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Learn legal and governance essentials for board directors, with a focus on strategic oversight, long-term value creation, and decision-making in a changing environment shaped by AI, climate risk, and other emerging pressures.
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This program covers the legal and governance essentials relevant to directors serving on boards. It is designed to help participants strengthen their understanding of strategic oversight and the responsibilities involved in leading effectively at board level. The course highlights issues tied to long-term value creation and governance in a period of accelerating change, including the impact of AI and climate risk. It is intended for current and aspiring board directors who want a practical grounding in legal and governance considerations. The available source does not provide a detailed module outline or delivery format. The course duration is listed as three months, and a certificate is available on completion.
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Current and aspiring board directors
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UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics (BCSP), founded in September 2020 by a multidisciplinary faculty group including neuroscientist Michael Silver and author Michael Pollan, conducting psilocybin research into cognition, perception, emotion, and their neural bases in the human brain. BCSP's four pillars of basic science, journalism, culture, and community have established it as a leading interdisciplinary hub for psychedelic research and public engagement, producing The Microdose newsletter and a global clinical trials map.
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