Tom Morrison Essay Prize

The Tom Morrison Essay prize exists to encourage new thinking and recognise original approaches to governance.

Tom Morrison was an active member and former President of The Chartered Governance Institute UK & Ireland and a leading light in the Institute’s Registrar’s Group. A highly regarded and influential member of the share registration industry, Tom was an early supporter of the unique work of ShareGift. The charity instigated this competition after his death in 2014 and made a generous donation to The Chartered Secretaries’ Charitable Trust in order to establish it and fund the prizes.

This year's topic:

Is the challenge of governing AI any different to previous scenarios that have required boards to increase their business oversight? Compare the introduction of AI to a previous situation that has precipitated significant governance changes.

There are cash prizes - £1000 for the winner, and £500 for the runner-up.