Our curriculum blends state-of-the-art educational content from renowned MIT faculty with practical voices from the boardroom, including current directors, search and legal professionals, and governance and policy experts across Mexico and the region.
Phase 1: Mexico City
September 25, 26 and 27, 2024
An intense 3-day in-person kickoff workshop hosted in Mexico City. Two days will be focused on the curriculum in a retreat setting; the third day will be in Mexico City with various activities and interactions with decision-makers, current women directors, and other relevant voices. Sample Workshop 1 Content below:
Spotlight on Substance:
- Governance overview
- Legal Obligations of Directors
- Women: Opportunities & Challenges on Boards
- Public, private and family office boards
Spotlight on Process: Landing that first board seat
- Networking
- Role of allies and the “Good Guys”
- Role of search professionals
- Role of mentors
- Intro of Phase 4 Action Phase
Board Seat Playbook:
- Refining your CV
- Optimizing your networking style
- Prepping for interviews
- Board meeting simulations
Days 1-2 will be held in a conference center outside CDMX to focus on curriculum and community. On day 3, the cohort will travel to CDMX for panels, sessions, and formal and informal meetings with decision-makers, current women directors, and other important voices in the board search journey.
Phase 2: Virtual Learning
To be held between October 24 and February 2025
Live, interactive courses on critical topics, including essential core subjects and a rich variety of electives, taught by leading MIT Sloan faculty.
Get the confidence you need on critical operating and board topics through MSWoB virtual courses. Each course is live, interactive, and taught by leading MIT faculty. The mandatory courses will be distributed across 64 sessions of 90 minutes.
Core Virtual Content: (mandatory)
- Finance
- Digital Transformation
- Data Analytics
- Risk Management
Electives: (sample course offerings, selected by participants to meet their personal learning goals)
- Advanced Finance
- Financial Accounting
- System Dynamics
- Leading a Diverse Workforce
- Family Companies, Multi-Generational Business & Independent Directors
- ESG compliance and CSR
- Cybersecurity
- Innovation
- Fintech: Blockchain, IoT, AI
- Macroeconomics
- Microeconomics
Phase 3: Boston
March 12, 13 and 14, 2024
The concluding 3-day in-person workshop on the MIT campus, hosted in Cambridge, Massachusetts, includes a program graduation ceremony for successful participants. Mexican “Decision makers”—current directors and influencers in the selection process—will also be invited to network and build rapport with our participants. Sample Workshop 2 Content below:
Board Skills:
- Finance: financial analysis for governance
- Regulatory and legal oversight: duties in an evolving world
- Communication: your voice in executive sessions, committee & board meetings
- Decision making: driving decisions in the boardroom
- High Stakes: Managing high-stakes & crisis situations
Capstone Topics:
- Public and investor relations
- Transitioning to Global Boards
- Voices from US women directors
- Leadership on Boards
Action Phase
The Action Phase stands as a distinctive hallmark of MSWoB. Within this phase, we offer dynamic support channels tailored for our MSWoB “Associates” (program graduates) as they navigate their board search journeys post-program.
Harnessing the extensive networks of MIT and beyond, we actively foster formal and informal connections essential for navigating the intricate process of successful board selection.
Central to our mission is the active engagement of Associates with the pivotal “Decision-makers” of the boardroom: the incumbent directors and influential figures responsible for appointing new board members.
Elements of the Action Phase:
- Continuous Learning: Participants have the opportunity to enhance their knowledge continually. Upon completing the program, they gain access to at least 12 elective courses
- Networking: Formal and informal MIT-linked and other gatherings and events with decision-makers and other influencers in the selection process
- The MIT Magic List: Selective distribution to boards and search professionals of our Associates’ profiles.
- Broader Reach: Active collaboration with partner communities to leverage Associates’ profiles: ITAM, 50/50 WOB, BIVA, BMV/AMIB, among others
- Mentorship: Associates can choose to be paired with an MSWoB Mentor. Mentors are professionals with current or previous corporate board experience who will support and advise Associates on their board search journeys.
- The Promoter Channel: Perhaps most powerfully, an Associate can link her Magic List profile to the support of an MSWoB “Promoter.” A respected business leader and influencer who agrees to provide the high-value, relationship-driven form of reference and recommendation so common in board selection processes today.
CONTACT US
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