22 February 2018

Board agenda 2018: Top priorities for European boards

 The pace and scale of disruption will continue to present a number of challenges to companies; however, opportunities to harness new technology and trends will undoubtedly emerge to reshape business models, improve companies’ performance and value creation, and focus on and address emerging risks. In this continually changing environment, board members need more than ever to focus on key and strategic priorities.

In order to reflect these dynamics, EY’s Board agenda 2018 covers an increased range of disruptive factors. They are all evolving quickly, and it’s unlikely that “tried and trusted” approaches and remedies will be sufficient by themselves. In practice, that means board members must look outside the boardroom, into the business and beyond, for help in navigating this new landscape.

Document ID: 2018-5240