Pre-conference Seminars

• For new and seasoned directors who want a refresher course
• ISS-accredited
• Certificate of completion provided
• Includes practical take-home tools and sample documents

All Pre-conference seminars are optional and require a seperate fee and seperate registration. To register for an individual seminar, click on the registration link after the course description.

SATURDAY | OCTOBER 18, 2003

10 A.M. - 4 P.M.

Director Professionalism

An NACD Cornerstone Course*

An intensive refresher course to help new and seasoned directors define their roles and responsibilities in today’s corporate governance environment. This is the most thorough and practical board “orientation” available to corporate directors in just one day. Packed with practical take-home references, the program includes a review of charters, committee responsibilities, and directors’ fiduciary duties, as well as best board practices.

FACULTY: Roger W. Raber, NACD President and CEO; John J. Gorman, Partner, Luse Lehman Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, and Former Special Counsel, SEC; Peter R. Gleason, Director, NACD’s Center for Board Leadership

* NACD Cornerstone Courses are recommended as prerequisites to all other NACD seminars.

To register for Director Professionalism, please click here.

Sunday | OCTOBER 19, 2003

8:30 A.M. - 3:30 P.M.

An NACD Cornerstone Course*

What every director without CFO-level financial training should know about corporate finances. Plus, learn what questions to ask about an audit and how to recognize the red flags of unethical management, stressed management, fraud, and ineffective auditors.

FACULTY: Jim Darazsdi, CEO, RainMakers Consulting, Director of Hyde Manufacturing, Perdue Farms, Inc., High Industries, Inc., and Executive Vice Chairman of Interstate Resources, Inc.

* NACD Cornerstone Courses are recommended as prerequisites to all other NACD seminars.

To register for Scrutinizing Financial Statements, please click here.

 

Learn about the tools you need for practicing proactive risk oversight.We’ll help you clearly define your committee’s goals, processes, and responsibilities, benchmark your practices against the best of others, and get up to speed on today’s issues.

FACULTY: Gerry Czarnecki, CEO, Deltennium Corporation, and Director, State Farm Insurance Companies

To register for Audit Committees: Improving Quality, Independence, and Performance, please click here.

 

A groundbreaking program that offers a practical guide to preventing major types of corporate risk. Learn about good governance guidelines, detect failures in risk management practices, and review best practices for dealing with crises if they do occur.

To register for Role of the Board in Risk Oversight, please click here.