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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Program

This is the draft agenda. If you have any comments, or if you would like to be involved as speaker, sponsor, or exhibitor, please contact Ross Vincent, Conference Director, at +44 (0)20 7375 7211 or ross.vincent@ethicalcorp.com

Pre-Conference Workshops 15th April

09:15 - 12:30 Corporate Compliance Programs

Designing, implementing and evaluating a best practices program for your organization and industry

12:30 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 16:00 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA")

Common schemes and preventative measures

Day 1, 16th April

8:45 - 9:00 Chair's address: Nancy Boswell, Managing Director, Transparency International

9:00 - 10:30 Session 1

Anti-corruption and compliance: Assessing the state of play

Anti-corruption has become a top priority for Corporate America. More and more corruption cases are filed against US registered and listed companies. The Department of Justice, SEC, FBI and even the European Union are increasingly active. OECD nations, too, are turning increasing attention toward tackling business bribery. This opening conference session provides an overview of the landscape in key areas: The US, EU and emerging economies. Find out here about:

  • Trends: How rules and expectations are changing for large companies
  • The US/EU regulatory landscape: The new legislation designed to combat anti-corruption and push compliance
  • The global perspective: Which other Governments are serious about bribery, and what are they doing about it?
  • U.S Department of Justice, William Jacobson, Assistant Chief, Fraud Section Criminal Division
  • Transparency International USA, Nancy Boswell, Managing Director
  • World Bank, Pascale Dubois, Sanctions Evaluation & Suspension Officer
  • KPMG Forensic, Scott Avelino, Principal
Moderator:
  • The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association, Tim Mazur, Chief Operating Officer

10:30 - 11:00 Networking Coffee Break

11:00 - 12:15 Session 2

Compliance vs. Ethics: Should anti-bribery compliance be rules-based or values-based?

The recent 2007 National Business Ethics survey by the Ethics Resource Center reveals that "the ethics risk in American business is as treacherous as it was before the implementation of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002". Taking this into consideration, is a focused, compliance-only approach really effective, or is it time to start letting ethics take centre stage? The session will cover:

  • Does convergence work and, if so, how do you fit ethics and compliance together?
  • Is values-based compliance a realistic concept? Who uses it, and why?
  • The benefits and pitfalls of each approach; discover how to successfully mix and match
  • How to create a corporate culture of "this is the way we do things around here"
  • BAE Systems, Jeffrey Cottle, Associate General Counsel, International and Domestic Compliance
  • Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Program Officer, Aleksandr Shkolnikov, Program Officer, Global
  • Trace International, Alexandra Wrage, President
Moderator:
  • The Wharton School, Philip Nichols, Professor

12:15 - 13:30 Networking Lunch

13:30 - 14:45 Session 3

Enforcement agencies and bribe payments - the details!

In this session find out what international regulators, national governments and anti-corruption bodies are up to:

  • What can companies expect from enforcement agencies and prosecutors?
  • What's on the agenda for this year and next, and how effective will any changes be?
  • Whistle-blowing and transparency: Hear about the burdens and the benefits of various approaches
  • Reporting: What progress do you disclose, and how often?
  • U.S Department of Justice, William Jacobson, Assistant Chief, Fraud Section Criminal Division
  • U.S Securities & Exchange Commission, Kevin Loftus, Division of Enforcement Branch Chief
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation Public Corruption Unit, Scott Cheney, Supervisory Special Agent
Moderator:
  • Trace International, Alexandra Wrage, President

How to manage a global ethics and compliance program

This is no mean feat. Challenges include differing legal systems, cultures and ways of doing business. In this session leading US companies will offer their insight on:

  • Maintaining universal standards while considering local concerns
  • Creating global communication channels that work
  • Learning to instill an effective ethics and compliance culture from day one
  • Customization: Hear about tricks of the trade from key insiders
  • Hospira, Kris Rapp, Vice President, Global Ethics & Compliance
  • Kraft Foods Global, Theodore Banks, Chief Counsel & Senior Director, Compliance Policy
  • Ethics Resource Center (ERC), Leslie Altizer, Senior Director of Benchmarking Services
Moderator:
  • Compliance Week, Matt Kelly, Editor-in-Chief

Beating corruption in the competitive environment

When good companies come up against bad, they sometimes lose out. Declarations of who asks for bribes are a start, but what can companies do to challenge and win over these damaging practices?

  • In a competitive environment with an uneven playing field, how is it possible to apply and enforce anti-corruption policies? What can YOUR company do about this?
  • Find out about the role for industry groups in tackling bribery
  • Coalitions against corruption: Where are they now, and where are they going?
  • World Bank, Pascale Dubois, Sanctions Evaluation & Suspension Officer
  • Newmont Mining Corporation, Jacqui Beckett, Compliance Officer
  • Fluor Corporation, Wendy Hallgren, Vice President, Corporate Compliance
Moderator:
  • The Ethics & Compliance Officer Association, Tim Mazur, Chief Operating Officer

14:45 - 15:15 Networking Coffee break

15:15 - 16:45 Session 4

How to manage a global internal investigation

An internal investigation is not easy at the best of times, and can cost millions. But when an investigation goes global, both costs and complexity skyrocket. So, how do you plan and structure a global investigation to ensure that it works? Join this session to find out:

  • What the latest FCPA and governance laws are, and what impact will they have?
  • How to overcome barriers to information gathering, i.e. foreign privacy/data protection laws
  • What, when and how to disclose
  • The key elements to any successful investigation
  • Working with outside law firms and consultants, plus key tips on avoiding the pitfalls
  • ITT Corporation, Susan Ringler, Senior Counsel for International Compliance
  • Pfizer, Gary Giampetruzzi, Assistant General Counsel, Deputy Compliance Officer, Int'l
  • Corpedia, Erica Salmon-Byrne, Assistant General Counsel
Moderator:
  • Jones Day Henry Klhem III, Partner, Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement Practice

Modern FCPA compliant anti-corruption policy: Keeping up to date

We all know this is vital, but how do you keep up with all of the changes in best practice? This session will deliver perspectives from leading US companies on:

  • Latest policy developments: When is the right time to update codes and policies?
  • How often you should update your current compliance methods
  • Their policies, what they are based on and how they influence strategy
  • Management training: Top tips on how to effectively communicate policy
  • Tyco International, Daniel Dorsky, Senior Counsel for FCPA
  • Inter-American Development Bank, Stephen Zimmerman, Chief, Office of Institutional Integrity
  • U.S Department of State, Jeffrey Krilla, Deputy Assistant Secretary
  • Daylight Forensic & Advisory LLC, Scott Moritz, Executive Director
Moderator:
  • The Wharton School, Philip Nichols, Professor

Supply chain: How you can make sure your anti-corruption policies filter down

A 2007 Integrity Interactive survey shows that, out of 108 Global 2000 companies, a massive 78% do not include suppliers in their compliance and ethics programs. And nearly 58% were not sure if their company regularly assessed ethics risks in the supply chain. So how do you make sure your supply chain gets clean and stays clean? This session will cover:

  • Taking a risk based approach: How to make a start on ethical due diligence
  • What actually works on the ground? Best methods for regular monitoring and assessment
  • What should you do when you uncover corruption in your supply chain?
  • A new opportunity for suppliers: Why it's better for them to work with an honest company rather than a crooked one
  • U.S Air Force, Steven Shaw, General Counsel for Contractor Responsibility & Debarment & Suspension Official
  • Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Program Officer, Aleksandr Shkolnikov, Program Officer, Global
    • Moderator:
    • Transparency International, Susan Cote-Freeman, Project Manager, Private Sector

16:45 - 17:00 Networking Coffee break

17:00 - 18:00 Session 5

Tackling fraud in financial institutions

For financial institutions around the globe, fraud is a serious problem escalating in both frequency and complexity. And, with no sign of the problems abating, this session will give you all of the latest information you need to gain the upper hand:

  • Find out how to avoid the breakdown of internal controls with practical tips on good management
  • Discover how to integrate corporate auditing, security, fraud prevention and risk management in time and on budget
  • Learn best practices for conducting an internal fraud investigation
  • Hear about the hard lessons learned by both banks and clients
  • Merrill Lynch, Jeffrey Harwin, Director, Global & Monetary Financial Control Group
Moderator:
  • Jones Day Henry Klhem III, Partner, Securities and Shareholder Litigation and SEC Enforcement Practice

Anti-corruption, monitoring and training: How to get it right

It's one thing putting an anti-corruption policy in place, but quite another ensuring its effectiveness. In this session find out:

  • Why it's crucial to make sure your employees and suppliers are properly trained
  • What incentives and disincentives employees respond best to, and why
  • How to deliver aligned training and communications which are consistent with your company's core values
  • The best ways to monitor progress and respond to challenges
  • ITT Corporation, Susan Ringler, Senior Counsel for International Compliance
  • KPMG Forensic, Rocco deGrasse, Principal
Moderator:
  • Compliance Week, Matt Kelly, Editor-in-Chief

The nuts and bolts of auditing

Effective auditing is crucial in revealing the holes that exist in your anti-corruption measures - it's also an integral part of any internal investigation, but how exactly does corruption auditing work? In this session you'll find out about:

  • External or in-house: Who is best to conduct your auditing?
  • How to effectively plan an audit: What are the fundamental elements?
  • Who and what should you audit, and how far should you go the first time around?
  • Auditing limitations: What audits can and can't do for your business
  • SGS U.S Testing Company, Larry Berson, Technical Director Corporate Social Responsibility Solutions
  • Transparency International, Susan Cote-Freeman, Project Manager, Private Sector
  • Moderator: Trace International, Alexandra Wrage, President

18:00 onwards Networking Drinks

Day 2, 17th April

09:00 - 10:00 Session 1

The value of a good reputation: Why ethics, compliance and anti-corruption is the front line of defense

Corruption scandals within large US based companies have lead to many firms having their reputations dragged through the mud. Such scandals also affect the reputations and careers of some of their most senior level executives. This session will outline:

  • The financial value of a good reputation for big companies
  • How to move from avoiding risk to adding value
  • The top five things an enlightened CEO should do NOW to seize the opportunities
  • Best Buy, Kathleen Edmond, Chief Ethics Officer
  • Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Patrick Brady, Principal
Moderator:
  • World Bank, Pascale Dubois, Sanctions Evaluation & Suspension Officer

10:00 - 10:30 Networking Coffee Break

10:30 - 11:45 Session 2

How your company can create a values-based culture: Why this is essential when developing and maintaining an effective compliance program

Creating a culture of ethical practice is sometimes challenging. The best companies are the ones that have an ethos of "this is how we do things around here" instilled throughout. But this type of honest and frank culture is hard to create, and doesn't happen overnight. In this session hear:

  • How the best companies have created their values systems, plus the results they have had so far
  • How to maintain core values systems through good and bad times
  • The value of ethical leadership and vision
  • How to develop an effective, integrated communications strategy
  • Lockheed Martin, Alice Eldridge, Vice President of Business Ethics Conduct
  • Intel Corporation, Mary Doyle, Compliance & Ethics Director
  • Corpedia, Alex Brigham, President
  • Moderator: Center for Corporate Ethics, a divsion of the Institue for Global Ethics  Martin Taylor, Director

11:45 - 12:30 Session 3

The best and the worst codes of 2007 - How does your company stack up?

Ethisphere Magazine takes a closer look at the codes of conduct that worked in 2007 and the ones which, well, sucked. Through examination of 43 elements we see why some codes are successful while others just aren't taken seriously:

In this session hear about:

  • What makes a good code and what makes a bad one
  • Real life examples of successful codes - why do they work and what are the benefits?
  • What the best codes can do for your company
  • The pitfalls of a bad code - what could be lurking around the corner?
  • Ethisphere Council, Stephen Martin, Executive Director & Editor in Chief, Ethisphere Magazine
  • Ethisphere Institute, Douglas Allen, Senior Fellow
  • Sempra Energy, Randall Peterson,Vice President & Chief Compliance Officer

12:30 - 14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Session 4

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 engage the board: What to tell them and how to communicate the importance of an up to-date code
  • The best and most accurate ways to illustrate code benefits to other managers and departments
  • How to choose the right approach to code development
  • The most effective consultation process during development of the code
  • Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), Laura Kennedy, Vice President of Compliance & Ethics
  • Texas Instruments, David Reid, Vice President, Ethics Director
  • The Wharton School, Philip Nichols, Professor
Moderator:
  • Health Care Compliance Association, Roy Snell, Chief Executive Officer

How to develop a whistle blowing policy that really Works

In theory, it's one of the most effective early warning systems a business can have, but how does whistle blowing, as an anti-corruption strategy, pan out in the real world? This session will cover:

  • How to create a culture where people are willing to report misconduct
  • The most effective ways to protect whistle blowers from recognition and possible retribution
  • Real life examples that help ascertain whether a tip off is real
  • Whistle blowing as global policy: how to overcome regulatory and cultural conflicts
  • Vodafone, John Loughrey, Head of Corporate Law
  • Monsanto Company, Robert M. Echols, Director, Business Conduct
  • Tellabs, Paul Liebenson, Assistant General Counsel -- Transactions, International & Compliance
Moderator:
  • Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), Program Officer, Aleksandr Shkolnikov, Program Officer, Global

15:15 - 15:45 Networking Coffee break

15:45 - 16:45 Session 5

How to develop and uphold an effective gift and hospitality policy

Developing a hospitality and gift policy which functions on a global platform, while at the same time avoiding flagrant abuse, is a real challenge. Join this session to learn:

  • The most important aspects of any gift and hospitality policy
  • Best practices on business travel, meals and gifts
  • How to comply when paying or reimbursing expenses for foreign government officials
  • Why and how you should properly define "hospitality" so it can be managed with confidence - and consistency
  • Wal-Mart, Julie Murray, Sr. Manager, Strategy & Development

Ethics training: How to set up an effective ethics training program

Ensuring employees understand company ethics policy is a real challenge but getting them to apply these policies when making key decisions is even tougher! Join this session and discover:

  • The techniques top training providers use to successfully build employee understanding and encourage adoption of company ethics
  • How to kick-start your programs: Exactly how do you decide which strategies will work best for your organization?
  • The pros and cons of electronic versus face-to-face training methods: How can you precisely work out the optimum training mix for your business?
  • The key factors to consider when evaluating external training providers
  • L-3 Communications Titan Corporation, Vincent O'Connor, Vice President Compliance & Ethics
Moderator:
  • Center for Corporate Ethics, a divsion of the Institue for Global Ethics  Martin Taylor, Director

What investors want from your anti-corruption program

With corporate corruption under the spot light, it's no surprise that investors see anti-bribery and corruption initiatives as critical components in the building of safe and transparent portfolios. Their expectations are increasing. Discover:

  • How to create successful programs that lead to positive long-term shareholder value, and robust market perceptions
  • What information you need to share with the market to boost and maintain investor confidence
  • The key benefits of early engagement with activist and ethical investors for policy development
  • F&C Management, Elizabeth McGeveran, Vice President, Governance & Sustainable Investment