Getting boardroom ready
 
 Tuesday, 29 August 2017  
 
09:00 - 09:25Registration and refreshments
09:25 - 09:40Welcome and introduction
Don Ledingham, Chief Executive, Ceannas, Honorary Professor of Leadership and Management, Queen Margaret University
09:40 - 09:55Opening Keynote
Lorna Jack, Chief Executive, Law Society of Scotland
  • Professional Services route to the boardroom
  • Transferring your experiences from professional services
09:55 - 10:30Legal responsibilities and corporate governance
Calum S. Jones, Kepstorn Solicitors
  • Boardroom memberships – operation of company and other boards
  • The rights, duties, obligations of Non-Executive Directors
  • Regulated and non-regulated environments
  • Case studies
10.30 - 10.40Questions and discussion
10.40 - 11.15Securing your first role
Willie Finlayson, Director, FWB Park Brown
  • CV and interview preparation tips
  • Insider information
  • Networking on and offline and profile raising
  • The non-executive director/trustee market
  • Public appointment process
11.15 - 11.25Questions and discussion
11.25 - 11.40Mid-morning refreshment break
11.40 - 12.15An introduction to Audit and Remuneration Committees
Marian Glen, Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust
  • Regulatory context
  • Duties and constitution of a remuneration committee
  • Decisions and current issues facing remuneration committees
  • Duties and the relationships of an audit committee
  • Tools that aid strategic thinking and questioning
12:15 - 12:25Questions and discussion
12:25 - 13:05Panel Session: what it is like to be a board member
Don Ledingham, Chief Executive, Ceannas, Honorary Professor of Leadership and Management, Queen Margaret University
Tanya C Castell, MBE
Marian Glen, Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit Committee, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust
David Kaye, Partner, Harper Macleod
  • Attributes of effective board members
  • What to look for in a board and the right fit
  • How to interpret a board before you join it
  • Learning about the business and gaining industry knowledge
13:05 - 13:15Closing remarks
Don Ledingham, Chief Executive, Ceannas, Honorary Professor of Leadership and Management, Queen Margaret University
13:15 - 13:45Lunch and networking