The COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework in Action

The COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework is a practical boardroom tool designed to help directors evaluate how effectively governance responsibilities, information flows, oversight processes, and accountability mechanisms work together across the organization. Rather than treating governance as a set of separate board, committee, risk, or reporting activities, the framework helps directors assess whether these elements are aligned to support sound oversight, informed decision-making, and long-term value creation.

This program will examine how boards can apply the COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework to strengthen governance maturity, clarify the respective roles of the board, committees, and management, and improve oversight of strategy, enterprise risk, culture, people, communication, and organizational resilience. The discussion will focus on practical governance questions directors should consider regarding the quality of management reporting, escalation protocols, committee coordination, risk ownership, decision rights, and accountability for follow-through.

Participants will explore how the framework can be used to identify governance gaps, strengthen board and committee effectiveness, and ensure that oversight structures are aligned with the organization’s strategic priorities and risk profile. The session will also address how directors can use the framework as part of year-end board planning to establish governance priorities, refine oversight practices, and prepare for the 2027 governance cycle.

Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how to use the COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework as an actionable governance tool to evaluate board effectiveness, improve oversight discipline, and reinforce accountability across the enterprise.

Primary Governance Lens

• Governance maturity and effectiveness

• Board and committee roles, alignment, and accountability

• Enterprise risk oversight and escalation protocols

• Strategy alignment and oversight priorities

• Management reporting and information quality

• Committee coordination and decision rights

• Accountability mechanisms and follow-through

• 2027 board planning and governance priorities

By the end of this program, attendees will be able to:

• Apply the COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework to evaluate the effectiveness and maturity of the organization’s governance system.

• Clarify the respective oversight responsibilities of the board, committees, and management, including decision rights, escalation expectations, and accountability mechanisms.

• Assess whether board and committee structures, charters, meeting practices, and information flows support effective oversight of strategy, risk, culture, people, communication, and resilience.

• Evaluate the quality of management reporting and determine whether directors are receiving timely, decision-useful information for informed oversight.

• Identify governance gaps related to risk escalation, committee coordination, accountability, and follow-through, and determine appropriate board-level actions.

• Use the framework to strengthen alignment among strategy, enterprise risk oversight, board priorities, and committee work plans.

• Incorporate framework-based governance priorities into year-end board planning and preparation for the 2027 governance cycle.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for current and aspiring directors, board chairs, committee chairs, lead independent directors, CEOs, general counsel, chief risk officers, internal audit leaders, corporate secretaries, and senior executives who support the board’s governance, risk, reporting, and planning responsibilities.

Why Attend

Boards are expected to oversee an increasingly interconnected set of responsibilities involving strategy, enterprise risk, culture, people, communication, resilience, and accountability. The COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework provides a practical structure for evaluating whether the board’s governance system is sufficiently aligned, informed, and effective to meet those responsibilities.

This program will help participants strengthen governance practices related to:

• Governance maturity and board effectiveness

• Board, committee, and management roles and decision rights

• Enterprise risk oversight, escalation protocols, and accountability

• Board and committee alignment with strategic priorities

• Management reporting, information quality, and oversight discipline

• Committee coordination, follow-through, and governance gaps

• Year-end board planning and 2027 governance priorities

Attendees will leave with a practical governance lens for assessing current board practices, identifying areas that require attention, and applying the COSO-NACD Integrated Governance Framework to improve oversight, accountability, and long-term value creation.