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INSEAD Corporate Governance Centre, in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Heidrick & Struggles, January 2026 The report sheds light on how boards in emerging markets are strengthening governance, resilience and decision-making amid escalating complexity. Drawing insights from over 100 senior directors from emerging markets worldwide, it highlights how uncertainty today differs from traditional risk. The compounding effect of global and local pressures – such

by Theodoros Evgeniou, Peter Nathanial, Ville Satopää and Ludo Van der Heyden, INSEAD 21 January 2026 Far from making directors redundant, AI will enable boards to see further, act faster and govern better. A group of academics from INSEAD found that fears about AI and corporate governance are largely misplaced. Board members won't be replaced by robots. Instead, AI will enable human directors to see better, further and faster. In their view, AI will provide transformational

by Stanislav Shekshnia, INSEAD & Valery Yakubovich, Wharton School, 7 August 2025 Still too few directors recognise AI’s potential to improve preparation, discussion and decision-making in the boardroom. But this may soon change. In 2014, venture capital firm Deep Knowledge Ventures appointed an algorithm to its board, with full voting power on investment decisions. Though it had a seat at the table, the algorithm was really just a faster data analyst, churning out recommenda

Diligent Institute, 13 November 2025 Boards entered 2025 facing rising risk, economic volatility and an urgent mandate to modernise oversight. Diligent recently hosted the Elevate Leadership Summit , a by‑invitation gathering of corporate directors and executives alongside a curated set of experts, for confidential, Chatham House Rule-style discussions to dissect these issues and look to the future of corporate governance. Across sessions, a clear through‑line emerged: the m

by Timothy J. Rowley and Laurence Capron, Harvard Business Review Magazine (Jan–Feb 2025) In every case, consider the context before you act Boards today face a thorny challenge: how to provide proper oversight of management while allowing it the autonomy it needs to be effective. Too often, boards maintain a single mode of engagement at all times, regardless of the type of decision to be made or its importance. This lack of flexibility can significantly undermine board effec

Advisory Board Centre, 2025 The State of the Market 2025–2027 report explores the evolving landscape of advisory board practice, where...

Heidrick & Struggles, 9 July 2025 Explore Heidrick & Struggles data on the 2024 appointees to the boards of the largest companies in 29...

Heidrick & Struggles, 20 August 2025 Heidrick & Struggle's latest Board Monitor series examines how and why high-performing companies...

The DCRO Risk Governance Institute Positively embrace risk to improve company performance In the fourth publication in the Building a...

The DCRO Risk Governance Institute Positively embrace risk to improve company performance In the third publication in the Building a...

The DCRO Risk Governance Institute Positively embrace risk to improve company performance In the second publication in the Building a...

The DCRO Risk Governance Institute How Modern Boards Break Through the Status Quo The first publication in the Building a Better Board...

Chapter Zero UAE, The Directors' Climate Forum Held on May 29, 2025, and co-hosted by Chapter Zero UAE, INSEAD, INSEAD NAA UAE and the...

Kieran Moynihan Managing Partner, Board Excellence The board chair’s leadership and contribution represent the most critical factors...

Kieran Moynihan Managing Partner, Board Excellence In an increasingly volatile and chaotic world, the concept of organisational ‘culture’...

Russell Reynolds - 21 May 2025 Women CEOs’ tenures are, on average, three years shorter than men’s. Russell Reynolds Associates has...

National Cyber Security Centre This document briefly summarises each module of the toolkit. It then provides a series of questions (with...

Blended Finance - Environmental Finance & OECD conference 2025. The World Bank is planning more outcomes-based bonds after the success of...

PwC Governance Insights Centre, March 2025. Overseeing deals and your company’s portfolio strategy Having a focused deals strategy is...

Spencer Stuart, February 2025 Global Boards in a Time of Turbulence The report explores how boards are responding to unprecedented...