2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference

  1. What Can Movies And TV Shows Teach Us About Ethics And Compliance?

    2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Adam Balfour, Glenn McLea  | June 18, 2021 

    • Adults (andragogy) learn in different ways from children (pedagogy) and adults can learn by leveraging life experiences and using stories

    • Many TV shows and movies have relevant ethics and compliance related lessons that can help employees learn about important topics in a more engaging and memorable way

    • Hear about some examples of different movies and TV shows that will help you connect with employees and help them learn and understand about important aspects of an effective ethics and compliance program

  2. How Will the New Administration Change the Role of Compliance?

    2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Charles Webb  | June 18, 2021 

    • What are some of the key compliance topics and challenges we expect the Biden Administration to prioritize and address in the coming months?

    • Who is the Biden Administration considering for key enforcement and regulatory positions, and what do those appointments tell us about the Administration’s legislative, enforcement and regulatory agendas?

    • How should companies react to the Biden Administration’s emerging policy priorities and what can they be doing now to prepare and further mature their compliance programs?

  3. Influencing Leaders to Create a Speaking-Up Culture

    2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Debbie Sabatini Hennelly  | June 18, 2021 

    • Influencing leaders to take accountability for encouraging the free flow of information, even when the facts are hard to hear, is essential to cresting a speaking up culture

    • Psychological safety has multiple benefits, in addition to mitigating risk, which can be useful in gaining buy-in from leaders; it also enhances competitiveness through fostering innovation and a culture of inclusion

    • The Compliance & Ethics function can be a strategic partner in the organization by helping to remove barriers to psychological safety, promoting courage and clarity, and helping drive cultural change

  4. Leveraging Data to Improve Your compliance Program

    2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Beth Davis, Michelle Balaklaw  | June 18, 2021 

    • Data can be utilized by legal teams to identify educational opportunities, hone in on hotline reporting trends by department and region, and demonstrate program success when presenting to leadership

    • Leveraging analytics also allows for the automation of work processes enabling you to work smarter, not harder

    • Embracing data allows legal teams to better communicate with other business functions, thus enabling you to be a better business partner and better advocate for your compliance program

  5. When and How to Refresh your Code of Conduct in a Way That Actually Makes Sense

    2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Ricardo Pellafone  | June 18, 2021 

    • Overhauling a Code of Conduct is a massive project and often it’s unnecessary and counter productive

    • How to think about your Code in a way that will establish it as a true foundation and free you from an endless cycle of exhausting updates

    • How to redo your Code, if you truly need to, to make it last by future-proofing it as much as possible

  6. Whose Line Is it Anyway: Legal and Compliance Roles, Responsibilities and Collaboration

    2021 Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Lisa Estrada, Karen Louis, Matt Kelly, Tizgel High  | June 18, 2021 

    • What are the keys to a successful legal compliance collaborations?

    • Where do legal and compliance roles and responsibilities within a company typically overlap, run on separate tracks or even conflict?

    • What are some pros and cons of having lawyers functioning in compliance roles?