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  Thinking differently, driving innovation at DARPA

  Dr. Stefanie Tompkins, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, shares her views on diversity and driving breakthrough innovation.

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  Directors Quarterly: January 2023

  Priorities for board and audit committee agendas, our chief economist on measuring what matters, and a financial reporting and auditing update.

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  Directors Quarterly: October 2022

  ESG and management’s disclosure committee, evolving expectations of chief audit executives, and conversations on geopolitics, civil rights audits, and the metaverse.

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  The metaverse is arriving

  Matthew Ball, venture capitalist, CEO, and author, shares his views on the metaverse and how boards can help their companies assess their readiness for it.

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  Directors Quarterly: January 2022

  Priorities for board and audit committee agendas, African American representation on boards, and director views on boardroom diversity.

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  On the 2022 audit committee agenda

  Eight issues for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2022 agendas.

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  Directors Quarterly: April 2021

  The U.S. economic outlook, how internal auditors are adjusting to changing risk profiles, findings from our director pulse survey, and more.

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  Directors Quarterly: January 2021

  Priorities for board and audit committee agendas in 2021, tips for driving progress on diversity, and how to better envision the future

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  On the 2021 audit committee agenda

  Seven issues for audit committees to keep in mind as they consider and carry out their 2021 agendas.

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  Reimagining the future, rethinking strategy

  Edie Weiner, CEO and founder of The Future Hunters, outlines trends shaping the future and their impact on strategy.

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  Taking a fresh look at third-party risk: A board’s eye view

  KPMG LLP Principal Tarun Sondhi highlights key third-party risks to watch in light of the supply-chain disruption caused by COVID-19.

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  How boards can help to debias AI

  An interview with Miriam Vogel, president and CEO of EqualAI on the challenges related to debiasing artificial intelligence.

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  Securing the new business reality through pragmatic cybersecurity

  The longer-term implications of a “distance everything” business environment require a vigilant focus on cybersecurity.

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  Directors Quarterly: July 2020

  The new reality, geopolitics, proxy season trends, fostering the board/CEO relationship, and debiasing artificial intelligence.

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  The value of veterans in the boardroom

  The KPMG Board Leadership Center explores the skills and experience that retired general and flag officers can bring to the boardroom.

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  Aligning near-term goals with long-term value

  Highlights from KPMG’s Board Leadership Conference, including the economic and geopolitical outlook, climate risk, the board-CEO relationship, corporate purpose, artificial intelligence, fintech, cybersecurity, oversight of human capital management, and more.

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  Directors Quarterly: January 2020

  Priorities for the board agenda in 2020, top issues for audit and nominating/governance committee focus, Bremmer’s outlook on geopolitics, insights on ESG from Bob Langert, and more.

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  Why data governance should be part of board conversations

  To help develop a more rigorous approach around data governance, we recommend three areas of board focus.

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  Directors Quarterly: October 2019

  Bremmer’s view on geopolitics, crisis prevention and readiness, the board approach to emerging technology risk and opportunity, reconsidering shareholder engagement in light of the debate on corporate purpose, and more.

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  The board approach to emerging technology risk and opportunity

  How the board can understand and help shape the technology conversation was the focus of our recent Board Leadership Center Webcast featuring Dr. Cheemin Bo-Linn, president and CEO at Peritus Partners and corporate director at BMC Stock Holdings, and Timothy Zanni, global and U.S. technology sector leader for KPMG LLP.