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DCGSS
Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series
Participation in this webinar meets the recommended best practices for continuing directors education prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Board Governance
Theme 1: Post-COVID High-Performance Boards: Energizing and
Improving your Governance in a New World
11 March 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
In a world deeply changed by the coronavirus, boards are preparing for fully renewed governance: new topics, new practices, new concerns.
During this webinar, Dr. Didier Cossin, Professor of Governance, Founder and Director of IMD Global Board Center, will explore the major shifts that boards are preparing to address, from technology to geopolitics, and from M&As and consolidation to future supply chains. Professor Cossin will dissect effects on principles of governance, which are shaken as new diversity replaces old diversity and as command economies challenge state-to-business relations. You will learn how governance quality has been a key driver of success during the crisis, and how it will remain a key differentiator in the post-crisis world.
Mr. Francis Estrada is our reactor and moderator for our webinar.
THEME 1 SCHEDULE | 11 March 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
REGISTER
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Opening Remarks, Introduction of the Speaker
High-Performance Boards
Dr. Didier Cossin
Founder and Director, IMD Global Board Center
Sharing and Reaction
Q&A Session with Dr. Cossin
Moderator:
Mr. Francis G. Estrada, FICD
Fellow and Former Chairman, Institute of Corporate Directors
Closing and Announcements
SPEAKER
DR. DIDIER COSSIN
Founder and Director
IMD Global Board Center
DIDIER COSSIN is a professor at IMD, Switzerland and the founder and director of the IMD Global Board Center. He is the originator of the Four Pillars of Board Effectiveness methodology and an advocate of stewardship. He is the author and co-author of books such as Inspiring Stewardship, book chapters (such as Governance Risk: A Guide for Investors) and many articles in the fields of governance, investments, risks and stewardship, several of which have obtained citations of excellence or other awards.
Didier works with asset owners, government officials, central bankers, boards and senior leaders to provide the latest thinking on best- in-class governance, board effectiveness, the governance of investments, board dynamics and strategy design. He favors an adaptive and interactive approach to finding distinctive solutions for organisations on a wide range of governance topics. His latest research focuses on stewardship, how we can foster organisations to have long-term positive social impact while creating economic value for all. His past research has dealt with optimising governance in critical decision-making situations (large investments, key personnel changes, M&As, strategic turnarounds and organisational threats). Didier also supports some leading non-profit organisations at fine-tuning their governance for impact.
REACTOR AND MODERATOR
MR. FRANCIS G. ESTRADA, FICD
Fellow and Former Chairman
Institute of Corporate Directors
Mr. Francis Estrada is an ICD Fellow and the past Chairman of the Institute of Corporate Directors Serves.
He serves or has served as an independent director and Board Committee Chair in a number of leading publicly listed companies like: Ayala Land, Inc; Philamlife; Energy Development Corporation; RCBC; RCBC Savings Bank; Engineering Equipment Inc., etc. He serves or has served on the Boards of a number of private companies in both the profit and not-for-profit areas.
He also serves (or has served) as Board Chair of the Institute of Corporate Directors, De La Salle University, Philippine Military Academy, the Development Bank of the Philippines Advisory Council, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Multisectoral Governance Council and the De La Salle (Philippines) Investment Committee.
He has served as Trustee, Governor or board member of the: Asian Institute of Management, De La Salle University, Xavier Labor Relations Institute (India), Shanghai Jao-tung University School of Management (PRC), Clean Air Asia, Institute for Solidarity in Asia, Armed Forces of the Philippines Multi-Sectoral Governance Council, the Philippine Board of Investments Multi-Sectoral Governance Council and the Sociedad de Beneficiencia, among others.
He has served as President/CEO of: the Asian Institute of Management, William E. Simon and Sons (Asia) LDC from 1992 to 1997 – an investment partnership he co-founded with former US Treasury Secretary, William E. Simon.
He was President and Chief Operating Officer of Asian Oceanic Holdings Limited from 1983 to 1991 – an investment banking partnership he co-founded with former American Express Bank Chairman/CEO, Richard M. Bliss.
He was Senior Vice President, ASEAN Regional Coordinator for Indonesia of Bancom Group Incorporated from 1974 to 1982. He concurrently served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of P.T. Frst Indonesian Financing and Investment Corporation (“Ficorinvest”), a joint-venture merchant banking partnership between Bank Indonesia (the Indonesian central bank) and the Bancom Group of the Philippines from 1975-1980
Following his return to the Philippines in 1997, Mr. Estrada was Chairman and was General Partner of Equity Managers Asia, Inc., an investment firm which he co-founded. He has established a number of Asia-related financial institutions and commercial enterprises within and outside the Asian region and advised on numerous capital-raising, turn-around and crossborder financial transactions.
He has served as a board director with over 40 public and private enterprises in the Australasia region and the US.
Mr. Estrada graduated "With Distinction" from AIM with a Master in Business Management in 1973 and completed the Advanced Management Program at the Harvard Business School in 1989. He obtained his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees from De La Salle University in 1971 where he was awarded the institution’s Leadership Award.
Board Governance
Theme 2: The role of the Board of Directors in the connected age -
Governance of subsidiaries, partners, and ventures
18 March 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
In a world of fast-paced technology disruptors, boards are preparing to evolve in this highly connected age.
During this webinar, Dr. Michael Hilb, Founder and CEO of DBP Group and Board member and advisor of multiple international companies, will explore the different value architectures.
Dr. Hilb will explore how technology disruptors impacts the form of economic business models and the form of governance. In this connected age, you will learn about the emerging value architects, how these are created in different governance modes such as with subsidiaries, joint ventures, with partners, and takeaway the dimensions of effective governance.
This webinar will be moderated by Dr. Alfredo Pascual, ICD Trustee and Independent Director of SM Investment Corporation, Megawide Construction Corporation, and Concepcion Industrial Corporation.
THEME 2 SCHEDULE | 18 March 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
REGISTER
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Opening Remarks, Introduction of the Speaker
Governance of subsidiaries, partners, and ventures
Dr. Michael Hilb
Founder and CEO, DBP Group
Sharing and Reaction
Q&A Session with Mr. Hilb
Dr. Alfredo Pascual, FICD
Trustee, Institute of Corporate Directors
Closing and Announcements
SPEAKER
DR. MICHAEL HILB
Founder and
Chief Executive Officer
DBP Group, Switzerland
Michael Hilb is founder and CEO of DBP Group and a member of the boards of directors of Klingelnberg, Kuhn and Sigvaris Group. He is a titular professor at the University of Fribourg and teaches strategy, entrepreneurship and corporate governance at the University of St. Gallen, the University of Zurich and Singapore Management University.
Michael is, inter alia, a member of the advisory board of the WEF Climate Governance Initiative, the European Confederation of Directors' Associations and Digital Switzerland and serves on the board of trustees of the International Board Foundation and the Foundation for Value Creation.
Previously, Michael led group strategy and digital business at DKSH, where he and his team built a leading, profitable pan-Asian digital business, connecting 400 brands with 100 platforms in eight markets. He joined the company after five years at Roland Berger and working for Holcim.
Michael studied business at the University of Michigan, the Stockholm School of Economics and the University of St. Gallen, where he earned an MSc and a PhD. He was a visiting fellow at INSEAD and Harvard University and completed executive education programs at IMD, INSEAD, HBS, MIT and Stanford University.
REACTOR AND MODERATOR
DR. ALFREDO E. PASCUAL, FICD
Trustee
Institute of Corporate Directors Philippines
Mr. Pascual is an accomplished professional who has made distinguished contributions to society over the past four decades as a corporate governance advocate, academic leader, international development banker, and management educator. He holds an exemplary record of leadership and service at four esteemed national and international institutions: the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), University of the Philippines (UP) System, Asian Development Bank (ADB), and Asian Institute of Management (AIM).
Mr. Pascual served as President & CEO of ICD for two years (2018-2019) and is now a Trustee on its board. ICD is an organization dedicated to professionalizing corporate directorship and raising the Philippine corporate sector's governance standards.
Currently, Mr. Pascual promotes good governance as an Independent Director at publicly-listed firms (e.g., SM Investments, Megawide Construction, and Concepcion Industrial). He also sits on the board of several nonprofits and other organizations.
From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Pascual led the UP System as President, CEO, and Board Co-Chair. He implemented bold initiatives to transform UP into a research-intensive university, raise its international profile, and strengthen its public service capability. In support of these mission-oriented objectives, he undertook measures to unify UP's eight constituent universities, modernize its physical and cyberinfrastructure, implement an integrated information system, and achieve financial sustainability.
Before becoming an academic leader, Mr. Pascual worked at ADB for 19 years in several positions, including Director for Private Sector Operations, Director for Infrastructure Finance, and Adviser for Public-Private Partnership. The locus of his responsibilities revolved around enabling the private sector as the engine of economic growth. He and his teams would mobilize resources to provide project structuring support and financing assistance, and conduct dialogues with concerned government offices to resolve regulatory and policy constraints. His leadership facilitated the implementation of pioneering projects for the region and individual countries, such as China, India, Vietnam, Pakistan, Philippines, Indonesia, and Afghanistan. He represented ADB on the board of its investees (financial institutions and manufacturing companies) in China, India, and the Philippines.
Earlier on, Fred took on an educator role for nine years as a Finance Professor at AIM.
Board Governance
Theme 3: Stakeholder Voice in the Boardroom
25 March 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
In a world of evolving demands from transparency requirements of regulators, shifts in consumer and workforce behavior, evolution of technology and supply chains, expectations from investors and society, and anticipated commitment to sustainable development goals, boards are challenged to integrate stakeholder voices in fulfilling their governance roles.
During this webinar, Dr. Erik Vermeulen, Professor of Business and Financial Law and Senior Legal Counsel Corporate Structure of Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting) will explore value creation with a more collaborative, inclusive and strategic stakeholder engagement. In this world of shifting expectations, you will learn about the importance of listening to the “voice of stakeholders” and adopting a governance culture that builds trust and confidence among stakeholders. The role of the board of directors likewise evolves and shifts to become more innovative and collaborative to respond to the changing expectations of stakeholders.
Mr. Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco, Board Director of numerous Ayala Companies and Publicly Listed Companies, will share their story on the value and the benefits of centering on their stakeholders. This webinar will be moderated by Mr. Rex Drilon, ICD Chairman.
THEME 3 SCHEDULE | 25 March 2021 (Thursday) | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
REGISTER
4:00 PM - 4:05 PM
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM
4:50 PM - 5:05 PM
5:05 PM - 5:25 PM
5:25 PM - 5:30 PM
Opening Remarks, Introduction of the Speaker
Governance of subsidiaries, partners, and ventures
Dr. Erik P.M. Vermeulen
Professor of Business and Financial Law
Senior Legal Counsel Corporate Structure of Signify
Director of the International Business Law Program
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Reaction and Sharing from a Local context
Mr. Jose Tedoro K. Limcaoco
Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Sustainability Officer
Ayala Corporation
Q&A Session
Moderator:
Mr. Rex C. Drilon II, FICD
Chairman, Institute of Corporate Directors
Closing and Announcements
SPEAKER
DR. ERIK P.M. VERMEULEN
Professor of Business and Financial Law
Senior Legal Counsel Corporate Structure of Signify
Director of the International Business Law Program
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Erik’s work can be broken down into four categories.
First, Erik is a Professor of Business and Financial Law and the Director of the International Business Law program at Tilburg University in The Netherlands. He teaches business organizations and governance, law and technology, and business innovation and finance at Tilburg Law School, TIAS School for Business and Society, and at other universities around the world. His research, including chapters of his academic books, can be downloaded from the Social Science Research Network. Erik has appeared at numerous conferences as a featured or keynote speaker.
Second, Erik works at the intersection of the academic and corporate worlds. He is a Senior Legal Counsel at Signify (formerly known as Philips Lighting). He works on corporate matters, mergers & acquisitions, and reorganizations.
Third, Erik can be described as a content creator. He has a blog at erikpmvermeulen.medium.com, where he shares insights in how emerging technologies are creating new opportunities across all areas of the economy and society. In our fast-changing world, Erik revisits long-held assumptions and theories, and seeks to develop new models more appropriate to the next normal. He is a top writer in innovation, education, and gaming on online publication platform Medium.
Erik’s thought-provoking and innovative views on business, technology, education, and the law have attracted international attention. He regularly serves as an expert advisor to international organizations and national and local governments around the world.
Finally, he is a co-owner of a Michelin star restaurant in The Netherlands.
REACTOR AND MODERATOR
MR. JOSE TEODORO K. LIMCAOCO
Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Sustainability Officer
Ayala Corporation
Mr. TG Limcaoco is the Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer, and Chief Sustainability Officer of Ayala Corporation. He is a director of Bank of the Philippine Islands, Globe Telecom, Inc., and Integrated Micro-Electronics, Inc. He is an Independent Director of SSI Group, Inc. He is the President and CEO of AC Ventures Holdings, Inc, Inc. and is a member of the Board of various Ayala group companies including its energy, healthcare, industrial and infrastructure subsidiaries. He joined Ayala Corporation as a Managing Director in 1998. Prior to his appointment as CFO in April 2015, he held various responsibilities including President of BPI Family Savings Bank, President of BPI Capital Corporation, Officer-in-Charge for Ayala Life Assurance, Inc. and Ayala Plans, Inc., Trustee and Treasurer of Ayala Foundation, Inc., President of myAyala.com, and CFO of Azalea Technology Investments, Inc. He served as the President of the Chamber of Thrift Banks from 2013-2015. He was named as the ING-Finex CFO of the Year in 2017. He has held prior positions with JP Morgan & Co. and with BZW Asia. He graduated from Stanford University with a BS Mathematical Sciences (Honors Program) in 1984 and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with an MBA (Finance and Investment Management) in 1988.
MR. REX C. DRILON II, FICD
Chairman
Institute of Corporate Directors Philippines
Mr. Rex C. Drilon II has been known in the business sector as a “turnaround expert”, resurrecting distressed companies and producing extraordinary growth from profitable ones. Since 1978, he has been occupying top management positions and directorships of various large Philippine companies including FMMC, Fuji Xerox, Jardine, Ayala Land and Ortigas & Company Limited Partnership (OCLP).
He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Keyland Corporation and YLD, Inc, and recently retired after 10 years as Independent Director in the Metrobank Group. Aside from his remarkable expertise in turning around companies, Mr. Drilon is a living example of one who has found balance between work and life outside work. He is deeply involved in the public governance and corporate governance reform advocacies as Chairman of the Center for Excellence in Governance (CEG), of the Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) and the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). He is an active member of the Shareholders Association of the Philippines, Management Association of the Philippines and Founding President and Board Adviser of the Iloilo Economic Development Foundation. He has written a book entitled “Patriots on the Street”, a novel about governance, patriotism and love of country. He is about to publish his second book “Crafting Your Own Roadmap: A Personal Governance Handbook”.
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