Course objectives:

1. Define statutory and fiduciary duties and responsibilities of directors.
2. Provide an overview of the regulatory environment and the corporate governance landscape in Singapore.
3. Highlight the critical elements of financial and other disclosures needed.
4. Describe the key components of effective board leadership.
5. Recognise the balance between performance and compliance.

The course will cover the following areas:

1. The directorship landscape and regulatory environment
   
2. Evolving legislation affecting all companies
   
3. Director duties and responsibilities
   
4. Due diligence, liabilities and rewards
   
5. What makes an effective board.
   

4 June 2024, 1.00pm to 4.00pm (Compulsory)
5 June 2024, 1.00pm to 4.30pm (Compulsory)

1.00pm : Directorship and the regulatory environment
2.15pm : Break
2.30pm : Director’s role, responsibility and liability
4.00pm : End of session 1

Programme (5 June 2024) - Compulsory
1.00pm : Accounting and auditing
2.30pm : Break
2.45pm : An effective board
3.45pm : Q&A
4.30pm : End of session 2

Bernard Lui
Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

Mr Bernard Lui is a partner at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP and a director at Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC, a Singapore law corporation affiliated with Morgan, Lewis & Bockius. With 30 years of experience, Mr Lui specialises in both public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate finance. His expertise encompasses a wide array of areas including initial public offerings (IPOs), secondary fundraisings, corporate turnarounds, restructuring, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance matters. His work has been acknowledged by Chambers Global, Chambers Asia-Pacific, The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, IFLR1000 and Asialaw Leading Lawyers. He is  a member of the Accreditation and Professional Development Committee at Singapore Institute of Directors.

Mr Lee Tze Shiong has more than 30 years of audit experience, most of which were with large international audit firms. Prior to joining Nexia TS, he was the Divisional Director of the Public Accountancy Division of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). In his previous appointment, he spearheaded the small and medium sized enterprise audit group in one of the big four accounting firms in Singapore. He was involved in the audit of listed and multinational groups, initial public offerings and other audit advisory engagements, and has worked in different overseas locations.

Ms Lim Ju May is the Technical and Assurance Director of CLA Global TS. Prior to joining CLA Global TS, she spent 8 years as Head of the Technical Department at the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) where she pioneered numerous initiatives. She has a wealth of experience in the accounting and auditing profession including over 12 years with Big Four accounting firms. She also authored ISCA’s Micro Accounting Model and other ISCA publications such as CFOs for Sustainability Reporting Roundtable Report, Fueling Sustainable Ecosystems – Insights From The Financial Services Sector, Leases Roadmap, Technical Bites, and many others.

Dr. Wilson Chew is the managing partner of J.P. Wilson. He has over 20 years of experience in Enterprise Growth Strategy. He has served more than 200 private clients, led over 140 strategy engagements, 12 public listings and 26 private transactions. In his work with private clients, Dr. Chew journeys with business leaders to formulate strategy and execution plans to reach their growth ambitions. He firmly believes in an evidence-based approach, with firsthand experience having founded and sold two companies. Dr. Chew was formerly a Partner in PwC's strategy practice. He was one of the lead consultants in the national Scale-up Programme, which supports selected local companies (by the Singapore Government) with high-growth potential to scale and become leaders in their fields. Dr. Chew's research work on Enterprise Strategy is widely published in 4 books and multiple publications in academic journals and mainstream media. He is the course leader of The Strategy & Innovation Masterclass for Directors at the Singapore Institute of Directors. Dr. Chew serves as a visiting tutor/lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow) and Singapore Management University.

SID members: $566.80 (incl. 9% GST)
Non-members: $741.20 (incl.9% GST) 

Registration
Please register online by 29 May 2024.

Course Enquiries
Email : [email protected]
Tel : (65) 6422 1188

Upon successful registration for the course, you are deemed to have read and accepted SID’s Terms and Conditions.