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NACD Board Leader
Exchanges
NACD Board Leader Exchanges offer an exclusive, director-to-director learning experience tailored for Fortune 500 committee chairs and business leaders. This unique forum fosters intimate, off-the-record discussions in person, twice a year, with optional virtual check-ins. Tailored to align by committee role, NACD Board Leader Exchanges provide rare access to influential thought leaders, seasoned experts, and special experiences.
Seats are reserved exclusively for active NACD Corporate Members and select guests who serve as committee chairs of Fortune 500 boards (or revenue equivalent).
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Members gain actionable insights, tested perspectives, and unparalleled opportunities to address the most pressing governance and business challenges—including urgent, high-pressure issues like AI, cybersecurity, and geopolitical risk—ensuring their boards stay ahead of evolving risks and opportunities.
Participants gain new vantage points, actionable solutions, and guidance from peers on timely issues impacting their board committees. Rich connections are formed through direct engagement with peers, regulators, investors, and other critical stakeholders in candid, roundtable dialogues.
Featuring a behind-the-scenes tour of the NYSE trading floor
Featuring an exclusive visit to the FBI headquarters
Featuring an exclusive visit to the Pentagon
Confidential Forums
Each NACD Board Leader Exchange meets twice a year, with special opportunities throughout the year to connect. Events are held under a modified version of the Chatham House Rule to allow open dialogue among the participants.
NACD convened F500 lead directors, committee chairs, and chief legal officers in Washington, DC, as part of the 2024 Spring Advisory Council meetings to discuss hot topics and strategies to navigate what comes next. Read the highlights from these discussions.
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Joint Lead Director & Nominating and Governance Committee Chair
March 10, 2025
Hosted at NACD HQ
Arlington, VA
In collaboration with:
Audit Committee Chair
March 11, 2025
Hosted at NACD HQ
Arlington, VA
In collaboration with:
Risk Committee Chair
March 12, 2025
Hosted at NACD HQ
Arlington, VA
In collaboration with:
Compensation Committee Chair
March 13, 2025
Hosted at NACD HQ
Arlington, VA
In collaboration with:
Chief Legal Officer
March 14, 2025
Hosted at NACD HQ
Arlington, VA
In collaboration with:
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