Governance in the Digital Age
A one-day summit hosted by The Chartered Governance Institute
Date:
Friday 28 February 2020
Location:
Crowne Plaza London The City
19 New Bridge Street
London
EC4V 6DB
Summary
More and more organisations are recognising their data as a critical business asset .Yet are the risks, both economic and reputational, of not adequately governing data being properly considered in the boardroom? Is data really understood as being an issue for the Board? And if so, how can the company secretary influence the board’s thinking and push data up on the agenda?
According to a Gartner report published earlier this year, it’s expected that by 2022 as many as 90% of corporate strategies will recognise their data as a critical business asset, making Governance in the digital age a necessary event for all governance professionals.
By attending this Summit, you will:
- Discover techniques that will help highlight the value of data in boardroom conversations
- Understand the reputational and financial risks if data is not being managed or monitored adequately
- Learn how to drive the culture shift to embrace digital technology from the top down
- Find out where we are a year on from GDPR and the future of data privacy
- Network with your peers, share experiences and learn from best practice
Programme
| Time | Programme |
|---|---|
| 09.00 |
Registration, tea/coffee |
| 09.25 |
Chair’s opening remarks Charis Evans, Business Development Director, The Chartered Governance Institute |
| 09.30 |
The power of data utilisation: starting the discussion in the boardroom For boards, the use of data is a powerful way of building interest and support for new business ideas and ways of working. How can governance professionals benefit from embracing data? This panel session looks at real-life examples of how to use data to generate persuasive business presentations. We will look into the benefits of data-driven decision making and how to generate economic value from corporate data. Finally, we will talk about how boards can make the cultural shift and drive the new digital language through all levels of the organisation. Moderator: Speakers: |
| 10.15 |
Q&A |
| 10.25 | Networking tea and coffee break |
| 10.55 |
GDPR one year on GDPR has led to a significant expansion in the workload not just of compliance and governance professionals, but of staffing teams across all organisations and in all sectors. In this session we explore how organisations have gotten to grips with the challenges presented by GDPR in its first year, and look at where the laws on data protection and data management might go next. Speaker: |
| 11.25 |
Q&A |
| 11.30 |
The solution room: the impact of technology on the company secretary’s role This is an opportunity to not only foresee potential challenges but also to present with the most daunting challenge you are facing in your role and brainstorm solutions with peers with a fresh eye. Gather years of experience and unlock solutions. Moderator: |
| 12.00 | Networking lunch |
| 13.00 |
Panel discussion - User rights and decision-making in the boardroom As organisations come fully to understand the economic value of the data they hold, so can we expect to see them explore ways of maximising the economic benefit. But how does that work in a post-GDPR world, when users have the right to be compensated by companies who are generating profit as a direct result of their data? We discuss what rights data subjects have with the monetisation of their personal data and what you need to be aware of as a governance professional. Speakers: |
| 13.30 |
Workshop: Data ethics & bias in the boardroom As boards become increasingly familiar with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and what it can do for their business data, so too do they need to develop a better understanding of where that data comes from, and the very human biases that can be “hardwired” in. In this interactive session, we explore how boards can ensure the data they receive is free from bias, how they can be certain on the ethical value of the information they rely on – and the impact it is having on decision-making. Speaker & moderator: |
| 14.25 |
Networking refreshments |
| 14.50 |
Panel discussion - Reputational risk: shaping the narrative With platforms like Glassdoor, Amazon, TripAdvisor and Trustpilot offering global sounding boards for people to share their opinions on everything from the last book they read to the hotel they holidayed in, the employer they work for or the contractor they just employed, consumers have never been more empowered. So if reputational damage is just one click away, how can you monitor – and manage – what’s said about you online? Speakers: |
| 15.25 |
Q&A |
| 15.30 |
Data awareness session Speaker: |
| 16.00 |
Closing remarks from Chair |
| 16.05 |
Conference close |
*This is a draft programme and may be subject to change
Speakers
Susan sits on the Boards of Uber UK, the Department for Exiting the European Union (DExEU), The Rank Group plc, Affinity Water Ltd. and Wizz Air plc. She is also actively involved in several startups in the medical, property and climate change areas.
Prior to this, Susan was Managing Director of British Gas Residential Services, a £1.8bn revenue division, leading the Service and Repair, Central Heating Installations, Electrical Services, and Dyno-Rod business units.
Susan joined British Gas from the Acromas Group where she was Chief Executive of the Travel Division, responsible for Saga Holidays, Hotels, Cruises, the AA Travel division and Titan Travel. Previously, she held senior roles at Royal Caribbean International, Avis Europe, PepsiCo International, McKinsey & Co, and Saatchi & Saatchi living in over 7 countries worldwide.
She was chair of LuxuryBARED and has held several non-executive directorships, including Courtaulds, Royal & Sun Alliance, Transcom, First Choice, S.C Johnson, Whitbread. Susan was also a member of the advisory Board of the LUISS Business School in Rome.
Susan has a BA from the Johns Hopkins University and an MA from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (S.A.I.S.) in Washington DC. She is fluent in German and Italian.
Richard is a Chartered Secretary with over 10 years’ experience as a governance practitioner. He leads the Corporate Governance function at Benenden Health, a mutual friendly society that offers an affordable alternative to health insurance to its 800,000+ members.
Rob Shapland is an ethical hacker with 12 years’ experience attacking the defences of hundreds of organisations, from small businesses to major international organisations.
His specialism is ‘red teaming’, or full simulation of criminal attacks, combining his hacking knowledge with his other hobby of dressing up and breaking into buildings. He uses stories of these intrusions to deliver engaging and exciting cyber security training courses to companies all over the world.
He is also a regular speaker at events and conferences around Europe, and appears on both BBC and ITV as a cyber security adviser.
Steve Wright is an authority on data privacy and cyber security, having worked in the industry for over 25 years. In that time, he has held the principal information, privacy and data security roles for companies such as John Lewis Partnerships, Unilever, Deloitte, PwC, Siemens and Capita. Most recently, he held the interim position of DPO at the Bank of England, where he remains as Advisor to the DPO and CISO.
A technology enthusiast, he remains fascinated by the incredible things that can be done with data. Yet he understands only too well the risks to reputation and privacy in a world where social media, cyber security, legislation, fraud and regulatory complexities are rife.
Today, Steve advises senior leadership in all things related to the safeguarding of personal data, protecting brand image and–above all–building consumer trust.
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