Corporate Ethics & Compliance Asia

27-29 May 2008, Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong

Asia's first conference to focus on the development of a critical function of any organization: The Ethics & Compliance Office

The conference will focus on Corporate Ethics & Compliance. Compliance with all laws and ethical principles forms part of a company's overall Corporate Governance program, which governs good business practice in business processes. It will look at how to build a culture of corporate compliance, designing and implementing compliance ethics & compliance programs, training and communication, how to manage internal investigations, and performing risk assessments and audits.

CPD points are accredited by the Law Society of Hong Kong if you attend:

Pre-conference workshop, morning session (3.5 CPD credits)
Pre-conference workshop, afternoon session (3.0 CPD credits)
Conference day 1 (6.0 CPD credits) and
Conference day 2 (7.0 CDP credits)

Earn up to 16.5 CPD credits if you attend the whole event. Please bring your Law Society membership card with you in order to register for CPD points


Pre-Conference Workshops: Tuesday 27 May 2008

Morning Sessions Workshop A Change Management and Sales Skills: How to Sell your Compliance Programmes Internally
Afternoon Sessions   Workshop B Compliance in China. Emerging Issues, Challenges and the complexity of doing business in the Middle Kingdom
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Workshop C Regional Banking & Finance Compliance – an overview of the developing compliance areas across Asia.

Main Conference: Day One – Wednesday 28 May 2008


Morning Sessions
  • Ethics & Business Conduct – Business Prevention vs. Competitive Advantage
  • Securing leadership buy-in for an Ethics & Business Conduct and creating a Culture of Ethics in your day to day operations
  • Building and Implementing an Effective Compliance System (including AS3806)
Afternoon Sessions  
  • The Economics of Compliance. Establishing a method to prove that Ethical business drives business results
  • Special lunchtime address by: Nikos Avlonas, Managing Director, Centre for Sustainability & Excellence (CSE)
  • Reviewing the Economic, Social and Political Drivers for Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Compliance Risks: How to focus your energy on the biggest issues
  • Building a Code of Conduct that works
  • How and when to communicate to company employees your Compliance programme

Main Conference: Day Two - Thursday 29 May 2008

Morning Sessions
  • Issues Round-Up; The latest Asia Pacific Laws, Trends and Enforcement measures on key compliance topics facing Asian Business
  • Building an Ethical Supply Chain in Asia. How to identify and manage your supply chain risks
  • Conducting Compliance Due Diligence in M & As
Afternoon Sessions  
  • Special Lunch Presentation by Nigel Parsons, Hewlett Packard
  • Auditing your Compliance Programme
  • Compliance Investigations
  • Building an internal culture of reporting: How to learn about wrongdoing and how to act on it
  • Panel Discussion: Taking Ethics seriously and taking it to the next level in Asia Pacific
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