2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference

1. Beyond GDPR : Examining New Privacy Laws in the US and Around the World

   2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 20, 2022 

   • New privacy laws in Brazil, South Africa, and the US are complicating the global privacy landscape

   • While the laws have many similarities, differences abound that will complicate a privacy compliance

   • This session will examine, compare, and contrast the news laws with one another and in light of GDPR

2. Cyber Risks - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

   2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 20, 2022 

   No, it's not a movie, although a cyber-attack or data breach can feel like a scary movie when it happens. And it's happening a lot more now in a post-pandemic, digital transformation world. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), ransomware attacks rose 151% in 2021. The business of cyber-crime is booming ($10.5 Trillion by 2025) for cyber criminals So why do you care and how can compliance officers increase their effectiveness in mitigating business and cyber risks. This session will provide answers to these questions and more. Attendees will learn about:

   
   

   • Current cyber risks and their implications for compliance officers

   • Emerging risks in digital innovations and why you care

   • Increasing compliance effectiveness and influence in the board room

3. AI: A Separate and New Risk for the Ethics & Compliance Professional

   2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 20, 2022 

   • Understanding what AI is and its impact on you and your organizations is becoming increasingly necessary in today's technology-forward world. This session will provide a grounding on those topics.

   • As an ethics and compliance professional, you need to consider the extent of risk your organization faces depending on whether these automated decision-making systems impact sensitive aspects of your customers' lives.

   • Gulzar Babaeva and Colleen Dorsey will walk you through ways you might consider thinking about risk in this newly emerging area and how you might structure frameworks to catch issues early on in the procurement, design, and/or development phases.

4. Promises and Peril : Investigations Gone Virtual

   2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 20, 2022 

   • Planning and preparing for your investigation

   • Rapport and assessing credibility

   • Common challenges (and how to overcome them)

5. The Rising Tide of ESG: How the Growing Urgency in ESG Boosts Ethics and Compliance Goals

   2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 20, 2022 

   • The vast rise in ESG pressure from investors and other stakeholders in recent years and through the global pandemic

   • What's next in ESG - trends that are moving fast and changing in 2022 and beyond.

   • The symbiotic relationship at play between ESG professionals and ethics/compliance leaders - how to form teams that collaborate and drive towards the same goals in your company.

   • Developing and maintaining a culture of ethics and responsibility in a remote work environment during a period of high turnover and uncertainty.
     

6. Detecting and Investigating Fraud

   2022 Minneapolis Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference  | May 20, 2022 

   Many frauds have important implications for organizational compliance. This session will focus on the compliance professional's role in mitigating the compliance risks associated with fraud schemes. After attending this session, participants will be able to:

   
   

   • Identify red flags and improve fraud detection controls

   • Consider the element of intent in detecting and investigating fraud

   • Perform root cause analysis of fraud schemes aimed at improving controls