Join Sheila Ronning as she hosts an insightful conversation with Ryan Breen, Andrea Mulligan, and Sharon Segev on how artificial intelligence is reshaping the boardroom. Discover opportunities, challenges, and what leaders need to know now.

Download A practical workbook: Your First AI Agent Blueprint

In this interactive webinar, Divya Joshi—Global Strategy & AI Leader— guided board members and aspirants through the process of designing their own AI agent to increase boardroom effectiveness and save valuable time.

You’ll explore how AI agents can support boardroom activities such as summarizing dense reports, automating workflows, tracking compliance, and monitoring reputational risks in real time. Participants will watch a live demo, then begin designing and partially building their own agent with step-by-step guidance.

This session is designed for both public and private board members, advisory board leaders, board committee chairs, and aspiring directors. No technical background is required—just bring your curiosity and your most time-consuming board tasks.

• What You’ll Learn:
  Why AI agents are a powerful tool for board leaders today

• How to design and partially build your first AI agent using ChatGPT

•  Boardroom-relevant use cases, including:

  • Summarizing dense board packets in seconds

  • Automating recurring workflows

  • Tracking ESG and compliance risks

  • Monitoring reputation across news and social media
    Alternative workflows for Claude and Gemini users

Speakers: Stephanie J. Mensing, Howard Brod Brownstein

Watch an insightful conversation on the board’s role in overseeing employee relations — a responsibility that is increasingly central to effective governance.

Howard Brownstein and employment law attorney Stephanie Mensing explored how boards can remain appropriately engaged in workplace issues without overstepping operational boundaries. Topics included:

• The use and governance of employee hotlines

• Best practices for monitoring workplace-related social media concerns

• Frameworks for preventing, investigating, and responding to employee issues

• The board’s role in ensuring HR compliance and organizational culture integrity

Whether you serve on a board or advise one, this session will provide practical guidance and legal context to strengthen your oversight practices.

Speaker: Jan Berger

Your board interview has been scheduled—now what?

Board interviews are no longer just about demonstrating your qualifications—they’re also about determining if the opportunity is truly right for you. In an era of heightened director liability, evolving regulatory landscapes, and corporate reputational risks, it’s critical to approach every board opportunity with clarity, confidence, and the right questions.

Watch a candid and insightful session with seasoned board member Dr. Jan Berger, who shared practical tips and firsthand insights to help you prepare for and navigate your next board interview.

What You’ll Learn:

• How to approach the interview as a two-way conversation

• Key topics to address to assess risk and fit

• Questions every prospective board member should ask

• Real-world examples from the boardroom

Whether you’re preparing for your first board interview or looking to refine your approach, this session will empower you to make informed, strategic decisions about the opportunities ahead.

Speakers: Marcy Schwab, Divya Joshi

Join us as we explore how AI tools are transforming the way leaders network and position themselves for coveted board opportunities.

In this interactive session, we’ll uncover:

• How to harness AI to refine and expand your networking strategy

• Practical, real-world applications of AI to support your board candidacy

• Common pitfalls and smart strategies from experienced professionals

Speakers: Howard Brod Brownstein, Christine DiBartolo , Kira Ciccarelli , Melanie Nolen

The role of a board member has never been more complex or consequential. As organizations face evolving challenges and opportunities, directors must navigate new expectations and emerging risks while ensuring their boards remain effective.

What you’ll learn:

• Whether serving on a PE board is the right fit for you.

• How to research and identify the right PE firms.

• The best approach for outreach—what to say and how to connect.

• The importance of positioning yourself effectively.

Speaker: Adrienne Ramsay

Actions of the Federal Government can profoundly affect corporate operations and 2025 is shaping up to be particularly complex. Policies, tax laws, regulations, adds volatility to markets and operations, creating external risks and opportunities for businesses. This, coupled with a turbulent market environment and geopolitical instability, pose unique challenges and boards must prepare to respond – both to protect their stakeholders and capitalize on opportunities. Adrienne Ramsay, QRD, Board Director, and Founder will share insights on how to address the broader implications of federal actions on corporations and private companies. This webinar is NOT about politics but about policy.

Speakers: Howard Brownstein, Priya Cherian Huskins

In this webinar, we will discuss:

• Current and Emerging Risks: Top considerations for directors today that may impact their personal liability.

• Risk Management Strategies: Practical steps boards can take to minimize exposure and strengthen governance. 

• D&O Insurance Update: What it is, how it works, and what to ask for during your next renewal.

• Policy Considerations: What are the current traps for the unwary (exclusions).

• Limits of Insurance: How much D&O insurance should you be buying? 

Speakers: Samantha Kappagoda, Divya Joshi, Lara Druyan

In this webinar we discuss:

• What should be the starting point for boards regarding AI? 

• Should AI be assigned to a board committee

• Should an outside advisor be hired

• How does AI affect risk management for the company

In this fireside chat we will cover:

• Is serving on a PE board for you?

• Know your audience (information on the specific PE firm) and also which PE firms to target.

• How to reach out and what to say?

• Positioning yourself and why it matters.

Speakers: Howard Brownstein, Casselle Smith, Lemar Brown

A central responsibility of board directors is to oversee the risk management of the company.  What does this entail, and how should board members perform this critical element of their fiduciary duty?  During this webinar we will discuss:

• Looking at the company through a “risk lens”

• How to engage with management about risk management

• Board committee involvement

• Methods & metrics

Speakers: Ted White, Howard Brownstein, Elizabeth R. Gonzalez-Sussman

In this webinar, we discuss:

• Definition and role of activist investors in the market

• Typical strategies employed by activist investors

• Immediate and long-term effects on company performance and governance

• Best practices for engaging with activist investors

• Current regulations and potential future changes affecting activist investing

• Q&A: Addressing audience questions and providing expert insights

Speakers: Howard Brod Brownstein, Alisa C. Norris

Speaker Insights on Personal Branding:

• Strategies for developing and refining your personal brand

• Emphasizing authenticity and understanding your unique value proposition, skills, and impact

Recruiter Perspectives:

• Speakers share their experiences as recruiters

• Highlighting successful branding strategies and common pitfalls to avoid

Interactive Q&A:

• Addressing questions submitted via email ahead of time and during the session

Howard brings over five decades of experience in serving on corporate boards. Throughout his extensive career, he has navigated turnaround situations, engaged with shareholder activists, and advocated for thorough board evaluations. While he is a highly sought-after speaker, this marks the first occasion where he is sharing all of his insightful stories.

During this webinar, we explore better outcomes both in bankruptcy and non-bankruptcy and the positive results of early intervention and effective planning.

In this fireside chat we cover:

• Is serving on a PE board for you?

• Know your audience (information on the specific PE firm) and also which PE firms to target.

• How to reach out and what to say?

• Positioning yourself and why it matters.

The Audit Committee is the focal point of some of the most important work performed by boards, including engagement of outside auditors, oversight of financial performance as well as systems and controls, and often oversight of risk management.

We discuss how compensation committees can employ best practices in fulfillment of board responsibility, and will also discuss the sometimes sensitive topic of board compensation.

Key takeaways for this webinar include: A vibrant onboarding process is an important governance practice. Its design should reflect both the nature and complexity of the company, and the experience of the new director.

In this fireside chat we cover:

• Engaging with PE firms for possible board opportunities

• What to do and what not to do

• What skills and/or experience are they looking for?

• What are they NOT looking for

• Tips on how best to connect with PE firms

In this webinar on ESG, the topics covered include:

• Demystifying ESG – what is it?

• Explain how we are addressing ESG. ESG tools and the landscape of the global ESG business community.

• How to understand ESG impact on proxy season and more.

Become familiar with a few fundamental models for systematic, systemic, and sustainable innovation. These include defining an innovation purpose, building the innovation profile, and most importantly re-building the people mindset.

In this program that’s based on his latest book, Digital YOU, personal branding guru William Arruda provides the roadmap for building a powerful online presence.