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Asia Pacific Board Leadership Forum 2023

17 & 18 October 2023 | Virtual Forum

Reimagining the Boardroom: Tomorrow’s Boards can’t and won’t look like Today’s Boards. Are we prepared for that?

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Asia Pacific Board Leadership Forum 2023

For the third year running, we bring together dozens of experts and practitioners across the region to explore in detail the corporate governance scene in Asia Pacific.

This virtual event connects to the largest community of directors in Asia Pacific - bringing together the thinking that makes governance successful and to creating a spirit of sharing that collectively elevates the organizations on corporate governance.

Unparalleled Thought Leadership

Board Architecture

Envisioning the Future Shape of Boards

The Era of Stakeholder Activism

Activism grows up

A Seat at the Right table

HR’s Critical Role in the Boardroom

Accountability or Over-Accountability?

The Board's Conscience in Modern Organizations

Institutes of company directors

Social clubs or the next advocates of governance reform

Agenda

Day 1 - 17 October

Day 1 Opening
12:30 PM- 12:40 PM SGT

Speaker: Stephen Langton, Head of APAC Boards & CEO Advisory Partner, RRA

Welcome Address
12:40 PM – 12:50 PM SGT

Speaker: Constantine Alexandrakis, CEO, RRA

Introduction
12:50 PM - 1:00 PM SGT

Speaker: Stephen Langton, Head of APAC Boards & CEO Advisory Partner, RRA

Plenary 1:
Board Architecture - Envisioning the Future Shape of Boards
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM SGT

Plenary Lead:
Caris Wong, Consultant, RRA

Panelists:
Professor Lake Dai, Founder and Managing Partner of Sancus Ventures, Adjunct Professor, Applied AI, Carnegie Mellon University
Lily Cheng, Independent Non-Executive Director, Swire Properties Ltd, Chow Tai Fook Jewellry Ltd, Octopus Cards
Sunil Rai, Senior Partner of Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

Plenary 2:
The Era of Stakeholder Activism - Activism Grows Up
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM SGT

Plenary Lead:
Stephen Langton, Head of APAC Boards & CEO Advisory Partner, RRA

Panelists:
Peeyush Gupta AM, Non-Executive Director, National Australia Bank
Poh Mui Hoon, Co-founder & Board Director of Esseplore
Ian Rumsby, Managing Partner of Stonehaven APAC
Sunita Rajakumar, Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairperson of Climate Governance Malaysia, Dutch Lady Milk Industries

Wrap-Up
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM SGT

Speakers: Stephen Langton, Head of APAC Boards & CEO Advisory Partner, RRA

Day 2 - 18 October

Day 2 Opening
1:00 PM- 1:10 PM SGT

Speaker: Stephen Langton, Head of APAC Boards & CEO Advisory Partner, RRA

Plenary 3:
A Seat at the Right table – HR’s Critical Role in the Boardroom
1:10 PM - 2:10 PM SGT

Plenary Lead:
Michelle Chan Crouse, Consultant, RRA

Panelists:
Dharma Chandra, Chief People Officer of ABC and Independent Non-Executive Director
Eva Chau, Advisor at Micro Connect, Chairperson & board member of Governance and Membership Committee of Senior Citizen Home Safety Association.
Jenifer Thien, Founder and Pincipal of Grit and Pace, Independent Non-Executive Director

Plenary 4:
Accountability or Over-Accountability? – The Board's Conscience in Modern Organizations
2:10 PM - 3:10 PM SGT

Plenary Lead:
Vinita Katara, Consultant, RRA

Panelists:
Sutapa Banerjee, Board Director - Zomato, Godrej, JSW | Harvard Fellow | Behavioural Insights Advisor and Former CEO
Matangi Gowrishankar, Independent Director, Greenlam, Cyient
Keki Mistry, Vice Chairman and CEO of HDFC
Sachin Rajan, Consultant, RRA

Plenary 5:
Institutes of company directors: Social clubs or the next advocates of governance reform
3:10 PM- 4:10 PM SGT

Plenary Lead:
Alvin Chiang, Consultant, RRA

Panelists:
Michele Kythe Lim, President & CEO of ICDM
Terence Quek, CEO of SID
Mark Rigotti, MD & CEO of AICD

Wrap-Up
4:10 PM - 4:25 PM SGT

Speakers: Stephen Langton, Head of APAC Boards & CEO Advisory Partner, RRA