Webinars

LCDEF's BoardSmart Online Webinar Series offers LCDA director and aspiring director members timely discussions on governance matters, trending board topics, and tools to build their roadmap to the boardroom. The series is a year-round complement to the in-person LCDA Annual Convening and LCDEF BoardReady Institute (BRI). Together, we are committed to providing educational programming and thought leadership for our members. BoardSmart Online Webinars are open to LCDA members only.

UPCOMING WEBINARS - See LCDA 2020 Annual Convening for Upcoming Virtual Sessions

PAST WEBINARS
HLEF 2020 Webinar Series: COVID -19 Impact on the Hispanic & Latino Community - Part II
Tuesday, June 30, 5:00 - 6:30 PM ET
McKinsey & Company, in partnership with the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA), initiated its second in a series of 2020 Hispanic & Latino Economic Forum (HLEF) webinars on the impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic & Latino community. The first webinar was based on McKinsey's April COVID-19 and jobs research findings. Future sessions will delve deeper into actions needed to mitigate the impact and get on the road to recovery based on its upcoming report expected to be release July 10, 2020. For any questions, please reach out to Carmen Joge at cjoge@latinocorporatedirectors.org or Hispanic_Latino_Economic_Forum@McKinsey.com.

LCDA Webinar: The Unfolding Pandemic: Emerging Themes for Boards & Executive Teams
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 5:00 - 6:00 PM ET
LCDA hosted a facilitated dialogue with featured speaker Hamid Samandari, the lead author of McKinsey & Company's report, "Coronavirus: 15 emerging themes for boards and executive teams." LCDA members, Evelyn D’An and Michael Montelongo co-facilitated the session and participants gained and shared key insights boards and executive teams can leverage to tackle the crisis brought on by this pandemic.

BoardReady Institute (BRI) Webinar: Elevating Your Brand: Insights to Build Your LinkedIn Profile
Thursday, June 11, 2020, 4:00 - 5:00 PM ET
Whether you know it or not, your digital brand is valuable. When you Google yourself, what pops up? With the staying power of social media and 18 million daily visitors to LinkedIn, it has become essential for everyone to embrace personal branding – especially as a tool for senior executives looking to highlight their profiles and leverage their personal brand to land opportunities for board service. The session focused on elements for aspiring directors, and directors, to build and elevate their board profile via the social media platform LinkedIn. Moderator was Ana Dutra, LCDA Board of Directors and presenters included Ozzie Gromada Meza, LCDA Director, Membership & Research, and Monique Navarro, LCDA Manager, Marketing & Communications.

BoardReady Institute (BRI) Webinar: A Timely Discussion on The NACD Blue Ribbon Commission’s Report Fit for the Future: An Urgent Imperative for Board Leadership
Tuesday, May 26, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
This session focused on major findings from NACD’s most recent Blue-Ribbon Commission Report, Fit for the Future: An Urgent Imperative for Board Leadership which explores major, accelerating business trends and their implications for board oversight, and recommends specific actions board leaders can take in collaboration with their fellow directors—on board structure, engagement, composition, culture, and disclosures—to position their boards for the future. Its findings are even more relevant now in light of the coronavirus pandemic and its unprecedented impact across all aspects of life and business. How are boards assessing and limiting risk? How can boards plan to remain fit for the future while mitigating for uncertainty when nothing is normal? Susan Angele, Senior Advisor, Board Leadership Center, KPMG US and LCDEF Board of Directors served as Moderator and panelists included Cari Dominguez, NACD Board of Directors and LCDA Director Member and Friso van der Oord, NACD Vice President of Content.

HLEF 2020 Webinar Series: COVID-19 and its Impact on the Hispanic & Latino Community
Thursday, May 21, 2020, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM ET
McKinsey & Company, in partnership with the Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA), initiated its first in a series of 2020 Hispanic & Latino Economic Forum (HLEF) webinars on the impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic & Latino community. The inaugural forum in 2019 was highly successful and included strong LCDA member engagement and attendance. In 2020, given current circumstances, all HLEF sessions will be virtual via webinar discussions that build on one another. The first webinar was based on McKinsey's April COVID-19 and jobs research findings. Future sessions will delve deeper into actions that can be taken to mitigate the impact and get on the road to recovery. Be on the lookout for future dates. For any questions, please reach out to Carmen Joge at cjoge@latinocorporatedirectors.org or Hispanic_Latino_Economic_Forum@McKinsey.com.

Avenues for Board Service:
Serving on the Board of a Federal Reserve Bank
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
The webinar was moderated by Esther Aguilera, President & CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA). Panelists included Dr. Mary C. Daly, President & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; Joe Quiroga, Board Member, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and President of the Texas National Bank in Edinburg, TX; and LCDA Member, Michael D. Garcia, Board Member, Charlotte Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

Serving on the Board of a Federal Home Loan Bank
Tuesday, April 7, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM ET
The webinar was moderated by Esther Aguilera, President & CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA). Panelists included John K. Reinke, Chair, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago, Dan Siciliano, Chair, Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and LCDA Member, and John von Seggern, President & CEO, Council of Federal Home Loan Bank.

Serving on a Mutual Fund Board
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
The webinar was moderated by Esther Aguilera, President & CEO, Latino Corporate Directors Association (LCDA). Panelists included Adela Cepeda, Board Member of Angeles Investors and LCDA Member, and Susan Wyderko, President & CEO, Mutual Fund Directors Forum.

In the Avenues for Board Service webinars, participants learned about the structure of boards within Federal Reserve Banks, Federal Home Loan Banks and Mutual Funds; the board member types and criteria for consideration; and gained practical tips on how LCDA members can position themselves for board service. LCDA is proactively working with the individual Federal Reserve Banks, the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks and their individual regional banks and Mutual Funds to serve as a resource to support their board diversity efforts, as well as connect them with exceptional executives. There is a role for you to play if you are interested in these types of board opportunities. Resources from the webinar discussions can be found in the Member Portal.

For more information, contact Carmen Joge at cjoge@latinocorporatedirectors.org or (202) 257-4972.