APG has a well-structured Advisory Board is a structured and collaborative way for organizations to engage with external advisors. It act as a sounding board for the stakeholders of the APG, as it is useful in scaling businesses as well as larger entities like emerging corporates, multinationals, non-profits, academia and government. Advisory Board allows fellow members of APG to test their strategic thinking and access expertise or connections that may not be readily available via other means. It helps the organization gain new insights and advice to solve business problems or explore new opportunities by stimulating robust, high-quality conversations.
The Advisory Board gives advises on current knowledge, critical thinking and analysis to increase the confidence of the decision-makers who represent the APG. An Advisory Board is different to a control board or board of directors. The Advisory Board is, flexible in nature, its scope, or ‘terms of reference’, and Advisor roles are chosen to fit the business requirements. The specific roles, responsibilities and expectations are normally established within the Advisory Board alongside its protocols. An Advisory Board structure includes a Chair, external Advisors and internal directors/ stakeholders/ organizational representatives. one independent Chair, two external Advisors and two internal business representatives (generally the business owner, director and/or CEO).
