9th Conference on Anti-Corruption and CSR France - Agenda

DAY ONE: OCTOBER 9

8h30  Registration and Breakfast

9h30

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

9h45

Opening Keynote

10h15

DUTY OF VIGILANCE

Managing Risk and Liability under the Duty of Vigilance Law: How to Implement a Separate Vigilance Plan in the Absence of Authoritative Guidance

11h15   Networking Break

11h30  Interview with OECD

Daniëlle Goudriaan

Chair, Working Group on Bribery

OECD  12h00   WHISTLEBLOWING

A New Era in Whistleblowing and Anti-Corruption Enforcement: Emerging Best Practices for Navigating Whistleblowing Laws and Regulations

14h15   DATA PRVACY AND PROTECTION

Managing the Intersection of Compliance and Data: Best Practices for Mitigating Increasing Cybersecurity and Data Risks in a Rapidly Evolving Legal and Compliance Landscape

CULTURE & ETHICS

Securing Upper Management and Employee Buy-In for Compliance: Practical Strategies for Company-Wide Messaging, Training, and How to Resonate

Break

DOJ Interview

SANCTIONS AND EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE

Revisiting Geopolitical Risks Affecting Your Compliance Programme: Best Practices for Companies Operating in the Complex Landscape of Global Sanctions and Export Controls

Networking Cocktail Reception

Adjourns

13h00   Networking Luncheon

DAY TWO: OCTOBER 10

8h30  Registration and Breakfast

9h30

Opening Remarks from the Co-Chairs

9h45  SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING, GREENWASHING, AND ESG SUPPLY CHAIN DUE DILIGENCE

The New Era of ESG Obligations and Their Impact: Everything You Need to Know About Sustainability Compliance, from the EU Reporting Directive to Supply Chain Due Diligence, and Beyond

11h00   Networking Break

11h15

PNF Keynote

Jean-François Bohnert Procureur général Parquet National Financier (PNF)

11h45   INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS PART I: NEW AFA AND PNF GUIDANCE

Conducting Internal Investigations Amid New AFA and PNF Guidance: The Factors that Companies Need to Consider When Deciding Whether to Adopt the Guidance

13h00   Networking Lunch

14h15  INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS PART II: SELF-DISCLOSURE AND COOPERATION CREDITS ACROSS BORDERS

Comparing Self-Disclosure and Cooperation Credits in France, the UK, and the USA: Developing A Cross-Border Strategy That Reconciles Different Agency Policies

15h30   Networking Break

15h45   RISK MAPPING CASE STUDY: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

The Best and Newest Practices for Human Rights Risk Mapping: Practical and Concrete Strategies for Companies to Identify, Rank, and Mitigate Risk

16h45   HIGH RISK MARKET CASE STUDY: AFRICA

Africa: Heightened Due Diligence and Risk Mapping for this High-Risk Market

17h45   Conference Concludes