The purpose of governance is to provide an organisation with direction and control so that it can achieve its strategic objectives. Governance has many component parts – ‘building blocks’ – which all have to be in place, and functioning properly, for the process to work.

The Masterclass explores the importance of board governance as a business-critical function for business growth and development; how effective boards, and effective directors, lie at the heart of the governance eco-system, and the role and responsibilities of directors for introducing and implementing best-practice corporate governance systems in the Bank.

The workshop will identify what board governance looks like with effective strategy , what gets in the way of strategy , and how governance dysfunction can be addressed and tackled. In particular, the training will focus on the key issues which are emerging in the banking world.

Throughout, the training will emphasise the fact that governance will differ from Region to Region in the world. Different jurisdictions have varying approaches in terms of legislation, regulation and guidance, and the forms of governance created in Regions such as the Gulf, the Middle East, Africa and Asia should reflect local circumstances, rather than imitate the systems coming from the West.