As industry digitization continues to accelerate changes in the business environment it is making business more ”digital”. Topics such as cybersecurity, digital strategy and transformation are becoming increasingly vital to business leaders and corporate boards. Yet, only a small percentage of boardrooms today have the necessary digital representation and expertise. This 45-minute session will delve into the digital gap in governance and leadership with the following agenda: * The Digital Gap: Leadership & Governance * Filling The Digital Holes on The Board * Challenges in Digital Leadership & Governance Visit www.next-curve.com for more research and insights from our analysts and consultants on the critical digital topics of the day and our digital future.

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Digital Leadership & Governance
June 28, 2018

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Introducing neXt Curve
Leonard Lee
Managing Director &
Founder of neXt Curve
neXt Curve is a San Diego-based
digital research advisory firm
focused on advising entrepreneurs,
enterprises and governments in the
building of a better digital future for
all.
“We believe that a better
future requires the proactive
incubation of transformative
ideas and the development of
the businesses that will make
those ideas happen.”
An executive consultant with
23-years of experience with
leading tech and strategy firms.

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Special Guest & Domain Expert
Bob Zukis
Bob Zukis is a former PwC Advisory
Partner who built and led multiple
business units and helped the global
F1000 on a range of strategic, operational
and technology issues.
Bob is now a professor at the USC
Marshall School of Management teaching
strategy and global business issues.
As CEO/Founder for Digital Directors
Network he is also one of the world’s
leading advocates for digital diversity in
the corporate boardroom.
He is also a Senior Fellow for The
Conference Board and a Board Member
of the NACD SoCal Chapter, author and
regular speaker.
A technology executive and
digital governance advocate
with over 25-years of global
experience with leading tech
and strategy firms.
DDN CEO and Professor, USC
Marshall School of Business

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Minding The Digital Gap: Leadership & Governance
Filling The Digital Holes On The Board
Challenges In Digital Leadership & Governance
Discussion Agenda
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Top 2018 Board Issues: Opportunity Risk
Source: Energi Mine
Source: NACD
Our industry dynamics
How we make money
Economic disruption
Cyber risk
Do we have the talent to compete
Politics
Technology disruption
Technology/Talent and Turmoil

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Who’s in Charge of Cyber Risk?
Source: NTT Security 2018 Risk:Value Report

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How Big is The Digital Diversity Hole?
Source: Energi Mine
5% Of board members in non-tech companies have
digital competencies.
3%
Only 3% of boards have a technology committee,
whereas over 45% surveyed have HR,
sustainability, ethics or social committees.
Source: Amrop Digitization on Boards Report 2018

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An Obvious Problem, Looking For A Solution
Source: Energi Mine
The short term burning platform is
cyber risk
The long term challenge is
opportunity risk
Where are the digital directors?
Rise of the public interest
stakeholder
A coming regulatory tsunami

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Implications for Business Leaders
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“Data breaches are in uncharted territory, it’s going to get worse, not better”
-Warren Buffett, June 2018
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Contacts
Leonard Lee
Managing Director
neXt Curve
leonard.lee@next-curve.com
(619) 405-8329
www.next-curve.com
Bob Zukis
DDN CEO
Professor USC Marshall
bob@digitaldirectors.network
310) 528-9945
www.digitaldirectors.network