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Pre-conference Workshop Day - Monday 2nd February 2009

Day 1 - Tuesday 3rd February 2009

09:00 - 09:15

Chair´s address Institute of Business Ethics, Simon Webley, Research Director

09:15 - 11:00Plenary 1

Anti-corruption and compliance in UK business: Assessing the state of play

International pressure for the UK to get tougher on corruption has been building for some time. Controversy over how British companies operate overseas remains high on the political, regulatory, campaigner and business agenda. This opening keynote session considers the current state of play. Our top level speakers will, in this session, discuss:

  • The state of enforcement of international bribery conventions and laws in the UK
  • Trends: How will the UK raise its game when it comes to anti-corruption and big business?
  • FCPA UK? Is the UK likely to reform its bribery laws to emulate the US
  • The future: What will enforcement - and its results - look like in two years time?
  • UK Government Department of Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Nick van Benschoten, Secretariat for Anti-corruption Champion
  • Transparency International (UK), Chandrashekhar Krishnan, Executive Director
  • Serious Fraud Office, Keith McCarthy, Head of Overseas and Corruption
  • OECD, Nicola Bonnucci, Director of Legal Affairs
  • MODERATOR: Ethical Corporation Magazine, John Russell, Editor

11:00 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 13:00 Plenary 2

The Business case for Anti-corruption

A recent report issued by the World Economic Forum revealed that corruption accounts for a huge 5% of global gross domestic product. Over US$1 trillion is paid in bribes each year. In business terms, getting caught is increasingly expensive, both financially, and reputationally. This session looks at why exactly large companies should tackle corrupt practices in their industries. Speakers will address:

  • The costs of corruption to business today. Why corruption is more than just a 10-25% premium on contracts - and why that should matter to your company
  • The value of your reputation. Why fines and convictions do not just hurt you financially
  • The end of the competitive edge. Why in 5 years graft will cost you more than its worth
  • International Law Association, Jeremy Carver, President of British Branch
  • Trace, Alexandra Wrage, President
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mark Anderson, Director, Forensic Services
  • MODERATOR: Ethical Corporation Magazine, John Russell, Editor

13:00 - 14:15 Lunch

14:15 - 15:30 Breakout sessions - Set 1

How to understand the complex legal framework

This session will provide an in-depth look at UK and European legislation. You´ll find out exactly what you need to know about the law - and what it means

  • UK Anti-corruption laws - how do they align or deviate from EU directives and the FCPA?
  • Hear about their impact on business
  • Learn about how the legal landscape is shifting, and the effects legal changes will soon have on your business
  • What about emerging markets? Will Africa, Asia and Latin America ever raise their anti-corruption game?
  • OECD, Nicola Bonucci, Director of Legal Affairs
  • International Law Association, Jeremy Carver, President of British Branch

CASE STUDY - Risking it all: How an audit committee reacts to an internal investigation

An interactive breakout featuring a DVD case study, Q&A session, and best practice tips on:

  • How to assess independence and conflict of interest issues, and how this affects your choice of external investigators
  • How to determine the scope and supervision for an investigation
  • Understanding the requirements of third parties such as auditors, regulators, and criminal authorities
  • Effectively assessing reputational risk and its impact on your business
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, Edwin Harland, Director, Forensic Services
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tracey Groves, Director, Performance Improvement Consulting

15:30 - 16:45 Breakout sessions - Set 2

Mastering effective certification of anti-corruption systems

Certification of anti-corruption systems, processes and results is increasingly important for large companies. Measurement is key, but very hard to do. This session looks at just how it can work in practice, and the results it can have for your business.

  • What to certify? Learn what you can tick off - and what you can´t
  • Find out how the process works, and what the benefits of being certified are
  • Hear how certification can mitigate corruption
  • Assessing the costs of integrity policy - Does it offer value for money? How to convert costs into corporate investment
  • Ethic Intelligence, Philippe Lesoing, Business Development Director
  • MODERATOR: Institute of Business Ethics, Simon Webley, Research Director

How to manage and set up a Global FCPA Ethics & Compliance Programme

Big companies need global compliance programmes, and world-wide employee and supplier ethics education. Added to this, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act applies to any company with US operations. It´s a big deal, and it´s getting bigger. Fines are going up, enforcement is on the rise. Setting up a programme that encompasses both elements is very hard to do. In this session, three experts in this difficult area will share with attendees:

  • Best practice on setting up an FCPA compliance programme
  • Maintain universal standards while considering local concerns
  • Create global communication channels that work
  • Learn to instill an effective ethics and compliance culture from day one
  • Avoid the pitfalls: Real life stories from some of the World´s biggest brands
  • Daylight Forensic & Advisory, James Hatchard, Director
  • BT Group, Helen Ashton, Head of International Governance & Ethics
  • MODERATOR: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Adam Turteltaub, Vice President of Membership Development

16:45 - 17:15 Coffee Break

17:15 - 18:30 Breakout sessions - Set 3

What the enforcers want to see from your company

The US Government is focusing more and more and more activity on business corruption. Increasingly, so is the UK. This session will cover:

  • What companies can expect from enforcement agencies and prosecutors - on both sides of the Atlantic
  • Facilitation payments - when is a bribe a bribe? Find out what the UK authorities think about facilitation payments
  • Is the landscape changing, will the UK start to look more like the US on anti-corruption enforcement?
  • Current cases. Who has been convicted or fined recently, and for what? Learn how your company can avoid prosecution.
  • City of London Police Overseas Anti-corruption Unit, Colin Cowan MSt, Detective Superintendent

Public contract and anti-corruption: The lessons from Iraq reconstruction

The global construction industry is rife with corruption. In Iraq the US created a new agency to deal with the problem. In this session you´ll hear valuable insight from SIGIR´s Deputy Inspector General, Ginger Cruz.

  • Find out what´s being done in Iraq to limit corruption in private business
  • Discover what happens to those who get caught
  • Hear whether this system is likely to be used elsewhere in the world
  • Learn key corruption lessons from Iraq for large companies elsewhere
  • Special Inspector General for Iraq, Ginger M. Cruz, Deputy Inspector General
  • MODERATOR: Toby Webb, Founder, Ethical Corporation

18:30Evening Networking Drinks

Day 2 - 4th February 2009

09:30 - 10:30 Plenary 1

How to create a values driven compliance culture

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!
  • Novartis, Juan-Jorge Gili, Global Compliance Officer
  • Institute of Business Ethics, Simon Webley, Research Director
  • MODERATOR: Toby Webb, Founder, Ethical Corporation

10:30 - 11:15 Plenary 2

Case Study: State of the art. How Siemens is transforming anti-corruption practices in business

In 2006 Siemens found themselves in the middle of one of the biggest corporate corruption scandals to date. In this session you´ll hear about the huge compliance challenges Siemens has faced and how they are tackling them. Learn about:

  • How Siemens has changed it´s corporate culture to tackle corruption problems
  • A brand new approach to compliance: Hear about what´s been created, and why
  • The practical measures taken by Siemens: The cutting edge training, implementation and policies - and how they have changed how they work with partners and suppliers
  • Why individual incentives must be aligned to anti-corruption policy - and how to make this work
  • What they got wrong - and how they´ve corrected it
  • Siemens UK, John Garred, Regional Compliance Officer
  • MODERATOR: Institute of Business Ethics, Simon Webley, Research Director

11:15 - 11:45Coffee

11:45 - 12:45 Plenary 3

Anti-corruption dilemmas - What would YOU do?

This is the moment when the Summit Chairman puts a series of challenging hypotheses to our panel of business leaders and asks - What would YOU do?

  • BP, Tim Langton, VP Segment & Function Compliance
  • Tyco International, Enrique Anzar, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
  • MODERATOR: Toby Webb, Founder, Ethical Corporation

12:45 - 14:00Lunch

14:00 - 15:15 Breakout sessions - Set 1

A step by step guide to global internal Investigations

Finding out what´s been happening in your firm can be hard. But getting it right is essential. This session tackles how to delve into the depths of your business - and get results

  • How do you plan and structure an investigation to ensure that it works?
  • When and how do you disclose your findings?
  • The key elements to any successful investigation - expert tips on getting it right first time, every time
  • How Betfair and Cisco structure investigative procedures in their businesses - Find out what´s relevant for your company
  • Cisco Systems Inc., Kath Coupland, Investigator - Ethics & Investigations
  • Betfair, Peter Probert, Head of Integrity
  • Vodafone, Jim Dickie QPM, Group Fraud Risk & Security, Group Investigation and Crisis Management Advisor
  • MODERATOR: Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, Adam Turtletaub, Vice President of Membership Development

Managing corruption when doing business in emerging markets

Emerging markets are increasingly where the margins are for large companies. But many remain venally corrupt. How can a company act with integrity? In this session learn about:

  • The challenges of doing business in emerging markets despite cultural pressures
  • How should companies conduct themselves in countries where legislation is not enforced?
  • How are Government posts in-country supporting UK companies?
  • What the OECD Guidelines for multinationals mean - and why they are increasingly important.
  • UK Government Department of Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform, Nick van Benschoten, Secretariat for Anti-corruption Champion
  • U.S. Agency for International Development, James Peters, Assistant General Counsel
  • MODERATOR: Ethical Corporation Institute, Pamela Muckosy, Research Manager

15:15 - 16:15 Breakout sessions - Set 2

How to set up an effective Ethics training programme

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 to discover:

  • The techniques top training providers use to successfully build employee understanding and encourage adoption of company ethics
  • How to kick-start your programmes: Exactly how do you decide which strategies will work best for your organisation?
  • The pros and cons of electronic versus face-to-face training methods
  • How to get the training programme balance right for your business
  • Key factors to consider when evaluating external training providers
  • BP, Tim Langton, VP Segment & Function Compliance
  • MODERATOR: Ethical Corporation Institute, Pamela Muckosy, Research Manager

Why an honest supply chain is important - and how to create one

Supply chain risk is one of the biggest issues for UK business. Corruption can be rife in smaller suppliers and down the supply chain. Often its hard to detect, and tough to correct. Hear from Tyco, one of the world´s largest conglomerates:

  • How Tyco prioritises anti corruption risk in diverse supply chains
  • What anti-corruption supply chain techniques work - and which don´t
  • Whether incentives for suppliers should be carrot or stick - and how you can combine the two
  • 3 Strikes and you are out. Or are you? How do you audit your supply chain for corruption - and what do you do when you find it?
  • What liability do you have for 3rd party actions?
  • Tyco International, Enrique Anzar, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
  • MODERATOR: Toby Webb, Founder, Ethical Corporation

16:15 - 16:45 Coffee Break

16:45 - 18:00 Breakout sessions - Set 3

Case Study: How HSBC audits for fraud and corruption

Hear from the world´s largest bank just how it seeks to stay on top of that all important area: auditing. Learn about:

  • How HSBC measures its compliance programme - and makes it effective
  • What do the auditors want to see? Hear what HSBC has learned from the past - and expects for next year
  • Understand the right balance between internal and external auditing - and how you should effectively allocate resources
  • HSBC Insurance, Matthew King, Group General Manager - Internal Audit

How to develop and embed a code of ethics in a global business

A badly thought out or weakly executed code of ethics could cost a company its reputation, impact its bottom line place a drain on morale. A good code of ethics, on the other hand, can engender a strong ethical culture, and communicate behavioral expectations in key risk areas. Now, more than ever, it is essential for businesses to develop and communicate an ethical code that gets buy-in at every level of operations? This session will cover:

  • How to engage the board - what to tell them and how to present the importance of an up-to-date code
  • Best methods for communicating code of ethics benefits throughout your business
  • Evaluation tools and techniques - how to qualitatively and quantitatively assess so you know when it´s working!
  • How to ensure a consistent perception of ethics across your organisation, regardless of country and culture
  • Travelex, Neville Hall, Group Compliance & Regulation Director
  • Alstom, Jean-Daniel Lainé, Senior Vice President, Ethics & Compliance
  • MODERATOR: Institute of Business Ethics, Simon Webley, Research Director