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Corporate Governance: Essentials for a New Business Era

Date, Location, & Fees

Apr. 22 – 25, 2025
Philadelphia, PA
$9,850

Description

Acquire critical management tools and gain new insight into the duties and nuances of board service. Learn how to forge partnerships with company officers to strengthen financial return, conduct better enterprise risk management, and achieve governance diversity during these complex times.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Grasp how a director’s role is changing in today’s social, legal, and business environment
  • For aspiring directors, learn how to present yourself as an attractive board candidate
  • Look inside the process for nominating, selecting, and on-boarding directors

Audience

Senior-level executives aspiring to board service; those who have recently joined a board, veteran directors, or legal, HR or financial professionals who advise boards

Academic Director

Michael Useem, PhDWilliam and Jacalyn Egan Professor Emeritus of Management; Faculty Director, Center for Leadership and McNulty Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Mary-Hunter McDonnell, JD, PhDAssociate Professor of Management; Faculty Co-Director, Zicklin Center for Governance and Business Ethics, The Wharton School

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Shareholder Activism: Activating Change for Value Creation

Date, Location, & Fees

Aug. 19 – 22, 2024
Philadelphia, PA
$9,850

Description

Learn how corporate boards and C-suite leadership prepare for activist campaigns directed at their company, and discover effective solutions for managing the process when it occurs. Develop the fundamentals for both value investing and value-based management.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Discover the frameworks and tactics used by shareholder activists to identify and move on target companies
  • Recognize where and why shareholder activism may create or destroy value
  • Become more knowledgeable about the roles of the various parties to shareholder activism beyond the activists, including proxy advisory firms, public relations firms lawyers, and investment bankers

Audience

  • Corporate board members and C-suite executives at publicly traded companies
  • Hedge-fund portfolio managers seeking to develop activism capabilities
  • Chief investment officers and investment analysts for family offices, pension funds, and large institutional investors who invest in or with shareholder activists
  • Attorneys who represent corporations or shareholder activists
  • Corporate public relations and investor relations professionals

Academic Director

Bilge Yilmaz, PhDWharton Private Equity Professor; Professor of Finance; Academic Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School

Kevin Kaiser, PhDAdjunct Professor of Finance; Senior Director, Harris Family Alternative Investments Program, The Wharton School

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Private: Leading through Challenging Times: From Crisis to Renewal

Date, Location, & Fees

New dates coming soon

Description

Effective leadership in the wake of COVID-19 requires a new leadership skill set. Designed for a new business reality, this program draws on current research from top Wharton faculty. This program offers their fresh insights to teach the mindsets and strategies for fortifying your own leadership and for leading others.

Highlights & Benefits

  • Become a more effective leader in a crisis
  • Take tangible actions to strengthen your own leadership and that of others
  • Sustain your resilience and determination to more effectively handle uncertainty, stress, and burnout

Audience

Senior managers who want to strengthen, advance, and hone their leadership skills to meet their organization's current and future challenges.

Academic Director

Michael Useem, PhDWilliam and Jacalyn Egan Professor Emeritus of Management; Faculty Director, Center for Leadership and McNulty Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

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