Emergent corporate governance thinking

I've arrived in Brussels, having travelled directly from New Zealand via London Heathrow (thanks Air New Zealand) and the the Eurostar, to attend a two-day conference on corporate governance and board practice. The conference is run under the aegis of EIASM, the European Institute of Advanced Studies in Management, of which I'm a member. My name is on two of the papers to be presented (links are posted on the Research page).

Approximately 50 delegates have gathered from around the world (24 countries?) for two days of discussions and presentations. Most of the delegates are leading academics in the fields of board and governance research, although there were a few (including me) who span the so-called academy–practice divide. This was my third attendance at this event. Previously, I went to the twelfth edition (Brussels) and the thirteenth edition (Milan), where my paper received the best paper award.

The core theme of the fourteen edition is digitalisation and, specifically, the emergent impact of the so-called digital economy on boards and effective practice. A triumvirate of leading thinkers (Lee Howell, World Economic Forum; Tom Donaldson, Wharton Business School; and, Bob Garratt, Fidelio Partners UK) will lead a keynote session on the second morning. Other topics to feature on the programme include updates on board diversity research, shareholder relations, board responses to crises, strategic control and a direct challenge to the way board research is conducted. 

I'll post summaries of the key learnings. Stay tuned for end-of-day updates.