Online Panel Discussion: The Chairperson as Conductor – Leading the Board for Effectiveness

January 30, 2026

Our recent panel discussion, โ€œ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ: ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€,โ€ brought together board members, Chairs, founders, and senior leaders to reflect on what effective board leadership looks like in the Myanmar context.
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๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ
โ€ข Dr. Su Hla Han (Chair, Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs Network (MYANWEN) | Board Director, MIoD | Managing Director, Medi Myanmar Group Ltd.)
โ€ข U Thura Ko Ko (Chair, MIoD | Managing Director, YGA Capital Limited)
โ€ข Daw Thiri Thant Mon (Executive Director, MIoD)
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Moderated by ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ป, the session featured insights from ๐——๐—ฟ. ๐—ฆ๐˜‚ ๐—›๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ป and ๐—จ ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ ๐—ž๐—ผ ๐—ž๐—ผ, who shared candid boardroom experiences on how Chairs can lead without dominating โ€” enabling participation, managing dynamics, and strengthening decision-making.
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The discussion emphasised the importance of adapting international best practices to local realities, particularly in founder-led and family-owned businesses.
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Thank you to our panellists and ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ participants for an engaging discussion.
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