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ONLINE QTE 501 MASTERCLASS 21.13: Boardroom Readiness For Tech Executives (FULL)

23 Aug 2021 @ 9:00am PDT
03 Sep 2021 @ 1:30pm PDT

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WHO IT'S FOR

QTE 501 is for CIOs, CISOs, CROs, CDOs and other technology executives to help them understand systemic risk and digital/cybersecurity risk oversight. It will improve your ability to work effectively with your own corporate board and/or to start you on your path to becoming a corporate director. First time directors also find the course helpful.  

MASTERCLASS OVERVIEW

The QTE Boardroom Readiness Masterclass is designed to give you the education you need to understand corporate governance, the emerging practice of digital and cybersecurity risk oversight, systemic risk and your expanding role in the boardroom. QTE 501 is taught to leading business school academic standards. 

Qualified Technology Experts (QTEs) are boardroom ready technology executives who have the skills, competencies, and experiences to be high performing contributors in the corporate boardroom.

This is a business school learning experience taught by the leading expert in systemic risk and digital and cybersecurity risk oversight. It is not an industry event.

The online class is five live one-hour modules on M, W and F for two consecutive weeks. The second W is a 90 minute class. On the 6th day participants will also sit for the QTE exam. Class days for this cohort are: 

August 23 (9-10 am pacific time)

August 25 (9-10 am  pacific time)

August 27 (9-10 am pacific time)

August 30 (9-10 am pacific time)

September 1 (9-10:30 am pacific time)

September 3 (9-11:30 am pacific time; 1 hour of class time and 90 minutes for the final exam)

Our online cohorts are limited to a maximum of 4 participants to drive a high level of engagement and peer interaction. 

WHAT PARTICIPANTS HAVE TO SAY

"My compliments on the quality of the course, DDN and the instruction style. For me personally, the timing could not have been better as this has already been extremely helpful for work with my own Board Cyber Committee." 

— Gary Cantrell, CIO, Jabil Corp. (NYSE: JBL)

"DDN’s QTE Boardroom Readiness executive education program fills a critical gap to prepare technologists for board service like no other course that I’ve seen." 

— Daphne Jones, Corporate Director, (AMN: NYSE, B: NYSE, DOOR: NYSE) and former SVP and CIO GE Healthcare 

"The [QTE Boardroom Readiness] course content provided an excellent framework for board-level engagement. I thoroughly enjoyed the deep dive discussions with an exceptional class!"

— Rishi Tripathi, SVP and CISO at the NBA

"The QTE Masterclass should be essential required training for all technical professionals seeking roles on boards as well as those actively engaged with boards, such as CIO’s and CISO's. The insights gained, concepts discussed and the gaps filled are invaluable ‘table-stakes’ for leaders on both sides of the boardroom table. The class and the instruction was a great experience!"

—Patrick Joyce, VP & Chief Security Officer Medtronic (NYSE: MDT)

LEARNING GOALS

This class has three key learning objectives targeted at developing a range of critical corporate governance competencies for the technology executive: 

1. Improving the ability of any technology executive to work with your own corporate board.

2. Developing technology executives to become effective corporate directors and assist in launching your boardroom career. 

3. Establishing core competencies in digital and cybersecurity risk oversight and a functional understanding of systemic risk in complex digital systems.

Upon completion of the course, participants will:

  • Understand the role of the corporate board and director.
  • Improve their ability to convey complex technical issues to corporate directors.
  • Have a basic understanding of systemic risk in digital and cybersecurity oversight.
  • Know what boardroom service entails, pays, and how to pursue a board seat.
  • Be informed of the trends shaping the future of the corporation, the board and the role and responsibilities of the corporate director.   
  • Understand the legal issues and trends facing the corporate director and boardroom.

FACULTY

QTE Boardroom Readiness is the only program designed and taught by leading academics, lawyers, and practitioners in digital transformation, cybersecurity, and corporate governance.  

The lead instructor for the curriculum is Bob Zukis, USC Marshall School of Business Adjunct Professor, DDN CEO/Founder and former PwC Advisory Partner. Bob brings over thirty-years of management consulting experience and academic rigor to the QTE learning experience. 

He is a Senior Fellow in The Conference Board's ESG Center, a board member of the NACD PSW chapter and a prolific author and speaker on digital leadership, governance, and systemic risk and change. As a PwC Advisory partner Bob led their IT strategy/operations and data management practices.   

TEACHING METHOD

This course is taught to leading business school standards. It is not a panel focused industry event. You will participate in lectures, exercises, peer discussion and case reviews that focus on the key knowledge, skills, and practical tools to be effective as a digital director in the corporate boardroom. 

QTE CERTIFICATION

You will also be eligible to sit for the QTE certification exam upon completion of the class. Participation in the class is a pre-requisite for taking the QTE certification exam. 

The QTE certification exam is based upon content covered in the pre-reading and also key concepts that will be discussed in class. The exam consists of 50 multiple-choice questions and requires a 70% passing score. Exams can only be taken in our classroom environment. 

This class earns 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU), the equivalent of 10 hours of instructor led learning. 10 hours of ongoing education is required every two years to maintain QTE Certification. We follow the IACET standard of one (1) Continuing Education Unit (CEU) equaling ten (10) contact hours of learner interaction with the content of the learning activity, which includes classroom, self-paced instruction, pre/post assignments, and/or homework in support of a learning outcome.

OTHER QTE BENEFITS

Upon passing, QTEs will also be eligible to join the Private Directors Association and will have their first year of dues waived. Annual dues are $350 if QTEs continue their PDA membership. QTE's will also be able to opt-in to registration with the Equilar Diversity Network. Equilar is working with NASDAQ to advance gender diversity and all types of boardroom diversity, including digital diversity.  

REGISTRATION

Upon registration, participants will be sent their course textbook and all other materials to the address that they provide during on-line registration.

We estimate that 4-5 hours of pre-reading is required to prepare for class.

We keep classes small to facilitate engagement for all participants. If there are any conflicts with a scheduled class, you will be able to watch the recorded class online. 

23 Aug 2021 @ 9:00am PDT
03 Sep 2021 @ 1:30pm PDT

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