Erika Eliasson-Norris

Erika Eliasson-Norris is the author of The Secret Diary of a Company Secretary and CEO of Beyond Governance. As a governance assessor in the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry, the largest public inquiry in British history, she examined the quality of decision-making and accountability. In an era of unprecedented complexity, the highest-performing boards will not be those with all the answers, but those courageous enough to ask the questions others avoid. This keynote challenges the governance community to move beyond defensive compliance and evolve toward bold, future-focused stewardship. Drawing on decades of boardroom experience, Erika Eliasson-Norris explores what it truly means to govern with conviction: making decisions under uncertainty, allowing constructive tension, and building the collective wisdom that transforms good boards into exceptional ones.