Crafting the Future of the Board

Theme 1

AI / Technology – Digital & AI Governance

• “From Automation to Accountability: The Board’s AI Dilemma”
• AI ethics, explainability, and compliance with emerging regulatory frameworks.

Theme 2

Sustainability – ESG Integration & Sustainability Stewardship

• “Beyond Greenwashing: Boards Driving ESG as Value Creation”
• Net‑Zero 2070 roadmap, credible ESG disclosures, and balancing profit with social license.

Theme 3

Disruption – Strategic Agility & Business Model Reinvention

• ID’s role in stress-testing business models against black swan
• Navigating policy volatility and Championing innovation governance

Theme 4

Fraud‑free Board – Ethical Culture & Fraud Prevention

• Boards as culture architects

• Oversight of related-party transactions, promoter influence, and conflicts of interest.
• Using tech-enabled early warning systems for fraud and financial irregularities.

Theme 5

Cybersecurity‑free Board – Cybersecurity Oversight and Digital Risk Resilience

• Building cyber literacy for IDs, Ensuring third-party/vendor resilience in outsourcing-heavy sectors.
• Balancing data monetization with data protection under India’s DPDP Act.

Theme 6

Profitability, Reputation & Business Model – Purpose-Driven Profitability and Stakeholder Capitalism

• Governance of new economy sectors
• Delivering returns while advancing India’s socio-economic agenda, Boards as custodians of reputation in an era of viral public backlash

Theme 7

Board Composition & Capabilities – Future-fit Board Composition & Capability Architecture.

• Building skills-based, diverse boards (gender, global, generational).
• Continuous learning mandates for IDs — ESG, AI, risk management.
• Strengthening board evaluation & succession planning practices.