Beyond Compliance-Turning Risk into Strategic Insight

But what if that mindset is holding back real strategic value?

In this webinar, we challenge the traditional view of risk and explore how Boards and executives can reframe it as a driver of innovation, opportunity, and competitive advantage. Drawing on leading-edge governance practices, you’ll discover how to shift risk from a passive reporting function into an active strategic conversation, one that uncovers hidden opportunities, informs better decision-making, and even creates new revenue pathways.

If you’re ready to move beyond box-ticking and start using risk as a tool to shape the future, this session will show you how.

Managing Director Conscious Governance

Steven Bowman - FAICD

Steven Bowman is Managing Director of Conscious Governance and brings a great depth of experience facilitating Board reviews and strategic planning processes.

Steven has held numerous senior executive, CEO and Board positions in USA and Australia, as well as authoring and co-authoring over 14 books on governance, strategy, risk and executive leadership

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Managing Director—Boardroom Excellence

Margot Foster AM OLY

Margot Foster AM OLY is a board governance specialist through her consultancy Boardroom Excellence Australia. Her wealth of knowledge and extensive experience is founded in the many boards on which she has served, beginning at university. She has held directorships on a wide variety of private and government bodies at state and national levels and has been appointed to several roles with international organisations.

Margot is Vice President Motorsport Australia, Chair of Sports Environment Alliance, chair of two nomination committees, chair of election committees for World Athletics and World Sailing, and a member of the election committee for World Taekwondo. She is a mediator and a happy ex lawyer. At the 1984 Olympic Games and 1986 Commonwealth Games Margot won bronze and gold medals, respectively, in rowing. In 2015 she became a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to sports governance, women’s sport and as an elite athlete.

Non Executive Director

Roger Chao MBA GAICD FGIA

Roger is an experienced Non-Executive Director and Board consultant, having been Chair of and a Director of numerous private, public sector and not-for-profit organisations/companies as well as Audit and Risk Committees and having consulted to numerous Boards. He has a strong background in governance, risk management, financial management and strategic planning. He has also held CEO and General Management positions in the health, human services and education sectors as well as executive roles in the public sector across the transport, economic development, health and environment portfolios. Roger brings strong governance experience, commercial acumen, risk management and strategy skills combined with a passion for innovation and business development.

Why attend?

Learn how to transform risk from a compliance burden into a strategic asset that drives innovation, sharper decisions, and new opportunities for growth

Reframe risk as a source of strategic insight, not just mitigation
Strengthen Board and executive conversations around opportunity and impact
Identify practical ways to extract value and potential revenue from risk
Improve focus on the few critical risks that truly shape your organisation’s future
Embed a proactive, opportunity-driven risk culture across governance and operations.

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Human Resource & Compliance, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

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