This keynote unpacks the APAC 2026 Governance Outlook through the lens of the company secretary and board administrator, whose remit is expanding rapidly as boards pivot to a tech heavy agenda. With cyber risk and data privacy now the top strategic priorities for APAC boards, and AI adoption and digital transformation dominating the agenda, CoSecs are being asked to coordinate management, risk, cyber and IT to deliver decision ready, tech literate board packs and annual calendars.

As cyber, data privacy and AI move from occasional “hot topics” to permanent fixtures on the board agenda, company secretaries are being asked to redesign how governance actually works in practice. In this fireside chat, leading CoSecs will share how they are reshaping annual calendars, packs and workflows so that technology heavy topics become decision ready, repeatable and well evidenced — not one off, overwhelming deep dives.

The discussion will explore how they use Diligent Boards and related capabilities to embed cyber and data risk as structured agenda items; pre‑screen materials for legal and risk exposure; close emerging AI governance gaps; and rebalance time towards strategy‑first agendas.

Join the Diligent Boards Product Management team for an inside look at the latest enhancements and what’s coming next on the Boards roadmap. This session will walk through recent releases, including new collaboration features and AI-powered capabilities designed to streamline board and committee workflows, strengthen security, and improve reporting to leadership. You’ll also get an early preview of upcoming changes and roadmap priorities shaped by feedback from Boards users globally, with clear guidance on what they mean for your day-to-day governance processes and how to prepare your organisation to take advantage of them.