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
  • 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM
    Networking Break Sunday
  • 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
  • 03:00 PM - 03:15 PM
    Networking Break

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, VP, Strategic Initiatives & Int'l Programs, SCCE & HCCA -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 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
  • 09:45 AM - 10:45 AM
    Breakout Sessions
    #409
    409: Board Overconfidence and Ethical Practices of Senior Management Jonathan Marks, Partner - Forensic, Litigation, & Valuation Services, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

    -How the board can be misguided by management; -The Dunning-Kruger effect, which can be interpreted as people who are least competent tend to be most sure of themselves, while those with genuine skills are frequently wracked with doubts about their abilities; and, -What the Board can be doing to prevent overconfidence of management’s ethics from setting in?
    Advanced Compliance 459
  • 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
    Networking Break with Exhibitors
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
    Breakout Sessions