Taking the Helm

Chairing for long-term value

  • 11 September 2025

This event focuses on the pivotal role of a chair in steering an organisation
toward sustainable success.

 

It delves into the responsibilities of chairing, highlighting the importance of strategic decision-making, effective governance, and fostering collaboration within the board. We will discuss how chairs can drive long-term value by balancing immediate organizational needs with future growth goals, ensuring alignment with broader mission and vision.

 

This session provides valuable insights for current and aspiring chairs, offering practical guidance on navigating challenges and leading with purpose to achieve lasting organisational impact.

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Background information

The webinar will explore the evolving landscape of corporate governance and how chairs can adapt to shifting market dynamics, regulatory changes, and stakeholder expectations.

 

With a focus on long-term value, the session will cover best practices for chairing meetings, managing board dynamics, and building a cohesive, high-performing board. Emphasizing the importance of effective communication and transparency, the webinar equips chairs with tools to foster trust and ensure that the board operates efficiently and collaboratively.

 

Participants will gain insights into governing risk and embracing innovation, critical factors for maintaining competitive advantage and sustaining growth in an increasingly complex business environment. Moreover, the webinar highlights the need for chairs to cultivate a strategic mindset, capable of guiding the board in shaping and implementing a vision that not only meets short-term financial objectives but also considers the broader societal and environmental impacts.

 

By prioritizing long-term thinking, chairs can steer organisations towards resilience and ethical practices while ensuring that they remain adaptable and agile in a rapidly changing world. This session will empower attendees to become more than just decision-makers—they will learn to act as trusted advisors, change agents, and thought leaders, committed to driving both organisational success and positive social impact over time.

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DETAIL

 

DATE:
11 September 2025

 

TIME: 

08:00 – 09:00 ET

12:00 – 13:00 UTC

13:00 – 14:00 UK

14:00 – 15:00 CEST

14:00 – 15:00 South Africa

15:00 – 16:00 Saudi Arabia

17:30 – 18:30 India

20:00 – 21:00 China

21:00 – 22:00 Japan

22:00 – 23:00 Sydney

24:00 – 01:00 Auckland

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Prof. Mervyn King

Patron, Good Governance Academy

Mervyn King is a Senior Counsel, former Judge of the Supreme Court of South Africa, and designated Chartered Director (South Africa). He is Professor Extraordinaire at the University of South Africa, Honorary Professor at the Universities of Pretoria and Cape Town, and a Visiting Professor at Rhodes University. He has honorary Doctorates from Wits University and Stellenbosch University in South Africa, Leeds University in the UK, and Deakin University in Australia.

 

Mervyn is honorary fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales; the Institute of Internal Auditors of the UK; the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants; the Certified Public Accountants of Australia; the Chartered Institute of Public Relations of the UK, and the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.

 

Mervyn is Chair Emeritus of the King Committee on Corporate Governance in South Africa, as well as of the Value Reporting Foundation (incorporating the International Integrated Reporting Council and SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI). He has received Lifetime Achievement Awards for promoting quality corporate governance globally, from several institutions.

 

Mervyn chairs the Good Law Foundation and has chaired the United Nations Committee of Eminent persons on Governance and Oversight. He is a member of the Private Sector Advisory Group to the World Bank on Corporate Governance and of the ICC Court of Arbitration in Paris. Mervyn currently chairs the African Integrated Reporting Council and the Integrated Reporting Committee of South Africa and is Patron of the Good Governance Academy.

 

Mervyn has been a chair, director and chief executive of several companies listed on the London, Luxembourg and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges. He has consulted, advised and spoken on legal, business, advertising, sustainability and corporate governance issues in over 60 countries and has received many awards from international bodies around the world including the World Federation of Stock Exchanges and the International Federation of Accountants.

 

He is the author of many books on governance, sustainability and reporting, the latest being “The Healthy Company.”

Carolynn Chalmers

Chief Executive Officer, Good Governance Academy

Carolynn Chalmers is the Chief Executive Officer of Professor Mervyn King’s Good Governance Academy and its initiative, The ESG Exchange. She has edited two international standards: ISO 37000:2021 – Governance of organizations – Guidance and its associated Governance Maturity Model, ISO 37004:2023.

 

Carolynn makes corporate dreams come true, assisting leaders and leadership teams in how to create value for their organisations. She makes use of her expertise and experience in corporate governance, organizational strategy, Digital Transformation, and IT to do so.

 

Carolynn is an Independent Committee Member of South Africa’s largest private Pension Fund, the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund, and recently retired as Independent Committee member of several board committees for the Government Employee Medical Scheme. Carolynn has extensive management, assurance and governance experience and has held various Executive roles for international, listed, private and public organisations across many industries.

 

Carolynn is best known for her successes in establishing governance frameworks, and designing and the leading large, complex initiatives that can result. She attributes this success to the application of good governance principles. She shares her insights on her 2 LinkedIn Groups – Applying King IV and Corporate Governance Institute. 

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Dr Lindie Grebe

Senior Lecturer, College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa

Dr Grebe is a chartered accountant and senior lecturer at the University of South Africa (Unisa). 

 

She teaches postgraduate accounting sciences through blended learning using technology in distance education, and through face-to-face study schools throughout South Africa. During her employment at Unisa, she also acted as Coordinator: Master’s and Doctoral Degrees for the College of Accounting Sciences (CAS), chairperson of the research ethics committee and chairperson of the Gauteng North Region of the Southern African Accounting Association (SAAA). 

 

Before joining Unisa as academic, she gained ten years’ experience in audit practice and in commerce.