This week in the boardroom

PricewaterhouseCoopers is pleased to serve as the governance knowledge partner on Corporate Board Member magazine's This Week in the Boardroom, a weekly on-demand webcast series designed to educate directors and C-suite executives on current governance issues that impact their strategic and operational decisions. This Week in the Boardroom is created in conjunction with NYSE Euronext. The law firm of Paul, Weiss also serves as a knowledge partner for the series.

These webcasts feature interviews with corporate leaders and board specialists offering advice and concise analyses on regulatory changes, significant litigation events, proxy or annual meeting developments, and other related corporate governance issues that affect today’s boardrooms.


This Week in the Boardroom
November 12, 2009

PwC's Corporate Governance group leader John Barry discusses the board's challenge of risk oversight. The education segment includes a discussion on regulatory investigations with Walter Ricciardi, Partner at Paul Weiss and former Deputy Director, SEC Enforcement.

This Week in the Boardroom
November 5, 2009

Scott Cutler, EVP, NYSE Euronext discusses the NYSE Commission on Corporate Governance. The education segment includes a discussion on preparing for major governance reform with William Allen, Director, Center for Law & Business, NYU.

This Week in the Boardroom
October 29, 2009
PwC Corporate Governance partner Catherine Bromilow discusses the results of the What directors think survey. Also features a discussion on striking the right balance of governance with Peter Clapman, CEO of Governance for Owners USA, Inc.

View the results of the What director's think survey.

This Week in the Boardroom
October 22, 2009
Features a discussion on today's director liability environment. The education segment includes a discussion on best practices for internal investigations with Walter Ricciardi, partner at Paul Weiss and former Deputy Director, SEC Enforcement.

This Week in the Boardroom
October 15, 2009
Features a discussion on conducting executive sessions of the board, the SEC strategic plan, and the postponement by the SEC of the SOX requirement for small businesses. The education segment includes an interview with Judith Samuelson, executive director of The Aspen Institute's Business & Society Program on long term value creation.

This Week in the Boardroom
October 8, 2009
Features a discussion on the SEC's delay in the final ruling on proxy access and recent changes to SEC enforcement and their implications. The education segment features Scott Olsen of PwC's GHRS practice on executive compensation.

This week in the Boardroom
October 1, 2009
Features a discussion on whether to separate the chairperson and CEO position at a company, and an interview with Tim Erlich, EVP of Ethisphere, about corporate ethics.

This Week in the Boardroom
September 24, 2009
Features a discussion on management succession and key governance insights from Tom Ball, senior managing director at Morrow & Co., a proxy solicitation company.

This Week in the Boardroom
September 17, 2009
Features considerations for evaluating board performance, and an interview with Rich Fuchs, PwC's IFRS industry leader.

This Week in the Boardroom
September 10, 2009
Features discussions on proxy access and the election of directors, and the SEC's proposed regulation on executive compensation risk analysis. Also features an interview with NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Neiderauer focusing on a number of board related topics.