Board Assembly 2025 - Interactive Women in the Boardroom®

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We’re thrilled to announce Women in the Boardroom’s Board Assembly on January 15, 2025! This exclusive event is open to our VIP Members and select board influences and connectors.

This event is an interactive session that will expand your board connections, give you the knowledge you need for corporate board service. VIP Members can expect to meet male and female board influencers and connectors—and collaborate with other board-experienced and board-aspiring members to forge meaningful connections.

Join us for a fireside chat with Sheila Ronning as Chairwoman of Teneo Holdings LLC, Ursula M. Burns shares her story. Come and learn about her board journey of how she has extensive international experience in leading large companies that are facing technology sea changes within their industries. 

Along with our keynote speaker, Ursula Burns, we’ve added two exceptional speakers to the lineup:

Mark Zorko

Topic: The Do’s and Don’ts of Interviewing and Excelling as a Corporate Board MemberMark brings a wealth of experience in corporate governance and practical advice for individuals seeking board positions. His insights are tailored to help both current and aspiring board members enhance their approach to board candidacy.

Current Board Roles:
Mark’s background includes over 25 years of Board-level experience. He is currently on the Board of Nu Skin Enterprises (NYSE:NUS) and the Chairman of Modern Mining Technology Corp. a private business. Mark has also been the interim CEO of Well Services Ltd., a Steel Excel business in the services industry and currently serves as an advisor to an early-stage entrepreneurial business.

Marcy Schwab

Topic: How Asking Good Questions Can Get You on a Board and Keep You ThereMarcy’s session focuses on the art of inquiry and how thoughtful questions can be instrumental in securing and thriving in board roles. Her presentation offers strategies to improve boardroom effectiveness and long-term engagement.

Current Roles:
Marcy is a Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee for BM Technologies, Inc. She also serves as an Advisory Board Member for both RoadSync and Arena.

Register by clicking below.

Speaker

Ursula M. Burns

Date & Time

January 15, 2025
2:00 PM ET

Location

Virtual

Members

Register with Promo Code

Individual & Corporate Members, please use your promo code to register complimentary. Registrants will receive sign-on information one day prior to the event via email. The recorded version of the webinar is automatically sent to all registrants afterward whether you attend the live version or not.

About the Speaker

Ursula M. Burns

Founding Partner of Integrum Holdings; Chairwoman of Teneo Holdings LLC; Retired Chairman and CEO of Xerox Corporation and VEON, Ltd.

Ursula Burns has extensive international experience in leading large companies that are facing technology sea changes within their industries. 

Burns was the Chairwoman of the Board of Xerox Corporation from 2010 to 2017 and Chief Executive Officer from 2009 to 2016, after having been appointed President in 2007. Burns joined Xerox as a summer intern in 1980 and has since held leadership posts spanning corporate services, manufacturing and product development. During Burns’ tenure as Chief Executive Officer, Burns helped the company transform from a global leader in document technology to the world’s most diversified business services company serving enterprises and governments of all sizes. Shortly after being named CEO in 2009, Burns spearheaded the largest acquisition in Xerox history, the $6.4 billion purchase of Affiliated Computer Services.

In 2016, Burns led Xerox through a successful separation into two independent, publicly traded companies – Xerox Corporation, which is comprised of the company’s Document Technology and Document Outsourcing businesses, and Conduent Incorporated, a business process services company. After her retirement from Xerox, Burns was appointed as Chairwoman of VEON, Ltd. in 2017. Burns became Chairwoman and CEO in December 2018 until June 2020. During her tenure at VEON, Burns successfully steered the company through various compliance and restructuring changes. 

Burns is a founding partner of Integrum Holdings, a private equity firm and a Non-Executive Chairwoman of Teneo Holdings LLC. She is also a member of the Uber Technologies, Inc., Endeavor Group Holdings, Inc., TSMC Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited and IHS Holding Board of Directors. In addition, Burns is on several private company boards, while also providing leadership counsel to several community, educational and non-profit organizations including the Ford Foundation, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Corporation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Mayo Clinic, amongst others. 

U.S. President Barack Obama appointed Burns to lead the White House national program on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) from 2009 – 2016, and Burns served as Chair of the President’s Export Council from 2015 – 2016 after service as Vice Chair from 2010 – 2015. In February 2022, Burns joined the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Advisory Council on Supply Chain Competitiveness as Vice Chair.

Burns holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of New York University. Burns is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Royal Academy of Engineering and the G7 Gender Equity Advisory Council.

Her book “Where You Are Is Not Who You Are” was published in June 2021.



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