21 April 2009
Le Meridien Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
The first major event for 2009, this Awareness and Networking Event was divided into three sessions: a Breakfast Talk, Luncheon Talk and Company Secretaries Lecture Series. Ashley Summerfield, Head of Practice at Egon Zehnder, London, delivered the lectures at each of these sessions. The Breakfast Talk discussed ‘Enhancing Board Effectiveness in a Turbulent Environment’ and the topic for the Luncheon Talk was ‘Getting the Right Board Behaviours in Navigating Delicate Issues’. The final session for the Company Secretaries was the Cosec lecture series, ‘The Crucial Role Company Secretaries Play in Board Effectiveness Enhancement’. The Breakfast Talk was attended by 26 GLC Board members, the Luncheon Talk by 8 GLC Chairmen, and the Cosec Lecture by 24 GLC Company Secretaries.