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Nora Kaiser – Prosecutor, Land Court of Hamburg, Former Prosecutor at The Attorney General Office in Munich
When: Tuesday, September 18 to Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Where: Radisson Blu Hotel Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
Attend C5’s Second Anti-Corruption – Southern Africa conference to benchmark your regional and global compliance procedures to avoid crippling international anti-corruption investigations and fines.
UK giant GlaxoSmithKline has been hit with a £1.9 billion penalty after admitting to the ‘biggest healthcare fraud in history’. It handed out cash as well as everything from Madonna concert tickets to pheasant-hunting trips to doctors and other health care professionals to prescribe various GSK drugs to underage patients. As part of the settlement, GSK agreed to be monitored by government officials for five years.
The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most highly regulated and monitored sectors in the world. Pharmaceutical companies operating in the Southern African region need to take extra precautions to ensure that relationships between sales and business development representatives and healthcare professionals remains clear and transparent in a region characterized by expectations of hospitality and gifts. The Southern Africa pharmaceutical community needs to act now to ensure their internal anti-corruption compliance systems are up to scratch to meet all requirements under the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act and local anti-corruption laws. The complex and sometimes conflicting US and UK laws have far-reaching extraterritorial scope meaning any company operating in the Southern region could be examined by foreign authorities.
C5’s Second Forum on Anti-Corruption – Southern Africa Edition offers you a unique opportunity hear from and share practical insight with seasoned chief compliance officers and general counsels from the pharmaceutical and other industries who are responsible for compliance in this region.
Learn from some of the largest and most successful companies in the world as to how they achieve the following steps:
You and your colleagues have a special opportunity to hear from your counterparts in some of the world’s largest and most successful companies as to how they structure their compliance procedures, paying particular attention to cultural and business realities in the Southern Africa region. You will pick up new tools to be able to lead your company through the following key steps to full compliance:
- Step 1: Building a Culture of Compliance whilst Adhering to Varying Local Customs: How to Promote and Demonstrate an Organisational Commitment from Top to Bottom.
- Step 2: Designing, Implementing and Maintaining a Regional and Sector Specific Anti-Corruption Compliance Programme.
- Step 3: Creating your Gifts, Hospitality, Sponsorship and Charitable Donations Policy Factoring in Local Customs and Expectations and International Anti-Corruption Standards.
- Step 4: Tailoring Training Programmes for Employees, Third Parties and Other Stakeholders.
- Step 5: Establishing a Trustworthy Whistleblower Policy in line with Evolving Local and International Compliance Requirements.
- Step 6: Maintaining Adequate Accounting Records and Documentary Evidence to Facilitate Greater Organisational Transparency.
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Bapsy Dastur - General Counsel – Head Legal & Integrity IMA, ABB (UAE)
Massimo Mantovani – General Counsel Legal Affairs – Senior Executive Vice President with Eni
Hassan Hassan, General Counsel Africa, India, Middle East Russia/CIS, Mars, Incorporated (UAE)
July 5th, 2012
in Anti-Corruption / FCPA |
Attend the only forum that goes beyond the FCPA and provides country-by-country anti-corruption compliance strategies in Asia to help you stay ahead of the global enforcement curve.
Multinational companies operating in China, India and other emerging countries in Asia are increasingly the target of FCPA enforcement actions and investigations, and at the same time, facing prosecutions by local authorities. This trend, coupled with increased cross-border cooperation and the growing relevance of foreign anti-bribery laws, is changing the global anti-corruption enforcement landscape and forcing companies to adopt a more local approach to compliance.
Join ACI’s Singapore Summit on Asia Anti-Corruption Compliance to gain a complete guide on Asia compliance roadmap. The 2012 program will feature an international line-up of speakers who will provide country-specific anti-corruption compliance guidance you can’t get anywhere else. Go beyond the FCPA and walk away with firsthand insights on hot compliance issues in each specific country which includes China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, and more.
The conference program is currently under development. Please check back soon for the program agenda and faculty list.
In October 2011, South African President Jacob Zuma ordered a new probe into the infamous Arms Deal that involved corruption and bribery allegations during a R30 billion procurement deal.
The new commission of enquiry will now have two years in which to finally put the arms deal scandal to rest. Meanwhile, yet another South African police chief and government ministers have hit headlines in the latest round of corruption allegations against President Zuma’s government.
Adding to mounting pressure, Japanese-based Marubeni Corporation has agreed to pay $54.6 million to resolve FCPA charges related to a decade-long scheme to bribe government officials in Africa, further demonstrates that no company is beyond the reach of the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. This is coupled with the implementation of the UK Bribery Act in July 2011 which will have extraterritorial reach throughout Southern Africa for any company that carries on any “part of a business” in the UK. Accordingly, all companies doing business or investing in Southern Africa and local companies listed on foreign stock exchanges or with ties to foreign companies must take extra care to ensure their organisation fosters a culture of strict compliance from management down and that ALL potential corruption and bribery risks are detected and minimised as quickly as possible to avoid intrusive government investigations, significant fines and costly settlement arrangements.
Following last year’s sell out success, C5 is pleased to bring you C5’s second Forum on Anti-Corruption – Southern Africa Edition which will once again bring together a leading faculty of experienced in-house and private practice lawyers, compliance executives and government officials who will provide the latest strategies to facilitate compliance with Southern African, US, UK and European anti-corruption laws and mitigate damages should a violation occur.
The fully updated agenda for 2012 includes:
- Southern Africa’s anti-corruption legislative reform and enforcement efforts: How the past year’s developments have changed the face of corporate compliance.
- How the Extraterritorial Reach of the UK Bribery Act will impact Southern African Business: Putting “Adequate Procedures” and a “failure to prevent bribery…” into Regional Context.
- What’s Next for FCPA Enforcement: What local and international Southern African Based Organisations Needs to Know.
- Building a Culture of Compliance from the Top Down: Getting Buy In and Leadership Support.
- Conducting thorough risk-based due diligence against all third parties to control and minimise liability risks.
- Installing a strong and safe whistleblowing system that employees will use: Accounting for cultural nuances.
- Navigating the Southern African customs process: Who to trust? What to Avoid? How to Respond to facilitation payment requests.
- Private to Private Corruption: New ways the private sector can be implicated in bribery and corrupt practices.
Use this opportunity to benchmark your practices with leading local and international organisations and pick up critical knowledge from the anti-corruption experts. This is an outstanding career, business networking and information sharing opportunity.
Implementation of anti-corruption legislation fundamentally changes the approach of global corporations to conduct business. Not far behind is your klmpaniya in this matter? Visiting a key regional event on anti-corruption compliance, will allow you to keep abreast of issues related to compliance with the requirements of the law.
Join your fellow delegates, “the key to Russia and the CIS anti-corruption compliance in the event.” You will be given a unique opportunity to interact with leaders and replication of best practices. For the 4th time in Russia and CIS Summit on Antikorruatsii conducted by the American Conference Institute, will provide you with comprehensive practical information about the global challenges related to compliance with anti-corruption laws, as well as the detection of bribery schemes and mitigating your compliance risks.
Actuation of the U.S. corrupt activities abroad is gaining momentum, while the UK bribery law, and a new Russian anti-corruption law makes international corporations fundamentally rethink approaches to compliance programs. At the same time, the risks of bribery and corruption in Russia and CIS countries are still extremely high. According to the Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International among the 28 largest world countries, in November 2011, Russia’s corruption indicators have fallen to the lowest level since 2007. Russia remains one of the most corrupt countries in the developed world. This figure and the establishment of business once again serves as a reminder of precautions for companies considering investment in the region. This exclusive and strategic conference will bring together international professionals in the field of corporate ethics and internal controls, lawyers and government officials.
The updated program in 2012 will provide you with objective information on how to:
- Identify the circuit structure, the hidden actors and questionable deals with high risk of corruption
- Develop a robust compliance monitoring by third parties to obtain reliable data
- to act in the case of inspections by local authorities (practical experience for the preparation of responses to the facts of the investigation of corruption by local authorities)
- Rate this unique, elevated risk factors of minority joint ventures
- Bring in compliance with Russian law on competition with the anti-corruption laws of the United States post-Novo Nordisk
- to avoid falling into the “trap of bribery” CEOs
- Minimize the risk of exposing the perpetrators of official investigations of post-Dodd-Frank
March 10th, 2012
in Anti-Corruption / FCPA |
Unparalleled networking and benchmarking opportunities at China’s premier anti-corruption compliance forum. An international faculty of senior-level executives who will provide you with information you can’t get anywhere else. No other conference delivers this much value.
Heightened anti-corruption enforcement will affect more companies in Asia than ever before. Are your compliance program and internal controls sophisticated enough to withstand the impact of government investigations? Do you know what the latest cases reveal about new risk areas and compliance standards?
Every June, in-house counsel, ethics and compliance executives, forensic accountants, finance and internal audit executives as well as corporate attorneys from China and around the globe attend ACI/C5’s China Summit on Anti-Corruption. Reserve your place today for what is regarded as the Anti-Corruption event of the year in China. Now in its 5th successful year,ACI/C5’s Anti-Corruption conference will once again provide latest anti-corruption enforcement initiatives in China and practical solutions for multinational companies’ specific China operational challenges.
Focus on Recent FCPA, UK Bribery Act, China Commercial Bribery and World Bank Prosecuted Cases
Recent published cases – including IBM, Johnson & Johnson, Maxwell Technologies, Rockwell Automation, Watts Water Technologies – highlight increasing risks for multinational companies doing business in China. Many more pending investigations reportedly also involve compliance issues in China. This summit will feature senior lawyers who were involved in anti-corruption investigations and will provide the audience with practical strategies to minimize risks of being investigated.
Insight from Senior Government Officials
Get the latest anti-corruption and bribery enforcement update from the senior government officials:
Shulu Shi, Director, Fair Trade Division, Shanghai Administration for Industry & Commerce
Paul Ezzeddin, Senior Policy Officer, The World Bank
Nicola Bonucci, Director Legal Affairs, OECD
More Opportunities to Benchmark and Learn from your Peers
Director, Corporate Legal Department
Chief Compliance Officer
Siemens AG – Germany
General Counsel Northeast Asia
Chief Compliance Officer – Greater China
Associate General Counsel & Trust & Compliance Officer for Growth Market
William B. Jacobson
Vice President Chief Compliance Officer
Weatherford – USA
T. James Min II
Vice President, International Trade Law & Corporate Compliance
John J. Sadar
Chief Compliance Officer
Noble Energy – USA
Emerson Process Management
Group Regional Counsel – North Asia
Johnson & Johnson
Edward R. J. Neunuebel
Asia Pacific Regional Counsel, VP Government Affairs
VP and General Counsel – Greater China
Finance Director, Controls & Compliance
Legal Counsel, Asia
Senior Counsel & Regional Compliance Officer, Asia Pacific
Linde Gas Asia
Ethics and Compliance, Asia Pacific,
Baxter Healthcare Asia Pacific
Global Anti-Corruption Attorney
Hewlett-Packard – USA
More Panels on Compliance and Risk Management on the Ground
- Global Anti-Corruption Think Tank: The View from HQ on How to Enhance Corporate Compliance Function and Risk Management in China
- Preparing for Heightened Enforcement of China Commercial Bribery Laws: How to Strengthen Your Compliance Program and Incorporate New Requirements
- Ensuring Local Management, Employee and Third Party Buy-In for your Bribery Compliance and Risk Management Initiatives
- Inside a Bribery Internal Investigation in China: How to Collect Evidence and Overcome Electronic Data, Privacy Law and State Secrecy Challenges
- When Bribery Leads to Employment Termination: Minimizing Litigation and Business Risks When Addressing an Employee’ Corrupt Conduct
Hands-On Practical and Interactive Working Groups
Complete your experience by attending ACI’s acclaimed working group sessions:
A: Gift and Entertainment Working Group
Developing a Compliant Gift, Travel and Hospitality Policy: A Complete Guide on How to Balance Legal Needs with Chinese Standards of Entertainment
B: FCPA Case Review
A Hands-on Look at FCPA Cases Involving China and Lessons Learned to Update Compliance Programs and Minimize Risk
With the number of global fraud cases soaring and fraudsters becoming increasingly creative in hiding assets, there are a wealth of opportunities for asset tracing and recovery practitioners. It is more important than ever to ensure that you are fully versed in the latest case-law, legal developments, tactics and strategies to locate and recover assets, so that your fraud practice can capitalise.
C5′s European Fraud, Asset Tracing and Recovery 2012 forum will provide you with real life examples of the techniques used to enforce orders, obtain mutual assistance recover the proceeds of crime in a multitude of jurisdictions. An international panel of experts will share their insights, experiences and best practices to give you the tools you need to get the most effective results for your clients.
New Sessions for 2012:
- Assessing the impact of the European Account Preservation Order on freezing injunctions.
- Interactive panel discussions, including asset tracing and recovery actions arising from the Arab Spring and investigating fraud and recovering assets in the Baltic and the Balkan states.
- Case studies on Moulin and Akai, Stanford and Madoff.
- Trial by media: Reputational issues in chasing fraudsters.
- Lifting the lid on Oligarch litigation.
- How and when to use contempt and committal proceedings as a tactic in civil fraud litigation.
For more information, check the link below: