GGI Annual Lecture: good governance because scarcity is real

The culmination of GGI's Festival of Governance each year is the Annual Lecture, which was delivered on 23 January 2024 by Jane Davidson, Pro Vice-Chancellor Emeritus at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

Jane, who is also this year’s Good Governance Award winner, is best known as the architect of the world’s only future generations act, established in Wales in 2015. She is chair of Wales Net Zero 2035 and has made an important contribution to the work of the One Planet Standard. Jane’s lecture focused on the role of good governance in meeting the many challenges facing organisations and governments.

The lecture was followed by a panel discussion involving our special guests:

Dr. Anna Barnes, a compassionate force at the intersection of healthcare and social welfare. As chair of the Seaview Project in St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, Anna dedicates herself to helping marginalised individuals grappling with addiction, mental health challenges, and homelessness. Anna just begun a new governance role at Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. Anna chaired the Annual Lecture.

Professor Jaideep Prabhu, the author of Frugal Innovation: How to do More with Less, and co-author of Jugaad Innovation: Think Frugal, Be Flexible, Generate Breakthrough Growth. In 2021, Jaideep delivered our Annual Lecture on the topic of his much-acclaimed book, How should a government be? Jaideep is Professor of Marketing and Jawaharlal Nehru Professor of Indian Business at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge.

Sir Michael Marmot, who is renowned for his extensive work on health inequalities, presented the Good Governance Award, which he won himself in 2021. In 2010, he wrote the original review into health inequality in England, asking for a Fair Society, Healthy Lives, also known as The Marmot Review. Before being appointed director of the UCL Institute of Health Equity, Sir Michael was a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution before becoming chair of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health set up by the World Health Organisation in 2005.

Andrew Corbett-Nolan, chief executive of the Good Governance Institute, is well-known as a leading thinker and commentator on modern governance and a practical facilitator and coach to boards across the public and third sectors. Heavily influenced by the work of Professor Mervyn King, Andrew sits on the board of the Johannesburg-based Good Governance Academy, which is working to influence the curricula of business schools and universities globally. And in 2020, he became a Salzburg Global Fellow for his work promoting good governance as a means of creating social value and securing a prosperous future that is better and fairer for all.

Financial Times writer Stefan Stern is the co-author of Myths of Management – what people get wrong about being the boss, and author of How To Be A Better Leader. He is a fellow of the RSA, and continues to write for the FT and the Guardian, among others. Stefan’s career in journalism included stints at Euromoney, the BBC, Management Today magazine, and the FT, where he was the management columnist between 2006 and 2010. In 2010 Stefan was appointed visiting professor in management practice at City University Business School (formerly Cass).

Jaco Marais, GGI’s director of communications and the creative force behind every one of the nine Festivals of Governance. Jaco's talent lies in taking a lot of information, summarising and translating it into language that is concise and simple and captivating. Jaco’s role is to embrace his full range of tools, skills and attributes to make good governance relatable to clients, staff and the wider community. GGI’s YouTube channel, social media channels, the printed Review, Festival, numerous events, a weekly newsletter, the website and international study tours, all benefit from Jaco's direction.

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