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Board Effectiveness and the Role of Non-Executive Directors

Ramada Plaza Hotel
Astana
Kazakhstan
On 16 September in Astana, the London Stock Exchange is hosting a Corporate Governance Roundtable for Kazakhstan companies.
Robert Webb...
On 16 September in Astana, the London Stock Exchange is hosting a Corporate Governance Roundtable for Kazakhstan companies.
Robert Webb QC, Non-Executive Director of the London Stock Exchange Group will give a keynote speech and host the panel session entitled “How to Increase Effectiveness of Your Board”. The topics covered during the roundtable will include:
- Role of Non-Executive Directors in improving effectiveness
- Presenting a Kazakh company to the international business development community
- Board committees
- Obligations of board members under Kazakh and international law and standards, including governance legislation and listing rules
- Compliance frameworks and challenges to proactive compliance
- Risks and personal liabilities for Non-Executive Directors
14:00 - 14:30 Registration and Coffee
14:30 - 14:45 Importance of Corporate Governance
- Keynote speech by Robert Webb QC, Non-Executive Director, London Stock Exchange Group
14:45 - 15:00 Corporate Governance and Shareholder Accountability: An International Legal Perspective
- Key elements of the UK combined code
Speaker:
- Angelica Phillips, Norton Rose
15:00 - 15:45 How to increase effectivness of your board
- Role of Non-Executive Directors in improving effectivness
- Presenting a Kazakh company to the international business development community
- Board Committees
- Case Studies
Speaker:
- Robert Webb QC, Non-Executive Director, London Stock Exchange Group
15:45 - 16:15 Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:15 Roles and Responsabilites of Non-Executive Directors on Kazakh Boards
- Obligations of Board members under Kazakh and international law standards, including governance legislation and listing rules
- Compliance frameworks and challanges to proactive compliance
- Risks and personal liabilities for Non-Executive Directors
17:15 Conclusion