18 director generals, board directors, senior executives and Corporate Governance practitioners from 15 companies and government agencies attended MIoD’s 1-day Corporate Governance Action Planning on March 7, 2019. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning series and it provides a deep dive into the fundamentals of the corporate governance framework and helps directors and executives develop a plan for implementing effective governance practices in their companies. An expert team from IFC, AYA Bank, World Bank and SCM Legal delivered the workshop with both local and foreign expert facilitators.

20 director generals, board directors, senior executives and Corporate Governance practitioners from 12 companies and government agencies attended MIoD’s 1-day Corporate Governance Action Planning on November 28, 2018. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning series and it provides a deep dive into the fundamentals of the corporate governance framework and helps directors and executives develop a plan for implementing effective governance practices in their companies. An expert team from IFC and SCM Legal delivered the workshop with the local expert facilitators.

20 internal auditors and Corporate Governance practitioners from 10 companies attended the MIoD speaker series on “How to use data analytics to detect risks and increase profits”. The very first series is to shed light on the growing importance of data analytics – the process of inspecting, transforming and modeling data to provide insights for better decision-making. Internal auditors can make use of this tool to detect risks, improve controls, decrease costs and increase profits. An expert team from IFC and KPMG participated as a guest speakers.

33 internal auditors and Corporate Governance practitioners from 19 companies attended MIoD’s 2-day Internal Audit Master Program on September 13-14, 2018. The workshop is part of MIoD Learning Series and it focused on practical topics and techniques for strengthening the Internal Audit function. An expert team from IFC and KPMG delivered the workshop which also included panel sessions with board members and management executives.

MIoD and the Women Corporate Directors Myanmar Chapter jointly organized an interactive workshop and a luncheon on the topic of women on boards and business leadership to promote gender diversity on boards. Participants discussed the gender gap in their organizations and learned tools and techniques to catalyze change.

“Myanmar companies can certainly benefit from having more women on boards, which have been proven to improve company financial performance and risk management,” said Ma Cherry Trivedi, Co-chair of the Women Corporate Directors Myanmar Chapter.

Numerous studies show that boards with both men and women are better at generating new ideas, verifying the integrity of audit information, and ensuring rule compliance to avoid conflicts of interest.