The presentation 'Corporate Governance: Global Issues for the Future' that Nada K. Kakabadse, Professor in Management and Business Research at Northampton Business School, gave at the EABIS Colloquium, 19-21 September 2009 in Barcelona.

1. Nada K. Kakabadse Professor in Management and Business Research Northampton Business School [email_address] http://www.kakabadse.com Corporate Governance: Global Issues for the Future EABIS Colloquium 19-21, September 2009, Barcelona,

4. Page © N.K. Kakabadse et al Right and left ear tags allow the rancher to control the location and directional movement of animals with GPS established boundaries form a remote location Source: US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, 2005 Fenceless Borders: Virtual Boundaries and Invisible Control

5. Technology: Micro and Nano Page © N.K. Kakabadse “ VeriChip” implanted in Mexico's attorney general Carlos Altamiran in 2004 Source: The Associated Press (2005) 1 st generation nanostructures (- 2000): Passive nanostructures – Dispersed and contact nanostructures: aerosols, colloids; and Product incorporated nanostructures: coatings, nanoparticles reinforced composites, polymers, ceramics 2 nd generation nanostructures (- 2005): Active Nanostructures - Bio-active, health effects: targeted drags, biodevices; and Physico-chemical active: 3D transistors, adaptive structures 3 rd Generation nanostructures (- 2010): Systems of nanostructures – guided assembling, robotics, evolutionary 4 th generation nanostructures (- 2015): molecular nanosystems – molecular devices ‘by design’.

9. People (Society): Hero-leaders/Uni-polar world to inclusivity/diversity Profit (Economy): Shareholder financing to alternative modes of financing Planet (Environment): Extraction mentality to nurturing mentality Posterity (Values): Instant gratification/consumerist values to long lasting values Sustainability 4 P’s Transition for Sustainability