BCEC 2023
Conference agenda
DAY 1, October 26, 2023
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Dress code: Business Smart / Business Casual |
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14:00 – 14:30 |
Reception |
Attendants' arrival and registration |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Introduction to the conference by organizers |
Welcome remark Prof. Danica Purg, President at IEDC – Bled School of management and President of CEEMAN - International Association for Management Development in Dynamic Societies Introduction to the conference content Andrijana Bergant, President at European Institute of Compliance and Ethics - EICE |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
General Session 1 Your organization needs an effective ethical culture: What is it and how do you nurture ethical culture in challenging times? |
Ruth Steinholtz, Author and Business Ethics Advisor, Managing Partner at AretéWorks, UK Interview Q&A Session |
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16:00 – 17:00 |
General Session 2 From corruption to compliance: Lessons learned for business and compliance leaders, from the front-lines. |
Richard Bistrong, FCPA, Anti-bribery, Ethics and Compliance Consultant, CEO Front-Line Anti-Bribery LLC, USA Interview Q&A Session |
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17:00 – 17:20 |
Refreshment break |
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17:20 – 18:40 |
Panel Discussion: Making the right decision under pressure: The role of compliance, ethics and other leaders in challenging times. |
Panellists: Jelica Zdolšek, Head of Ethics, Risk, and Compliance for Novartis Operations, Slovenia Ruth Steinholtz, Author and Business Ethics Advisor, Managing Partner at AretéWorks, UK Richard Bistrong, FCPA, Anti-bribery, Ethics and Compliance Consultant, USA Moderator: Andrijana Bergant, President at EICE |
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18:40 – 19:00 |
ICA Professional Qualifications Brief Featured by Tim Tyler, Director, Qualifications at International Compliance Association (ICA) |
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19:00 – 20:00 |
Dinner |
Buffet dinner at the premises |
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20:45 … |
Evening reception Dress code: Casual |
Social gathering at the nearby location |
DAY 2, October 27, 2023
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Dress code: Business Smart / Business Casual |
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9:30 – 10:15 |
General Session 3 EU Green regulation: Corporate Sustainability Reporting and Raise of the Sustainability Due Diligence Obligation – Impact on the Businesses |
Anniina Kristinsson, Managing Partner at Nordic Sustainability |
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10:15 – 11:00 |
Meeting the ESG Challenge - a Financial Crime Prevention Perspective in Any Line of Business! Learning from the due diligence and similar processes we already use to mitigate financial crime risk - to meet new challenges in ESG compliance. |
Tim Tyler, Director, Qualifications at International Compliance Association (ICA) |
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11:00 – 11:45 |
General Session 4
How to make your compliance content fun and engaging for the business? |
Anand Kumar Guruswamy, Senior Corporate Counsel, Infosys Limited, India |
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11:45 – 12:00 |
Refreshment break |
Coffee and refreshments |
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12:05 – 12:45 |
Interactive break-out session 1 How to do more in compliance with not so much: Early phase of IT support for a compliance program. |
Irena B. Karakashev, Compliance practitioner, North Macedonia. Legal Consultant at Projects financed by the World Bank Group |
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Interactive break-out session 2 Practitioner’s tips and tricks: How to upgrade your compliance program or start it from scratch? |
Simona H. Bosiger, Senior Group Compliance Manager, Semperit AG, Austria |
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12:50 – 13:40 |
General session 5 Collaboration between compliance and HR – the practitioner’s perspective |
Lucia Ana Tomić, Head of HR and Regulatory Affairs, Vienna Insurance Group d.d., Croatia |
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13:40 – 14:30 |
Lunch |
Self-serving lunch buffet at the premises |
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14:30 – 15:45 |
The Big ESG Discussion A panel with variety of stake-holders from the world of ESG trends, rules, practices and advocacy |
Panellists: Elena Lunder, Global Responsibility and Consumption Associate at Focus, Slovenia. Tim Tyler, Director, Qualifications at International Compliance Association (ICA) Moderator: Dr. Jennifer Pope, US Fulbright Scholar / Associate Professor at IEDC - Bled School of Management Other perspectives will be shared with professionals and leaders from policy makers, businesses, and professional communities. |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Conference conclusions and wrap-up |
Conference hosts |
Should you have any questions about the schedule, please send us your message to conference@bcec.eu.