Digital Transformation Oversight

Technological advances can dramatically disrupt businesses, transforming everything from customer expectations and business operations to the design and delivery of products and services. Companies now face an unprecedented level of disruption, as new entrants and incumbents vie against one another to create new business models and boost revenues by leveraging emerging technologies. Directors and senior executives looking to thrive in this hyper-competitive environment will need to adapt their management and governance practices to help their companies exploit opportunities and minimize risks.

This Resource Center provides corporate leaders with strategic and tactical guidance as they embark on their digital transformation journeys. Please see the Cyber-Risk Resource Center for cybersecurity oversight.

Board Oversight of Technology as Driver of Growth and Risk

Penalties Escalate From Cybersecurity Enforcement Consider Data Use Before an Incident Occurs A Blueprint for a Tech-Empowered Experienced Workforce Governing Digital Transformation and Emerging Technologies Director FAQ: Board Oversight of Emerging Technologies

Events (Technology)

The Future of the Boardroom Master Class Virtual NACD Summit 2020

Determine the Appropriate Board Structure and Skill Sets

The Questions Directors Should Ask to Adeptly Oversee Innovation Addressing the Challenges of Expanding Board and Committee Agendas Strategies for Addressing the New Risk Landscape

Enhance Management Reporting

Emerging Technologies, Risk, and the Auditor’s Focus Technology and the Boardroom: A CIO’s Guide to Engaging the Board (Deloitte)

Assess Organizational Talent and Leadership Readiness

How Does Your Company Measure Up Against Digital Leaders? Are Your Leaders Ready for Change? Board Oversight of Workforce Analytics A Three-Level Approach to Better Board Oversight of Talent and Culture

Learn About Specific Emerging Technologies

Boards Need to Adapt Their Thinking as Blockchain Technology Will Affect the Audit Fast Facts: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Fast Facts: Robotic Process Automation (RPA) Fast Facts: Internet of Things (IoT) AI: Do You Have a Map for Your Journey? How to Use AI in the M&A Process to Gain Competitive Advantages (Grant Thornton) Technology Brief: A Board Primer on Blockchain NACD Advisory Council Talks Blockchain in the Boardroom

Podcasts & Webinars

AI, Bias, and Unintended Consequences (NACD Future Fluency) The Human Machine Partnership (NACD Future Fluency) Challenges in Changing Technology and Cyber Risk Level-Setting Expectations for AI and Automation