The BC Local Chapter is welcoming Annalisa King, Chair of the Board, Vancouver Airport Authority, and Corporate Director, for a presentation on "The Intersection of Strategy & Risk & Board Oversight".

For several years, Annalisa King has been the National Academic Director for a course at the Institute of Corporate Directors entitled Board Oversight of Strategy. Developed in partnership with CPA Canada, based on CPA Canada’s Overseeing Strategy: A Framework for Boards of Directors, this course helps directors constructively engage in the strategic oversight process. Coming out of the pandemic in recognition of the immense change companies were experiencing, Annalisa added a module to the course entitled, “The intersection of strategy and risk”. The intention of this module is to explore what has changed in strategy development and conversations in recent times, with these times being aptly described as the age of volatility. With threats such as climate, geo-political, intense disintermediation and change, companies need to assess their strategy in a different way, more frequently, and with a view to what is resilient and existential, more now than ever before. 

How does the board engage, balancing its oversight role with management’s ownership?  What do those conversations look like? What is the role of the corporate secretary/chief governance officer in supporting these conversations—working with both the Chair/Committee Chairs and Management to help ensure the discussion adds value. 

Speaker

Annalisa King: Chair of the Board, Vancouver Airport Authority, and Corporate Director

Annalisa King is the Chair of the Board for the Vancouver Airport Authority and also serves on three TSX public company boards; Saputo Inc., First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust., and The North West Company Inc.  She is the Chair of the Audit Committee for both Saputo and The North West Company, and is the Chair of The Compensation Committee for First Capital REIT.

Annalisa was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Best Buy Canada Ltd. From 2008 to 2016, Where, in addition to her finance responsibilities, she also led the Information Technology, Ecommerce Technology, Information security, Legal and Real Estate functions. Prior to joining Best Buy Canada Ltd., Annalisa was the Senior Vice President of Business Transformation for Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, and prior to that Vice President of finance for Maple Leaf Foods.

NB: This is a free event but you must proceed through the checkout to complete your registration (no card required).  All welcome!