuseittoyouradvantage
Sumbo Olabisi Olusoga, Former Company Secretary & Legal Advisor, DEROTECH
OFFSHORE SERVICES LIMITED, WEST AFRICA
1530 Coffee and Networking Break
1545 Best Practice Think-Tank
Today’s Ethical Boardroom
Thisisastraightforwardproblem-solvingsessionwherebydelegatescanbrainstorm
andanalysepotentialfactorstoproposesolutionsbasedontheirownbestpractices.
Think-Tank One
Connecting Decision Makers
Today’s company secretary provides the business insight to align governance with
strategy. Share your best practices on how you gather intelligence and become a
strategic tool in influencing policy direction and business decisions.
Think-Tank Two
Protecting Your Board of Directors
Today’s company secretary enables good governance by ensuring directors
understand their obligations. Share your best practices on how you can take the
lead in introducing new or refreshing director training programmes.
Moderator:
Riana Bischoff, Company Secretary & Head of Legal Department, HARMONY
GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
GENERAL COUNSELS:
FOREFRONT OF YOUR REGULATORY FRONTIER
1345 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
1400 Expert Insight
Fostering a Board Culture that Embeds a Legal Risk Response Strategy
• Getting the board’s buy-in for your legal risk strategies in setting priorities and
allocating resources
• Triumphingoverculturalandbehaviouraltensionstoinstilbetterlegalawareness
• Collaborating both business and legal functions when business preservation is
under threat
Emmanuel Hinson, Legal Director, COLGATE-PALMOLIVE EAST WEST AFRICA,
SOUTH AFRICA
1445 Expert Insight
Assembling the Correct Mix of Internal and External Counsels to Foster
Productivity and Mutual Understanding
• Strengthening the significance of the legal team by strategically incorporating
external resources
• Scrutinising crucial legal aspects for appointing external counsels to support
your in-house legal functions
• Managing relationships with external counsels to leverage the traditional law
firm model to the benefit of your organisation
Jonathan Maphosa, Deputy General Counsel, SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK,
SOUTH AFRICA
1530 Coffee and Networking Break
1545 Best Practice Think-Tank
Legal Moral Compass
Thisisastraightforwardproblem-solvingsessionwherebydelegatescanbrainstorm
andanalysepotentialfactorstoproposesolutionsbasedontheirownbestpractices.
Think-Tank One
It is Legal, But is it Right?
It is increasingly clear that just because something is ‘legal’ does not mean it is
‘right’. A legal action that complies with the law may be perceived as wrong or
unethical by a significant proportion of wider society. Share your best practices on
how you can go beyond legal requirements and exhibit values focused on ‘doing
the right thing’.
Think-Tank Two
The Bigger Picture
Today’s legal counsels need the ability to look beyond legal compliance and
grasp the ethical and reputational implication of a legal action. Share your best
practices on how you see further than the traditional ‘black and white’ and learn to
articulate the greys and colours of ethical choices.
Moderator:
Cathie Lewis, Group Company Secretary, GRINDROD LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
0800 Registration and Morning Coffee
0830 Chairperson’s Opening Remarks
Professor Mervyn King, Chairman, KING COMMITTEE, SOUTH AFRICA
COMMERCIAL AWARENESS OF BOARD WIDE ISSUES
0845 Plenary One - Keeping Close Tabs on What Truly Concerns Your Board and Prioritising These Issues as Your Hot Buttons
Boardofdirectorsrequiretherightsupporttoenablethemtobeeffectiveandtheyneedtoknowwhatsupporttheyneedandhowtogetit.Inthissession,thespeakerwilllookintohowthe
dynamicduoofcompanysecretaryandgeneralcounselcanflagaboard’sriskexposurethatareoftenoverlookedandprovidingadvicewhichenablestheboard’sdecisionmakingprocess.
Victor Banjo, Director General & CEO, INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS – NIGERIA, WEST AFRICA
0930 Plenary Two - Navigating Your Boardroom’s Cyber Resilience Journey: Are you Prepared?
In this session, the speaker will equip you with sound knowledge of potential cyber attacks that will compromise your boardroom and make proactive recommendations on how you can
prep your board and engage the directors in technology risk discussions. We will also look at business continuity plans and alternatives as a fallback measure.
Carina Wessels, Group Company Secretary, EXXARO RESOURCES LIMITED, SOUTH AFRICA
1015 Coffee and Networking Break
1030 Photography Session
In this 15-minutes session, delegates and speakers are encouraged to participate in the photo taking session
1045 Thought Leadership Spotlight
King IV Report on Corporate Governance: Bolder than Ever!
While we acknowledge that most boards suffer from regulation fatigue, we welcome this new version of the King Code as it not only provides a more practical, principle based approach
to good corporate governance, but also incorporates both global public sentiment and international regulator change since King III. In this session, we have Professor Mervyn King
himself to guide us through the development of this report and its implications on your roles moving forward.
Professor Mervyn King, Chairman, KING COMMITTEE, SOUTH AFRICA
1130 Boardroom Banter Emulation
Responding and Handling Conflict of Interest and Other Inappropriate Actions by Board Members
At the best of times, there can be tension, conflict and misunderstandings between board members as they bring to the boardroom their different backgrounds, expectations and needs.
How do you as the board’s corporate governance expert cope with such situations?
In this session, participants imagine they are faced with a range of scenarios. You will brainstorm, to explore in what ways you might respond to and address each scenario, recognising
there is often no simple black and white answer. We aim to channel the content to emulate the circumstances and best course of actions to be taken under emulated conditions.
Scenarios:
• One of your non-executive board member also sits on the board of another organisation that is entering into a legal dispute with your group
• A board member sits on the board of another organisation which has just tendered to try to win a large supplier contract with your group
• You hear that your board’s chairman wife is a partner at a law firm that is marketing its services to your firm’s legal counsel department
• One long serving non-executive director attends few meetings and never seems to read the board packs sent to him before each meeting
Facilitator:
Nigel Cumberland, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Business Author and Co-Founder, SILK ROAD PARTNERSHIP, UAE
1230 Networking Luncheon
1630 Power of the Peers Part II
Delegates are encouraged to participate in the brainstorming of answers together to the post-it questions posed yesterday by their peers. The involvement and contribution from each
attendee during this session will serve as a powerful tool to empower and support each other’s role in the boardroom.
1700 Closing Remarks from the Chair and End of Day Two

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POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP - DAY THREE
wednesday 19th
October 2016
BRAIN-BASED TECHNIQUE WORKSHOP
Recharging Yourself to Excel in the Boardroom and Beyond
“Leadership is not about a title or designation. It is about impact, influence and
inspiration’ – Robin S. Sharma
How can you be more successful in your company secretarial and legal counsel
roles and careers? It starts with knowing and leading yourself. To explore your
blind spots, habits and unconscious ways of interacting with others through
developing excellent self-awareness, presence, focus and attention. These
practices will enable you to be more passionate about what you care about,
focus on and want to achieve. They also help you to know your true worth,
purpose and values you wish to live by as a leader.
Through effective and collaborative conversations, an effective company
secretary or legal counsel can influence and optimally work with any Chairman
or board members, learning to appreciate what drives and motivates them,
what they fear and what distracts them from achieving shared strategies,
visions and goals. With an appreciation of the diversity of their fellow board
members, you can help the entire board and its Chairman to utilise their best
strengths to coordinate and collaborate to create the desired strategic and
corporate governance results.
Nigel Cumberland will draw on leading edge thinking in the science and
art of leadership and communication behaviour. You will also gain insights
from your peers. You will stretch beyond your comfort zone to embrace fresh
perspectives and new approaches to handle your challenges and to create
the best solutions. The workshop is designed to be fun and to recharge
you. You will participate in a range of activities including self-reflection and
paired conversations. Nigel invites you to be curious, listen deeply, share your
experiences, ask questions and suspend your preconceived opinions and
judgements to get the most from this one day workshop.
Part 1
Know Yourself to Connect With and Inspire Others : What is Holding
You Back?
Faced by the stresses of challenging economic conditions and demanding
stakeholders, executives tend to revert to old habits and to “the way we always
do things around here”. Yet at these times, precisely the opposite is necessary.
In this session you will take stock to uncover what gets in the way of your
success. What no longer serves you and what attitudes, behaviours and beliefs
you could adopt and practice to be more effective.
Part 2
Becoming Influential : Turning Your Emotions from a Saboteur into
an Ally
In the corporate world, we tend to dismiss emotions as getting in the way of
rational decisions. Yet as human beings, we are continuously triggered by
emotions. Learn to recognise and gain valuable clues about how to engage
with your emotions and those of your colleagues. As a leader, it is up to you
to set the mood and tone to inspire possibility to allow creativity and new
solutions to flourish.
Part 3
Avoiding Conflict – Language, Listening and Powerful Questioning
Boards and their stakeholders are networks of thousands conversations
– written, spoken, formal and informal. How often do you assume that
your Chairman and board members share your own understanding, aims,
expectations, practices and experiences? How often do such assumptions lead
to breakdowns in communication, wasting time and resources and leading to
the loss of value? By improving your listening and questioning skills you will
become more skillful in authentically getting to the heart of what truly matters.
Part 4
It Is Not “One Size Fits All”: Flexibility is Key to Your Board Interactions
Exploring the value of being a situational leader varying your style depending
on the situation you are facing. When do you speak up and be more directive?
And when do you simply sit back and allow others to lead? To what degree with
your Chairman do you have an understanding of your role at board meetings
and in promoting and upholding best practice corporate governance?
International Workshop Leader:
Nigel Cumberland, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Business Author and Co-
Founder, Silk Road Partnership, UAE
International Workshop Leader
Nigel Cumberland, Executive Coach, Facilitator, Business Author and Co-
Founder, Silk Road Partnership, UAE
Nigel’s reputation as a leading Executive Coach and Leadership facilitator
stems from him having spent over ten years successfully coaching a range of
local and expatriate leaders through a range of challenging transitions and
across all kinds of cultures.
It is also based on 25 years of global corporate experience during which Nigel has
worked across Asia, Europe and South America holding Finance Director (CFO)
and Managing Director positions with a range of multinationals. He is also a
thought leader and has authored various books.
Nigel coaches leaders to optimise and to enhance their leadership effectiveness,
to take on and succeed in more senior roles, to succeed with the new
stakeholders, role complexity and expectations and also to work through a range
of leadership transitions, including into new geographies and new cultures.
He has coached and trained leaders at various organisations including at the
World Bank Group, Standard Chartered Bank, Dell, Google, Daimler Benz,
the Dubai Government, the UAE’s Al-Futtaim Group, GASCO (part of ADNOC
Group), Saudi Arabia’s NCB Bank. He also works as an Executive Coach with the
Thunderbird School of Global Management.
Previously Nigel had been a regional Finance Director with Coats plc (then a UK
FTSE100 company). He has also held senior level positions with various other
multinationals, including with the world’s largest staffing group, Adecco SA.
He has worked across four continents since starting his expatriate career in
1990 in Chile.
Attend this Premier Conference and Gain
Insights Into
• Keeping abreast with the evolution of your roles in the boardroom to
guide board members towards profitable growth opportunities
• Empowering high performance business engines from your boardroom
with leadership prowess
• Supercharging board secretaries and general counsels to fully optimise
their potential in meeting increasing strategic business requirements
• Bullet-proofing your boardroom and business resilience to adapt and
sustain during market uncertainties
• Cultivating a performance-driven boardroom mentality to augment
company potency
• Facilitating knowledge-sharing on the most pressing issues board secretaries
and general counsels in the region are facing
marcusevans would like to thank all the world-leading visionaries, solution
providers, associations, operators, end-users and delegates who have
contributed to and supported the marcusevans 2nd Annual Board Secretaries
& General Counsels Africa Large Scale Event. We would particularly like to
mention our speakers for their help in the research behind the event and
also our sponsors for their continued support and commitment. On behalf of
marcusevans we hope you have a rewarding, enjoyable and productive time.
We personally look forward to meeting you all and working with you at our
future Large Scale Events planned in 2016. See you in October!
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MORE ABOUT THE EVENT
large scale events
Why You Cannot Miss This Event
Many business critical decisions are from the boardroom and effective boards
will have the dynamic duo of board secretaries and general counsels being
part of the exciting push for strategy-driven and high-performing boards. In
today’s increasingly transparent business environment, there is a clarion call
for a well-informed strategic advisor with a holistic view across all aspects of
governance. Yet in many companies, there is a yawning gap in this area and it
is one that either the board secretary or general counsel is often best-placed
and qualified to fill.
By seizing this role, the duo can act as the conscience of the organisation
and the board’s key source of information on emerging risk and issues. As
a conduit and enabler, you stand in an enviable position as the interface
between the board, shareholders and the business units. This interaction will
enable you to gather intelligence and become a strategic tool in influencing
policy directions and business decisions.
Invest in our upcoming 3-day conference ‘Board Secretaries &
General Counsels Africa’ that provides you a wealth of intelligence on
‘Strengthening Your Governance Chapter’ and ‘Commercial Awareness of
Board Wide Issues’ in our sunrise plenary sessions. We also present to you a
regulatory dialogue and directors’ box of insights session that engages you in
high-level discussions on regulator’s shifting focus in Africa and building the
right synergy with board members. Do not miss our spotlight thought leader
keynote on ‘King IV Report – Bolder than Ever!’ by Professor Mervyn King.
You will also get access to participate in our customised boardroom banter
emulation on conflict of interest, scenario analysis stimulation on crises and
best practice think-tank that challenges you to think outside the box.
Our conference will help you build your commercial muscle and prep you on
what to look out for next. Bring these essential aspects to bear in our one-day
post-conference brain-based technique workshop on ‘Play to Your Strength
and Recharge Your Thinking in the Boardroom’.
Follow your own agenda with a choice of the following streams
over two days:
Stream 1
Board & Company Secretaries
In a boardroom landscape where compliance and staying on the right
side of the law are considered core competencies alongside reputation
management, sustainability and cyber awareness, the ability of board
secretaries will fall under much scrutiny any day now if it has not done so
already. Boards of directors increasingly need your input and expertise
brought to bear for complex issues that impact across departments and
seniorities in your organisation, and regional authorities have begun to
recognise the additional requirements for this role. This stream will function
as an information centre to equip you with the knowledge and techniques
you need to triumph through two main themes on ‘Securing Your Seat of
Power in the Boardroom’ and ‘Catalyst to an Effective Board’.
Stream 2
General & Legal Counsels
If you are a general counsel reading this, you know how much your legal
advice and training is leant upon for commercial health checks and corporate
governance insight today compared to the old days. Compliance season is
in full swing across Africa, creating major paradigm shifts for boardrooms,
and the time to play your role in this process tomorrow is today. You can
look forward to a series of discussions on ‘Gaining Your Voice in the
Boardroom’ and ‘Forefront of Your Regulatory Frontier’ that are
deliberately designed to make the most of your valuable time as a key
confidant and navigator in board decision making.
TESTIMONIALS
Didwellonencouragingboardsecretaries
toadvancetheircompanysecretaries
career,speakerswereencouragingand
motivatingtoattendees.
Manager Secretariat Services, Rand Water, South Africa
Different ideas on dealing with
challenges, how to improve
governance and new insights and
developments were covered.
Company Secretary & Legal Director, GlaxoSmithKline, West Africa
Insights and input from different
speakers, practical tips from experts and
exchanges of views and experiences.
Legal Advisor, South African Local Government Association, South Africa
Good composition of speakers,
knowledge and best practices for the
region.
Corporate Secretary & Legal Counsel, Industrial & Commercial
Development Corporation, East Africa
Time management, good choice of
venue and good speakers who are
knowledgeable on topics, excellent
overall organisation of event.
Senior Committee Secretary, National Energy Regulator of South Africa,
South Africa
Who Should Attend
• Board Secretaries
• Company Secretaries
• Corporate Secretaries
• General Counsels
• Legal Counsels
• Legal Advisors
• In-House Lawyers
• Chief Regulatory Officers
• Chief Legal Officers
• Corporate Governance Officers
• Compliance Officers
From across all industries, including both public and private sectors
FOR FIRST HAND EXPERIENCE, CLICK TO WATCH
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Email: MaheswariG@marcusevanskl.com
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The Society for Corporate Governance Nigeria, a registered not-for-profit (Rc No 620,268) organization that is committed to the promotion and development
of Corporate Governance, Business Ethics & Best Practices.
The Society aims to be the recognized reference point both nationally and internationally in matters relating to corporate governance and provide a template
for formulation and enforcement of corporate governance standards for Nigeria and other emerging economies, using the tools of ranking, seminars, research,
publication, workshops and training.
The Society has worked and is presently working with regulators and institutions that align with its vision. They include – The World Bank Group, International
Finance Corporation (IFC); the Lagos Business School (LBS); Nigerian Stock Exchange, (NSE) Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC); THE Nigeria
Communication Commission (NCC); Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) amongst others.
The Society has continued to deploy resources in pursuit of its objectives through learning programmes on corporate governance, research, publications and
advocacy aimed at promoting the practice of corporate governance in various organizations in Nigeria and thereby attracting an increased direct foreign investment.
Some of it publication includes: Journal of Corporate Governance, Directors’ Handbook on Corporate Governance; Company Secretary’s Guide on Corporate
Governance, Corporate Governance Reporting, Nigerian Observatory on Corporate Governanceetc
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South African Business Integrator is a national audited business to business publication with its focus on both the public and private sectors in southern Africa.
The main focus of the publication is to synchronize business information, business cultures and align strategies and business goals between the public and
private sectors.
The publication serves as an interaction medium between businesses.
Its main objective is to inform, educate and advise key industry leaders on business objectives, strategic decisions, good management practice and governance, sound
financial management practice and ultimately bridging the gap of transformation and transparency between the public and private sector.
The Lawyers Chronicle is a pan-African online publication for lawyers, scholars, students and policy makers. It surveys the trends of legal and socio-political issues on the African
continent and beyond. It provides a platform for information and analysis on a broad range of issues. You can access us at www.thelawyerschronicle.com
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