Speaking
Whether it’s an audience of board members, executives or professional advisors, Sonya relishes the opportunity to inspire and inform people on what makes for effective boards and the best leadership teams.
Governance by Design focuses on individual solutions and results for the future, and as such, Sonya is experienced in presenting on a range of topics and issues to suit the specific audience and their needs.
From evaluating performance of boards and senior executives; to how to ensure your board structure is right; to the importance of a company’s constitution in establishing the governance framework, presentations and conference papers are designed to provide actionable information.
Keynote Presentations:
1. Finding the right people for the board
Everyone wants the ‘right’ people on their board, but who are they exactly? The future of good governance is in attracting people to your board to ensure a mix of expertise and experience that is best for your organisation and its strategic direction.
2. Best practice in the NFP space
The importance of good governance can never be overestimated. However, not-for-profits and charities can sometimes fail to achieve the right corporate governance mix.
In this presentation we consider how organisations can ensure they have appropriate structures and procedures to support effective decision making.
3. High-functioning NFP boards – factors for success
This presentation addresses contemporary governance practice and provides suggestions for improving board performance.
4. NFP Boards – what role do you play?
This presentation was written with advisors in mind. That is, the need to understand the distinction between the role of an advisor to NFP Boards and separately, that of directorship, and further, if they hold both roles, the tips and traps to consider.
Recent & Past Engagements:
Symposium – March 18, 2017: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Credit: Pat Brunet / Event Photos Australia
- Exploring your CLC’s appetite for risk: understanding organisational risk appetite and systems for the effective management of risk – Community Legal Centres Queensland
- Television Education Network 3rd Annual Not for Profits and Charities Regulatory Conference
- Corporate governance best practice in NFP space – Television Education Network 5th Annual Not for Profits and Charities Regulatory Conference
- NFP Organisations: what role do you play? – Queensland Law Society Symposium and Open Day
- Good Boards – Community Legal Centres Queensland Conference
- Maximising school board value – at the Television Education Network 3rd Annual Schools Law & Regulation Conference
To contact Sonya about presenting at your upcoming seminar/conference, please complete the form.