Provision 29 Masterclass - 23rd April

Course Decription

This masterclass is delivered online with highly interactive sessions, real-world case studies, and hands-on exercises. You you will gain the knowledge, frameworks, and practical tools to move from uncertainty to a confident board declaration. Every attendee leaves with a complimentary toolkit of key templates, cheat sheets, and guidance checklists ready for immediate use in the workplace. This masterclass is delivered by Zia Rezvi ACMA CGMA, a governance practitioner with over 30 years' experience across FTSE 100 and NYSE-listed organisations. Crucially, Zia brings 18 months of direct, hands-on experience designing and implementing a material controls programme within a FTSE 100 environment giving participants access to real-world insights that no textbook or guidance note can replicate. Zia is joined by Buff Cooper FCCA, FCPA, AFPC who has had a long career in finance, risk & strategy. Buff delivers the regulatory foundations, real-world case studies, and governance framework content throughout the masterclass. Buff brings the boardroom perspective that connects Provision 29 technical requirements to the wider governance landscape delegates operate in. What you will learn ✓ How to define and scope material controls aligned to your organisation’s principal risks, strategy, and business model ✓ A proven implementation methodology that takes you from scoping through to board declaration ✓ How to design an effectiveness framework with board-approved criteria, KPIs, and tolerance levels ✓ Practical approaches to building a robust three lines of defence assurance model ✓ Board reporting and annual report disclosure strategies that satisfy the FRC’s expectations ✓ How to address emerging control areas including cyber security, AI governance, and ESG data quality ✓ Lessons from FTSE 100/250 early adopters — what distinguished the leaders from the laggards ✓ How to integrate Provision 29 work with ECCTA obligations and existing SOX or ICFR frameworks Who should attend This masterclass is designed for professionals with direct responsibility for, or oversight of, material controls implementation: • Company Secretaries and Deputy Company Secretaries • Non-Executive Directors and Audit Committee members • Heads of Internal Audit and internal audit managers • Chief Risk Officers and GRC practitioners • Finance Directors and financial controllers • Compliance officers and regulatory affairs professionals • Governance consultants and advisors to listed companies