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Conference Agenda
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Day 1
9.00 - 9.15 : Chairmans Address delivered
by Jean-Pierre Mean, Group General Counsel
& Chief Compliance Officer for SGS
9.15 - 11.00
Anti-corruption and compliance in European business: Assessing the state of play
As anti-corruption moves higher up the list of priorities on corporate Europe's agenda, how are compliance policies coping, and can they take the strain of an increasingly global agenda? In this keynote session find out about:
- The regulatory landscape - How rules and expectations are changing for European business?
- Trends. The new legislation and regulation designed to combat anti-corruption and push compliance
- How this is shaping European business strategy
- Which global companies are best at dealing with differing laws and expectations
- OECD Working Group on Bribery, Mark Pieth, Chairman
- World Bank, Pascale Dubois, Sanctions Evaluation
and Suspension Officer
- ABN AMRO, Bettina Ungerer, Senior Advisor Public
Affairs (former senior advisor, Dutch Foreign Ministry)
- Paterning Against Corruption Initiative (PACI), World Economic
Forum, Valerie Weinzierl, Associate Director
- Moderator - Institute of Business Ethics,
UK, Simon Webley, Research Director
11.00 - 11.20 : Coffee
11.20 - 12.20
The business perspective:
Responses: Following this first session, you'll hear what some of Europe's top companies have to say on this topic. Hear how the changing landscape has affected how they operate:
- Thales Group, Dominique Lamoureux, Vice President
for Ethics & CR
- Tyco International, Enrique Aznar, Deputy General
Counsel & Compliance Officer
- Moderator - Institute of Business Ethics,
UK, Simon Webley, Research Director
12.20 - 13.20
The value of a good reputation. Why ethics, compliance and anti-corruption is on the front line of defence
Corruption scandals within large European based companies mean many firms have had their reputations dragged through the mud. Such scandals also affect the reputations of some of their most senior level executives. This speech will outline:
- The financial value of a good reputation to big companies
- How to move from avoiding risk to adding value
- The top five things a CEO should do NOW to seize the opportunities
- Lockheed Martin, Ian Stoppes CBE, Chief Executive
UK
- KPMG Forensic, Jennifer Hammond, Director
- Moderator: Ethical Corporation Institute,
Tobias Webb, Founder
13.20 - 14.40 : Lunch
14.40 - 15.40 : Day 1 Break Out Sessions
Set 1
Practical planning and implementation. These informal yet intensely pragmatic sessions will last 90 minutes each. Offering several corporate viewpoints per session, they enable speaker and audience to engage in debate and share best practice and tips - in a totally off the record environment
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Break Out 1
Developing a modern anti-corruption policy
We all know this is vital, but how do you keep up with all the changes in best practice? This session will deliver perspectives from leading EU companies on:
- Their latest policy developments - and tips on management training
- How often you should update your current codes?
- What they base their policies on and how they influence strategy
- Novo Nordisk, Anette Stube, Corporate
Responsibilty Manager
- Shell International, Albert Wong, Group
External Relations and Policy Advisor
- Moderator: Paterning Against Corruption Initiative
(PACI), World Economic Forum, Valerie Weinzierl, Associate
Director
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Break Out 2
Launching a global ethics and compliance programme
This is no mean feat. Challenges include differing legal systems, cultures and ways of doing business. In this session leading EU companies will offer their insight on:
- Maintaining universal standards while considering local concerns
- Creating global communication channels that work
- Instilling an effective ethics and compliance culture from day one
- Customisation - can you ever successfully cut and paste?
- Royal Ahold, James Joy, Vice President
Legal Compliance
- SGS, Jean-Pierre Mean, Group General
Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
- Moderator: IBLF, Peter Brew, Director
of Corporate Policy & Practices
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Break Out 3
Ethics training
Ensuring employees understand company ethics policy is a real challenge. Getting them to apply these policies when making decisions is even tougher!. Join this session and discover:
- The techniques top training providers use to build employee understanding and adoption of company ethics successfully
- How to establish which strategies will work best for your organization and how to kick start your programmes
- The pros and cons of e-learning vs face to face training and how to establish an optimum training mix
- Key factors to consider when evaluating external training providers
- Corpedia Inc., Alexander F. Brigham, President & Chief Executive Officer
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15.40 - 16.00 : Coffee
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16.00 - 17.30 : Day 1 Break Out Sessions Set 2
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Break Out 1
Governing bodies and bribe payments
Here you'll find out what European regulators, national governments and anti-corruption bodies are up to on this difficult issue.
- When will the whole EU make private sector bribes illegal? Hear about potential moves - if any - on facilitation payments
- Enforcement. Learn how good its likely to be
- Transparency. The benefits of blowing public whistles on those that ask
- Reporting. What progress do you disclose, and how often?
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Jeffery Clark,
Partner
- Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands, Puk
van der Linde, Foreign Economic Relations
Corporate Social Responsibility
- World Bank, Pascale Dubois, Sanctions
Evaluation and Suspension Officer
- Moderator: Ethical Corporation
Institute, Tobias Webb, Founder
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Break Out 2
Anti corruption in the competitive environment
When good companies come up against the bad they sometimes lose out. Declarations of who asks for bribes is a start, but what can companies do in the face of these practices?
- How can you apply and enforce anti-corruption policies in a competitive environment with an uneven playing field? What can YOUR company do about this?
- Find out about the role for industry groups in tackling this challenge
- Coalitions against corruption - where are they now - and where are they going?
- Colorplast A/S, Christian Honroe, Manager
Corporate Ethics
- BAE Systems, Jeffrey Cottle, Associate General
Counsel, International & Domestic Compliance
- LRN, Chris Campbell, Creative Director
- Moderator: IBLF, Peter Brew, Director
of Corporate Policy & Practices
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Break Out 3
Developing and embedding
a code of ethics in a global business
In order for you to raise and sustain ethics awareness, the right codes must be delivered at the right time. This session will cover:
- How to Choose which approach to take
- How to undertake the consultation process during development of
the code
- The importance of leadership
- How to most effectively illistrate the benefits.
- Allied Irish Banks p.l.c, Niall Gallagher, Group
Compliance Officer/ Business Ethics
- Borealis AG, Ruth N Steinholtz, General
Counsel & Group Security Co-ordinator
- Moderator - Institute of Business Ethics,
UK, Simon Webley, Research Director
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5.30 Onwards - Networking
Cocktail Party
Day 2
9.15 - 10.30 : Compliance, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility - How can they be better linked and should they be?
There is a strong argument for managing compliance, ethics and responsible business activities together. However some companies have found that this is not necessarily a good thing.
- If convergence between, compliance, ethics, corporate responsibility and anti-corruption is a good idea
- The benefits of this approach - and the pit falls
- How compliance and ethics teams can work better with corporate responsibility departments
- Trace International, Alexandra Wrage, President
- Pfizer, Pierre Dupourque, Regional Compliance
Director
- Aegon, Mirjam Bakker, Group Compliance Officer
- Moderator: Ethical Corporation Magazine, John
Russell, Editor
10.30 - 10.50 : Coffee
10.50 - 12.35 : Creating a values-based culture - Why this is essential when developing and maintaining an effective compliance program
Creating a systemic atmosphere against bad practice is sometimes challenging. The best companies are the ones that have an ethos of "this is how we do things around here" instilled across them. But this type of honest and frank culture is tough to create and cannot emerge over night. Find out how:
- The best companies have created their values systems - and the results they have seen so far
- How they maintain them through the good times and the bad times
- The value of ethical leadership and vision - and an integrated communications strategy
- And how YOUR company can take real practical steps tomorrow to learn from the best in class!
- Hewlett Packard, Jonathan Hoak, Vice President
& Chief Compliance Officer
- Novartis International AG, Dan Ostergaard, Head
of Corporate Integrity & Compliance
- Corpedia, Alexander Brigham, President & Chief
Executive Officer
- LRN, David Barr, European Director
- Moderator: Trace International, Alexandra
Wrage, President
12.35 - 13.15 : Board-level buy in - setting
the tone
The commitment of senior corporate management leadership and personal convictions are the most important drivers in company decisions to strengthen anti-corruption programs, according to a report released by The Conference Board. So how exactly do you get the board on board? You'll find out from:
- Transparency International, (PACI), Jermyn Brooks, Director of Private Sector Programmes
13.15 - 14.30 : Lunch
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14.30 - 16.00 : Day 2 Break Out Sessions
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Break Out 1
Anti-corruption Monitoring and training
It's one thing putting in an anti-corruption policy but quite another to make it effective - as many company's have found out to their cost. In this session you'll learn about:
- How do you make sure your employees - and suppliers - are properly trained? What incentives - and disincentives - do they respond to?
- Learn how to deliver aligned training and communications which are consistent with your core values.
- And what are the best ways of monitoring progress - and responding to challenges?
- Tyco International, Enrique Aznar, Deputy
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
- SAI Global Compliance, Iain McLeod, MD
EMEA
- Allied Irish Banks p.l.c, Niall Gallagher, Group
Compliance Officer/ Business Ethics
- Moderator, Ethical Corporation Magazine, John
Russell, Editor
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Break out 2
Tackling fraud in multi-lateral institutions
International organisations such as the EBRD are now more in the spotlight than ever. As government funded institutions part of their remit is better governance - and tacking fraud. Find out how:
- Powerful organisations such as the EBRD are practically tackling graft
- What the key lessons are for business from their experience
- The results to date. What's been done - and how does it affect the business environment?
- What business can learn about government engagement from organisations like EBRD
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Liévin
Tshikali, Compliance Manager
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Break out 3
Anti corruption, transparency and the extractive sector
The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative as a multi-stake holder good governance and anti-corruption initiative. Its focus is on payments transparency and encouraging good practice in host countries and businesses. In this session, a key member of the initiative will inform you about:
- Transparency achievements to date. What's been achieved - and how
- The key lessons from EITI for other sectors and initiatives
- Practical ways of overcoming barriers and challenges - and turning them into opportunities
- Anglo American, Hugh Elliott, International
Government Relations and Regulatory Affairs Manager
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Anglo American reveals anti-corruption management tips
In this exclusive podcast, Ernie Landante interviews Edward Bickham, executive vice president of mining giant Anglo American, on how his company management takes on the task of preventing fraud, graft and corrupt practices in operations around the world.
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Speakers
- ABN AMRO, Bettina Ungerer, Senior Advisor Public
Affairs
- AEGON NV, Mirjam Bakker, Group Compliance Officer
- Allied Irish Bank, Niall Gallagher, Group Compliance
Officer
- Anglo American, Hugh Elliott, International Government
Relations & Regulatory Affairs Manager
- BAE Systems, Jeffrey Cottle, Associate General
Counsel, International & General Compliance
- Borealis, Ruth Steinholtz, General Counsel &
Group Security Co-ordinator
- Colorplast, Christian Honore, Manager, Corporate
Ethics
- Corpedia Inc, Alexander F. Brigham, President &
Chief Executive Officer
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Liévin
Tshikali, Compliance Manager
- Hewlett Packard, Jonathan Hoak, Vice President
& Chief Compliance Officer
- KPMG Forensic, Jennifer Hammond, Director
- Lockheed Martin, Ian Stopps CBE, Chief Executive
Lockheed Martin UK
- LRN, David Barr, European Director
- Ministry of Economic Affairs, Netherlands, Puk van der
Linde, Foreign Economic Relations
Corporate Social Responsibility
- Novartis International AG, Dan Ostergaard, Head
of Corporate Integrity & Compliance
- Novo Nordisk, Anette Stube, Corporate Responsibility
Manager
- OECD Anti-Corruption Group, Mark Pieth, Chairman
- Paterning Against Corruption Initiative (PACI), World Economic
Forum, Valerie Weinzierl, Associate Director
- Pfizer, Pierre Dupourque, Regional Compliance Director
- Royal Ahold, James Joy, Vice President Legal Compliance
- SAI Global Compliance, Iain McLeod, MD
EMEA
- SGS, Jean-Pierre Mean, Group General Council and
Chief Compliance Officer
- Shell, Albert Wong, Head of Policy & External
Relations
- Thales Group, Dominque Lamouruex, Vice President
of Ethics and Corporate Responsibility
- Trace International, Alexandra Wrage, President
- Transparency International, Jermyn Brooks, Director
of Private Sector Programmes
- Tyco International, Enrique Aznar, Deputy General
Counsel & Compliance Officer
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Jeffery Clark, Partner
- World Bank, Pascale Dubois, Senior Integrity Officer
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