Seminar on corporate governance slated

help board directors and key officers of public and publicly-listed firms align themselves with global standard on effective governance and comply with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) mandated requirement to attend a corporate governance program to be eligible for election or re-election in the board or assume key positions in management, the Center for Global Best Practices (CGBP) will host a training titled, “Corporate Governance: Board Effectiveness Best Practices” on Nov. 9 at the Manila Marriott Hotel, Pasay City.

The corporate governance program is designed to address two important issues: to provide capacity building for board directors by presenting to them the global best practices in board effectiveness drawn from the most updated global research of the largest accounting firm in the world – PriceWaterhouse Coopers / Isla Lipana to be presented by former PWC chairperson Judith V. Lopez. She will also share her valuable insights and experiences being a board director of many companies across various industries; to help all board directors of public and publicly listed companies comply with SEC-mandated requirement for them to attend a corporate governance training yearly – for their eligibility of election or re-election in the board of a corporation.

The program will also feature, Jonathan Ravelas, who is a chief market strategist of the BDO. He will handle the foundational topics on basic corporate governance, updates on new regulations and a 30-minute economic briefing with relevance to board directors.

The program is designed to provide a new perspective on strategy and implementation, risk management, corporate ethics, monitoring company performance, management evaluation and succession, board dynamics and many more. This learning initiative will also cover the aspects of financial reporting – defining its framework, the roles of board management, CFOs and controllers in its preparation, analysis and interpretation. Required topics of SEC and a glimpse of the current ASEAN Scorecard will also be discussed.

Check www.cgbp.org, for details and a complete list of best practices programs including PPP Certification Course, Masterclass on Writing Minutes of Meetings, Write Right for Positive Results, Refresher Course on Business English, Best Practices in Corporate Housekeeping, Best Practices in Project Feasibility Study and Analysis, Best Practices in Managing Financial Performance. You may also call landlines in Manila (+63 2) 8427148/ 59 and (+63 2) 556-8968/ 69, in Baguio (+63 74) 423-2914, in Cebu (+63 32) 512-3106 or 07, or Legazpi City (+63 52) 736-0148.