Getting a Seat in the Boardroom

If you want to influence strategy, drive revenue and shape decisions at the highest level, this course will help you reposition your expertise where it belongs – in the boardroom.

Enrol now and start building your path to leadership.

Programme Overview

Course Introduction

As we all being technical specialists, Trade, customs and compliance professionals are are strategic leaders who influence revenue, risk and corporate direction. But too often, their value isn’t fully recognised at executive level.

Getting a Seat in the Boardroom is a practical, leadership-focused course designed to help professionals elevate their role from operational support to strategic partner. This session explores how to align trade and compliance expertise with corporate strategy, revenue growth and enterprise risk management… the language of the boardroom.

Participants will learn how to position themselves as business leaders, build high-performing teams, and create a credible personal pathway toward executive and board-level influence.

Ideal for senior practitioners, managers and ambitious professionals ready to move into leadership.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand how trade and compliance functions support corporate strategy.
  • Communicate their value in terms of revenue generation and commercial impact.
  • Position risk mitigation as a strategic advantage, not just a control function.
  • Build and lead teams that deliver measurable business results.
  • Create a personal roadmap for progressing toward executive and board-level roles.
  • Speak the language of leadership with confidence and credibility.

Course Modules

Step by Step

1

Corporate Strategy

  • Understanding board-level priorities
  • Aligning trade, compliance, and supply chain functions with business objectives
  • Moving from tactical to strategic thinking
2

Revenue Generation

  • How trade expertise supports market access and business growth
  • Linking trade compliance to commercial performance
  • Demonstrating value through clear metrics and measurable outcomes
3

Risk Mitigation

  • Managing regulatory, financial, and reputational risk
  • Turning effective risk management into a competitive advantage
  • Communicating risk clearly and effectively to senior leadership
4

Build a Team

  • Developing leadership capability
  • Structuring and scaling effective trade and compliance teams
  • Influencing across functions and organisational silos
5

Your Path to the Boardroom

  • Personal branding and executive presence
  • Stakeholder influence
  • Creating your leadership journey and next steps

On completion, participants receive a Certificate of Attendance to support professional development records.

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Format

  • Duration: 1 hour
  • Delivery: Online, on-demand
  • Level: Intermediate to Advanced
  • Award: Certificate of Attendance
  • Fee: €195
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Who Should Attend

  • Senior trade and compliance professionals
  • Customs managers and consultants
  • Supply chain and operations leaders
  • Professionals aspiring to executive or board-level roles
  • Anyone ready to move from technical expert to strategic leader

If you want to influence strategy, drive revenue and shape decisions at the highest level, this course will help you reposition your expertise where it belongs – in the boardroom.
Enrol now and start building your path to leadership.

Course Presented By

Fiona Luciani
Fiona Luciani

Course Fee

195.00

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