Caroline Ferland, Group Head of Business Conduct & Compliance, British American Tobacco

How can we more proactively capture data for our programmes? See examples of how to pragmatically manage the launch of a conflicts of interest programme within your organisation. Learn the drivers, challenges and results from a multinational manufacturing company.

Nichole Pitts, Founder & CEO/ Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, Ethintegrity

Struggling with employee engagement? In this session, participants will learn how to effectively increase employee participation and facilitate discussions on complex ethics topics across cultures and educational levels. This will lead to a better understanding of the compliance program as well as identification & mitigation of risks from all levels of the organisation. Explore the benefits of using the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methodology to promote fruitful discussions to help the individual and the organisation embed integrity into daily activities.

Elisabeth Dehareng, Partner, Baker McKenzie

With one year since the enactment of GDPR, this session seeks to explore the impact GDPR has had on ethics & compliance from the view of a compliance officer, as well as what to keep an eye on in future.

Christian Blackwell, Director in the Regulatory Compliance Consulting Team, Norton Rose Fulbright
Daryl Cornelius, General Manager EMEA, Convercent

Which metrics are you using to measure the level of ethical business conduct in your organisation? Are there metrics you would you like to use but can’t access the relevant data? Which metrics are most important for your board reporting? Join your peers in this interactive roundtable discussion and work through a list of tangible metrics.

Guen Donde, Head of Research, Institute of Business Ethics

What are the key risks and experiences in the Speak Up process? What do people need and expect in order to trust that their voice will be heard and understood? The IBE will share their Speak Up Toolkit, developed by first-hand experience and understanding of the emotional experience of raising a concern, coupled with the IBE’s knowledge of what constitutes good practice for organisations receiving those concerns.

Nicolas Swiatek , Senior Compliance Manager, RTL Group

A Risk-Based Approach (RBA) is a key element of leading-edge ethics and compliance programmes, and a useful tool in the armoury of ethics and compliance officers. In this session, participants will learn about effective deployment of a global risk-based approach, and how it can be used to directly identify ethics and compliance priorities. With those priorities, the RBA can then be used to drive ethics and compliance programmes and also mitigate the associated risks – such it influences the wider integrity of the organization, including Anti-Bribery & Corruption, fraud and internal controls

Susan Du Becker, Global Compliance Enablement, Cisco

With over 75 % of many major companies’ value tied up in intangibles, protecting your brand is essential. But being on the defensive will also result in failure. Consumers expect your brand and your CEO to stand for something greater. How do you navigate these treacherous waters? How can your CEO take a stance, which is guaranteed to upset some, and yet stay authentic? In this roundtable discussion, we will review some recent examples of authentic activism, and some missteps that have been immediately punished in the court of public opinion, fueled by social media.

Paul McKane , Head of Ethics & Integrity, Salesforce

Companies come in all shapes and sizes, and their ethics & compliance needs can vary drastically. You don’t need  a huge global organisation and seemingly limitless budget to build a best in class programme. In this interactive roundtable discussion, learn and hear from your peers on how to scale your E&C programme to achieve best practice.

Maria Lancri, Attorney, GVV Avocats
Autumn Sanelli, Snr. Director Professional Services, Convercent

Regulatory changes have emphasised the importance of understanding the “why” behind the misconduct occurring in your organisation. Hear best practices with identifying and tracking root cause and how to use that data to mitigate future risk.

Jonathan Chibafa, Business Integrity, Exiger
Rob Mitchell, Vice President, Exiger

Today’s multinational companies face the unique challenge of identifying and addressing misconduct throughout the organisation, including deep into the supply chain of vendors and suppliers. In this session, compliance experts will share best practices on monitoring third party misconduct.

Keith Read, Chief Compliance Officer & Director, Europe, Convercent

Recent history is littered with examples of corporate scandals such that the European Commission has strengthened the protection of whistle-blowers against dismissal, demotion and other types of retaliation by an employer. However, this changing landscape is global and includes GDPR, Sapin II, Italy’s Decree 231, India’s Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Law and Australia’s proposed ‘one-stop shop’ Whistle-blower Protection Authority on a list that goes on. Keep abreast of the latest regulatory developments and trends in this informative session with industry experts.

Ian Hornby, Associate General Counsel for Litigation, Ethics & Compliance, Venator

Employee engagement is a challenge shared by many ethics and compliance programme leaders. In order to have an effective programme which generates a healthy dialogue and instils trust, it’s essential to engage all levels of the organisation. This interactive roundtable session will kick-start with Venator’s Integrity Week initiative, then invite participants to share practical ideas on tackling engagement.

Phil Knight, Product Manager, Convercent
Michael Hanson, Data Scientist, Convercent

How does your organisation compare to your peers? What reporting rate is “normal”? What anonymity rate should we expect? All these questions are symptoms of the fog within which we all operate. When your board of directors challenges your programme can you defend it? Can you provide context? In this interesting exploration of the world of data science, for the non-scientist, Phil and Michael will explain how real-time benchmarking can be used to elevate your reporting and analytics to a whole new level. Now you can finally present your programme’s quality with certainty.

Zoi Sazaklidou, Senior Legal Counsel, Volvo Construction Equipment
Paul Asare Archer, Director of Compliance, Telefonica UK (O2)
Marc Leu, Founder, More Than Just Compliance

When we talk about ethics and compliance, are we talking about the same thing? Sometimes it can be important to make the distinction. What is the role of chief compliance officer when they have a legal background. Are lawyers the enforcers of ethics?

Having an amazing growth trajectory is something every company is striving for. However, what is thrilling for all involved presents unique challenges for the ethics and compliance team. Hear first-hand behind the scenes of a fast-paced growth company that accelerated through an IPO, how they overcame these challenges and then turned them into an opportunity for their programme.

Anny Tubbs, Trustee, Unseen

Join your peers for a roundtable discussion on Retaliation, the silent rot that can destroy your culture. When Organisational Justice fails employees will clam up and your open and transparent culture will suddenly become quite opaque. But retaliation is not easy to spot. Learn from your peers and share ideas in a free-flowing discussion resulting in a collection of tips and tricks for early detection and resolution.

Phil Knight, Product Manager, Convercent

Companies are struggling to raise the profile of their ethics and compliance programme. Do employees really know where to go to get help when they need it? How do you demonstrate the tone at the top within your organisation? These are all questions we will answer in this interesting review of the value and power of an interactive code of conduct. Leverage the power of the internet to drive employee engagement, make your code an intrinsic part of your employees’ daily lives, make a splash.

Jeremy Rollison, Director EU Government Affairs, Microsoft EU

Artificial Intelligence has arrived. Most organisations have some form of AI being used. The technology is evolving at a rapid clip, and the regulators are not keeping up. Will AI bring the promised Utopia where machines do all the work and humanity can sit back and enjoy a life of leisure? Or will the Cassandras that foretell a Dystopian end to humanity, exterminated by the machines we have built? Or is the reality something far more nuanced and fascinating. Join us to explore the future that we see unfolding ahead.

Philip Winterburn, CSO, Convercent
Keith Read, Chief Compliance Officer & Director Europe, Convercent

There are so many tools and techniques that we use every day, but what is the science that makes them work? In this fascinating review you will learn what is driving human behaviour and why many of the techniques you use actually work. By understanding the science, you will walk away with a new collection of arrows in your quiver, armed and ready to make an impact.

Jane Mitchell, Owner, JL&M

Senior leaders spend a lot of time working towards a culture of compliance but – do they know enough about the impact of that single-minded effort on an organisation’s culture? Jane leads this session as a deeper dive into this morning’s panel on Innovation in Action. Join your peers to share pragmatic steps to truly understanding the culture of your organisation and drive accountability for ethical behaviour to all employees.