2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)

  1. Rethinking Compliance Program Effectiveness Reviews

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Understand how strategy and enterprise risk management impact compliance program effectiveness

    • Learn how to leverage the Three Lines of Defense model to bolster compliance with less effort

    • Move beyond the federal sentencing guidelines to broaden organizational design thinking

  2. Who's Afraid of Internal Controls? Not Me! Using Internal Controls to Manage Risk and Make Compliance Programs More Effective

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Internal controls (ICs) are not as scary or technical as you may think. You are likely using them in your institutional compliance program already. We will uncover the true definition and intent of ICs so they are easier to understand, design, and apply

    • We will discuss and share examples of how to balance different types of internal controls-including compliance activities you may not have considered to be controls, such as technology, procedures, and training-to build a strong compliance structure

    • We will review how you can use commonly available tools and reference guides, such as the federal "Green Book," the HCCA-OIG Resource Guide, and the new ERM Compliance Guidance from COSO to establish an effective controls-based compliance program

  3. Privacy by Design: A New Way of Thinking About Privacy Compliance

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Using the NIST Privacy Framework and tying in regulatory obligations such as GLBA, GDPR, CCPA, etc.

    • Considerations for data governance when using privacy by design

    • Considerations to address fair information practices (transparency, notice, retention, access, etc.)

  4. Training Made EASY: Using Adult Learning Best Practices to Rocket Employee Retention

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Learn the latest research on engagement and retention and how to apply it to YOUR program

    • Get practical tips for creating effective, entertaining, and memorable training

    • Good training produces measurable results. Learn how to prove effectiveness in accordance with DOJ

  5. Compliance Assessments in 2021: How to Overcome Obstacles in the COVID World

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Benefits of assessment are well documented, but many organizations never bother or don't know where to start. Learn about what typically goes into these initiatives

    • Consider IEEEs decision to boldly dive into a program assessment in 2020, one of the most challenging years in modern history

    • Hear how IEEE evaluated its compliance risk management universe then crafted and began executing on various improvement plans resulting from its 2020 assessment

  6. Compliance Lessons from the Wirecard Scandal

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Learn how Wirecard, a listed company, went from 24 billion euros to total collapse in three days after disclosure that 1.9 billion euros did not exist

    • Understand how 250 employees plus the entire senior management team are implicated in the fraud that has come to exemplify the hostage-taking of the western banking system by Russian kleptocrats and other illicit activity

    • Acquire skills to prevent and detect ethical and legal failures in MNEs by delving into this live case-study and ongoing debacle

  7. How to Benchmark and Boost the Value of Your Ethics & Compliance or Whistleblower Hotline

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Leverage our proprietary data and analysis to see how others measure program effectiveness

    • Gain insight into how companies are adapting their programs for the new EU Whistleblower Directive

    • Learn ways to respond to increased regulation around ethics and compliance programs

  8. Culture Wars: Ethics and Compliance from Both Sides of the Atlantic (CEI 2021)

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • How can companies leverage the formal and informal parts of compliance and ethics programs to drive change and compliance throughout their multinational organizations? Lessons learned from in-house and external counsel involved in large FCPA resolutions

    • How are cultural differences and approaches reflected in guidance from enforcement authorities and what does this mean for companies facing or potentially facing enforcement action in multiple jurisdictions?

    • US and European approaches to ethics and compliance often differ in key ways. How can multinational companies take into account these differences in their global compliance programs?

  9. Business vs. Private Ethics: Does Such a Distinction Exist or Even Make Sense? (CEI 2021)

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Understand the arguments put forth by some that such a distinction can and does exist

    • Learn why such arguments are not credible, even dangerously unjustifiable

    • Identify practical implications resulting from this diagnosis for compliance and ethics professionals

  10. How to Break Down Silos Through Integrated Risk Management (IRM)

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Navigate, prioritize, and/or properly communicate the growing, complex risk landscape and gain organizational-wide visibility

    • List the risk impact of specific recent and upcoming U.S.-based and global compliance regulations, such as CPRA (CCPA), GDPR, E.U. Whistleblower Act, and/or Germany's Act to Combat Corporate Crimes

    • Tips for data integration to fulfill DOJ and COSO guidance

  11. The Corruption Virus: Boost Your Immunity When Operating in Latin America

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Understand the causes and symptoms of corruption in LATAM and how COVID-19 impacted it

    • Get a prescription to minimize the spread of corruption within your network of third parties

    • How to keep employees safe against corruption virus via effective communication and ongoing training

  12. Proposed New EU Due Diligence Law on Human Rights and Environmental Standards is a Potential Compliance Issue-Here's How to Get Ready

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Understand how your compliance team needs to prepare for the sweeping requirements of the law

    • Differentiate between the law's specific definition of human rights and traditional understandings

    • List concrete steps that need to happen to manage the new risks arising from non-compliance

  13. Requirements and Risks Regarding Data Security for Government Contractors

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Develop an understanding of the crucial elements of the Department of Defense's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) and NIST SP 800-171 DoD Assessment Methodology as well as best practices to assess your compliance level and cyber weakness

    • Explore compliance procedures and implementation practices, and learn the difference between compliance and true security; develop tactics to leverage compliance requirements to change employee behavior and improve security

    • Learn the impact of non-compliance on businesses, including potential False Claims Act liability

  14. Best Practices for M&A Due Diligence for Anti-Corruption: From Initial Idea to Integration

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Summarize strategies for structuring anti-corruption reviews for acquisitions and divestments

    • Review key issues that often arise during due diligence for acquisitions and divestments

    • Share approaches for effective integration of new companies or assets per DOJ and SEC guidance

  15. Practical Tips for Building Data Governance Programs

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Challenges of establishing AI compliance and governance

    • Interrelationship between privacy, data governance, and AI

    • Leveraging lessons learned and best practices, cross-domain, to leapfrog an AI compliance program

  16. Liaison or Ethics Champion Program

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Describe Intel's Ethics & Integrity Champion (EIC) network and the benefits of creating a liaison network

    • Share best practices from Intel's EIC network

    • Discuss challenges in maintaining the liaison group

  17. Cannabis & Your Compliance Program: What Every Compliance Professional Must Know

    2021 Compliance & Ethics Institute (CEI)  | September 22, 2021 

    • Explore how domestic and international cannabis legalization impacts your compliance program

    • Discover the key ways cannabis legalization affects your risk assessment

    • Learn the top five steps all compliance professionals need to take now to mitigate risks