KPMG in India’s Board Leadership Center (BLC) champions outstanding governance to help drive long-term corporate value and enhance investor confidence. Through an array of programmes and perspectives, BLC engages with directors and business leaders to help articulate challenges and promote corporate governance. Drawing on insights from KPMG professionals and governance specialists worldwide, BLC delivers actionable thought leadership publications — on risk and strategy, talent and technology, globalisation and compliance, financial reporting, and audit quality, and more — all through a board’s lens.
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With BLC events geared towards promoting a platform for sharing ideas and opinions on boardroom challenges, it addresses the growing need for board members to have access to peer counsel, leading practice guides, benchmarking tools and knowledge forums to enable them to meet future challenges. The Center conducts board development programmes to equip directors with insights and leading practices. The Center has organised several marquee events with board members and business leaders. It has mobilised informed opinion on a wide variety of topics to earmark trends and leading practices.
Empowering boards: Redefining leadership for a resilient future
KPMG in India's Board Leadership Center (BLC) organised an event in Delhi on 3 March 2025. The closed-door roundtable discussion saw participation of marquee board of directors and business leaders. Aimed at discussing ‘top-of-the-mind’ issues for boards, directors deliberated on following topics:
Unlocking Talent: How NRCs transform human capital strategy
KPMG in India's Board Leadership Center (BLC) organised an event in Mumbai on 25 November 2025. Veteran industry leaders and independent directors participated in this roundtable discussion focusing on trends shaping around nomination and remuneration committees (NRCs). The intriguing topics of discussion were:
Driving Board Excellence
KPMG in India’s Board Leadership Center hosted an event, ‘Driving Board Excellence’ in Mumbai on 3 April 2024. The event included:
Board’s engagement with Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues
KPMG’s Board Leadership Center organised a roundtable discussion on ‘Board’s engagement with Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues’. The session witnessed participation from Independent Directors and KPMG Partners.
The overarching theme of the discussion was that ESG matters are presenting significant risks and opportunities for the business. Boards need to take pro-active steps to evaluate their actions and incorporate ESG into their overall strategy. The event covered topics such as:
- What questions should board members be asking the company management to effectively address ESG issues?
- How is the management and the Board keeping pace with the expectations of investors regarding ESG reporting and disclosures?
- How can the Board increase its engagement on ESG matters, both internally and externally?
- What are the challenges that Boards must be facing in addressing ESG as a strategic and operational issue?
Key Contact
Ritesh Tiwari
Partner, National Leader - Governance, Risk & Compliance Services, National Leader - Board Leadership Center in India
KPMG in India