Program Agenda

The Board IT Governance is specifically designed for those who already are, or are about to become, Board members of organizations with significant IT operations. Participants will gain leading edge IT strategies, frameworks, and best practices for understanding, evaluating and making crucial IT decisions in a changing environment.

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  Board IT Governance – Agenda

DAY ONE

1. Issues in IT Governance and Case Histories
   • Cyber terrorism – Govt to Govt/Industry
   • Cyber crime – blackmail
   • Espionage
   • The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Carelessness, Negligence, Indifference, and Stupidity 
2. What is IT Governance
   
   • Board’s responsibilities vs. Management’s Responsibilities regarding IT
   • How does Board Oversight connect to/fits within COBIT
   • Effective IT Governance vs. Adhoc Governance (How do you know if your company has effective IT Governance?)
   • Top 10 Key IT Board Governance Success Principles
3. Meet your Hacker
   
4. The Legal Landscape – A Developing Landscape
   • Regulatory requirements vis-à-vis Corporations: Dodd-Frank/SOX/SEC/OSC/FICO/TSX/NYSE/PIPEDA-Privacy Acts
   • Whistle-blower Requirements
   • Legal Obligations of the Board and Independent Directors 

DAY TWO

1. The Role of the Board in IT Governance
   • What an Independent Director needs to think about vis-à-vis IT, How do you constructively engage Management - CTO/CIO relationships
   • The Good, the bad and the ugly relationships
   • What questions should you ask?
2. 20 Questions Directors Need to Ask about IT
3. Committees: Audit/IT/Risk Management 
4. When all else (what we told you above to do) fails: Crisis Management
   • First Response
   • War Room
5. Wrap up – Summation of teachings and take-aways