Overview:
Corporate strategy is consistently ranked as a top boardroom priority. Yet studies show that strategic plans often lose momentum, lack clear metrics, or receive insufficient challenge and deliberation. Strategy may seem clear—but fails to translate into performance without measurable traction.

This session focuses on how boards engage with corporate strategy—not how companies execute it. We ask:

• How can directors think like strategy consultants or CEOs to elevate strategic oversight?

• Are strategic plans presented clearly with sufficient information to allow for meaningful board input?

• Who presents strategy—and how does that shape the conversation?

• What does the CEO need from the board: confidence, challenge, or alternatives?

Directors will leave with a clearer sense of the role of the board in strategy, how to effectively support the CEO,  as well as tools to challenge assumptions and evaluate strategic risk-taking.

Featured Speakers:
David Michels, Senior Partner, Bain & Company (Event Host)

Chikatomo Hodo, Director, SMBC, Orix; Former Chair, Accenture Japan
Masashi Oka, Director, NEC; Fmr. President/Rep. Dir., Sony Financial Group; Fmr. Rep Dir. / CFO, Nikon
Mika Nishimura, Director, Hoya, NEC, Accuray, SI Bone

Keiko Honda, Professor Waseda Business School, Board Director

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