– How can boards ensure ethical and efficient use of AI?

BUILDING FUTUREPROOF AND SUSTAINABLE BOARDS

Alongside geopolitical instability and the climate crisis, institutional investors and regulators, as well as a growing number of ‘other’ stakeholders such as employees, customers, suppliers and partners are increasingly expecting more from the companies. This has a number of implications for the composition of corporate boards as well as the individual board directors.

At the same time, generative AI is evolving rapidly, and companies need to balance pace and innovation with caution. The board’s role is to constructively challenge the leadership team to ensure this happens, while keeping the organization at the forefront of these latest technological developments, but at the same time being acutely aware of the risks. Ultimately, directors are responsible for how generative AI is used in an ethical way in the companies they oversee, and the answers they receive should help them fulfill this responsibility wisely.

Is it time to re-think board composition based on the individual board director’s value foundation and ethical compasses?

CO-HOSTS AND CO-ORGANIZERS

In collaboration with Norwegian Embassies, FutureBoards invites corporate decision makers to take part in Cross Border Dialogues to exchange thoughts and views on how to compose competent, diverse and gender balanced boards.

So far, the FutureBoards Cross-Border Dialogues have been organized in collaboration with and hosted by Royal Norwegian Embassies in Brussels, London, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, Abu Dhabi and Singapore, as well as the Royal Norwegian Consulate General in Mumbai and Shanghai. FutureBoards also co-created the launch event of Women on Boards – Jordan, which was supported by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Amman.

To create a cross-border context, we always partner up with local organizations, and we are proud to see that the events attract high-level male and female attendees who are passionate about the topic.

The FutureBoards Cross Border Dialogue in Singapore on 28 January 2026 is hosted by The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Singapore. The event is kindly supported by Telenor and the Norwegian Business Association Singapore (NBAS). In addition, we highly appreciate the collaboration with Singapore Institute of Directors (SID)