2020 Virtual Govern for Impact Conference: Full Schedule

Tentative conference schedule subject to change. All times are for the eastern time zone.
All breakout sessions are peer reviewed for quality and Policy Governance(R) consistency

10:00am EDT

Welcome and Orientation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Karen Fryday-Field is the Senior Partner of Meridian Edge Leadership and Governance Consulting located in London, Canada. Meridian Edge provides governance, strategic thinking, and organization development and consulting services to Boards and Senior Leadership Teams. The goal at... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2020 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Welcome and Orientation

10:00am EDT

Welcome and Orientation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Friday June 19, 2020 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Welcome and Orientation

10:15am EDT

Opening Keynote Address: The Power of Purpose- Starting with Why?

Speakers

Matt Dunsmoor From Simon Sinek, Inc.

Simon Sinek, Inc.

Everything Matt does is designed to catalyze growth in others. He’s obsessed with exploring the future of work and what’s possible when organizations sit on the foundation of a strong, values based culture. He imagines a world where the need for work-life balance is a thing... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 10:15am - 11:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Keynote Address

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11:15am EDT

Govern For Impact Awards Presentation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Friday June 19, 2020 11:15am - 11:30am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Special Interest Session

4:45pm EDT

Govern for Impact Annual General Meeting

This is the annual business meeting for Govern For Impact. All members are requested to attend. To learn more about Govern For Impact non-members are welcome as observers.

Speakers

Hartger Wassink, GSP

Hartger Wassink works as a self-employed governance consultant with some 15 years of experience, mainly with educational boards in The Netherlands.He was trained as an organizational psychologist and obtained a PhD from Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, which is also... Read More →

Friday June 19, 2020 4:45pm - 5:45pm EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Special Interest Session

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10:00am EDT

Welcome and Orientation

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Saturday June 20, 2020 10:00am - 10:15am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Welcome and Orientation

10:15am EDT

Keynote Address: Demonstrated Impact of Policy Governance

Speakers

Richard Biery

Dr. Biery, earned two science degrees, and an MD from the University of Minnesota, followed by a master’s degree from MU in public health, trained as an international epidemiologist at Walter Reed, served in Vietnam, and completed training in health management in Kansas City. He... Read More →

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Kathy Wiener

Kathy Wiener, MPA is a Senior Principal with Group i&i Consultancy in the US. Kathy is an organization developer working with not-for-profit organizations, governmental entities, educational institutions, and community collaboratives. She has designed and facilitated significant strategic... Read More →

Saturday June 20, 2020 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Keynote Address

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2:30pm EDT

End of the Conference Wrap-up

Speakers

Karen Fryday-Field, GSP

Senior Partner, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting

Saturday June 20, 2020 2:30pm - 2:45pm EDT
Welcome and Keynote Room

Special Interest Session