Prof Piet Naude - President of Business Ethics Network of Africa, will host the workshop. He is also a Professor of Ethics and Director of the Unit for Professional Ethics in the MBA unit of the NMMU Business School.

Overview:

Outline and Background to Corporate Governance

What to expect from King Report lll

Composition and Functions of the Board

Outline of workshop content:

The 7 core principles set out by King ll

The relation between law and governance codes

Board compositions for Unitary Structure

Liability of Directors

Director selection, induction and development

Guidelines for Non-Executive Directors

Functions of the Chairperson

Function of the CEO

Functions of the Company Secretary

Board Remuneration

Board Evaluation

Board Committees and its operation

Corporate Governance Mechanisms

Agency Theory

Stakeholder Theory

The difference between Insider and Outsider dominated systems

Review of prominent ethical failures such as - Enron, Fidentia, Leasurenet, and the Kebble Group etc.

This workshop is accredited for 15 CPD points with the Financial Planners Institute (FPi)

Only 25 seats available per workshop, to avoid disappointment book early.

Venue

Date: 20 August 2008
Location: Hackle Brooke Conference Centre, Hyde Park, JHB
Cost: R 2 000.00 p/delegate

Contact: Riedwaan Jacobs
Company name: Studio 55 Productions & Events
Telephone number: +27 21 674 5731/2
Email address rjacobs@studio55events.co.za