This year’s lecture emphasised the significance of experienced and confident leadership, informed and inquisitive boards, and a culture of openness.

Welcome to The Chartered Governance Institute, South West branch. We provide support to the Institute's members and students in the South West. This includes Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, South Wales and Gloucestershire.

In this podcast Kerry Round, Founding Director of Round Governance Services, outlines how the governance of a company will change following an Initial Public Offering (IPO). She covers board structure, responsibilities, composition, and the need for board diversity. The discussion outlines how an IPO will affect important stakeholders such as employees, the policies the company will need to have in place, what disclosures will be required, and which external bodies the company secretary or governance professional will find themselves dealing with on a regular basis. Kerry describes an IPO as a career highlight and the role of the company secretary or governance professional in a listed company as fabulous.

How can your board better oversee cyber risk?

NEDs all bring new perspectives and experiences, and these can all contribute to a more effective Modern Slavery Governance strategy.

Irish region past events

The second webinar in our six-part series with Brunel University looked at the relationship between AI, strategy and leadership.

ICSA: The Chartered Governance Institute has published an ESG white paper and maturity matrix to help charities focus on the important environmental, social and governance issues that the sector needs to consider.