Compliance & Ethics Institute 2024

P01 Hard Hats & Headsets: Engaging Frontline Workers in Your Ethics & Compliance Program

Objectives

• Distinguish how compliance challenges and risks differ for frontline and other roles that are different from white collar roles
• Identify key challenges and opportunities to effectively engage frontline employees
• Design a program using proven methods for understanding frontline workers’ unique risks/needs, and designing codes, training and helplines that engage

P02 The Risky Business with Artificial Intelligence

Objectives

• Analyze the impact of AI on corporate compliance today and in the future
• Define the difference between "artificial" vs "human" intelligence by doing pilot projects and risk assessments
• Compare engagement vs distraction with templates and framework to ensure regulatory compliance

P03 Neurodiversity: Understanding the World of the Human Octopus

Objectives

• What is neurodiversity? What does the term mean? What is included in neurodiversity? What is the science behind it?
• How does neurodiversity play into creating policies, procedures, and inclusion?
• How do we best cultivate neurodiverse talent and support individuals? Let's make accommodations into standard options!

P04 Wearing the Right Hat: The Critical Partnership between Ethics & Compliance and Legal

Objectives

• Understand the importance of a solid partnership between Legal and Compliance: Considerations when Legal and Compliance are in the same function
• Unique methods of engaging your legal and compliance teams (such as training and other initiatives)
• Practical initiatives for you to enhance your partnership and collaboration in 2024

P05 Top 10 Takeaways to Keep Suspension and Debarment from Knocking on Your Door

Objectives

• Explore a hypothetical case from the distinct perspectives of three Federal agencies and strategies to address compliance and ethics risks
• Identify and debunk common misconceptions relating to suspensions and debarments
• Take away top ten tips on how to address or avoid potential Federal Government concerns regarding your organization’s compliance and ethics program

P06 Key Training Strategies to Attract Employees and Effortlessly Drive 100% Completion

Objectives

• Overcome obstacles of monitoring & tracking instructor-led trainings in hybrid working environments
• Design out-of-the-box training assets that disrupt obligatory and check-the-box mindsets
• Transform perceptions of mandatory compliance trainings from dreadful to delightful

P07 ESG, Responsibility or Sustainability: Are We Speaking the Same Language in the US and the EU?

Objectives

• Discover the common elements of what organizations agree to beyond law in one jurisdiction
• Find ways to navigate differing requirements through programming
• Build reporting and accountability structures aligned to your compliance program

P08 Microaggressions: An Essential Ingredient to a Toxic Culture

Objectives

• What microaggressions are and how they impact outcomes in organizations
• How to self-identify if you create microaggressions and tools that can be used to help improve in this space
• Provide team members who have been offended with tools on how to address, manage, and overcome microaggressions

P09 Transforming Compliance Culture: Key Strategies for Cultivating Integrity in the Digital Age

Objectives

• Learn practical approaches to leverage tech and AI for year-round E&C guidance
• Empower your mood in the middle to drive meaningful two-way dialogue and a create a speak-up culture
• Understand risks and considerations of incorporating tech and AI into your compliance program

P10 Understanding Global Data Privacy Laws

Objectives

• Comparison of laws in US, Europe, Middle East, Far East and Latin America
• Managing cross border data transfers
• How to develop and maintain privacy compliance

P11 Ideation Station: Join Us as We Share Our Best Ideas of the Year and Gain Practical Tips to Invigorate Your Compliance Program for the Global Audience

Objectives

• Fun ideas that generate buzz (our favorite tools and tactics included)
• Inclusive ideas to engage your global audience
• Inspired network ideas (introvert-friendly activity for attendee connection and sharing)

P12 Grant Fraud: $1.2 Trillion Dollars of Risk

Objectives

• Understand the U.S. government grant landscape, including the fact that the process is largely an integrity-based system
• Be prepared to address the most common fraud and other compliance risks often seen in programs funded by federal grants
• Identify the best ways to help prevent, identify, and mitigate risk in grant funded programs

P13 Some Perspectives on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act’s Cybersecurity Mandates

Objectives

• The EU AI Act’s cybersecurity and risk management mandates
• The existing and proposed ISO and NIST cybersecurity standards for AI
• Practical perspectives on avoiding fines based on reviews of the EU GDPR

P14 Could Your Ethics Program Go Viral?

Objectives

• Ideas for engaging and connecting with employees and leaders in a way that makes your program go "viral"
• Examples and ideas for big or small employee engagement activities
• Table-top breakouts will allow participants to brainstorm and present other engagement ideas to the group

P15 Congratulations, You’ve Been Promoted! What Got You Here May Not Keep You Here: The Transformation from Valued Expert to Effective Leader

Objectives

• Assessing your strengths and building new skills to lead an effective, innovative ethics & compliance team and program
• Understanding how to work across silos and lead cross-functional teams and initiatives: Engaging without alienating anyone
• Two steps forward, one step back is still progress: Sharing anecdotes of success stories and not-so-successful attempts in E&C leadership