Saturday, September 14

  • 08:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    SCCE's Annual Volunteer Project In additon to networking with your peers and listening to expert speakers, attending an SCCE Compliance & Ethics Institute gives you the opportunity to help a local area charity. Registration is free for this event and provides you with a volunteer t-shirt, lunch and transportation to and from the project location. It's a great way to start the CEI with fellow conference attendees, speakers, and SCCE board members.

Sunday, September 15

  • 08:44 AM - 12:00 PM
    Pre Conference Morning Session
  • 08:45 AM - 10:15 AM
    Breakout Sessions
  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
    Networking Break Sunday
  • 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Breakout Sessions
  • 12:00 PM - 01:30 PM
    Sunday Lunch (On Your Own). Braindates Time Need Ideas for lunch? Check in with the registration desk to find where to go to grab a quick bite or to mingle with old friends or new peers.
  • 01:00 PM - 04:45 PM
    Pre Conference Afternoon Session
  • 01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
    Breakout Sessions
  • 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
    Networking Break
  • 03:15 PM - 04:45 PM
    Breakout Sessions
  • 04:45 PM - 06:30 PM
    Breakout Sessions

Monday, September 16

  • 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
    Continental Breakfast, Exhibitor Networking and Braindates Time
  • 08:00 AM - 08:15 AM
    Opening Remarks and Awards Presentation
  • 08:15 AM - 09:15 AM
    General Session: From Crisis to an Electric Future: Inside the Cultural Transformation of One of the Largest Companies in the World. A Disscusion. Kurt Michels, Chief Compliance Officer, Volkswagen Group Matt Kelly, Editor & CEO, Radical Compliance -Starting a transformation in the aftermath of a crisis
    -Behind the scenes of Volkswagen’s cultural transformation: the strategies that drove the turnaround
    -Using a crisis to implement change: Lessons learned for compliance professionals
  • 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM
    Networking Break with Exhibitors
  • 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
    Breakout Sessions
    #109
    109: Best Friends Forever: Nurturing the Compliance-Board Relationship Ellen Hunt, SVP, Audit, Ethics & Compliance Officer, AARP Joan Ruff, Chair of AARP Board of Directors, AARP Ben DiPietro, Thought Leadership, LRN Corp

    -The ways board members can more effectively engage with ethics and compliance teams; -How compliance can better communicate and make the most effective use of its time before the board; -How boards and compliance can make better use of data to work together to grow strong ethical culture and bring greater awareness and engagement with the organization; and -The benefits organizations can gain from having compliance officers serve as board members.
    Advanced Compliance 309
  • 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
    Networking Break
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Breakout Sessions
    #209
    209: Taking a Dynamic Approach to Compliance Risk Assessments for U.S. Government Contractors Nicholas Sanders, Principal Consultant, Apogee Consulting, Inc.

    -Learn how to manage a changing risk profile as your business evolves in size and transitions from sub to prime contractor and contracts change from fixed-price to cost-reimbursable -Increase your organization’s ability to identify and assess risks associated with organizational and contractor evolution using revenue, contract-type and acquiring agency as key differentiators -Better understand Federal Acquisition Regulation contract clauses and changing non-compliance risk
    Advanced Compliance 359
  • 12:30 PM - 01:15 PM
    Networking Lunch & Braindates Time Starter: Spinach salad Entrée: Mustard and thyme chicken breast Dessert is served in the Exhibit Hall
  • 01:15 PM - 02:00 PM
    Dessert and Networking Break with Exhibitors
  • 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
    Breakout Sessions
    #309
    309: Advanced Investigations in Multinational Companies Jannica Houben, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Tech Data Europe Katarzyna Golonka, Regional Compliance Manager, Tech Data Corporation

    -Discuss various aspects of internal investigations from planning, through assembling the investigation team, designing investigative steps, interviews to internal communication and reporting. -Comprehensive analysis of investigation process combining perspectives of legal counsel and compliance officer with that of an external forensic expert and fraud investigator. -Practical examples and mini case studies including areas such as crisis communication external and internal, data capture and analysis and using external vs. internal team.
    Advanced Compliance 409
  • 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
    Networking Break
  • 03:15 PM - 03:30 PM
    General Session: DOJ Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs Guidance Document Matthew Miner, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, DOJ, Criminal Division
  • 03:30 PM - 04:15 PM
    General Session: Investigations and Integrity in the Spotlight Michael Horowitz, Inspector General, United States Department of Justice Adam Turteltaub, SCCE & HCCA staff, SCCE & HCCA staff -Keeping your investigation focused while in the spotlight
    -How to find the relevant facts and avoid distractions
    -Writing a report that provides a true conclusion to the investigation and protects the integrity of your office
  • 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
    Author signing: Kirsten Liston, Creating Great Compliance Training in a Digital World
  • 04:15 PM - 06:00 PM
    Networking Reception & Braindates Time Mingle with your peers and network with the exhibitors over some delicious appetizers after your long day of learning.

Tuesday, September 17

  • 07:00 AM - 08:00 AM
    Continental Breakfast, Exhibitor Networking & Braindates Time
  • 08:00 AM - 08:15 AM
    Opening Remarks and Awards Presentation
  • 08:15 AM - 09:15 AM
    General Session: The Odebrecht Transformation - A Recovery from Compliance Scandal Olga Pontes, Chief Compliance Officer, Odebrecht S.A Gerard Zack, CEO, SCCE & HCCA staff Odebrecht was central to the Operation Car Wash corruption scandal that began with the arrest in 2015 of the company’s former CEO. Since 2016, Odebrecht has been on a journey of cooperation and transformation, resulting in renewed respect for a company that had lost much of it. In this in-depth interview, hear directly from Odebrecht’s Chief Compliance Officer as she discusses:
    -Dealing with the initial shock and crisis
    -Developing a transformation plan
    -Implementing a new and world-class compliance function
  • 09:15 AM - 09:45 AM
    Networking Break