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On the 2019 board agenda

Seven items for boards to consider as they focus their 2019 agendas on the critical challenges at hand and on the road ahead.

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On the 2019 nom/gov agenda

Expectations for greater transparency about the board’s efforts to continually raise its game and help position the company for the future are putting the nom/gov committee squarely in the spotlight. Here are six items for nom/gov committees to consider as they focus their 2019 agendas.

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Directors Quarterly

Highlights and excerpts from recent Board Leadership Center publications and interviews, as well as critical information from across KPMG specifically for audit committee members and the full board.

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Audit committee essentials

Keeping pace with disruptive risk, digital transformation

Technological innovation, digital disruption, and the complexity of business are sharpening the focus on risk management and the internal control environment.

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On the 2019 audit committee agenda

Seven items for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2019 agendas.

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KPMG audit committee guide

This guide is intended to be a practical, user-friendly reference for both new and seasoned audit committee members, and for the management and audit teams that work with the audit committee.

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2019 Director Roundtable Series

Envisioning the Future and its Impact on Strategy

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Director onboarding resources

New director onboarding

The role of the audit committee chair

New audit committee member onboarding

Programs & events

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Aligning near-term goals with long-term value / Board Leadership Conference

The KPMG Board Leaderships Conference brings together seasoned board directors, governance professionals, and business leaders to explore the governance challenges and priorities driving the board agendas in the year ahead.

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KPMG Quarterly Audit Committee Webcast Series

This quarterly webcast series provides updates and insights into issues affecting Audit Committee and board oversight -- from key accounting and regulatory changes to developments in risk oversight.

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Spring Director Roundtable Series

Highly interactive and panel driven, the roundtable sessions bring together board directors, audit committee members, senior executives, and leaders in governance to discuss challenges, emerging trends, and leading practices affecting the oversight of financial reporting and related risks.

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NACD / KPMG Board Leadership Center: Lead Director Webinar

Join NACD and KPMG’s Board Leadership Center for this webinar focused on the lead director’s role in facilitating quality boardroom discussions on strategy—from setting expectations and planning the setup, to building boardroom consensus on strategic direction and helping the company envision the future.

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The Board Fit program

Exploring issues, delivering insights, and advancing governance for prospective corporate directors.

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Portfolio Company Board Programs

Offered via KPMG Executive Education to support private portfolio companies, including their investors, executives, and other directors.

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Board Leadership Center: Co-sponsored events

KPMG Board Leadership Center cosponsored forums with NACD, WCD, Skytop Strategies, Quorum, and other leaders in corporate governance.

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Events and programs overview

Learn more about all the Board Leadership Center events and programs.

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In-boardroom briefings and support

Courtesy of KPMG, The Board Leadership Center team offers resources to help support directors, including custom briefings, on board and governance issues.

Boardroom insights

Facilitating the board’s engagement in strategy

Lead directors are uniquely positioned to create the right level of engagement and facilitate quality boardroom discussions on strategy.

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Leading with agility and purpose

Insights and highlights from the 2019 KPMG Board Leadership Conference, including the economic and geopolitical outlook; the CEO perspective; board engagement in strategy; technology, digital disruption, data risk, and privacy; long-term performance; shareholder versus stakeholder primacy; talent, diversity, culture, the workforce of the future; and hot topics for board committees.

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Eurasia Group’s top geopolitical risks for 2019

The top geopolitical risks for 2019, according to Eurasia Group, include the sowing of “bad seeds” for the future, the ongoing trade showdown between China and the United States, an increasingly challenging cyber battle, European populism, and several country-specific developments.

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The ESG journey: Lessons from the boardroom and C-suite

To build on our work in ESG, strategy and the long view, the Board Leadership Center interviewed directors and officers of major corporations, including Morgan Stanley, Tyson Foods, Ford Motor, Microsoft, Mars, and Whirlpool, among others.

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Board perspectives series

A library of topical briefings covering a range of challenges and priorities shaping the board, audit committee, and private company governance agendas, including cybersecurity, auditing and accounting, tax issues, sustainability and more.

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Areas of interest

Board Leadership Weekly

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Aligning near-term goals with long-term value / Board Leadership Conference

KPMG Quarterly Audit Committee Webcast Series

Lead Director Initiative

Audit Committee

Directors Quarterly

On the agenda

New director onboarding - overview

New audit committee member onboarding - overview

Director Essential Resources

Learn more about KPMG Board Leadership Center

KPMG Board Leadership Center Brochure

Director essentials

Audit committee essentials

2019 Director Roundtable Series

Director onboarding resources

New director onboarding

The role of the audit committee chair

New audit committee member onboarding

Programs & events

In-boardroom briefings and support

Boardroom insights

Areas of interest

Board Leadership Weekly