Foresight, Geopolitics and Sustainability in the Boardroom

Boards Impact Forum and Chapter Zero Netherlands are pleased to host the first webinar in the European Boards Growth & Resilience Series, developed in collaboration with the Chapter Zero Alliance and several European Chapters, namelly Chapter Zero France, Chapter Zero Brussels and Climate Governance Initiative Greece.

Boards today operate in an environment shaped by systemic disruptions, including geopolitical fragmentation, technological shifts, climate transition pressures and changing stakeholder expectations. These forces are transforming markets, supply chains and strategic priorities across industries. In this context, the role of supervisory boards is evolving rapidly. Board leadership today requires not only oversight of risk but also the ability to guide strategic direction under uncertainty.

This session, taking place on the 7th of April at 8:00 to 9:30 am CET, focuses on the Strategy principle of the Chapter Zero Alliance governance principles and explores how boards can integrate foresight, geopolitical dynamics and sustainability considerations into long-term strategy.

The discussion will address how supervisory boards can:

• Embed climate and nature considerations into long-term strategy
• Use foresight and scenario thinking to test the resilience of business models
• Understand geopolitical shifts and strategic dependencies affecting European competitiveness
• Align purpose, innovation and sustainability with long-term value creation

The webinar will feature insights from governance experts and board leaders and will be moderated by Liselotte Engstam, Chair of Boards Impact Forum.

Speakers include:

• Jakob Stengel, Managing Partner of Case Rose / InterSearch and Global Head of Board Practice within InterSearch. He has more than 15 years of experience advising boards and leadership teams on governance, board composition and executive leadership. Jakob is the founding partner of the Danish Professional Directors Association’s Board Network and is actively involved in international governance initiatives including the International Corporate Governance Network and the European Corporate Governance Institute.
• Silvia Stefini, Board director at Renantis Leonardo and Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee. She is Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at Equiter Equor Capital Partners SGR and Chair of Chapter Zero Italy. She previously held senior roles at General Electric McKinsey and Standard & Poor’s.
• Yann de Feraudy, Co-President of France Supply Chain by Aslog and an experienced executive in supply chain, operations and transformation. He previously held senior leadership roles at Rocher Group, including Deputy Managing Director, overseeing manufacturing, procurement and IT. Yann brings deep expertise in strategic operations, resilience and value chain transformation.
• Fernanda Torre, sustainability and innovation strategist and COO of Boards Impact Forum. She is the co-director if the Future Thinking program at the Stockholm School of Entrepreneurship. Fernanda is co-author of AI Leadership for Corporate Boards and leads international initiatives engaging directors on topics such as sustainability, innovation and AI governance.

The session will combine keynote insights, board-level dialogue and interactive discussions among participants. Insights gathered during the webinar will contribute to the development of the European Boards Growth and Resilience Roadmap, a cross-European initiative aimed at strengthening board leadership for sustainable competitiveness.

A collaborative event organized by Boards Impact Forum, Chapter Zero France, Chapter Zero Netherlands, Chapter Zero Brussels and Climate Governance Initiative Greece.