2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference

1. Building and Leading an Effective Ethics & Compliance Program

   2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Debra Sabatini Hennelly  | November 06, 2020 

   • How the compliance function can be a strategic partner in helping the organization manage risks (and opportunities)

   • Elements of an effective ethics & compliance program and best practices to embed it in culture and operations

   • Influencing leaders and driving behavioral change

2. Culture of Compliance: Implementing Investigation Recommendations

   2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Jessica Tobias, Donta Ingram  | November 06, 2020 

   • Implementing investigation recommendations to affect organization culture

   • Developing a framework for new practices that reflect organizational values

   • Testing and monitoring newly established controls

3. Current Pressures in Whistleblower Retaliation, and the Effect on Compliance Program Effectiveness

   2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Lisa Fine, Matt Kelly  | November 06, 2020 

   • Review of recent whistleblower cases, both in corporate and government proceedings and how they may impact reporting and implications of these cases on day-to-day reporters

   • Hear about best practices for encouraging reporting of wrongdoing and for protecting reporters from retaliation from a practitioner with experience in two different industries, and bring your experiences, questions and pressure points to the discussion

   • We will also discuss situations where compliance officers have raised concerns and must escalate them to leadership, the board or externally

4. Making Ethics and Compliance Popular: Becoming a Valuable Go-to Resource

   2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Josh Clemens  | November 06, 2020 

   • Pitfalls to avoid and tips for successfully facilitating difficult conversations between operational departments to support coordinated risk reduction, transparency, and agreement on process

   • Demonstration of how active management of data for compliance and ethics can give all levels of management improved visibility and strengthen strategic risk management

   • Case studies pulling it all together of collaborative efforts with operational departments to improve compliance and create a win-win of reduced total compliance effort

5. Managing Ethics and Compliance Risk Related to Mergers and Acquisitions

   2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Kasey T. Ingram, Dan Harper  | November 06, 2020 

   • How to recognize and prepare for the ethics and compliance risks and considerations that arise during the due diligence process for mergers, acquisitions, and related transactions

   • How to mitigate transaction-related ethics and compliance risks and considerations through strategic planning and tactical due diligence

   • How to integrate ethics and compliance after the deal to identify and mitigate any post-closing ethics & compliance risks and address cultural concerns

6. The Trouble with Moral Relativism (2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference)

   2020 Columbus Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Jason B. Meyer  | November 06, 2020 

   • In an environment of self-confirming information bubbles, finger-pointing and hyper-partisanship, is there a risk of erosion of the bedrock upon which we work - shared core values?

   • While research says some younger people are more likely to greet moral issues with an attitude of “Who am I to judge?”, others may indulge in the “cancel culture.” What does this mean for compliance?

   • How does the language of ethics and compliance training, communications, and leadership need to adjust to tribalism and decreased engagement with any ethical polestar?