The Board’s Responsibility in the Execution of Strategies for Growth & Innovation

Overview

A board’s fiduciary duty extends well beyond approving a strategic plan—it includes ensuring that the strategy is executed with discipline, adaptability, and measurable impact. This session highlights the board’s essential role in translating strategic vision into real-world results, with a focus on execution, strategic oversight, and long-term value creation. 

Board members are accountable for the company’s success. Assuring success begins with a well-articulated strategy—but it hinges on the board’s ability to stay engaged as that strategy is implemented, monitored, and refined. Through effective governance structures, performance tracking tools, and intentional CEO-board collaboration, boards can help ensure strategy remains active, adaptive, and outcome-oriented—not just a presentation slide. 

This program is designed for board directors, CEOs, and senior executives of private companies seeking to elevate their board’s contribution to execution. Participants will gain knowledge of actionable frameworks and best practices to turn boardroom insight into strategic traction—accelerating growth, innovation, and sustained performance. 

Agenda

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Networking & Optional New Member Orientation (4:00-4:30 pm)
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Program

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Registration

$30 Members
$60 Non Members

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Panelists

Barb Baumann Owner Cross Creek Energy Corporation

Barbara M. Baumann is President and Founder of Cross Creek Energy Corporation, a Denver-based energy investment and advisory firm specializing in oil, gas, and related energy sectors. With more than 40 years of experience in energy operations, finance, and governance, she has held senior leadership and board roles across public, private, and nonprofit organizations.

Barbara currently serves on the boards of Devon Energy Corporation and National Fuel Gas Company, and she recently completed her tenure as Chair of the Board of Devon Energy. She is also Chair of the Independent Board of Trustees of the Putnam Mutual Funds. In addition, Barbara serves as a Senior Advisor to the private equity firm First Reserve and sits on the board of its upstream energy company, IOG Resources.

Her earlier career includes 18 years with Amoco Corporation (now BP), where she led the San Juan Basin business unit and held a range of senior finance and operational positions, followed by service as Executive Vice President at Associated Energy Managers.

An active leader in governance and director education, Barbara is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow and has been recognized for her commitment to advancing excellence in board governance. She earned a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Teresa Van De Bogart Board Director

Teresa Van De Bogart retired from Molson Coors Brewing Company as their Global VP, IT Project Delivery in 2019, after 38 years with a distinguished career in accounting, finance, procurement and IT. She spent the first half of her career in finance and accounting including responsibility for internal, external and BOD reporting, strategic planning and forecasting and finance and accounting for manufacturing operations, commercial, as well as G&A functions.  Her IT roles have included setting up and leading the Global IT PMO as well as leadership and delivery of large global SAP systems and other IT technologies. She developed a company wide methodology and training for improving project execution across all company functions globally. 

She also has been active with Boards for the last 20 years including the Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce and the Women’s Leadership Foundation where she was Board Chair at each. Currently, she is an NACD Fellow, holds an NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors) director certification as well as a CERT certificate in Cyber Oversight from Carnegie Mellon. She currently sits on the board of ReMax Holdings, Craig Hospital Foundation, and the Mile High United Way and previously served on the Sunflower Bank Board for 6 years and chaired the risk committee.  Her board  service includes committee membership  on audit, risk, compensation and nominating and governance committees. 

Teresa graduated from Auburn University with a degree in accounting and enjoys horseback riding, golfing, hiking, sports,  theatre and spending time with her family. 

Walker Fleming Board Director

Walker Fleming is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in Fortune 500 companies across aerospace, telecommunications, and energy industries. As the
founder and former CEO of AxxessConnect, LLC, a telecommunications infrastructure and services company, Walker has demonstrated visionary leadership and a commitment to innovation. Throughout his career, Walker has held senior management roles at Dynegy, Logix Communications, Intelligent Systems, US West Communications, Tele-TV, and
Lockheed Martin. His expertise spans general management, strategic planning, sales and marketing, network operations, auditing, finance, project management, and new product development. He has contributed his skills across diverse sectors, including voice and data networks, cable television, energy management, software development, and government contracting. Walker’s leadership extends beyond corporate roles, as he has served as the board chairman and currently chairs the risk committee for Bellco Credit Union, an $8 billion financial institution. He is also an active member of the Boy Scouts Trustee Board and the Denver Police Foundation Board, showcasing his dedication to community involvement and organizational governance

Moderator 

Tres Roeder President Roeder Consulting

Tres Roeder's career is built around one core mission: help organizations implement strategic initiatives successfully and with minimal stress. He founded Roeder Consulting in 2001 to support this mission. Before that, he was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he refined his approach. Tres has worked with more than fifty organizations, authored two Amazon bestsellers—A Sixth Sense for Project Management and Managing Project Stakeholders—and delivered hundreds of talks. His work emphasizes people over paperwork, talent over technology, and results over activity. Outside of work, Tres enjoys time with family, outdoor adventures, and flying.​ 

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