8:00 Registration and Morning Coffee
8:30 Chairman's Opening Address
8:45 Keynote Session
Updates and Insight on the Newly Passed UK Bribery Bill
• Analyzing the key provisions of the newly passed UK Bribery Bill and impact
on MNCs operating in the UK
Charlie Monteith, Higher Court Advocate, SFO Bribery Policy Lead UK Serious Fraud Office
9:00 Interactive Panel Discussion Updates on Anti-Corruption Initiatives, Regulations and Enforcement Globally
• Uncovering current anti-corruption regulation, emerging trends
and enforcement patterns
• Reviewing landmark cases and enforcement actions in Europe, Asia, Latin
America and Africa
• Assessing the challenges and risk when dealing with multiple investigations
• Reviewing Bribery and Corruption Risks Faced by MNCs Conducting Business
in Emerging Countries
• Leveling the playing field – Determining your strategy when competing
against organizations not governed by the FCPA or anti-corruption laws
Panelists:
Charlie Monteith, Higher Court Advocate, SFO Bribery Policy Lead
UK Serious Fraud Office
Pascale Helene Dubois, Sanctions Evaluation and Suspension Officer Office of Evaluation and Suspension
The World Bank
10:00 Networking Break
10:30 Case Study
Leveraging Internal Audits for Testing and Managing FCPA / Anti-Corruption
Compliance
• Assessing the key elements to consider when planning an FCPA audit
• Best practices in working with your internal audit department
• Determining if the FCPA audit should be part of internal audit
or a separate function
– Assessing if this function should be outsourced
• Understanding the results of your FCPA / anti-corruption audit and strategies
on handling problems arising out of the audit
• Exploring the auditing and metric tools available in the industry to assist
you conducting an effective FCPA / anti-corruption audit
John Digenan, Director, Internal Audit
Microsoft Corporation
11:15 Interactive Panel Discussion
Conducting Effective Due Diligence on 3rd Parties and Strategies to Continuously Monitor for Compliance
• Establishing internal controls to protect against the risk of liability through
your distributors, reseller, suppliers or agents
• Adopting a tiered due diligence approach to third parties dependent on their
risk level
– Best practices in assessing the risk profile of your 3rd parties
• Uncovering effective tools and strategies to monitor your 3rd parties
• Enforcing compliance down through the supply chain with audits, training
and certifications
• Crafting contractual provisions that will allow you to exercise audit rights
and ensure proper training is conducted
Cheryl Fackler Hug, VP, Associate General Counsel, Compliance,
Hewlett-Packard
Anna Itoi, Managing Counsel, Ethics & Compliance
Google Inc.
Tom Engelhart, Global Due Diligence Specialist
Kreller Group
ENSURING DUE DILIGENCE INITIATIVES ACROSS ALL POTENTIAL CORRUPTION PRACTICES GLOBAL REGULATORY PERSPECTIVES ON THE FIGHT TO COMBAT CORRUPTION
12:00 Luncheon
1:00 Interactive Workshop
Dealing and Overcoming Challenges Associated With Internal Investigations
Internal investigations provide a first line of defense for government inquiries
and investigations. However, companies must proceed cautiously because internal
investigations can put corporate interests at risk, increasing liability exposure
and jeopardizing privileges. With heightened government enforcement, companies
and counsel must master the intricacies of conducting internal investigations,
including timing and cost management.
This workshop will provide you with practical strategies and tools on:
• Determining whether to conduct an investigation
– Factors to consider when evaluating whether to commence an investigation
– External factors
• Structuring investigations
– Defining the goals
– Steps of a good investigation
– Assigning roles and responsibilities during the internal investigation
• Evidence gathering
• Understanding privilege issues as well as privacy issues that come into play
during an investigation
• Assessing what to do with the results of an investigation
– To report or not to report
– To disclose or not to disclose
– Remedial actions – To discipline or not to discipline
– Public relations strategy
– Insurance coverage issues
– Ethical issues
• Strategies and tips to conduct an investigation cost effectively
Frank Lopez, Associate General Counsel, Director of Compliance
Qwest Corporate
3:00 Case Study
Effective Strategies for Voluntary Disclosure And Developing a Successful
Remediation Plan
• Reviewing recent standards and trends in voluntary disclosure
• Determining when you should self-report
– Assessing key factors that will prompt a company’s decision to disclose
– Comprehending the consequences of not reporting an incident
– Understanding how the government treats companies that self-report
• Putting together a plan for a proper voluntary disclosure
– How to make the initial contact with the government agency
– Identifying the correct documents to turnover
• Strategies in implementing an effective remediation plan
José A. Tabuena, Senior Vice President, Compliance and Risk PhyServe Physician Services, Inc.
3:45 Closing Remarks of the Chair and Close of Conference