2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference

  1. New or Seasoned Compliance Professionals: Understanding Your "Hat"

    2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | April 28, 2022 

    • Discuss the "Non-linear paths" to compliance and how to best integrate these new skill sets.

    • Assess new ways to enhance business enablement and partnership

    • Share mentoring ideas and the responsibilities of both new and seasoned compliance professionals.

  2. Compliance Professionals and the False Claims Act_

    2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | April 28, 2022 

    • Application of False Claims Act cases to prepare compliance program "work plan", risk assessment and training.

    • Review False Claims Act provisions which govern standards of effectiveness for compliance programs.

    • Discussion of False Claims Act procedure and aspects of Department of Justice investigation and guidelines for cooperation credit.

    • Managing compliance risk, internal investigations, and self-disclosure.

  3. Conflicts of Interest: Strategies to minimize conflicts

    2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | April 28, 2022 

    • Timing matters

    • Benchmark your disclosure and certification process

    • Embedding COI management in your business processes

  4. Compliance Fails and Lessons Learned the Hard Way

    2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | April 28, 2022 

    • Invest in a good quality technology system - embrace technology early on!

    • Be prepared to make regulatory program changes at a whim, based on an ever-changing regulatory appetite.

    • If your organization is in trouble, own it, resolve, and implement immediate controls.

  5. Eat the Elephant One Bite at a Time - Using a Maturity Model to Build and Improve Your Compliance Program

    2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 11, 2022 

    • Explain what a maturity model is

    • Describe how the Sentencing Guidelines and/or DOJ Guidance can be adapted into a maturity model, including examples

    • Lead interactive discussion on building a compliance improvement plan using a maturity model

  6. M&A Ethics and Compliance Considerations

    2022 Boston & Tampa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | April 28, 2022 

    • Due diligence before you seal the deal: evaluating programs, spotting red flags, and cultural "audits" as part of your due diligence process

    • Operating in a limited-information limited-data environment

    • Integration considerations for your program post-M&A