Future of Board Skills and Succession Planning

Shaping the Future: Governance, Succession, and Key Strategies for Boards

What are the emerging board skills and competencies needed for the boards of the future?  What can boards do to ensure their successions plans are addressing the future needs and priorities of their business? 

Save the date for our upcoming Briefing event on this key area. Taking place in-person from 5:30pm - 7:30pm on Thursday, 15th May 2025, at The Westbury Hotel, Dublin 2. All members will be sent an invitation once the event is open for booking.

The Briefing event will address and discuss: 

• The board's role in driving governance, addressing skills gaps, and succession planning.
• Balancing long-term succession goals with immediate challenges.
• The evolving role of the Nominations Committee (NomCo) Chairs in board appointments and succession strategies.
• Emerging board competencies, from digital expertise to sustainability and beyond.

We hope you will join us for what promises to be a very informative evening event, with ample networking opportunities.

Exclusive to members. This event is part of the IoD Briefing Series: Designed for Directors, sponsored by Forvis Mazars.

Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network established on 1 June 2024. It brings together the previously known Mazars international partnership and FORVIS, a top-ranked firm in the United States.

Operating as an internationally integrated partnership in over 100 countries and territories, they leverage their global expertise and scale to deliver cutting-edge services in audit, assurance, tax, consulting, financial advisory, corporate finance and financial outsourcing.

They assist major international corporations, SMEs, financial institutions, and public bodies in achieving their strategic and business objectives. Visit the Forvis Mazars website.

Is this eligible for CPD? 

• Dimension Covered: Governance
• Eligible Hours: 1 hour of CPD

This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body. 

How do I attend? 

This event is not open for booking yet. All members will be sent an invitation once the event is open for booking.

The event will take place in The Grafton Suite, The Westbury Hotel, Dublin 2.

Want to connect with fellow members?  

Before the event, you will receive a list of the names and companies of all the attendees. 

Take the opportunity to connect. 

•    Reach out via the IoD Members’ LinkedIn Group.
•    Email the Events team we will make this happen on your behalf. 

For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list. Photography will also be taken at the event for marketing and promotional purposes. For further information, please contact the Communications team. 

Questions? 
Get in touch with Anna Hannigan, Events Manager, IoD Ireland.