How Business
Governance is Changing
and Why It Matters

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June 3, 2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT Webinar

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About The Event

Credits: 1 NACD/CPE Credit

Member Price: Complimentary

The governance landscape is shifting—and directors need to be prepared. Legislative changes in key states like Delaware and Texas are redefining expectations around compliance, risk management, and strategic board oversight. 

In this member-exclusive webinar, a panel of governance experts—moderated by Jane Sadowsky, NACD.DC®—will unpack what these legal updates mean for directors. You'll explore how boards can navigate these changes with confidence and walk away with practical insights to strengthen boardroom decision-making and stakeholder accountability. 

This webinar is exclusively for NACD members.

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Learning Objectives

  • Examine recent governance legislation in Delaware and Texas and its implications for boards
  • Understand how directors can ensure compliance while supporting long-term strategy.
  • Identify board-level considerations to facilitate successful adaptation to evolving governance expectations.
  • Learn how updates can enhance transparency, accountability, and investor confidence. 

Who Should Attend

  • NACD members serving on public, private, and nonprofit boards
  • Directors with governance oversight responsibilities
  • Legal, compliance, and risk committee chairs
  • Certified directors seeking up-to-date legal context and continuing education 

Key Benefits

Gain Clarity on Legal and Governance Shifts

Understand how recent legislative updates in Delaware and Texas impact board responsibilities around compliance, risk, and oversight.

Strengthen Strategic Decision-Making

Learn how to translate governance changes into actionable boardroom strategies that support long-term business goals.

Lead with Confidence in a Changing Landscape

Walk away with timely insights that empower you to ask the right questions, guide your board, and enhance stakeholder trust.

Speakers

Director, Allied Gold, Nexa Resources, Scientific Games, NACD New York Chapter; Senior Advisor, Moelis

Jane Sadowsky, NACD.DC

Jane Sadowsky is senior advisor with Moelis & Co. She retired in 2011 from Evercore Partners, where she was a senior managing director...

 

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Director, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware

Larry Cunningham

Lawrence Cunningham is the director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and a prolific and impactful author, corporate director, and business lawyer...

 

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NACD Credits

Earn one (1) NACD Credit toward maintaining NACD Directorship Certification®. Credit will be applied to your NACD transcript after the event based on your session attendance.

NASBA Continuing Professional Education (CPE)

Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits (i.e., Certified Public Accountants (CPAs)) are available for Trump Administration Policy Agenda: Risks & Opportunities for Boards. NACD is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.NASBARegistry.org

  • Instructional delivery methods: Group Internet
  • Number of Hours: 1.0
  • Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
  • Level: Basic
  • Prerequisites: Directors with at least one year of experience in a public, private, and/or NFP board
  • Advance preparation: None

To receive the NASBA credit certificate, attendees must watch the webinar live and answer 3 poll questions during the webinar.

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