In-Person

Certification in Corporate Governance

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Length
8 days
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Networking cocktail on the last day, in the evening.

    Contact us to find out upcoming dates executiveeducation@hec.ca

  • Downtown

    • October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, November 5, 12, 19, 2025
Rate
$8,095
$8,095
Language

French

Formations sur mesure pour les organisations

Program can be

Customized for

your organization
Formations internationales

Delivered anywhere

in the world
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Joëlle Zoghbi
Joëlle Zoghbi
Program Manager

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The business world has undergone profound changes in recent years, making board members’ responsibilities increasingly complex.

In addition to your traditional role as a steward of the organization’s mission and financial performance, you now must serve as a strategic partner and a key driver of its success and sustainability. As such, you have to weigh in on a range of social, environmental and political issues. Not only that, but you must make informed decisions about advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and seamlessly incorporate regulatory changes into the business’s strategy.

How do you maneuver through the complexity and uncertainty of this environment, while taking these crucial factors into account? How do you manage the ambiguity inherent in serving on a board? Set yourself apart with this certification, which goes beyond theory, offering unique simulations to prepare you to fully assume your role.

The successful completion of this program entitles you to a digital certificate. These credentials are trusted, secure, verifiable, and sustainable.

GOALS

This program will enable you to:

  • Develop a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of modern-day board members
  • Master the skills to succeed
  • Assess value creation and identify risks surrounding strategic decisions
  • Adopt behaviours essential to fulfilling your mandate as a director.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Members of boards of directors:

  • Experienced - to hone your expertise
  • Recent appointments - to strengthen your skillset
  • Future appointments - to prepare yourself for your first board role

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Acquire and apply essential skills so you can be an impactful and engaged board member.
  • Utilize best practices in corporate governance to take your organization’s performance to new heights.
  • Learn from top industry specialists and meet board members from a wide range of organizations.

Certificate issuance is contingent on session attendance and the results of the final exam.

DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

MORNING: INTRODUCTION TO KEY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONCEPTS

  • The fundamentals of corporate governance
  • The role of a board of directors in corporate oversight

AFTERNOON: ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • Issues facing today’s boards: business ethics, conflicts of interest, responsible governance
  • Current trends and emerging challenges

DAY 2 - LEGAL AND DIGITAL ISSUES RELATED TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

MORNING: LEGAL BACKDROP

  • Legal framework for corporate governance
  • Accountability
  • Succession planning for directors and officers

AFTERNOON: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

  • Impact of digital transformation on business models and corporate structures
  • Risk management in the age of artificial intelligence

DAY 3 - ESG CONSIDERATIONS

MORNING: THE ABCS OF ESG

  • Environmental, social and governance factors
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Linking executive compensation to ESG performance
  • Greenwashing: what it is and where it can cause problems

AFTERNOON: MATERIALITY MATRIX

  • Financial and double materiality
  • Risk assessment requirements
  • Development of a materiality matrix (case study)

DAY 4 - GOVERNANCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

MORNING: INTERNAL PROBLEMS

Personality conflicts and differences of opinion

  • Political skills
  • Network management
  • Difficult board members
  • Removal and consequences
  • Conflict resolution on a board (role of the chair, management, etc.)

AFTERNOON: EXTERNAL PROBLEMS

  • Role of the board during a crisis of a financial, reputational, regulatory or other nature
  • Crisis management planning
  • Communication strategy

DAY 5 - GOVERNANCE FACTS AND FIGURES

MORNING: READING AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  • Accounting-related responsibilities of board members
  • Role of the audit committee
  • Value creation metrics

AFTERNOON: SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

  • New requirements and opportunities in sustainable finance
  • Influence of sustainable finance on board decision making

DAY 6 - CYBERSECURITY GOVERNANCE

MORNING: IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Understanding the impact of AI on board decision making
  • Managing data protection and regulatory compliance

AFTERNOON: CYBERSECURITY ISSUES

  • Important definitions and issues
  • Regulatory and compliance frameworks
  • Cybersecurity-related risk assessment
  • 360 case study of a cyberattack

DAY 7 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ACTION

MORNING: DEI AND BOARDS

  • Introduction to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
  • Diversity in all its forms: gender, ethnicity, multigenerational insights, making room for First Nations

AFTERNOON: CONCLUSION

  • A closer look at current and future problems
  • Recap of program content
  • Panel of corporate directors

DAY 8 - FINAL EXAM

MORNING: CASE STUDY (SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION)

  • Multidisciplinary panel
  • Case study with scenarios

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR:

Julien Le Maux
Julien Le Maux

PhD, MSc (Finance), CFE, C.Adm.

Professor, HEC Montréal

In-Person

Certification in Corporate Governance

The business world has undergone profound changes in recent years, making board members’ responsibilities increasingly complex.

In addition to your traditional role as a steward of the organization’s mission and financial performance, you now must serve as a strategic partner and a key driver of its success and sustainability. As such, you have to weigh in on a range of social, environmental and political issues. Not only that, but you must make informed decisions about advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and seamlessly incorporate regulatory changes into the business’s strategy.

How do you maneuver through the complexity and uncertainty of this environment, while taking these crucial factors into account? How do you manage the ambiguity inherent in serving on a board? Set yourself apart with this certification, which goes beyond theory, offering unique simulations to prepare you to fully assume your role.

The successful completion of this program entitles you to a digital certificate. These credentials are trusted, secure, verifiable, and sustainable.

Presentation Program Instructors

GOALS

This program will enable you to:

  • Develop a thorough understanding of the roles and responsibilities of modern-day board members
  • Master the skills to succeed
  • Assess value creation and identify risks surrounding strategic decisions
  • Adopt behaviours essential to fulfilling your mandate as a director.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

Members of boards of directors:

  • Experienced - to hone your expertise
  • Recent appointments - to strengthen your skillset
  • Future appointments - to prepare yourself for your first board role

SPECIAL FEATURES

  • Acquire and apply essential skills so you can be an impactful and engaged board member.
  • Utilize best practices in corporate governance to take your organization’s performance to new heights.
  • Learn from top industry specialists and meet board members from a wide range of organizations.

Certificate issuance is contingent on session attendance and the results of the final exam.

DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

MORNING: INTRODUCTION TO KEY CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONCEPTS

  • The fundamentals of corporate governance
  • The role of a board of directors in corporate oversight

AFTERNOON: ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

  • Issues facing today’s boards: business ethics, conflicts of interest, responsible governance
  • Current trends and emerging challenges

DAY 2 - LEGAL AND DIGITAL ISSUES RELATED TO CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

MORNING: LEGAL BACKDROP

  • Legal framework for corporate governance
  • Accountability
  • Succession planning for directors and officers

AFTERNOON: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

  • Impact of digital transformation on business models and corporate structures
  • Risk management in the age of artificial intelligence

DAY 3 - ESG CONSIDERATIONS

MORNING: THE ABCS OF ESG

  • Environmental, social and governance factors
  • Corporate social responsibility
  • Linking executive compensation to ESG performance
  • Greenwashing: what it is and where it can cause problems

AFTERNOON: MATERIALITY MATRIX

  • Financial and double materiality
  • Risk assessment requirements
  • Development of a materiality matrix (case study)

DAY 4 - GOVERNANCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS

MORNING: INTERNAL PROBLEMS

Personality conflicts and differences of opinion

  • Political skills
  • Network management
  • Difficult board members
  • Removal and consequences
  • Conflict resolution on a board (role of the chair, management, etc.)

AFTERNOON: EXTERNAL PROBLEMS

  • Role of the board during a crisis of a financial, reputational, regulatory or other nature
  • Crisis management planning
  • Communication strategy

DAY 5 - GOVERNANCE FACTS AND FIGURES

MORNING: READING AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  • Accounting-related responsibilities of board members
  • Role of the audit committee
  • Value creation metrics

AFTERNOON: SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

  • New requirements and opportunities in sustainable finance
  • Influence of sustainable finance on board decision making

DAY 6 - CYBERSECURITY GOVERNANCE

MORNING: IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

  • Understanding the impact of AI on board decision making
  • Managing data protection and regulatory compliance

AFTERNOON: CYBERSECURITY ISSUES

  • Important definitions and issues
  • Regulatory and compliance frameworks
  • Cybersecurity-related risk assessment
  • 360 case study of a cyberattack

DAY 7 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE IN ACTION

MORNING: DEI AND BOARDS

  • Introduction to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)
  • Diversity in all its forms: gender, ethnicity, multigenerational insights, making room for First Nations

AFTERNOON: CONCLUSION

  • A closer look at current and future problems
  • Recap of program content
  • Panel of corporate directors

DAY 8 - FINAL EXAM

MORNING: CASE STUDY (SYNTHESIS AND EVALUATION)

  • Multidisciplinary panel
  • Case study with scenarios

PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR AND INSTRUCTOR:

Julien Le Maux
Julien Le Maux

PhD, MSc (Finance), CFE, C.Adm.

Professor, HEC Montréal
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