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WEBINAR: The Cult of Board Culture: Unlocking the Secrets to Effective Governance

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Dive deep into the enigmatic world of board culture at this upcoming SVDX webinar. This session will unravel the hidden dynamics that shape boardroom behavior and influence organizational success. Explore the foundational elements that shape a board’s culture and how it impacts decision-making, collaboration, and overall effectiveness. Gain insights into the subtle and overt influences that drive board culture. We’ll also examine how power dynamics, communication styles, and personal relationships can either enhance or hinder board effectiveness. Join our panel of experts to explore best practices for fostering a positive and proactive board environment to ultimately impact culture and overall board effectiveness.

SPEAKERS

Kimberly A. Casiano

Kimberly Casiano is the first Latina woman to serve on a top ten "Fortune 100" corporate board. Kim is a member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company, Mutual of America Financial Group, and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, and is a former director of Mead Johnson Nutrition Company and Scotiabank of Puerto Rico. Previously, Kim was President of one of the largest U.S. Hispanic-owned media, advertising, customer relationship management (CRM), direct marketing, and bilingual contact center companies. She was also a consultant to the U.S. Department of State focused on economic development programs in developing countries. Kim is a founder of the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA); and member of the Board of Advisors of Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida; the global Alumni Board of Harvard Business School; and is former Chapter Chair of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), Puerto Rico.

Catherine Hall

Catie Hall is a director in PwC’s Governance Insights Center, which strives to strengthen the connection between directors, executive teams and investors by helping them navigate the evolving governance landscape. With over 20 years of experience at PwC, Catie brings significant experience in corporate governance, risk management and governance risks and controls. Catie authors PwC governance publications, including PwC’s Annual Corporate Directors Survey. She speaks to a variety of board and executive audiences across sectors on governance trends, board effectiveness, risk oversight, cybersecurity oversight, IPO readiness and board culture.

Sonita Lontoh

Sonita Lontoh is a public company board director, strategic advisor, and former Fortune 100 senior executive who focuses on digital innovation, artificial intelligence (AI), and sustainability — contributing positive impact to businesses, consumers, and society.

Sonita has extensive global experience: North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. She is an independent "big picture" thinker in innovation, digital transformation, and customer experience for public companies' boards looking to leverage disruptive technologies and innovation to meaningfully transform their industries and drive growth. She serves on the National Association of Corporate Director (NACD)’s Blue Ribbon Commission on board culture on the NACD/World Economic Forum/CGI’s Climate Advisory Council. She is NACD-directorship certified, NACD’s climate governance-certified, the Digital Directors Network’s cybersecurity-certified,  and completed the Stanford’s Directors College.

She currently serves as an independent board director of Sunrun (Nasdaq: RUN), the largest consumer solar-and-battery-as-a-service company in the U.S. and of TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), a global mission-driven workforce solutions company who connected ~2 million people to work in the past 3 years, serving on the Audit, Compensation, Nominating & Governance, and Innovation & Technology committees.

Sonita also currently serves on the advisory board of UC Berkeley Engineering's Jacobs Institute of Design Innovation and as an advisor to Sway Ventures, a VC firm investing in early to mid stage category-creating enterprise or consumer companies.

F. Daniel Siciliano, moderator

Dan Siciliano is a successful technology CEO-founder and entrepreneur, as well as Chairman of the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and a recognized expert in corporate strategy and governance, capital financial markets, executive compensation, and technological disruption (including fintech, AI and cybersecurity). He is currently Chairman of SVDX, board member of the Latino Corporate Directors Education Foundation, chair-elect of the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks, and a fellow at Stanford University.