Boardroom of the Future
How to ignite the collective intelligence around you to thrive in our new normal?
Welcome to Boardroom of the Future
We are dedicated to helping executives and non executives - and their boards -
be the best stewards that they can be.
What is top of mind for us
In 2020, we conducted a Future Search for Boards - a collaborative dialogue to envision how boards will transform due to the fallout of the pandemic. Here the three themes that emerged:
ESG will be at the heart of our scorecards
Collective intelligence will flourish, so we can adapt and thrive
Respect will regain currency across the boardroom
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See our recommendations for how you can ignite the collective intelligence around your board.
What we do
We support you in your development as leaders.
We help you spot critical red flags as part of your work.
We orient you in creating positive board dynamics and in learning how to turn them around when you are stuck.
We coach board-ready executives to enter the boardroom.
We enhance on-boarding processes for first time or new board members.
We help boards transform towards truly equitable and inclusive spaces able to lead future generations.
We are interested in advancing human equity, more than consider diversity or even inclusion in the boardroom. Deeply concerned about the pervasive lack of appreciation for the true impact of centuries of instrumentalization of human beings of colour we are ready to share the lexicon and help chart a way forward with you.
We help future-proof your board.
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INTO THE FUTURE
Our app
Boards can no longer afford to leave their team building to the crisis management room. As we navigate the new normal, boards are looking at how the rigour with which they support their organisations is not compromised.
Now, more than ever, we need active board leadership to pave the way for meaningful conversations that provide valuable outcomes. This is not an easy task in any situation, let alone a crisis, and it is made more difficult in a remote setting. Our app offers a solution to ensure that your board continues collecting and picking up on vital information from each director that can get lost when boards or committees convene virtually.
Our app has been designed to facilitate and guide board members on a journey of self-reflection so that you can answer the question “What and how can I contribute to my role in the most productive and meaningful way?” Taking this journey as a board, you will gain a picture of your future fitness and the health the board – as you go along.
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Our audio event series
Join a group of thoughtful peers - as you move from crisis mode to leading the recovery. Come away stimulated with new insights and ideas.
What to expect?
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Learning collaboratively in an experiential way
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Meeting others equally ready to be refreshed in their thinking about transforming boards, as well as themselves
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Space to discuss individual ambitions and challenges, and develop plans for action for maximizing your personal impact
Select a date and register for a peer learning event.
2020 showed us the limitations of any individual to foresee the future, let alone be in control. To adapt and thrive we must mobilize our collective intelligence. Stay tuned for our free livestreams in 2021!
Dr Wendy Luhabe
Founding Chair of PE funds WPEF & WIPHOLD giving RSA women access to investment opportunity; NED IoD, Club of Rome, World Rugby Council, Chancellor Jo’burg University; Founder, “Bridging the Gap” preparing graduates for employment; Ex Chair Vodacom, ex BOD Industrial Development Corporation, IMD, International Marketing Council of RSA, Johannesburg Securities Exchange; Ex exec of Vanda Cosmetics & BMW.
Time is up. Digital is here. What is the role of the board in accelerating change?
2017
Addie van Rooij
Vice President, Global People Operations, Hewlett Packard Enterprise focusing on delivering best-in-class HR services and employee experience to over 90.000 employees in more than 100 countries across the world. Ex Compaq and EDS.
Michel Demaré
Chairman, Syngenta; Vice Chairman, UBS; Member of the Supervisory Boards of Louis Dreyfus Commodities Holdings B.V. & IMD Business School; Member of the Advisory Board at the Institute of Banking & Finance at the University of Zurich
What does Stewardship mean in the Boardroom? Take Syngenta!
2016
Cynthia Hansen
Director, Network of Chairmen & Head of Professional Services; World Economic Forum
How can we integrate young and tech savvy people on boards?
2015
We must have active ownership if we want a healthy company.
2015
Charlotte Valeur
Chair of FTSE250 Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc, Chair of LSE listed Blackstone/GSO loan Financing Ltd and DWCG Ltd; NED of LSE listed JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income Trust Plc and Renewable Energy companies REG Ltd and NTR Plc. Founding Chair of Board Apprentice.
Dr Percy Barnevik
Honorary Chairman, Hand in Hand International, focussed on poverty reduction through job creation; ex CEO/Chairman of ABB, Astra Zeneca, Skanska, Sandvik and Investor. Ex BOD of General Motors, DuPont; ex member US Business Council, Bilderberg Group, ex Vice Chairman of the World Economic Summit.
Kate Donaghy
Founding Director, The Board Advisory Partnership, Chairmanship in Practice, and the Future Chairmen's Forum; Trustee of Arvon, using writing to help disadvantaged children and groups; Ambassador for DePaul International, the leading organisation working with Homelessness in the UK, Ireland, US and Eastern Europe.
"Add women an stir" does not work in the boardroom. We must change what it means to be a man today.
2014
The role of the Chairman is to be the Chief Adult in the room. And "smell the sulfur". How?
2014
Contributors & topics
The role of the Chairman is to be the Chief Adult in the room. And "smell the sulfur". How?
2014
Kate Donaghy
Founding Director, The Board Advisory Partnership, Chairmanship in Practice, and the Future Chairmen's Forum; Trustee of Arvon, using writing to help disadvantaged children and groups; Ambassador for DePaul International, the leading organisation working with Homelessness in the UK, Ireland, US and Eastern Europe.
How can we integrate young and tech savvy people on boards?
2015
Charlotte Valeur
Chair of FTSE250 Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc, Chair of LSE listed Blackstone/GSO loan Financing Ltd and DWCG Ltd; NED of LSE listed JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income Trust Plc and Renewable Energy companies REG Ltd and NTR Plc. Founding Chair of Board Apprentice.
Torsten Busse
Director at leading global communication firm Brunswick Group, Frankfurt; core faculty member at Boardroom Business Success, our partner retreat designed for aspiring CEOs; former global head of internal communications at the global software developer SAP SE, throughout the founder led-CEO office and the tenure of the first non-founding CEO; former newswire reporter for IDG covering the IT industry from San Francisco and Munich.
Boards can no longer rely on their discussions staying in back rooms. Social media has changed everything.
2014
We must have active ownership if we want a healthy company.
2015
Dr Percy Barnevik
Honorary Chairman, Hand in Hand International, focussed on poverty reduction through job creation; ex CEO/Chairman of ABB, Astra Zeneca, Skanska, Sandvik and Investor. Ex BOD of General Motors, DuPont; ex member US Business Council, Bilderberg Group, ex Vice Chairman of the World Economic Summit.
Michel Demaré
Chairman, Syngenta; Vice Chairman, UBS; Member of the Supervisory Boards of Louis Dreyfus Commodities Holdings B.V. & IMD Business School; Member of the Advisory Board at the Institute of Banking & Finance at the University of Zurich
What does Stewardship mean in the Boardroom? Take Syngenta!
2016
Cynthia Hansen
Director, Network of Chairmen & Head of Professional Services; World Economic Forum
Time is up. Digital is here. What is the role of the board in accelerating change?
2017
Dr Wendy Luhabe
Founding Chair of PE funds WPEF & WIPHOLD giving RSA women access to investment opportunity; NED IoD, Club of Rome, World Rugby Council, Chancellor Jo’burg University; Founder, “Bridging the Gap” preparing graduates for employment; Ex Chair Vodacom, ex BOD Industrial Development Corporation, IMD, International Marketing Council of RSA, Johannesburg Securities Exchange; Ex exec of Vanda Cosmetics & BMW.
Addie van Rooij
Vice President, Global People Operations, Hewlett Packard Enterprise focusing on delivering best-in-class HR services and employee experience to over 90.000 employees in more than 100 countries across the world. Ex Compaq and EDS.
Political campaigning methods have entered the boardroom.
Stand for something.
2018
Julius van der Laar
Senior political strategist and communications expert with strong campaigning experience in US and Europe; standouts: Barack Obama 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns; TV and radio analyst for current political events; Capital magazine’s top Top 40 up-and-coming talents in German politics
Boards have a responsibility to understand how psychodynamics act out to make decisions irrational
2019
Claudia Heimer
Senior-level facilitator, coach, mediator and author; Founder, Boardroom of the Future, Co-Founder FIT BOARD, our EdTech dedicated to taking governance next level with a gamification-based App that enhances quality of decision making and a company’s future fitness
Boards need to define and be ready to be measured on how well they live up to their values.
2018
Charlotte Valeur
Chair of FTSE250 Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate Plc, Chair of LSE listed Blackstone/GSO loan Financing Ltd and DWCG Ltd; NED of LSE listed JPMorgan Global Convertibles Income Trust Plc and Renewable Energy companies REG Ltd and NTR Plc. Founding Chair of Board Apprentice.
In a crisis it becomes painfully obvious what we have not paid sufficient attention to in our biography
2019
Dr. Moritz v. Senarclens de Grancy
Psychotherapy in private practice, Coach supporting leaders to develop sustainable strategies that focus on change, leadership skills, and career transition.
Individual coaching and action learning facilitation for board members.
In a crisis one of the most critical tasks of the leader is to contain anxiety
2020
Daniel Vasella
Swiss medical doctor, ex CEO and Chairman Novartis; BoD XBiotech; Time magazine 100 most influential people in the world; Financial Times Most Influential European Leader of the Last 25 years; ex Steering Committee Bilderberg Group
Corona has created great momentum for the S in ESG
2020
Jonathan Norman
Founder & Executive Director, B Lab Switzerland,
Governance and social innovation expert; Founder, Codethic, advisory firm active in operational risk management;
BoD of several sustainability ecosystem associations
Get in touch
Boardroom of the Future
Claudia Heimer
100 Fenchurch Street
London
EC3M 5JD
United Kingdom
+44 (20) 78128474