Blue Ribbon Commission Report: Technology Leadership in the Boardroom

"Blue Ribbon Commission Report: Technology in the Board Room" challenged attendees to consider how technology and the rapid rate of advancements are dramatically reshaping how companies compete, provide value to, and build trust with their customers, and simultaneously risk losses in company relevance, reputation, and financial returns.

This program covered the following:

• Recognize that all companies, to varying degrees, are “technology companies”.

• Some companies are “makers” of technologies. Most companies are “takers” of technologies. A few are in between. They first take and then become “shapers” of technologies.

• Explore the board’s role in strategically considering critical technologies, prioritizing their business fit, identifying related risks and options, and assessing success.

• Consider the business strategy role and impact of technology leveraging defensive and offensive capabilities.

• Surface options and tools for the board and its committees to encourage collective currency,  learning, and effectiveness.

• Identify metrics for estimating strategic opportunity, progress.

• Learn how to recognize risks induced by new technologies, including technology-induced business model displacement and disruption.
  

AGENDA:
7:45 - 9:00 AM (PST) / 8:45 - 10:00 AM (AZ/MST): Program
9:00 - 9:30 AM (PST) / 10:00 - 10:30 AM (AZ/MST): Optional Small Group Networking

Speaker

Lead Director for AMD and Director for NACD and Gen Digital (previously NortonLifeLock)

Nora Denzel

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Nora M. Denzel is a retired Silicon Valley technology executive. She is the lead independent director of Advanced Micro Devices (Nasdaq: AMD). She also serves on the boards of Gen Digital (Nasdaq: GEN) and NACD...

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Moderator

Director, Mohawk Industries, Michelman; President, NACD PSW Chapter

Karen Bogart

Dr. Karen Smith Bogart is the President of Smith Bogart Consulting. She has extensive experience in profit and loss management, marketing, innovation, manufacturing, change management, and human resources. She formerly was a Senior Vice President of Eastman Kodak Company and managed global consumer, health, and commercial businesses. She also was the Chairman and President of Greater Asia, located in Shanghai, China, responsible for Kodak’s businesses and operations across Asia...

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