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Boardroom&Beyond Podcast

Lyndsey Zhang

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/23d. Total Eps: 26

Boardroom&Beyond podcast is a learning and dialogue platform for international business leaders to share different culture, corporate governance, corporate law and business practice around the world.

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🇫🇷 France - management
24/01/2025
#99
🇫🇷 France - management
23/01/2025
#73
🇫🇷 France - management
22/01/2025
#43

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https://active.williamblair.com/author/vivian-lin-thurston/
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https://bmrlegal.in/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/clintdbartlett/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdunne2/
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/agnestai/
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How does ESG integration impact business Branding strategy?

Monday, March 14, 2022 • Duration 50:52

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Rosa Zeegers, Partner of Newport LLC, a Marketing & Branding Strategist and Transformational Global Business Executive. Rosa had successfully led global Fortune 500 brands and businesses in various industries, ranging from Consumer Goods (Unilever), to Airlines (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines), Toys & Entertainment (Mattel), Retail (Justice) and Publishing, Events & Entertainment (National Geographic), to new growth levels.

Their conversation of this episode is about Branding Strategy and how some world-class companies transform ESG integration into business branding opportunities…

Conversation Topics with timestamps:

Consumer / Create needs for consumer / making money out of it

Rosa’s experiences - “Must-Listen” companies’ marketing & branding stories (2:00)

(Unilever, Barbie, National Geographic ……)

Transaction ready consulting roles with family business focus (12:00)

Corporate Branding vs. Consumer Branding (15:00)

Rosa’s 4-step Branding strategy Recipe (20:00)

Is ESG integration a motivation for companies to modify their Branding strategy? How? (26:00)

Are companies make ESG integration for reputation risk mitigation? Or new business opportunities? (31:00)

How will the young generations influence business Branding strategy? (35:00)

How do companies translate ESG implementation to a successful Branding strategy? (40:00)

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How do digital technologies empower corporate boards and board directors?

Thursday, December 9, 2021 • Duration 54:36

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Dr. Fabio Oliveira. Dr. Oliveira has more than 14 years as an academic. He teaches management, digital technologies, marketing, digital transformation, and business strategy for MBA and Master students in Business School Sao Paulo, Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado, University of Hertfordshire, University of Ulster, London Metropolitan University, University of Solent and Henley Business School. Dr. Oliveira is a certified instructor of Artificial Intelligence of the Huawei ICT Academy at Henley Business School. He is the author of academic papers and a contributor to book chapters.

Their conversation of this episode is about Dr. Oliveira’s opinions on the impact of digital transformation to boardroom and board members, based on his research findings.

Conversation Topics with timestamps:

Fabio’s experience teaching at Huawei ICT Academy at Reading University (6:00)

The most notable changes in the boardroom (corporate governance mechanism) due to digital technology transformation accelerated by the pandemic? (9:00)

The top opportunities digital technology brought to corporate board and the board directors? How board directors can embrace these opportunities? (18:00)

The top challenges for board directors to make the digital transformation? Any good roadmap, or good practice from Fabio’s research interview? (24:00)

New Governance Model of Family-Owned Business in Netherland | A Conversation with Fedor Heijl

Sunday, March 28, 2021 • Duration 16:09

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Fedor Heijl, Chair of Vistage in Netherland. Board Chair of TechnoParts B.V.. and a family business trusted advisor.

This is the second part of Lyndsey and Fedor’s conversation. Topics of this episode are focused on the new governance model of family-owned business.

Conversation with Fedor Heijl Highlights

Vistage and Fedor’s role as Vistage Chair
o Passion of coaching and mentoring next generation (2:00)
o Value creation environment (6:00)

How does the Vistage advisory group operate and help members?
o Diversity of the advisory group (7:00)
o Case study (7:40)

Fedor’s passion of helping others?
o Passion of helping others (9:00)

Vistage Netherland
o Netherland culture plays in business (10:00)
o Stakeholder consideration in Netherland companies (11:00)
o Think global, act local! (18:00)

Family business mindset (12:30)

Three takeaway advice for family Business mindset (13:30)

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Company Culture Drives Success of Family-Owned Business in Netherland | A Conversation with Fedor Heijl

Sunday, March 28, 2021 • Duration 23:19

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Fedor Heijl, Chair of Vistage in Netherland. Board Chair of TechnoParts B.V.. and a family business trusted advisor.

Their conversation of this episode is regarding the company culture of family-owned business.

Conversation with Fedor Heijl Highlights

The beauty of Netherland and Netherland culture
o Netherland with diverse culture (4:00)
o World-class R&D center (5:30)

Key reasons of Netherland family-owned company’s success
o Family controlled public listed companies (7:30)
o Small family-owned business focus on long-term value (8:00)
o Simply organization structure make decision making process efficient (8:40)

Fedor’s family-owned business structure?
o Brief intro (10:00)
o Governing and managing structure (11:00)
o Treat employees as partners (12:30)

Top challenges growing family business
o Long-term growth with employees and customers in mind (13:15)
o Biggest challenge is the lifecycle of the business (14:30)
o Opportunity for the business (15:00)
o Pros and Cons for next steps of the business (16:00)
o Think global, act local! (18:00)

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ESG Reporting and Compliance Overview | A Conversation with Marie-Josée (MJ) Privyk

Sunday, March 14, 2021 • Duration 50:04

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Marie-Josée Privyk, Head of ESG Innovation and Customer Success at Novisto Inc.. Marie-Josee is an extensive ESG Advisor to companies and investors with nearly 30 years of experience in capital markets.

Their conversation of this episode focuses on various topics on today’s ESG reporting and compliance standards, challenges for companies, and directions for future regulatory development and ESG reporting trends.

Conversation Highlights

Overall landscape of sustainable reporting today

Fast growing and increasingly changing ESG reporting and compliance (6:00)
Difference between Sustainable Reporting and ESG Reporting (9:40)

The top challenges for corporates for sustainability reporting

Challenges on “What” (11:20)
Challenges on “How” (13:20)
Challenges on “Improvement” (14:20)

Reporting Frameworks and Standards

Two Main Standards (GRI and SASB) and their different focus (15:15)
Frameworks - TCFD, a high level framework could apply to any sustainability (17:10)

Stewardship and ESG Reporting Development in Major Asian Financial Hubs | A Conversation with Agnes K Y Tai

Sunday, February 28, 2021 • Duration 35:35

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Agnes Tai, Senior Partner of Yaozhi Asset Management International and an ESG thought leader. And Agnes has been a sustainable investor for many years.

The conversation of this episode focuses on stewardship and ESG reporting challenges and development in major Asian finance hubs.

Conversation Highlights

Stewardship in Asia
- Actively Proxy voting is just started in Asian companies, especially for E and S factors (4:00)
- Stewardship in Asia is just become active and rewarding (5:40)

ESG reporting challenges for Asian companies
- Corporate progress on sustainable reporting (7:20)
- Three Challenges in ESG reporting – lack of standard, confusing of various international standard, standard for data comparation, green washing, PR exercise, etc. (9:40)
- ESG Service providers in Hong Kong are not standardized (12:30)

What activities can be most supportive for ESG reporting improvement in Asian market
- Various reporting standard on market today (14:40)
- TCFD reporting is the focus of Asia market at the moment leading by Japan (JPIF) (15:20)
- ESG education and incentives programs in Hong Kong (17:40)

What are the biggest differences in HKEX 2020 new regime vs. previous ESG guidance

Driving ESG Movements in Major Asian Financial Hubs | A Conversation with Agnes K Y Tai

Sunday, February 14, 2021 • Duration 34:41

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Agnes Tai, Senior Partner of Yaozhi Asset Management International and an ESG thought leader. And Agnes has been a sustainable investor for many years.

Conversation of this episode is focusing on how government, local organizations and investors drive ESG movement in major Asian finance hubs.

Conversation Highlights

How Agnes started Sustainable Investment and latest career with Yaozhi Asset Management (1:30)

Different terms – responsible investing, sustainable investing, impact investing, ESG (3:30)

PRI signatories rapid increasing in Asian countries
Growing Number of PRI signatories in different Asian countries (3:30)
Sustainable investing growing trend (9:45)

How Asian countries governments drive ESG PRI signatories?
- Major Asian countries’ ESG engagement status (12:10)
- Transparency and disclosure are the key for effective ESG enforcement (14:20)
- Asian countries are racing for leading roles in ESG and sustainable reporting (16:00)

How Asian asset management firms influence ESG performance? (17:35)
- Long-term value creating for portfolio companies (18:10)

Does Impact Investment Work?

Sunday, January 31, 2021 • Duration 01:11:42

In this episode, Lyndsey moderates a debate between Patrick Dunne and Clint Bartlett.

Patrick and Clint share their opinions regarding the effectiveness of Impact Investment in Africa and other related topics from their different roles in the impact investment ecosystem.

Conversation Highlights (with timestamps)

What is impact investment? (2:10)
What kind of structure is most effective for impact investing? (10:00)
Challenges finding good impact investing project in Africa (22:20)
When an impact project (education) does not work, where does the education project go, how to be sustainable? (31:00)
Top reasons for impact investment failure? (38:00)
How to bridge social impact and commercial impact (50:00)
Bad experience shared by Patrick (61:00)
Will recently issued UK stewardship code and stewardship code in South Africa help making impact investing more efficient? (65:00)

Guest Contact Information

Patrick Dunne

https://boardroomandbeyond.com/patrick-dunne/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickdunne2/

Material Engagement – The Missing Link | A conversation with Nawar Alsaadi

Sunday, January 17, 2021 • Duration 45:12

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Nawar Alsaadi, Acting-Chief Strategy & ESG Officer at Mark Labs. Nawar is a sustainable investment professional and experienced activist investor. He has been involved with a number of high-profile activist battles with TSX and NYSE listed companies on issues pertaining to corporate governance and corporate strategy.

The topic of this episode is about Nawar’s Material Engagement Strategy.

Conversation Highlights

The motivation of Material Engagement strategy (2:20)
The Missing Link (6:50)
How to make engagement work? (12:00)
How entities play their roles in Material Engagement strategy (16:00)
The best way to make influence (21:00)
How 3rd party service agency helps for shareholder engagement? (25:00)
How to align shareholders goals? (30:00)
Collaboration with Mark Labs (35:00)

Guest Contact Information

Email: Nawaralsaadi@gmail.com

Publications

The Bull of Heaven -

https://www.amazon.ca/Bull-Heaven-Millionaire-Fighting-Shareholder-ebook/dp/B00KK5I8VS/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+bull+of+heaven+nawar&qid=1605455687&sr=8-1 https://www.amazon.com/Clock-Zero-not-social-feed-ebook/dp/B01MXQKE96/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=clock+zero+nawar&qid=1605455727&sr=8-1

What is institutional investor’s view about Ant Group IPO incident and China regulation reform?

Sunday, January 3, 2021 • Duration 29:15

In this episode, Lyndsey talks with Vivian Lin, partner and portfolio manager of William Blair’s China A-Shares Growth strategy and a global research analyst covering Chinese equities.

They continue the conversation by Vivian sharing her commendation regarding China investment opportunities by industry sectors and geographic locations.

Vivian then shared her opinion regarding Ant Group IPO incident and China regulation reform.

They close the conversation with discussion regarding Vivian’s view of China’s next 5-years plan and her investment strategy to reflect the upcoming changings of China economic focus according to the new 5-years plan.

Conversation Highlights (with timestamps)

#007 Part 2:

Tech / health / Consumer sector preference vs. geographic locations (1:30)
Industrial sector preference
Different tiers by geographic location
Ant group IPO suspended (4:00)
- Ant’s quick growth bridged China financial services GAP for SMEs
- The reasons of Ant Group’s trouble with China regulators
- Positive development of future online financial service for China companies
- Ant is not just technology company, it’s a financial company
- Higher standard regulation can only make the industry more sustainable

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