Cultural Diversity in the Boardroom

Is having a diverse board really important? What exactly can the board look at beyond age, gender, and ethnicity? This half-day programme will tackle the meaning of a culturally diverse board in the Malaysian and global context. The session will also explore the practical steps that a company can take to embrace board diversity.

Learning Outcomes

Describe what cultural diversity is and why it is important to the board.
Discuss how cultural diversity is linked to stakeholder engagement and purpose.
Determine how culture diversity should be measured and recognise the early warning signs of a misaligned culture.
Recognise how companies should embed cultural diversity in the boardroom and within the organisation.
Explain how to evaluate cultural diversity and report to stakeholders.

Who is this Programme For?

All; from newly appointed to senior directors

Virtual Classroom Format
	4 hours (20 minutes Virtual Networking Break)
	Interactive Facilitated Learning

ICDM Virtual Classroom

02 Mar 2021

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Professor Uantchern Loh, CEO and Corporate Culture Reporting Practice Leader, Black Sun Group, Asia Pacific

Tuesday \| 2 March 2021 (Facilitator: Professor Uantchern Loh)
8.30am - 9.00am	Registration
9.00am - 10.30am	Session 1 – Describe what cultural diversity is and why it is important to the board Cultural diversity is the invisible hand that influences and guides companies, and is crucial to a company’s ability to develop and implement appropriate strategies. This session examines how cultural diversity can be defined and why it has become a key item on the board agenda. Session 2 - Discuss how cultural diversity is linked to stakeholder engagement and purpose This session discusses how cultural diversity is inextricably linked to stakeholder engagement and purpose. This link, when successfully managed, can lead to long-term value creation for stakeholders.
10.30am - 11.00am	Networking Break
11.00am - 1.00pm	Session 3 – Determine how culture diversity should be measured and recognise the early warning signs of a misaligned culture The measuring of cultural diversity provides an early warning system for culture misalignment. Therefore, it is important to identify clear indicators of cultural diversity and to set targets against those indicators to steer the organisation in the right direction. Session 4 – Recognise how companies should embed cultural diversity in the boardroom and within the organisation Cultural diversity implementation demonstrates how companies are embedding cultural diversity within the organisation through its policies, mechanisms, and processes. It defines the efforts in ensuring linkages between cultural diversity, and the decisions made within the company, be it at board, management or employee level. Session 5 – Learn how to evaluate cultural diversity and report to stakeholders This final session is focused on how to measure cultural diversity within the organisation. It is a litmus test of the board’s effectiveness in committing, measuring, and implementing cultural diversity in the organisation.
1.00pm	End of Programme

The Organiser reserves the right to alter the content and timing of the programme as it deems fit and is not responsible for cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances.

Speaker

Uantchern Loh , ICDM

Faculty Member