2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference

  1. Building and Sustaining Your Organization's Culture by Developing an Ethical Mindset

    2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Adam Balfour, Kevin Withane  | May 07, 2021 

    • Many organizations’ ethics and compliance programs focus too much on the compliance aspects and fail to adequately address ethics

    • A culture of ethics and compliance needs to include an ethical mindset that will ensure policies and procedures are fully followed and employees do the right thing

    • Learn how the ethics and compliance function can help to develop an ethical mindset in your organization

  2. Cannabis and Your Compliance Program: What Every Compliance Professional Must Know

    2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Amy McDougal, David Beatty  | May 07, 2021 

  3. Proactive Compliance: Monitoring, Testing, and Auditing Practices

    2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Michael Volkov  | May 07, 2021 

    • Justice Department guidance on compliance has underscored importance of proactive monitoring and testing as means to continuously update and improve a compliance program

    • Proactive compliance strategies need to be developed to focus on these important functions to ensure updated risk assessments and effective investigation protocols

    • A risk-based balance among onboarding, monitoring, renewal, testing and audit functions has to be implemented

  4. Reevaluating and Resourcing Your Compliance Program Post-COVID: What's Considered Adequate and How to Make Improvements Without Increasing Spend

    2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Alexandra Wrage  | May 07, 2021 

    • Applying risk-based strategies to allocate budget, manage third-party risk, and prepare for increased enforcement

    • Identifying and addressing gaps, building on compliance wins and changes, and strengthening procedures

    • Analyzing supply chain risks and leveraging internal resources to address compliance concerns beyond anti-bribery

  5. Third Party Due Diligence: How to Design an Effective Due Diligence Program and How to Carry It Out in Practice

    2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Ann Sultan, FeiFei (Andrea) Ren  | May 07, 2021 

    • Discuss the key aspects of a due diligence program

    • Go through a case study on due diligence

    • Discuss how to measure and calibrate risk in third-party relationships

  6. How to Seize the Opportunities of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)

    2021 Richmond Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | Presenter(s): Colin Etnire, Karen Alonardo  | May 07, 2021 

    • Today, forward-thinking organizations need to track and reporting on ESG factors.

    • Virtually all key constituents – from employees to customers to investors – expect a focus on ESG.

    • In this session, you will learn how to identify the scope of ESG as it relates to your E&C program