Become a High-Value Director: Demonstrate Influence, Judgment, and Significant Shareholder Impact
Monday, Sept. 14 ⬥ 10:00 - 10:50 am PT / 1:00 - 1:50 pm ET
Track: Own the Room
In today’s boardrooms, credentials are table stakes. What differentiates truly high-value directors is not experience alone—but how they shape outcomes when it matters most.
This session explores how corporate board directors can intentionally build a strategy to increase their impact, influence, and effectiveness in the boardroom. We will examine the hard skills that matter—capital allocation, risk governance, growth oversight, talent strategy—and, more importantly, the executive presence that often determine board success: judgment under ambiguity, boardroom awareness, constructive courage, synthesis, and trust with management.
Participants will unpack what it really means when a director is said to “own the room,” and how that differs from dominance or airtime. We will also clarify the critical distinction between a CEO mindset and a board mindset—and why many experienced executives struggle to make that shift.
Designed for current directors and aspiring board leaders, this session provides a practical framework and personal work plan to help attendees define their differentiation strategy, strengthen their board presence, and prepare for the defining moments—CEO transitions, crises, and inflection points—that shape director reputations.
Moderator:
Independent Board Director
Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC), Pliant Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PLRX) and Fexa
Speakers:
Independent Board Director
Private - Bailard REIT and Protiviti
Public - Somnigroup, QuidelOrtho, Health Equity and PACS Group
CEO and Founder, BT RISE
Swiss Re America Holding Corporation, The Standard and The Christ Health Hospital Network, Urban League Greater Southwest Ohio