Hot Interest Trips (HIT)

Excelling in board service goes beyond corporate governance and compliance. It includes staying on top of the latest business trends and economic developments that impact companies.

This is where Hot Interest Trips (Business Field Trips) come in…

These trips provide members the opportunity to:

We are thankful to our generous hosts for welcoming us with open arms.

Thanks to Virginia Macsuibhne, Roche’s Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer, for the private demo of the latest of medical diagnostics and life-saving technologies.

Fun facts about Roche:

1. 1. $60 billion in revenue including $13 billion in diagnostics (in 2019)
   2. 21 billion tests using Roche Diagnostics products
   3. 83 million tests to diagnose heart attacks
   4. 17 million HPV tests
   5. 90 million tests to diagnose and manage HIV
   6. 84 million blood donation tests

Directors League was thrilled to take a behind-the-scenes look at one of Equinix’s world-class data centers. Thanks to Peter Van Camp, Executive Chair, and Bill Strong, Regional Vice President IBX Operations -West, for hosting us.

Fun facts about Equinix:

1. 1. 1. 67 straight quarters of revenue growth (the longest record for any S&P 500 company)
      2. Is the world’s largest IBX data center and colocation provider
      3. Has 203 data centers in 52 metro centers in 24 countries on 5 continents

Directors League was privileged to hear Tekedra Mawakana, Chief External Officer of Waymo, share her thoughts on autonomous vehicles.

Fun facts about Waymo:

1. 1. 1. Total # of self-driven miles on public roads for Waymo vehicles: 10 Million
      2. Total # of miles driven in simulation: 10 BILLION
      3. Average # of self-driven miles per day for Waymo vehicles: 25K
      4. # of different driving scenarios Waymo has tested on their private test track: 20K
      5. # of U.S. cities where Waymo has driven: +25