Decision84 Roundtable 1

For this episode of our podcast, we’re treating you to something a bit different. Instead of one spectacular guest, we have six. That’s because this episode is one of the roundtable discussions held at our recent virtual summit, Decision84.

If you attended, you’ll know that each day of the conference was filled with enriching conversation from a who’s who of governance leaders and board visionaries from all over the world. And now we’re bringing the discussion to our podcast listeners with this episode, where your host, Paul Smith, leads a roundtable on an insightful back and forth about one very important topic: the role of boards in our society.

Our guests, Anoushka Gungadin, Catherine Brenner, Dottie Schindlinger, Matt Fullbrook, Steven Bowman and Venita E. Fields provide their diverse views on whether boards should do more or less to shape our future, and whether, after COVID19, it really will be back to ‘business as usual’ – or will we go beyond that?

This discussion was recorded soon after the death of George Floyd in the USA and the subsequent protests and movement around racial injustice and inequality all over the world. During the episode, Venita shares one of her most personal experiences as an African American board director. It’s truly profound.