This single day workshop provides evidence-based strategies, skill enhancement, and educational resources designed to empower women to join boards, enabling them to thrive in these roles. It also plays a pivotal role in nurturing highly qualified women leaders, both existing and emerging, to their full potential and providing insights on Board governance, selection, and effectiveness.

Women who want to learn more about the role of the boards or who aspire to serve on a board of directors

• Learn about the role of boards in organizational governance, their function and structure, and the duties and liabilities of non-executive board members
• Understand the characteristics of an effective board member and which skills, experiences, and personality traits are required to be successful
• Learn from successful women who serve on Boards, learn from their experiences, and understand how critical it is to ask the right questions
• Be enabled to explore their desire to be on a board and design their own personal development plan to fulfill their ambition to join a board
• Get an understanding of how board members are selected and what they can do to pave their way into the boardroom by building a reputation and an effective network with mentors, key decision-makers, and other women who aspire to be board members

•  The role of the board, duties and liabilities of a non-executive board member
•  Characteristics of a compliant and effective board
•  The success profile of effective board members – knowledge, skills, experiences, and personality traits that enable success in the board room
•  Why we need more women on boards – the case of more diversity
•  Lessons learned from successful women on board – positive surprises and ways to tackle challenges
•  How to get the first board engagement by building a desirable reputation, create awareness, and get hired