ChairX: What is keeping Board Directors awake at night? w/David Levenson, Boardroom Coach and NED

29/01/2026 @ 1.55 pm BST

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Guests £40 + VAT

This will be a facilitated conversation applying the usual Chatham House rules to enable NEDs and executive directors to share experiences about which issues are on their boards' agendas that are really challenging right now.

From AI to Trump's tariffs 

New legislation, from being penalized for corporate economic crime to prosecuting owners of unsafe buildings

The spectre of increased sanctions for directors, from fraudulent misfiling to failure to address climate related risks

And that's before we start talking about the Chancellor's fiscal policies and whether they are encouraging or stifling growth.

Topics

The perfect economic storm

Corporate collapse - when companies go spectacularly wrong

Reputation - the asset you can't insure and can't afford to lose

The Corporate Manslaughter threat

Cyber breaches - when, not if

The ECCTA bombshell - failure to prevent fraud

Other emerging threats (there will only be time to cover these in headlines)

ESG regulations - burden is increasing

AI governance - New EU Act which will have impact in the UK

Supply chain resilience - do we have enough

Talent and culture - walking out of the door? and new Employment Rights Bill

Climate Litigation - directors personally in the dock

 

Prompts for Q&A

• What's the biggest risk you're managing, and does your board really understand it?
• How do you balance risk awareness with not stifling growth?
• What early warning systems do you have for emerging risks?
• How do you ensure you're getting truth from management, not what they think you want to hear?
• How are you preparing for ECCTA fraud prevention compliance?
• What questions should we ask about AI use in our organisations?

This will be a fully interactive session

Online surveys (Menti or Slido) may be used to get instant responses from attendees about what is keeping them awake at night, what is the next big disaster coming down the line and what potential opportunities lie ahead.

David Levenson is a boardroom coach and multiple NED.

David's work with boards and board directors includes being a trainer, advisor, facilitator, evaluator and observer. 

David says 'I regard it as a privilege to be given access to boardrooms. I try to ensure that whatever role I play provides value to the Board in the moment.'

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