Spencer Stuart Directors’ Forum 

The Spencer Stuart Directors’ Forum has been running for 29 years and is well known as one of the leading programmes on corporate governance. 

Initially launched in the UK in 1995, the Directors' Forum takes place annually in June. It is a unique programme which uses role play to provide the opportunity for directors to develop their boardroom skills and understand board processes by sharing best practice and working alongside highly experienced leading figures from some of the UK’s top PLC boards.

The Directors’ Forum programme revolves around a mythical FTSE100 plc called MegaMicro. Over the course of two days, we stage a number of MegaMicro Board and Board Committee meetings, as the company's year unfolds and both foreseen and unforeseen challenges arise.

McKinsey, Citi, JP Morgan Cazenove, KPMG, Linklaters, Brunswick and Deloitte are the key advisors to the Directors’ Forum, performing the role for MegaMicro that they perform in their daily lives. 

Each year the Directors' Forum has been fortunate to work with faculty members from leading FTSE 100 companies.  These individuals role play key positions based on their professional roles and expertise.  By this means, their direct experience of life in public company boardrooms informs and directs the MegaMicro story.

All this takes place under the scrutiny of the participants who perform the role of Non-Executive Directors of MegaMicro, joining the board and committee meetings and taking the decisions.  Each session is then followed by a critique when all participants concentrate on the lessons to be learned.

Directors' Forum Alumni:  To view details about our 2025 event, please login now and visit the Directors' Forum 2025 page.