Women on Boards
Advance Skill Building Workshop
(Half day)
November 7, 2024 in Zurich – English
understand the role of a board member
Are you considering a board assignment? Get an introduction to the role and challenges of a board director and understand if you want to become one yourself.
How does it work to join and participate in a board? What are the challenges? Which of your own experiences are particularly helpful if you are looking for a board assignment? What new skills will you learn from the board activity that can be helpful for your current role? In this co-produced workshop with Board Owl you will get the answers to those questions from an experienced board director and have the chance to practice in a “simulated board meeting” with real case examples.
Outcomes
You will
- be inspired and motivated to take a board assignment
- get helpful advice if you are looking for a board position
- understand the ideal profile for a board director
- learn how to craft your CV for board and advisory board opportunities
- understand the role of a board director and its challenges
Target Audience
- Exclusively for female managers
- Senior female managers who consider searching for a board assignment
- Max. 18 participants from different Advance member companies
Format
- Half day workshop, 09:00 – 13:00 followed by networking lunch
- Half a credit per participant.
- Additional credits can be bought for 650 CHF per participant
- Language: English
Facilitation
Pauline Lindwall
Board Director and Senior Advisor
Pauline Lindwall has worked with some of the most recognised global Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands at Nestlé and Mondelez and has international experience from Sweden, the UK, Denmark, Indonesia, Germany and Switzerland. She currently sits in the boards of Huhtamaki (Finland), Cloetta (Sweden) and European Innovation and Technology of Food (Belgium). She also works as senior advisor.
Sasha Savic
Partner & COO at DART Talent & Executive Search
Sasha has over 20 years’ work experience, racked up across the subjects of finance, technology, investment management, talent acquisition and leadership. He is partly to blame for the brainwave for the Board Owl platform, having had such a positive impact on DART’s business as a founding member of its advisory board, on which he served diligently and with engagement before deciding to take the plunge into full-time entrepreneurship with DART and Board Owl.
He’ll be happy to tell you more about the enriching experience of being an Advisor to a growing company!
Jillian MacNab
Jillian MacNab DART Advisory Board
Jillian MacNab started her career as an attorney at Bär & Karrer in the banking and corporate law practice.
Graduating with a MBA from RSM Rotterdam School of Management at the Erasmus University with a focus on finance brought her into the financial industry, where she gained experience as a lawyer with UBS, as senior counsel and member of the executive committee at Goldman Sachs in Zürich, and in various compliance roles at Credit Suisse and in the private equity industry.
In 2014, Jillian became a founding partner of Künzi / MacNab, attorneys at law. In 2020 Jillian became responsible for all legal matters within the Advisory Board of DART.
Jillian is admitted to the Zürich bar and lives near Zurich with her family.
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Registration
This offer is exclusive to Advance members. Participants can be registered in our member area. In case of questions, please contact the Advance workshop coordinator.
Advance Skill Building for Rising Leaders
The Advance Skill Building workshops equip talented women with the core skills, capabilities and leadership mindset that are critical to climb the corporate ladder. Every workshop is also an excellent opportunity to meet peers from different Advance member companies, allowing you to broaden your business network.