Executive Board Programme INSEAD

Add weight to your board work with an international board education that brings you the best of INSEAD in a Scandinavian context.
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Add weight to your board work with an international board education that brings you the best of INSEAD in a Scandinavian context.

The Executive Board Programme equips you to play an active and value-creating role in your board work. It is an international board education tailored to Scandinavian conditions.

In an intensive program with two modules—one in Denmark and one at INSEAD in France—you will gain the latest knowledge and powerful tools from internationally recognized professors and leading Scandinavian business professionals. The program is designed to make you a valuable and insightful board member, becoming an asset to both the company and your board career. In addition to earning a certificate, you will also develop a strong network with other competent board professionals.

Since 2010, more than 1,100 executives and board members have participated in the program, consistently giving it top marks in evaluations.


Benefits of Executive Board Programme

The program strengthens your board-related role and provides you with:

  • an international board education program tailored to Scandinavian culture and learning style
  • a deep understanding of the complexity of board work
  • knowledge and tools to play a key role on the board
  • solid insight into prioritizing actions and effective decision-making under time pressure
  • knowledge of the board’s responsibilities and obligations regarding legislation and good corporate governance
  • valuable insight into the interaction between the board, management, and owners
  • knowledge of risk management and value creation
  • an intensive learning experience designed for those with a busy schedule
  • practice-oriented instruction and concrete tools that you can apply immediately
  • a professional network and a shared reference framework with other professional board members

The Executive Board Programme INSEAD is designed for Scandinavian executives and board members.

» Dates for the next course


Participant profile

The Executive Board Programme is designed for those who seek to gain more knowledge, new skills, and practical tools in their current or future role as a value-creating board member. Whether you are currently pursuing a board career or have ambitions to do so, this program is tailored for you.

The typical participant works daily with a professional board, is a board member, or is on their way into a board role. They may be a CEO, VP, CFO, partner, or strategic advisor.


Meet your professors

All instructors in the program have extensive experience and offer unique angles and perspectives on your board work.

Program Director

Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise, INSEAD
Stanislav Shekshnia is Program Director at the Advanced Board Program and Senior Affiliate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Enterprise at INSEAD.

» Meet all the professors and read more about them


Upcoming teams

We have two programs a year, and they are typically fully booked one to two months before the program starts.

Spring 2025 - Denmark
Module
Date
Place
Module 1
17 - 18 March 2025
Kolding, Denmark
Module 2
20 - 23 May 2025
INSEAD, France
Spring 2025 - Norway
Module
Date
Place
Module 1
28 - 29 April 2025
Oslo, Norway
Module 2
17 - 20 June 2025
INSEAD, France
Spring 2025 - Sweden
Module
Date
Place
Module 1
12 - 13 May 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Module 2
17 - 20 June 2025
INSEAD, France
Autumn 2025 - Denmark
Module
Date
Place
Module 1
22 - 23 September 2025
Kolding, Denmark
Module 2
11 - 14 November 2025
INSEAD, France
Autumn 2025 - Norway
Module
Date
Place
Module 1
27 - 28 October 2025
Oslo, Norway
Module 2
25 - 28 November 2025
INSEAD, France
Autumn 2025 - Sweden
Module
Date
Place
Module 1
27 - 28 October 2025
Stockholm, Sweden
Module 2
25 - 28 November 2025
INSEAD, France

We collaborate with one of the world’s leading business schools

INSEAD is one of the world’s leading graduate business schools for executives. The French-based but globally oriented institution brings together people, cultures, and ideas from around the world to develop leaders and transform organizations through research, thought leadership, and teaching.

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