0
No products in the cart.

Corporate Governance

Location

Maude St, Sandown, Sandton, 2126

Date & Time

October 8, 2018 - October 10, 2018 08:30 AM - 04:30 PM

Save event to calendar
Join now 1

This very interactive programme is intended for directors, board members, executives and non-executives as well as all senior mangers from the public and private sectors. It is also critical for any other individuals who are aspiring to be board members or directors and is Facilitated by senior executives who hold board directorships with extensive experience in the private and public sectors of the economy.

  • 8:00 AM — 10:30 AM
    Main Venue
    Corporate Governance – Principles
    • Background and conceptual backdrop • Origins of corporate governance • Various definitions of corporate governance
  • 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM
    • Parties to corporate governance (board, management, stakeholders) • Integrity & ethical behaviour • Disclosure of transparency • Models of corporate governance (The Higgs Report, The Outsider Model, The Insider Model, The Two-Tier Board System) • The Board of Directors • Director’s duties • The role of the Non-Executive Director in corporate governance
  • 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
    • A stakeholder approach to corporate governance • An overview of international standards • Higgs Report • The Commonwealth Perspectives on Corporate Governance • The Australian Bosch Report • The King II Report
  • 8:30 AM — 10:30 AM
    Main Venue
    THE KING III REPORT
    • The need for King III Report • The governance framework • Corporate governance and the financial crisis • The new constitution of commerce • The link between principles and the law • Key principles of the King III Report • Emerging governance trends in King III
  • 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM
    • The Board of Directors • Role and function of the board • Composition of the Board • Board Appointment process • Director development • Company secretary • Performance Assessment • Board Committees • Group Boards • Remuneration of directors
  • 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
    • The role of the Audit committee • Internal assurances • External assurance providers • Key risks facing the modern company
  • 8:30 AM — 10:30 AM
    Main Venue
    THE KING III REPORT (cont.)
    • Corporate Governance and auditors • The role of the Audit Committee • The role of external auditors
  • 11:00 AM — 1:00 PM
    Overview of the New Companies Act, Corporate Governance issues
  • 2:00 PM — 4:00 PM
    • Compliance risk management principles • Interaction between compliance risk and other risk elements • The compliance risk management process • The link between compliance and corporate governance • International Compliance standards (Basel II, Sarbanes Oxley Act, USA Patriot Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Financial Action Taskforce)

The course will cover key elements of corporate governance, and will include the following topics:
• Corporate governance as per the King II Report and the King III Report
• Roles and responsibilities of directors and officers
• Board committees
• Strategic planning and implementation
• Risk management and change management
• Auditing and audit committees
• Compliance, ethics & sustainability reporting
• Governance requirements of the Public Finance Management Act and the Municipal Finance Management Act for public organisations
• Preventing and combating fraud and corruption
• How managers get into trouble
• The major Corporate Governance requirements of the new Companies Act

Join the event

Join the event