1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,780 Good morning, everyone. My name is Michael Bartels. 2 00:00:03,780 --> 00:00:05,520 I'm a senior Vice President here at 3 00:00:05,520 --> 00:00:08,560 NASDAQ with responsibility for our corporate Solutions business, 4 00:00:08,560 --> 00:00:11,140 which includes our government Solution segment. 5 00:00:11,140 --> 00:00:13,060 Within our government solution segment, 6 00:00:13,060 --> 00:00:16,320 we strive to drive governance excellence by providing governance professionals and 7 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,540 board members tools and services to make them efficient and effective. 8 00:00:20,540 --> 00:00:22,480 As the previous slide add up there, 9 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:27,980 75% of board members feel scrutiny is going to maintain or increase. 10 00:00:27,980 --> 00:00:31,715 And so we really think about how we can provide solutions. 11 00:00:31,715 --> 00:00:34,510 To make you be efficient because time is finite, 12 00:00:34,510 --> 00:00:38,830 and time is one of the most valuable assets that a board member does have. 13 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:42,010 At Nazaq, we seek to set the direction for 14 00:00:42,010 --> 00:00:45,270 corporate governance through the lens of what the future of the board room will be. 15 00:00:45,270 --> 00:00:48,910 I think you saw the promotional advertisement that we had here to start. 16 00:00:48,910 --> 00:00:51,530 But we really think about where are we today, 17 00:00:51,530 --> 00:00:54,470 but where are we going to be going into the future. 18 00:00:54,720 --> 00:00:58,260 As I envisions a board room, where integrated technologies, 19 00:00:58,260 --> 00:01:02,940 AI driven insights, and expertise converge to empower governance teams and boards. 20 00:01:02,940 --> 00:01:06,740 Kay alluded to the partnership that we have with Microsoft. 21 00:01:06,740 --> 00:01:10,480 We're working and looking to deepen our partnership with 22 00:01:10,480 --> 00:01:15,300 leading technology companies so we can bring some of the connected ecosystem, 23 00:01:15,300 --> 00:01:16,940 more data driven insights, 24 00:01:16,940 --> 00:01:19,660 more artificial intelligence into our products and 25 00:01:19,660 --> 00:01:24,325 services to the benefit of both governance professionals and board members. 26 00:01:24,325 --> 00:01:29,250 Another cornerstone of our strategy and ensuring that we're always at the forefront of 27 00:01:29,250 --> 00:01:31,150 emerging governance trends so we can provide 28 00:01:31,150 --> 00:01:34,170 expertise and insights, similar to this forum. 29 00:01:34,170 --> 00:01:36,110 And with that being said, 30 00:01:36,110 --> 00:01:40,990 I think it's a very appropriate introduction for me to introduce Byron Laughlin, 31 00:01:40,990 --> 00:01:43,490 our global head of Board advisory up the stage to 32 00:01:43,490 --> 00:01:47,290 lead a discussion on the pillars of a high performing board.