NACD New Jersey Chapter

Boards benefit when they incorporate an understanding of customer needs and feedback into their governance approach. Bringing the customer perspective into the boardroom can enable more effective decisions around growth opportunities and company strategy. For example, new or changing customer needs may create opportunities for new product or service offerings and may suggest necessary changes to improve business performance. Understanding customers perspectives may also help the organization to mitigate and address potential future risks as customers often are the first to experience trends in the company’s service offering, product performance or buying experiences. This session will provide practical guidance and examples to help every board member, regardless of their background, to advocate for and support enhanced customer perspectives to inform governance and growth. Register now: https://lnkd.in/gY5ghavy

Deloitte's latest edition of On the Board’s Agenda explores some of the more critical challenges and opportunities and how they may affect companies and their boards: 🔹Geopolitical considerations 🔹Technology, including cybersecurity and Generative AI (GenAI) 🔹Regulatory environment 🔹Enterprise risk management Read more: https://lnkd.in/eA6y5T5w

The 25th anniversary edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer: Trust and the Crisis of Grievance has revealed a profound shift to acceptance of aggressive action, with political polarization and deepening fears giving rise to a widespread sense of grievance. This level of grievance has led to an erosion of trust in all institutions, and most alarmingly, four in 10 respondents – including 53 percent of those aged 18-34 – approve of one or more forms of hostile activism to bring about change, which includes attacking people online, intentionally spreading disinformation, threatening or committing violence, and damaging public or private property. Unless institutions can prove they benefit common people, innovation will be rejected, the social fabric will fray, and business will face ever-increasing pressure. Business will have an opportunity in the coming months to work with the new governments in major democracies on important issues such as trade, energy supply and reskilling. CEOs have permission to take action where they can make a difference and improve company performance. Join Alex Thompson, President, Global Practices & Sectors, Edelman, and Julia Fisher (Sahin) Fisher, Executive Vice President, Edelman Smithfield, and NACD NJ director, for a presentation of this year’s report and discussion of implications for Boards, management teams and business. Register now: https://lnkd.in/e_eyepFn . . . . Kristin Hassan Jeannie Diefenderfer, NACD.DC Susan Gray Judy Reinsdorf Glenn Votek, NACD.DC Lori Pressler Alice C. Brennan, NACD.DC Chrissy Buteas Gregory Johnson, CPA, NACD.DC Shane Sanders Michele Siekerka, Esq. Richard Mroz Anita Allen, NACD.DC Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD

Tap into unmatched governance expertise and build fluency on the emerging issues that matter most to your board at #NACDSummit 2025. With fresh, new learning tracks, tackle today’s toughest governance challenges with future-focused sessions and workshops. The discount period is almost over. Register by February 5 to save $1,600: https://lnkd.in/ew8UgNCn #NACD #BoardLeadership #Governance #FutureFocused

Thank you Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, Allison Pan, Michael Marquardt, and Anita Allen, NACD.DC for a great discussion on the 2025 World Economic Forum Global Risks Report. Our panelists encouraged attendees to think about how geopolitical risk intersects with your business resilience and consider scenario and contingency planning. Review the report (linked below) and, to quote Michael Marquardt, be curious: 🔹Any surprises here? 🔹What resilience and agility is needed in your organizations?  🔹What risks present opportunities for your organizations? Download the WEF Global Risks Report 2025: https://lnkd.in/etw9fvCg Join us for more conversation on Feb 10th for the NACD New Jersey Chapter exclusive 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer discussion. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e_eyepFn . . . . Kristin Hassan Jeannie Diefenderfer, NACD.DC Susan Gray Judy Reinsdorf Glenn Votek, NACD.DC Lori Pressler Alice C. Brennan, NACD.DC Chrissy Buteas Gregory Johnson, CPA, NACD.DC Shane Sanders Michele Siekerka, Esq. Julia Fisher (Sahin) Richard Mroz  

Jeannie Diefenderfer, NACD.DC, NACD New Jersey Chapter Chair, shares her leadership lessons in The ExCo Group's "ExCo Insights"

Register now for Thursday's discussion on the World Economic Forum's 2025 Global Risks Report: https://lnkd.in/ejFpDF2D After another rocky year of dramatic developments in the geopolitical, humanitarian, and technological spheres, boards and management need to understand the global risks that are relevant to their businesses and sector for both the short and long term. Our panelists will review the top risks identified in the WEF Global Risks Report 2025, focusing on practical lessons and data from this Report, applicable to both private and public companies and focus on strategy, enterprise risk management and resilience building, with both a risk and opportunities lens. Speakers 🔹Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD - CEO, GEC Risk Advisory LLC, Director, Author 🔹Michael Marquardt - CEO, Epi One 🔹Allison Pan - Senior Vice President Emerging Risks Group, Marsh Moderator 🔹Anita Allen, NACD.DC - Founder and Managing Partner, Allen Advisory Group, NACD NJ Chapter Chair Emeritus

Join us on Feb 10 for the Edelman Trust Barometer 2025 program. Register today: https://lnkd.in/e_eyepFn

Fantastic discussion on NACD’s Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) on Technology Leadership in the Boardroom: Driving Trust and Value. Thank you to our panelists Gregory Touhill and CLAUDIA H. ALLEN and moderator Glenn Booraem. Additional thanks to NACD Philadelphia Chapter Board Chair Melissa Ludwig and NACD New Jersey Chapter Program Chair Susan Gray for your leadership and support in putting this program together.

NEXT WEEK: Join us for the World Economic Forum 2025 Global Risks Report Presentation. Register now: https://lnkd.in/ejFpDF2D Hot off the presses, Allison Pan, Senior Vice President at Marsh, a key sponsor of the WEF Report, will provide an overview and highlights of the year’s report. This will be followed by a panel discussion facilitated by NACD New Jersey Chair Emeritus, Anita Allen, NACD.DC. Our esteemed panel includes Allison, Andrea Bonime-Blanc, JD/PhD, global risk and governance strategist, board member and author, and Michael Marquardt, advisor, board member and CEO, Epi One. After another rocky year of dramatic developments in the geopolitical, humanitarian, and technological spheres, boards and management need to understand the global risks that are relevant to their businesses and sector for both the short and long term. Our panelists will review the top risks identified in the WEF Global Risks Report 2025, focusing on practical lessons and data from this Report, applicable to both private and public companies and focus on strategy, enterprise risk management and resilience building, with both a risk and opportunities lens.