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Issues covered include: board roles, lawyers on boards, Crown Entities Act 2004, board members
Have you considered serving on a board and the many career-boosting benefits doing so can bring? Do you want to know how to improve your chances? Find out what skills you need and hear the tips and tricks you need to know straight from those who are in the know. Attend this seminar and start carving out a successful career serving on boards.
Attend and earn 3 CPD Hours
Chair: Graeme Reeves, Director, Reeves Lawyers Limited; Chief Gambling Commissioner on the Gambling Commission, Chair of the NZ Visual Arts Trust (a Charitable Trust), President Emeritus of The Former Members of the New Zealand Parliament Association Former Board Member of New Zealand Post Limited and Airways Corporation of New Zealand Limited and Former Trustee, Wellington Community Trust
1.15pm to 2.00pm: Why Would You Consider Going on a Board?
Presented by Baden Vertongen, Lawyer and Mediator; Board Member, Patents Māori Advisory Committee; Co-Chair Community Law Centre Wellington and Hutt Valley; Board Member of Te Ohu Rata o Aotearoa; Alternate Board Member, Central North Island Iwi Holdings Limited
2.05pm to 2.50pm: Getting Board Ready: For Boards Acting Under the Crown Entities Act 2004
Lawyers are frequently considered for appointment for these specialised boards and entities, so it is essential that lawyers understand the particular legal and statutory governance imperatives for such boards; and including Independent Crown Entities which often have their own statute as well as the CE Act
Presented by Tim Castle, Barrister, Capital Chambers Wellington; Board Member, Drug Free Sport New Zealand
2.55pm to 3.40pm: Potential Areas of Risk as a Lawyer on a Board
Presented by Steph Dyhrberg, Partner, Dyhrberg Drayton Employment Law; Convenor of the Wellington Women Lawyers' Association; Trustee of Mary Potter Hospice; Director of the Mary Potter Apartment Company; Member of the Judging Panel of the Electra Business Awards (Kapiti-Horowhenua); New Zealand Rugby Independent Complaints Service Manager
3.45pm to 4.30pm: Serving on a 21st Century Board
Gain practical guidance that will assist you in getting ahead in the modern age of boards. Acquire the skills and strategies you need to be an effective board member and to leverage the position for your career.
Presented by Linda Clark, Partner, Dentons Kensington Swan; Partner; Board Member New Zealand on Air, Board of Trustees Wellington College
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