The Effective Board Leadership (EBL) Programme focuses on developing the effectiveness of the director individually and the board collectively.
The Programme is designed to provide board directors (including executive, non-executive and independent directors) and senior management team of listed companies with practical framework and principles based guidance on evaluating and improving governance, achieving board effectiveness, ascertaining that enterprise risks are appropriately managed, understanding key issues in fund raising to make better strategy & financial decisions, and understanding & managing investor & media relations. Directors and senior management need to realize that good governance is a way of life; it has to be an attitude that permeates the entire company, supported by well-thought-out processes and practices that set the tone of how the company is run.
Upon completion of the five (5) modules of the EBL Programme, the attendee will receive a Certificate from the Singapore Institute of Directors.
The five (5) modules of the EBL Programme are:
| Event Code | Module | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| EBL 1 | Effective Board | Half day |
| EBL 2 | The Board and Fund Raising | Half day |
| EBL 3 | Enterprise Risk Management | Half day |
| EBL 4 | Financial Governance | Half day |
| EBL 5 | Investor & Media Relations | Half day |
Effective Board (EBL 1)
This module examines the role of the Board and the initiatives that key players should take to create an effective board for the best interest of all stakeholders. The key players include controlling shareholder/director, non-executive chairman, non-executive director, independent director and the chief executive officer.
The Board & Fund Raising (EBL 2)
This module covers the technical, financial, legal and regulatory aspects of raising fund from the capital market, and highlights key considerations to the board and the senior management of Issuers contemplating capital fund raising to make better strategic and financial decisions. Practical issues of concern to Issuers can also be addressed through an interactive panel discussion comprising experienced corporate finance practitioners and leading legal specialists.
Enterprise Risk Management (EBL 3)
The objective of this module is to provide a practical and systematic approach to guide the Board in examining risks, and design control and risk management processes to monitor and mitigate the impact of these risks on the business and financial viability of the enterprise.
Participants will learn the use of a systematic approach to understand the risks associated with the company's business model, revenue model, resources and capacity, capital and funding structure, management structure and business processes, and the techniques to develop a set of key performance indicators that can serve as red flag to monitor and measure risks.
Financial Governance (EBL 4)
Using recent cases of governance issues and frauds, this module addresses governance processes and demonstrates how internal control deficiencies & frauds could have been prevented or detected using appropriate internal control procedures and an integrated strategic financial planning and reporting structure based on sound governance principles. It also discusses various issues relating to the Legal Representative of a Chinese company. The module focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the board in establishing good financial governance practices.
Investor & Media Relations (EBL 5)
As investors are demanding more and better information from companies and raising more questions at General Meetings, board directors and senior executives need to devote more time and attention to managing investor and media relations.
This module serves to inculcate the value of corporate governance as the foundation of good Investor Relations (IR). The module aims to stress the importance of good IR to the board and top management as it requires their undivided commitment, to share some best practices of IR and how it applies to listed companies in Singapore, and to provide understanding of the local business media and how to work with them in getting messages across.