The Private Company Governance Summit 2015 is the only national governance conference specifically for directors, owners and advisory board members of family-owned, closely-held and private-equity owned businesses. The conference is produced by Directors & Boards, Family Business Magazine and Private Company Director. For more information visit here.

The NACD will hold a "Master Class" — a highly dynamic and interactive two-day program developed exclusively by and for experienced (eight or more years) directors, fostering thought-leadership around the latest topics and emerging issues affecting the boardroom, including leadership and process, performance metrics, future trends, disruptive forces, and more. The event will be held in Miami. For more information visit here.

NACD's Director Professionalism course will be held in Miami. The course covers the boardroom fundamentals all directors need to confidently take a seat at the boardroom table. This highly interactive two-day course is led by seasoned directors and leading corporate governance experts. For more information visit here.

The Global Ethics Summit will be held in New York City. CEOs, board chairs, governance and risk management leaders, communications executives, and government and regulatory officials will gather to address the theme of "Elevating Value Through Integrity: How Leading Companies Accomplish Excellence Worldwide." For more information visit https://globalethicssummit2015.com/#schedule.

The National Association of Corporate Directors will host a "Leading Minds of Compensation" discussion on the latest executive and director compensation challenges and trends with "the peers who truly understand the complex issues you face—your fellow committee members and today's leading compensation experts." The half-day program will be held in New York City. For more information visit here.