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Governance for a World in Transformation

As the role of boards in an increasingly volatile world becomes more relevant, the demand for ongoing executive development, even at the highest level, has become a key differentiator.

Board members, chairs and non-executive directors today are required to lead and shape organisations in an environment where codes and regulations proliferate, creating both unanticipated challenges as well as new business opportunities.  But in order to leverage the opportunities, board members and non-executive directors need to be proficient technically, whilst not losing sight of the bigger picture and applying the best practices in governance.

Completely customised and in-line with the needs and goals of each client, our Board Advancement Programme addresses the main issues that are on top of the agenda of global leaders, offering geopolitical context, governance benchmark and leadership development.

on demand client focused self paced

Live Online

Participants are in control of their learning experience and can access live session or on demand.

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Collaborative

The programme includes interactive sessions to bring concepts to life and encourage teamwork.

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Flexible

The programme has a flexible design, which will ensure it is the right learning solution for your business.

Key Business Outcomes

Preparing Boards for Changing World

Just like every company, every board has its own needs. Whilst our Corporate Governance Programme is completely tailored to meet the strategic demands of each client, it is structured around three fundamental pillars:

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Economic Context

As well as sector-specific contextualisation, our programme FT journalists offer unique perspective on technological, regulatory and geopolitical issues bringing them to life by demonstrating their relevance to your business

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Corporate Governance

Good governance is still key to the long term sustainability of any organisation. Understanding the fundamental as well as the most relevant breakthroughts in management theory and practice is essential to the sound operation of every board.

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Board Leadership

As well as prestige, the role of non-executive directors come with responsibilities and accountabilities where every decision carries strategic risks. Ensuring high levels of competency through ongoing leadership development is the first step to drive value-creating decision making.

Key Outcomes

Understanding Global Governance Trends

Every business is different. Every business feels the impact of change differently. The climate and covid-19 crises have a direct impact on consumer behaviour and business trends. This programme is designed to help leaders understand and face these trends so they can seize opportunities and achieve growth.

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Purpose & ESG

Public opinion is shifting against shareholder supremacy. Boards are expected to prioritize environmental and social impact-related matters.
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Business Culture

Investors are increasingly pressing directors to report on the impact of culture on hiring, retention and productivity.
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Board Diversity

As institutional investor voting power grows, boards will continue to have additional pressure to improve ethnic and racial diversity.
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Corporate Activism

Directors must be ready to respond to the already traditional activism from investors, as well as a wider range of activism from NGOs, employees, and other stakeholders.
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Getting Started

For Organisations Who Need to Transform

The world of business is facing its biggest shift since the industrial revolution.

Businesses need to navigate not just new technology, emerging consumer trends, environmental changes and political instability, but also a switch the purpose of the business itself – a purpose no longer serving just profit for shareholders, but a purpose that is beneficial for all stakeholders. ​

Our Corporate Governance Programme was developed for organisations that are aiming to improve the impact that their boards have on their business by not just investing in competency, but also bringing a more comprehensive approach to leadership development.

Created by leaders, for leaders

Meet the People Behind the Programme

Our Board Advancement Programme was created in partnership with a group of senior business leaders, with vast experience in governance. The result is a solution that offers insight and outcomes that really address the challenges that boards of directors face in today’s world.

Giuseppe Tringali

Vice president of the International Advisory Board of IE University, president of the Global Corporation Centre of IE Business School and EY. Board member of Vodafone Spain Foundation, President of Fundación curArte, Senior Advisor of Board Alkemy Iberia and Pedersen & Partners.

Laura González-Molero

Board member at Acerinox and Ezentis, Independent Board Director at Viscofan and the Adecco Foundation. Appointed CEO of the Merck Group in Spain and Latin American president at Bayer Pharmaceuticals.

Aldo Olcese

Permanent Member of the Royal Academy of Economics in Spain, Chair of the European Education for Employment Foundation. Senior adviser for McGraw Hill and for Alvarez & Marsal.

Lourdes Centeno

Lourdes joined Ernst & Young in 2017 as Partner of Corporate Law, Corporate Governance and Capital Markets after holding the positions of Vice-president of the Spanish Securities Market Commission and Director of the Bank of Spain. She is a member of the Spanish Legal State Corps since 1996.
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María Rotondo Urcola 

Independent board member at INDRA, Member of the Auditing and Compliance Comission, on the advisory board at IE and Hotelab. Maria is also a professor at Instituto de Consejeros y Administradores.

Marieta Del Rivero

Independent board member at Cellnex Telecom (IBEX35), member of the board of advisers at Mutualidad Abogacía, member of the advisory board at MadeinMobile and member of the board at the Spanish Executives Association (AED). She is a partner at Seeliger & Conde and president of International Women Forum Spain.

José Miguel Andrés Torrecillas

Former chairman of Ernst & Young Spain and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in both Spain and England. In 2015 he was appointed director of banking group BBVA and lead independent director in 2016. He is the chairman of the Audit & Compliance Committee and the Appointments Committee and member of the Risk Committee of BBVA.

Catherine Moukheibir

She has chaired or been a board member and chair of the audit committees of more than a dozen private and public biotech companies, accompanying them from the venture capital stage to Nasdaq, Euronext or M&A. In addition, she serves on the advisory board of Imperial College Business School.

María Luz Medrano

Group Vice-General Counsel and Corporate Legal Services for Telefónica and Vice Secretary of the Board of Telefónica Foundation. She is a member of the advisory board of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission.

Jorge Medina

CEO & Board Member of Deutsche Wealth Management AM, and Member of the Board of DB OSI. Co-founder & Board Member of Enefgy, an international company focused on energy efficiency & data analytics.
Guiding Principles

Elevating Board Governance

As well as the formal obligations associated with the roles of boards, non-executive directors are increasingly required to make decisions and create value.

At that level, the importance of understanding not just the business strategic requirements, but also the commercial and geopolitical landscape becomes paramount.

In order to deliver the most efficient and long-lasting level of impact, the programme is customised and co-designed with each client to ensure we offer the most relevant content on strategy, contextualisation, governance and leadership. 

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Knowledge

Up-to-date through practical and interactive training that addresses the most current issues and trends affecting the Board of Directors today.

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Inspiration

Implement best practice initiatives comes into place thanks to the committed work of our advisers and expertise from each of the training areas.

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Vision

Joint skills of the different members of the board come together in stronger alignment, through debate and reflection.

Our Philosophy

Make it Unique to Your Business

Delivering deep and current insights into real business-relevant topics, we will help your team stay abreast of technological, political or economic trends as they happen.

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Fully Online. Live or On-Demand

A high-impact leadership programme created to meet the demands of the world we live in. Fully online.

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Learn from some of the world's most influential and well-connected Financial Times journalists.

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Next Steps

How we will work with you

Co-creation is one of the key principles of the Headspring approach. We don’t assume we have the answers – instead, we work with our clients to create and deliver a solution that meets its main goals and objectives. As part of this process, the next steps will include:

Connect

The first step is to connect with our corporate partnerships team. We will diagnose your needs and set a clear goal for your programme.

Co-design

The second and most important step is to design a programme that meets you business objectives and strategy in the short and long terms.

Bring to life

The third step is when we bring your programme to life. Our team will be ready to ensure the plan is followed through and that objectives are met.

Measure impact

After the programme, we will continue working with you to help you measure the results and the impact in your business.

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