Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Best Practices |Smart

Overview

Why Attend

Corporate governance is a critical topic that has recently started attracting more attention in business schools and among legislatures, with this trend only increasing. While there are different models for corporate governance, all of them aim to organize the relationship between the company and its stakeholders. Governance models start with Shareholder Wealth Maximization (SWM), which stresses owners' rights, as applied mainly in the US and UK. Other methods of governance, applied in Germany or Japan, for example, bring other stakeholders, such as the workforce and bankers, into play. In addition to these models, this course also covers why board membership may be one tier or two tiers and includes discussions about board structure, committees, their functions and duties, the audit committee, and the appointment and remuneration committee. Other topics discussed are the chairman's role and the effect of institutional investors.

Course Methodology

The course is built on presentations by the instructor and the participants and includes exercises and case studies to be discussed in the training.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Explain corporate governance and its principles and benefits
Evaluate the advantages of different corporate governance models
Define and defend the roles of the different stakeholders in governance
Advise on best practices in efficient corporate governance
Recommend best practices in transparency and disclosure

Target Audience

Board members, chief financial officers, senior management, directors, finance managers, financial controllers, accounting and finance personnel, legal counsel, corporate legal advisors, corporate secretaries, lawyers, external and internal auditors, HR managers, and department heads.

Target Competencies

Understanding board of directors structure
Analyzing board committees
Assessing board power
Defending shareholder rights and responsibilities
Employing the control environment
Evaluating wealth maximization
Identifying stakeholders rights

Note

This course is worth 25 NASBA CPEs.

Course Outline

Overview of Corporate Governance (CG)
- Definition of corporate governance
- The scope of corporate governance
- Corporate governance principles
- The macro governance picture
- Corporate governance benefits
- Reputation, competition and ethics
- Code of conduct
Models of Governance
- Shareholder Wealth Maximization (SWM) model
- Corporate Wealth Maximization (CWM) model
- International models of corporate governance
  - Japanese Model
  - German Model
- Corporate governance failure
The Stakeholders
- Shareholders' rights
- The board of directors
- Directors’ duties and rights
- The chairperson
- The executive management
- ICGN on executive remuneration
- The institutional investors
Building Efficient Governance
- Board selection, remuneration, and evaluation
- Board independence
- The efficient board
- Communicating corporate governance
- ICGN on anti-corruption
- OECD on corporate governance framework
- Assessing corporate governance efficiency
Transparency and Disclosure
- OECD advice on transparency
- ICGN advice on transparency
- Disclosure of remuneration
- AICPA on Related party transactions
- ICGN advice on access to information

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

11 - 15 Oct, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Oct, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Oct, 2026

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Oct, 2026

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

2027 Schedule & Fees

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Jan, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Jan, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Apr, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Apr, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

11 - 15 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Jul, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

25 - 29 Jul, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

10 - 14 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Oct, 2027

English

Per participant USD 2,900

24 - 28 Oct, 2027

Arabic

Per participant USD 2,900

Corporate Governance: Principles, Policies and Best Practices

Overview

Why Attend

Course Methodology

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Target Competencies

Note

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

2026 Schedule & Fees

2027 Schedule & Fees

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