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Master the governance strategies required to navigate disruptive liabilities, uphold fiduciary duties, and protect enterprise value from modern threats.
The legal and governance responsibilities of boards continue to expand as organisations navigate an increasingly complex risk landscape. Alongside traditional legal and financial risks, directors are expected to oversee emerging challenges such as geopolitical instability, cybersecurity, supply chain resilience, climate-related risks, safeguarding, and evolving regulatory obligations. Effective governance now requires boards to integrate these interconnected risks into strategic decision-making while demonstrating robust oversight, accountability, and sound judgement.
This session examines the legal and governance frameworks that support effective board oversight of emerging business risks. Participants will explore the role of directors and legal advisers in identifying, assessing, and managing enterprise-wide risks, embedding sustainability into governance and strategy, strengthening organisational resilience, and ensuring governance structures support informed, defensible decision-making in an increasingly uncertain commercial environment.
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CEO & Founder | Social Value Architect
Francesca Lee is the founder of SocialValueArchitect, with over 25 years of experience in corporate governance and risk. She has advised on complex governance structures in major M&A transactions involving organisations such as GE Inc, USS, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and joint ventures. Francesca has served as a Governance and Risk Trustee for various charities including Stemettes and The CHC. She has designed and delivered courses on Effective Governance Frameworks and Sustainability Risks in Governance for The Law Society of England & Wales and The Law Society of Scotland. She is recognised for translating complex governance and risk concepts into practical, decision-ready frameworks.