Media Alert: Global Board Leaders to Convene at 2016 WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation Global Institute in New York, May 3-5
NEW YORK, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
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The WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Foundation hosts its sixth annual Global Institute and Visionary Awards Dinner, bringing together 275 of the top global women board chairs, board committee chairs, CEOs, and other directors from all over the world. Twitter: #WCDboards. Join the conversation about hot boardroom topics at wcdlive.com. |
When: |
Pre-Institute Family Business Governance Institute – May 3 |
Global Institute Daytime sessions – May 4-5 |
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Visionary Awards Dinner – evening of May 4 |
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Where: |
New York City |
Theme: |
"Making Your Board Visionary: Going from Insight to Foresight" |
Why: |
The Internet of Things, aging populations, attracting top talent, being "visionary" in a "quarterly world" – these are just some of the boardroom topics on this year's agenda. The program also features an in-depth discussion with Mary Dillon, CEO of Ulta Beauty – the largest national beauty retailer that is disrupting its industry – and remarks from Santander UK Chairman Shriti Vadera (director at AstraZeneca and BHP Billiton) and other Visionary Award honorees (see below). |
Additionally, the Institute will present the new WCD Thought Leadership Commission report, "Seeing Far and Seeing Wide: Moving Toward a Visionary Board." Created in conjunction with KPMG, WCD's third annual TLC report provides practical guidance on moving a board toward a more forward-thinking approach – from the board meeting agenda to board composition to bringing fresh insight and knowledge into boardroom discussions. |
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In a special pre-Institute day of programming, WCD is hosting its Family Business Governance Institute, designed for women CEOs, directors, and shareholders of family businesses with revenues >$100million. |
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The Visionary Awards will honor Publix; The Santander Group; Ulta Beauty; former Frontier Communications CEO and Executive Chairman Maggie Wilderotter (director at DreamWorks Animation, Juno Therapeutics, and Costco Wholesale); and Izumi Kobayashi, director at ANA Holdings, Suntory, and Mitsui and Co. |
Media credentials
To apply for media credentials to cover this event, please contact Suzanne Oaks Brownstein or Trang Mar of Temin and Company at 212-588-8788 or [email protected].
About the WCD Foundation Global Institute
The WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Foundation 2016 Global Institute is an unprecedented opportunity for global board directors to share corporate governance and business strategies and to build partnerships with a purpose, in a private, invitation-only setting. The Institute is a high-powered idea forum exploring compelling issues on the minds of today's board directors and their companies.
SOURCE WomenCorporateDirectors Education and Development Foundation, Inc.
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