Agenda, May 22, 2025: (back to GRC Engage London Summary)
(time zone used is Central European Time)
08.30 – Registration and Coffee
09.00 – Opening Remarks from Event Chair
09.15 - From GRC to ERC - the Role of Ethics in an Integrated Governance, Risk & Compliance System
A holistic Governance, Risk and Compliance system in corporations is more needed than ever - but we also have to focus on the ethical climate in organizations and discuss tangible steps how to address ethical dilemmas and to create a speaking up culture
Elke Baumann, Global Head Ethics, Risk & Compliance Training & Development, Novartis
10.00 – Responding to Regulatory Inquiries & How This Impacted our Compliance Remediation Story
· Moving from decentralised compliance structure to centralised model (including why we did it)
· Impact of independent reviews on the maturity of the Business Integrity Compliance Programme in year 1 and year 3
· Current state and ongoing challenges
John Murphy, Director Ethics & Compliance, EME & Mongolia Rio Tinto
10.45 – Addressing Conflicts of Interest
· Cases of discovering conflicts of interest among employee hires, 3rd parties and strategic alliance partners
· Implementing a conflict of interest disclosure system
· Innovative ways to uncover bias in decision-making in the business that is driven by a conflict of interest
Alexandra Dobrovoskaja, Head of Compliance Group Functions, Ericsson
11.30 – Morning Coffee and Networking
12.00 – A Centralized ESG Monitoring System
· ESG topics are varied in nature and their development is most probably within the responsibility of stakeholders working for different divisions and or regions within an organization
· A centralized ESG system vs decentralized ESG working forces
· A centralized ESG monitoring system can significantly enhance an organization's ability to manage its ESG commitments effectively in terms of consistency, efficiency, visibility on compliance, stakeholder engagement and integration into the core business strategy
· The design, constitution and authority given to the centralized monitoring work task is crucial to reap the benefits that are envisioned
Carmen Ortiz de Ciolac, Senior Compliance Counsel - EMEA, ASICS
12.45 – Compliance Controls: what are the Controls that Compliance Complements to Ensure that Processes Address the Risks
Tatiana Duran, Senior Legal Counsel, ABAC and HuRi, ABB
13.30 – Lunch Break
14.30 – Internal Fraud and Managing Allegations
· Initial identification and escalation
· The stakeholder communication and engagement process
· Interviews, evidence and data acquisition
· Reporting to relevant authorities
Ioanna Lamprinaki, Senior Director, Ethics & Compliance Investigations Leader, Otis Elevators
15.10 – Internal Investigations: GRC Resource Allocation
Anton Alferov, Regional Compliance Counsel for Europe, Eurasia and Sub-Saharan Africa, Halliburton
15.50 - Risk Appetite and Risk Culture: Moving from Theory to Practice
Francois Benzakki, Internal Audit Director – Corporate Global Processes & EMEA, EsillorLuxottica
16.30 – Closing Remarks and End of Forum
Networking and Coffee/Tea
