China, European regulation, quantum, audit chair challenges, AI, and managing a nonexecutive career

On 18-19 March, the European Audit Committee Leadership Network met in Barcelona for the following sessions:

Cooperating and competing with China with Andrew Polk, cofounder, Trivium
European corporate regulation: what comes next? with the European Commission’s Sven Gentner, head of unit for financial reporting, audit and rating agencies, Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union, and Inge Bernaerts, director for strategy and policy, Directorate-General for Competition
An introduction to quantum: what boards need to know with EY’s Piers Clinton-Tarestad, technology risk partner, and Craig Farrell, senior manager, client technology
My toughest challenge as an audit chair
How AI is transforming business models with Dael Williamson, chief technology officer, Databricks
Managing a nonexecutive career with Korn Ferry’s Dominic Schofield, managing partner, board & CEO services and Loreto Gonzalez, senior client partner