Continuing Education and Training
Ayala recognizes the value of providing relevant trainings to its directors and has set aside an annual budget to allow them to attend continuing professional development programs, applicable courses, conferences and seminars.
It is the policy of the company that all directors attend at least a four-hour annual continuing training program on corporate governance. Also, all new directors must undergo at the minimum an eight-hour orientation program on the company’s business and structure, vision and mission, business strategy, Governance Codes and Policies, Articles, By-Laws, Corporate Governance Manual, Board and Committee Charters, SEC-mandated topics on governance matters and other subjects essential for the effective performance of their duties and responsibilities. Each year, the Chief Compliance Officer ensures all directors undergo the necessary trainings.
For 2019, the first ever Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit with the theme “The Board’s Agenda: Sustainability Shapes Corporate Governance and Risk Management” was held in recognition of the interconnectedness of the three disciplines in ensuring responsible business growth and value creation. The Summit’s aim was to increase awareness that integrating sustainability in Ayala’s core strategies and governance framework allows for better identification, mitigation and management of risks and improvement of governance practices and procedures. test
In 2020, the Ayala Group held its first ever fully virtual Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit with the theme “The Board’s Agenda: The Business of Building Back Better.
The directors of the Corporation, in their own capacity, may attend education programs, seminars, and roundtable discussions with any SEC-accredited service providers.
Consistent with the Guidelines in Conducting Performance Assessments, the Board conducts annual survey to evaluate the performance of the Board and its individual members, measure the effectiveness of the Company’s governance practices and identify areas for improvement, and adopt new methodologies to further strengthen the Company’s corporate governance standards
In the past five years, directors and senior management of Ayala have attended several in-house training and external courses:
- Ayala-LEAP (Ayala Leadership Acceleration Program)
- EAGLE (Emerging Ayala Group Leaders Program)
- The Leadership Circle (integrated within Ayala-LEAP and EAGLE)
- LEAP Alumni Learning Series (presentations by visiting professors and practitioners in the fields of customer centricity, strategy, leadership, etc.)
- Executive Coaching
- Ayala Group Corporate Governance Summit
- Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Banks
- ICD (Corporate Governance Orientation Program by the Institute of Corporate Directors)
- Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series on February 13, 2018 by the ICD
- Corporate Governance Seminar by SGV on August 15, 2018
- Ayala Group Corporate Governance and Risk Management Summit on September 10, 2018
- Advanced Corporate Governance Training on 5 October 2018
- Institute of Corporate Directors Distinguished Corporate Governance Speaker Series on June 28, 2019
- Good Governance Advocates and Practitioners of the Philippines Corporate Governance Training on July 17, 2019
- Ayala Group Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit on August 9, 2019
- SGV Corporate Governance Training on August 13, 2019
- Ayala Group Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit on November 20, 2020
- Future Trends on December 16, 2020
- SGV Corporate Governance Training on December 16, 2020
- Ayala Group Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit on October 21, 2021
- SGV Corporate Governance Orientation Program on December 7, 2021
- Ayala Group Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit on October 18, 2022
- Sustainability and Future of Business on May 10, 2022 and July 14, 2022
- Pilipinas: Aspire, Rise, Sustain Series – 100% Renewable Energy within Reach: Empowering Entities through the Green Energy Option Program on November 11, 2022
- Ayala Group Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit on October 3, 2023
- ICD Masterclass: The Third Series – Session 4 “Transforming Companies with Digital-Disruption-Ready Boards of Directors on October 27, 2023
- ICD Masterclass: The Third Series – Session 5 “Disruptive Health Innovations on November 24, 2023
- Global Governance Summit – Leading the Future, Strengthening Unity on September 19, 2024
- Ayala Group Integrated Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Sustainability Summit on November 5, 2024
The Board's Agenda: Building Business and Enable People to Thrive
- Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala Fernando Zobel de Ayala
- Cezar P. Consing Delfin L. Lazaro
- Rizalina G. Mantaring Cesar V. Purisima
- Chua Sock Koong
- Jose Rene Gregory D. Almendras Alberto M. de Larrazabal
- Maria Franchette M. Acosta Karl Kendrick T. Chua
- Jaime Z. Urquijo Catherine H. Ang
- Estelito C. Biacora Josephine G. de Asis
- Francisco Romoero Milan Rosario Carmela G. Austria
- Mark Robert H. Uy
Global Governance Summit - Leading the Future, Strengthening Unity
- Rosario Carmela G. Austria