All Peer-to-Peer Networks

A

1. Asia-Pacific Chief Financial Officers Council

   The Chief Financial Officers Council provides senior financial executives in the Asia-Pacific region with a network of professional peers who meet regularly to exchange ideas, best practices, and innovations related to the corporate finance function.

2. Asia-Pacific Chief Legal Officers' Council

   The Asia-Pacific Council of Chief Legal Officers provides invaluable opportunities for senior General Counsels in the Asia-Pacific region to exchange experiences, access relevant research and expertise, and gain insights into new initiatives.

3. Asia-Pacific Communication and Marketing Council

   This council draws on the expertise of its members, augmented by insights of respected leaders in the fields of public relations, public affairs, investor and legal communications, employee relations, community relations and communications technologies.

4. Asia-Pacific Compensation and Benefits Council

   This Council provides senior Compensation & Benefits executives in the Asia-Pacific region a forum in which to share information, ideas, and create solutions to challenges facing companies doing business in the region.

5. Asia-Pacific Diversity and Work-Life Strategy Council

   The mission of the Council is to help organizations improve their corporate culture, fostering innovation and thinking long-term sustainability through the development and implementation of diversity and work-life strategy initiatives.

6. Asia-Pacific Functional Excellence and Shared Business Services Council

   Asia-Pacific Functional Excellence and Shared Business Services Council is a regional network designed to provide senior shared services executives with a forum to exchange concepts, experiences, best practices, and innovations relevant to their provisio

7. Asia-Pacific Human Resources Council

   Members exchange insights and best practices regarding how to manage regional human resources issues in the context of today's global business environment.

8. Asia-Pacific Supply Chain Council

   The Supply Chain Council provides supply chain decision makers in the Asia-Pacific region with a network of professional peers who meet regularly to exchange ideas, best practices, and innovations related to the supply chain and logistics functions.

9. Asia-Pacific Talent, Leadership Development and Organization Effectiveness Council

   The mission of the Council is to provide its members, who are leaders in the areas of talent management, leadership development and organization effectiveness, with a forum for sharing best practices and actionable ideas.

B

1. Business Continuity & Crisis Management Council

   Provides an exclusive forum for peer exchange of information and best practices on business continuity and disaster management at the senior level in major corporations.

2. Business Performance Council

   The Business Performance Council of The Conference Board offers senior executives a forum for the informal exchange of information and experience on sustaining performance improvement and the total quality effort.

3. Business/Education Council

   Forum for discussions among corporate executives and academic leaders, focusing on their involvement with public education, preschool, K-12, education reform, and literacy.

C

1. Center for Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability

   The Conference Board Center for Corporate Citizenship & Sustainability is committed to helping member companies transform their corporate citizenship and sustainability (CC&S) thinking and activities.

2. Chief EH&S Officers' Council

   Provides senior EH&S executives a forum for the exchange of ideas and a sharing of best practices for achieving their corporations' strategic goals.

3. China Center for Economics and Business

   The Conference Board China Center provides relevant, practical and readily useful business and economic insights and information to senior executives of member companies with a significant strategic interest in China.

4. China Human Resources Council

   Meets to discuss issues and exchange best practices regarding recruiting, retaining, and motivating local staffs as member companies grow in the Greater China region.

5. Community and Public Issues Council

   The council provides an interactive, off-the-record forum for members to exchange ideas and discuss current problems and issues with respect to community affairs programming.

6. Consumer Research Center

   The Consumer Research Center (CRC) is your one-stop source for consumer information. We provide CRC members with access to necessary information, analyses, special reports and forecasts that help in day-to-day decision-making and long-term planning.

7. Contributions Council

   Provides leadership to advance the practice of coporate philanthropy, and to underscore its importance to corporations and society.

8. Contributions Council II

   Discusses best practices, trends, and cutting-edge issues in corporate philanthropy, social involvement, and citizenship.

9. Corporate Security Network

10. Council Alumni Program

    The Council Alumni Program is designed to maintain a relationship between The Conference Board and core customers after they have left their councils due to retirement.

11. Council for Business Development and Integration Executives

    The council is designed to help senior executives involved in mergers and acquisitions share best practices to help their companies’ M&A activities fuel top and bottom line growth.

12. Council for Division Leaders - Financial Executives

    Provides a forum for senior financial executives to discuss vital issues pertaining to managing the finance function in an informal, off-the-record, setting.

13. Council for Division Leaders — Human Resources

    Convenes the head HR executives of major subsidiaries and divisions of companies across a variety of industries.

14. Council for Mid-Market Human Resources Executives

    This council is exclusively for senior Human Resources executives from Mid-Market and not-for-profit organizations.

15. Council for Six Sigma Executives

    The Council of Six Sigma Executives of The Conference Board’s Global Center for Performance Excellence offers senior executives a forum setting for the informal exchange of information and experience on implementing and sustaining their Six Sigma initiati

16. Council for Six Sigma Executives II

    The Council for Six Sigma Executives II offers senior executives a forum setting for the informal exchange of information and experience on implementing and sustaining their Six Sigma initiatives.

17. Council of CFOs

    This Council serves as a forum for senior executives who share common functional responsibilities, including but not limited to, a varied mix of the following: finance, tax, audit, treasury, accounting, and controller, as well as other internal services.

18. Council of Chief Audit Executives

    Explores a range of issues that enchance the audit department's ability to monitor and assess business processes and risks.

19. Council of Chief Legal Officers

    Brings together corporate General Counsels from leading corporations to discuss issues of professional interest.

20. Council of Chief Privacy Officers

    Helps senior executives who oversee privacy issues at their companies share best practices with their peers in other companies and industries.

21. Council of Corporate Security Executives

    The Council provides an exclusive forum for peer exchange of information and best practices on security management at the senior level in major corporations.

22. Council of Corporate Treasurers

    The Council of Corporate Treasurers provides a forum for Treasurers from major corporations to engage in candid, off-the-record discussion that explores topics relevant to treasury issues.

23. Council of Financial Executives

    This council is one of the most prestigious forums that exist today for bringing together the Chief Financial Officers of major companies to discuss issues of professional interest.

24. Council of Global Diversity & Inclusion Executives

    Recognizes the growing importance of diversity in the workplace.

25. Council of Senior International Attorneys

    Discusses legal issues that arise as companies conduct business globally.

26. Council of Shared Business Services Executives

    Members examine and discuss leadership challenges, best practices, emerging issues on service delivery, customer relationship management, employee motivation, and business contribution management, all of which lead to the provision of competitive internal

27. Council of Strategic Planning Executives

    Provides a private forum for an exchange of relevant ideas and experience among members who are the top functional planning officers in their organizations.

28. Council of Talent Management Executives

    This council serves to provide a forum and on-going network for sharing emerging and best practices and actionable ideas on Talent Management to increase business performance.

29. Council of Talent Management Executives II

    Through this Council, The Conference Board is able to provide you a forum and on-going network for sharing emerging and best practices and actionable ideas on Talent Management to increase business performance.

30. Council of U.S. Diversity & Inclusion Executives

    This council provides a peer network of diversity executives for the confidential and candid exchange of information on current issues and trends.

31. Council on Compensation

    Brings together compensation executives of major corporations to exchange information about current practices, trends, and leading-edge research in the field.

32. Council on Compensation II

    Provides an exchange of information on current practices and research in all areas of compensation.

33. Council on Competitive Intelligence

    The purpose of the Council is to provide a platform for an intensive, off-the-record exchange of ideas and experience with respect to competitive intelligence/analysis activities and to further the professional development of members.

34. Council on Corporate Brand Management

    Provides state-of-the-art discussion leadership focusing on key branding issues and management practice.

35. Council on Corporate Communications Strategy

    Brings together leaders from communications and a wide variety of media to examine the latest strategies and trends.

36. Council on Corporate Communications Strategy II

    Council meetings are designed to encourage candid and rich exchange of ideas, problem-solving and benchmarking opportunities, strategic debate, and peer relationship building among Council members.

37. Council on Corporate Compliance and Ethics

    The role of the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer continues to evolve rapidly. In an increasingly complex and difficult corporate environment, today’s Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer faces significantly increased responsibilities, high expectation

38. Council on Executive Coaching

    This Council is dedicated to its members learning about, sharing, creating and implementing Executive Coaching best practices and protocols that will drive business results and develop individuals within organizations.

39. Council on Executive Compensation

    Executives with direct responsibility for the creation and implementation of executive compensation programs discuss current trends in executive compensation.

40. Council on Innovation

    Research and Development directors as well as executives who oversee innovation outside the research function meet to discuss ways in which innovation can be fostered throughout a company.

41. Council on International Compensation and Benefits

    Discussions focus on the policies and challenges connected with the salaries and benefits of international personnel, including local nationals as well as expatriates.

42. Council on Learning, Development and Organizational Performance

    Serves its members in the areas of individual/organizational learning and development.

43. Council on Marketing Research

    The Council on Marketing Research provides an opportunity for senior marketing research executives to meet for a candid, off-the-record exchange of ideas and experiences.

44. Council on Marketing Research II

    Focuses on broad-based business research that provides an added value to the corporation.

45. Council on Strategic Workforce Planning

    This council provides a forum for experienced practitioners to share emerging practices and practical ideas that will further increase their organization's efforts to make better strategic decisions.

46. Customer Experience Council

    The Customer Experience Council is a peer to peer network designed for helping executives responsible for planning and developing their interfaces and interactions with their customers.

D

1. Digital Strategy Council

   To allow senior corporate executives to systematically analyze the profound impact of new information technologies on corporate strategy, marketing, and product development.

E

1. Emerging Markets Human Resources Council

   The Council provides an exclusive network for human resources professionals to exchange insights and to explore and better understand the HR challenges and opportunities relating to business development and growth in emerging markets.

2. Employee Benefits Council

   Provides leadership to advance the practice of employee benefits and to underscore its importance to corporation and society by: educating council members, other practitioners, and target audiences; identifying key issues; and making recommendations to Th

3. Environment, Health and Safety Legal Council

   Focuses on new and evolving issues in EH&S law (and the reform of these laws) as well as on the role and management of corporate EH&S legal departments.

4. European Council for Diversity in Business

   Members identify emerging issues in the Work-Life and Diversity fields and discuss appropriate business responses.

5. European Council of Chief Audit Executives

   This exclusive forum brings together internal audit leaders from many of the largest companies operating in Europe. Council members work together in an open and candid style, allowing a full exchange of views on trends, practices and challenges to buildin

6. European Council of Chief Financial Officers

   Focuses on financial issues of strategic importance to company success.

7. European Council of Economists

   This Council brings together economists from the financial services and industrial communities to exchange views on the emerging economic environment.

8. European Council of Financial Executives and Controllers

   This council is designed for senior executives and directors with responsibility for financial control of international industrial and commercial companies.

9. European Council of Human Resources Executives

   Discusses strategic HR issues and promotes in-depth networking among its members.

10. European Council on Compensation and Benefits

    Members compare experiences and update each other on developments in Compensation & Benefits in their countries.

11. European Council on Corporate Communications

    Deals with the strategic development and tactical implementation of internal and external communications, media relations, reputation management and image planning.

12. European Council on Corporate Governance

    Discusses the dramatic changes that are affecting boards of directors and how they might best respond to these changes in order to drive business forward and meet the needs of their investors and stakeholders.

13. European Council on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability

    The Conference Board’s European Council on Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability provides senior executives of companies based in Europe with a programme and meeting place through which to deepen their knowledge, sharpen their skills and share expe

14. European Council on Environment and Product Stewardship

    The European Council on Environment and Product Stewardship, existing since 1991, responds to public, government and corporate concern about the environment and sustainability as well as product stewardship issues.

15. European Council on Health and Safety

    Gives European safety managers the opportunity to exchange ideas on increasing the effectiveness of their health and safety programmes, and on promoting the active participation and commitment of employees.

16. European Council on Innovation

    The European Council on Innovation (formerly the European Council on Research, Development & Innovation) is a network of leaders in the area of technical innovation.

17. European Council on Investor Relations

    Designed for heads of investor relations at European companies; of special interest to companies on European or international bourses.

18. European Council on Learning, Leadership, and Organisational Development

    Recognises the growing importance of management education and training as levers for improving individual and organisational performance.

19. European Council on Mergers & Acquisitions

    The European Council on Mergers and Acquisitions is designed to help companies plan and implement value creating acquisitions, mergers and divestitures by sharing best practices, ideas and experiences in their M&A related activities.

20. European Council on Shared Services

    Members of this network of senior shared services executives exchange concepts, experiences, best practices, and innovations leading to the provision of competitive internal business support services.

21. European Council on Strategic Manufacturing and Global Supply Chain

    This council supports members responsible for the increasingly complex "extended supply chains" of globally dispersed companies.

22. European Council on Strategic Risk Management

    The European Council on Strategic Risk Management is designed for senior executives with the responsibility for assessing and implementing risk management programmes in their organisations.

23. European Council on Strategic Workforce Planning

    This council takes on the challenge of implementing and maturing SWP to maximize its benefit. The meeting focus is participatory, the emphasis on relevant insights that members can use to manage risks and leverage talent.

24. European Legal Council

    Updates on EU competition law developments, building a European legal team, controlling outside costs, and the interface between legal and global management are principle items on this council's agenda.

25. European Procurement Leadership Council

    Focuses on the strategic issues of reducing overall business costs, improving quality of supply, and enhancing customer service.

26. European Tax Executives Council

    This Council brings together heads of tax and/or senior finance executives responsible for tax from multinational companies. Its agenda focuses on how the tax issue will impact corporations in the future, and how executives can best prepare to meet the c

27. Executive Compensation Management Council

    Meetings of executives with direct responsibility for their company's compensation program feature recognized experts in addition to member presentations and round-robin discussions.

28. Executive Council

    Council members meet to discuss issues related to corporate strategy, change management, mergers & acquisitions, succession planning, CEO/board relationships, and economic trends.

29. Executive Council for Talent and Organization Development

    Serves corporate leaders in the areas of individual/organizational learning, development and renewal.

G

1. Global Council of Investor Relations Executives

   Senior investor relations officers of large-capitalization companies in both Europe and the United States share best practices.

2. Global Council on Business Conduct

   Builds a global perspective in discussion of the on concerns of companies from diverse regions such as articulation of core principles, developing effective compliance systems, and balancing stakeholder interests.

3. Global Human Resources Council

   Senior managers share their experience in the strategic and structural management of their firm's multinational human resources.

4. Global Human Resources Council II

   The Global Human Resources Council II is comprised of senior executives from leading multinational companies that prioritize global vision as a core component of business success.

5. Global Operational Excellence Council

   We provide a global forum for sharing state of the art practices and successful implementation strategies to achieve and sustain business excellence.

6. Globalization Leadership Council

   The many challenges faced by leaders of offshoring and outsourcing efforts will be examined as part of this Global Operations Council.

7. Governance Center

   The Conference Board Governance Center brings together a distinguished group of senior corporate executives from leading world-class companies and influential institutional investors in a non-adversarial setting.

H

1. HR Executive Leaders Council

   Senior HR executives with corporate-wide responsibilities excahange experiences and ideas in an informal, off-the-record setting.

2. Human Resources Council - Mexico

   Senior human resources executives convene in Mexico to discuss the issues most affecting their business today.

I

1. Information Research and Management Council

   Explores timely issues involving the strategic management of internal and external information resources.

L

1. Leadership Development Council

   A forum and ongoing network for sharing emerging and best practices on a global scale.

2. Learning and Knowledge Management Council

   Seeks to advance the practice of learning and knowledge management and to underscore its importance to corporations.

M

1. Middle East Council

   Designed for member companies in the region that encompasses Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

P

1. Performance Improvement Council

   Offers senior executives a forum for the informal exchange of information and experience on sustaining performance excellence efforts.

2. Product Stewardship and Regulatory Affairs Council

   This Council provides members a forum to exchange ideas and best practices about product regulatory matters as well as how to lead their companies through the evolving landscape of regulatory compliance and product responsibility.

3. Purchasing and Supply Leadership Council

   The Council provides an exclusive network for the candid exchange of best practices and issues critical to the success of a company’s purchasing organization.

4. The Pensions Council

   This inter-disciplinary Council brings together pension managers, human resource executives, and financial executives to discuss issues of common concern.

Q

1. The Quality Council

   Provides a means to transfer information and share insights and successful peformance excellence and quality practices.

R

1. Research Council on Employee Benefits

   Provides an exchange of relevant ideas and experiences, advises Conference Board research managers of the primary research problems and concerns of members, and assists the research staff in research investigations of interest to members.

S

1. South Asia Council on Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability

   This council gives members an opportunity to address sustainability challenges and compare notes to ensure they have the right strategies in place to identify and deal with environmental and social performance issues.

2. South Asia Council on Governance & Risk Management

   This council provides directors and top-management an exclusive forum for discussion of governance and risk management issues.

3. South Asia Human Resources Leadership Council

   HR Directors of large-cap companies meet to discuss the most salient human resources issues affecting the South Asia business community today.

4. Strategic Risk Management Council

   The Strategic Risk Management Council is a forum designed for executives charged with risk management oversight to meet regularly and exchange ideas on the development, implementation and ongoing management of ERM.

5. Strategic Sourcing Leadership Council

   Chief Procurement Officers discuss e-procurement, total cost management, consortium purchasing, and building a professional procurement team.

6. Supplier Diversity Leadership Council

   The Supplier Diversity Leadership Council will meet three times per year in order to discuss the challenges that face supply chain organizations.

W

1. Work Life Leadership Council

   Providing leadership and support to influence the business community to meet the changing family needs of its diverse work force and, thereby, enhance business success.