Getting the most out of board committees

Join our panel to explore board committees, ensuring they are operating effectively and how they can add practical value and benefit to the work of your board.

Use of board committees to undertake the detailed work of the Board in particular areas has long been considered part of contemporary practice.

While Finance and Audit Committees have been a mainstay of boards’ governance structures, today there is an increasingly diverse range of foci delegated to committees. There is also an increasing number of Acts or regulations requiring certain organisations to establish and operate board committees with a particular foci.

To ensure effective operation of a board committee there are a number of key considerations, including but not limited to a committee’s purpose and foci, its composition resourcing and how/when it reports to the board. Effective establishment and operation of a board committee requires at least these factors be addressed at the time of the committee’s formation and regularly reviewed.

Panellists

Aaron Goldsworthy – Senior Consultant @ Australian Strategic Services (Panel Moderator)

A Senior Consultant with Australian Strategic Services for over 5 years Aaron assists boards and individual directors to not only understand what their duties at law are but the future aged care and healthcare looks like. He has worked with a wide variety of aged care and health care boards, chief executive officers and executives on a range of projects including detailed review of where the Board’s or organisations documentation and processes sit against standards, quality frameworks and legislation, board assessments and reviews, drafting and documenting enterprise/organisation wide governance and risk management frameworks, strategic planning, business development, amalgamations and mergers and industry big picture trends and research.

Katherine Burton - CEO @ Abound Communities

Katherine was appointed CEO of Abound Communities in Dec 2023. This follows five years as a senior executive with Mercy Health and previous senior leadership positions at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Austin Health in operational, quality and safety and clinical roles. ‍ Katherine holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Medical Radiations beginning her career as a Nuclear Medicine Technologist working in clinical, educational and quality roles in public and specialist health services. After completing a second qualification in Business Administration Katherine worked in operational and quality roles in not-for-profit health and aged care organisations. ‍ Katherine currently serves on the Board of Rural Northwest Health and BreastScreen Victoria’s Board Quality Committee. She has a passion for building inclusive services and believes strong consumer engagement is critical for improving outcomes for all consumers.

Julie Garland McLellan - The Director’s Dilemma

Julie Garland McLellan is a confidential expert advisor to boards and directors, with a focus on improving governance and boardroom effectiveness. She has been the CEO and Advisor to Boards & Directors at The Director’s Dilemma since February 2004, offering practical advice and assistance. Julie is highly educated in corporate governance, with qualifications from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and The Wharton School. Her skills include business strategy, decision-making, and board service.

Thursday 17 October 2024, 1.00pm – 2.00pm (AEDT)

Everyone who registers for the webinar (even if you can’t make the live stream) will receive access to:

• A recording of the webinar*
• A PDF copy of the slide deck

Individual (1 - 3 people): $85.00 per person
Whole board (4 - 10 people): $340.00 for the group
Max. group size of 10 ppl per group registration. Must all be from the same organisation