Is This You?

• Director of a public, private, not-for-profit or governmental organization
  
• Considering becoming a director of such an organization
  
• Unsure of what your duties and responsibilities are
  
• Unclear on how you can perform at your best in your new role
  
• Concerned about the legal ramifications of being a director

The DEAP welcomes experienced and newly appointed directors with management or professional experience. Participants are drawn from a mix of backgrounds including public, Crown and not-for-profit corporations.

English and French brochures are also available for download as PDF files.

What separates DEAP from other directors’ programs?

DEAP is a sharply focused program, delivering critical content in a condensed period of time.  It is designed for busy people who want to get what they need in a timely fashion.

When you register for DEAP, you will receive material to be read ahead time – one document for each of the modules – in your choice of format:  printed, on CD or downloadable.  The workshop will be three days in duration and will be a mix of presentations, discussions, case studies and a quiz for each module.

Upon completion, you will be awarded the Accredited Director designation (Acc.Dir.) and receive membership in our Affiliate Group.  As an Affiliate Group member, you will have a subscription to Corporate Governance Quarterly, our premier publication on good governance practice; access to special rates for seminars, workshops and other continuing professional development opportunities; and the same benefits package extended to our professional members.

In addition to our DEAP content partners, Chartered Secretaries Canada has also partnered with the Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange to offer a variation of DEAP in the Caribbean, as well as with the government to offer DEAP in Nunavut.

In this program, you will learn:

• Governance
  • What is corporate governance:  definitions and issues; ethics, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
    
  • Directors and the board:  powers and duties of a director; effective boards; financial reporting and auditing
    
  • Directors and management:  the respective roles of the board and management; executive compensation
    
  • The board and shareholders:  shareholder powers and rights; shareholder relations
• Financial Disclosure and Reporting
  • Financial objectives:  finance decisions; types of entities; regulatory framework; financial objectives; stakeholders; agency relationships; annual report; Canadian Securities Administrators; financial management decisions; financial functions; areas of responsibility; types of planning; budgets and forecasts; cash management; capital structure
    
  • Accounting concepts and financial statements:  conceptual framework of accounting; objectives of financial reporting; qualitative nature of accounting; recognition and measurement principles; components of financial statements; audit reports
    
  • Financial management:  financial markets – stock exchanges and other sources; costs of issuing; leasing; short-term financing; small business financing; dividend policy; cost of capital; investment risks; weighted average cost of capital; capital structure and leverage; key financial management areas
    
  • Ratio analysis:  liquidity ratios; asset turnover ratios; leverage ratios; profitability ratios; dividend policy ratios; cash flow ratios; market and combined ratios; balanced scorecard
    
  • Financial disclosures:  notes to financial statements; listed company disclosures; management discussion and analysis; annual information form; disclosure standards; statutory civil liability
• Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)
  
  • The ERM Revolution:  more – and more complicated – risks; external pressures; portfolio point of view; quantification; boundaryless benchmarking; risk as opportunity
    
  • ERM definition and conceptual framework:  definition; conceptual framework; types of risk; process steps
    
  • ERM language, measures, models and tools:  overall corporate performance measures; risk measures; risk modeling; risk integration; risk prioritization; tool application for treating/exploiting risks; risk monitoring
    
  • ERM case studies:  risk assessment; distribution strategyu; performance measurement; asset allocation; strategic planning; product design; dividend strategy; risk financing
    
  • Practical considerations in implementing ERM:  designating an ERM “champion”; making ERM part of the enterprise culture; determining all possible risks of the organization; quantifying operational and strategic risks; integrating risks; lack of appropriate risk transfer mechanisms; monitoring the process; start slowly – build upon successes
• Strategy
  • Introducing strategy:  characteristics of strategic decisions; strategic thinking; Mintzberg’s 5 P’s; levels of strategy; elements of strategy;
    
  • Strategic management:  emergence of strategic management;
    
  • Rational model:  rational planning process; strategic analysis; strategic choice; strategy implementation; strategic management as fit or stretch; need for strategic planning; in support of the rational model; Ansoff; Peter Drucker; limitations
    
  • Emergent strategy:  crafting emergent strategies; strategy and objectives; a behavioural approach; incrementalism; significance of competition; opportunism
    
  • Strategic management in different contexts:  small business; multinational corporation; innovating organization; voluntary sector; professional service organizations

Armed with this toolkit, you will be able to address the challenges and opportunities of your directorship with confidence and skill.

Fees

5% GST #11896 9427RT included.

Fee includes tuition, all study materials and meals during the program. Meals include breakfast, morning break, lunch, afternoon break and beverages throughout the day. Annual membership fees are extra, for those who are not already ICSA members.

Directors Education and Accreditation Program - 2008 Schedule

Toronto: February 11-13, 2008
Vancouver: September 11-13, 2008
Toronto: September 24-26, 2008
Ottawa: October 6-8, 2008
Montréal: October 29-31, 2008
Calgary: November 24-26, 2008

Reserve your place in the next DEAP session - Seating is limited.

You can either conveniently register online using our secure server, or by mail/fax. To register by mail/fax, simply download our printable registration form, and mail or fax your completed registration form along with payment to the address indicated on the form.

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