Business Ethics Anti-Corruption & Fraud Prevention Strategies in CEE, SEE & CIS

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1 Conference Program Business Ethics Anti-Corruption & Fraud Gain practical Insights on Anti-Corruption Compliance in Central & Eastern Europe, Greece, Balkans, CIS, understand local legislation and impact of FCPA, learn the latest fraud investigation and forensic techniques March 22 nd & 23 rd 2010, Prague, Czech Republic Acquiring new companies, expanding in to new markets, high employee turnnover or engaging 3rd parties, sales agents and distributors can expose a business to significant regulatory risk. Recent research across Europe has shown that companies will be increasingly exposed to Fraud & Corruption in One of the the key drivers for this will be the current economic conditions. With recent news of bribery investigations in Hungary, Corporate Fraud and Corruption is taking center stage in Central & Eastern Europe. While many companies boast of having Ethics & Anti Corruption compliance programs, they may always not be effective especially when operating in less transparent jurisdictions.- GCM Parker conferences Preferred Partner All Institutions are prone to corruption and to the vices of their members - Morris West Corporate Exhibitor Business Development Partner GCM Parker Conferences

2 March 22 nd & 23 rd 2010, Prague, Czech Republic For Registration Call Distinguished Speakers Susanne Gropp-Stadler, Head of Compliance Legal Siemens, Germany Christian Latka, Regional Compliance Officer Nokia Siemens Networks, Germany Joost Wiebenga, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Counsel EMEA Tyco International, Netherlands Zoárd Gázmár, Head of AML & Group Compliance MKB Bank, Hungary Shannon Grayer, Investigations Senior Manager, EMEA Regional Leader, Financial Integrity Unit Microsoft, Czech Republic Ivo Streda, Head of Internal Audit RWE Transgas a.s, Czech Republic Beatrice S. Kroll, General Counsel Europe KIA MOTORS Europe GmbH, Germany Miroslav Uricar, General Counsel T-Mobile, Czech Republic Filip Vanco, Head of AML, Volksbank, Czech Republic Elena Botezan, Chief Prosecutor National Anticorruption Directorate, Romania Bruce Lang, CEO Interactive Dialogues, Belgium Kevin. T. Abikoff, Partner Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, USA Jeroen Brabers, Group Director TNT Group Integrity, Netherlands Mikhail Krapivin, Partner Verity Advisors, Russia Boris Havel, Prosecutor Head of the EU Interests Protection Section at the Serious Economic and Financial Crime Department Supreme Public Prosecutor s Office, Czech Republic John Wilkinson, Partner, CEE Forensic Services Leader PricewaterhouseCoopers, Russia Jan Vylita, Director, CEE Forensic Services PricewaterhouseCoopers, Czech Republic Ulrich Büchsenschütz, Associate Director, Corporate Investigations Control Risks, Germany Christina Dorett, Legal Director Clyde Union, USA Wendy L.Wysong, Partner Clifford Chance US LLP, USA Christine Mayer, Director Legal Services Accenture Holding GmbH & Co KG, Germany Event Highlights Tyco International will share their views on how to reduce risks when dealing with 3 rd parties and intermediaries Practical insights from Ferring Pharmaceuticals on how to overcome challenges in developing an internal whistle blowing program The latest AML strategies from MKB Bank & Volksbank Conducting Anti-Corruption due diligence during M&A and Joint Ventures in Central & Eastern Europe Case Study from RWE on fraud prevention program Get to grips with local Anti-Corruption laws and enforcement Case Study from Microsoft on how to execute a corporate fraud investigation Get a Prosecutors view on how Anti- Corruption cases are built Learn how to test the effectiveness of your compliance strategy through on-going training

3 March 22 nd & 23 rd 2010, Prague, Czech Republic For Registration Call: Day 1, Registration & Morning coffee Chair s opening address Keynote address Anti-Corruption enforcement An overview CEE: A view from Transparency International Compliance in multiple jurisdictions Recent Enforcement in Czech republic, Hungary, Poland Fraud Risk and corruption on the increase in current economic climate Bribery / corruption a tool to win business contracts Link between staff redundancies and fraudulent behavior Extraterritorial reach of the US foreign corrupt practices Act: FCPA-enforcement in Eastern Europe Panel discussion Who is covered by FCPA? Schering Plough case in Poland Influence of FCPA on business practices Global enforcement: latest cases FCPA investigations emerging sectors (pharmaceutical, automotive, financial services) Wendy L.Wysong, Partner Clifford Chance US LLP, USA Christina Dorett, Legal Director Clyde Union, USA Christine Mayer, Director Legal Services ASG Accenture Holding GmbH & Co KG, Germany Morning refreshments & Networking Pitfalls in Internal Investigations John Wilkinson, Partner, CEE Forensic Services Leader PricewaterhouseCoopers, Russia Anti-Corruption Instruments under Czech & International Legislation Anticorruption measures in the Czech legal system de lege lata + de lege ferenda (Criminal Code, Conflict of Interest Act, Money Laundering Act, Public Procurement Act) Summary of the main anticorruption instruments under EU and International Law (Convention on the protection of the European Communities Financial Interests, Convention on the fight against corruption involving officials, United Nations Convention against Corruption, OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials, Council of Europe s Conventions on corruption) Implementation of the international anticorruption conventions in the Czech Republic (+ comparison with Slovakia and Germany Necessary steps to be taken by the Czech government and Parliament - treaties to be ratified, laws to be amended Miroslav Uricar, General Counsel T-Mobile, Czech Republic Lunch 1.30 Managing corruption Risks In the Supply Chaindistributors, 3 rd parties, agents & intermediaries Importance of Corruption free supply chain Prioritising Anti-Corruption risks Addressing and getting to grip with diversity of intermediaries in Eastern Europe, Kazakhstan Due diligence of intermediaries Reducing liabilities through improvised contracts Joost Wiebenga, Deputy General Counsel & Chief Compliance Counsel EMEA Tyco International, Netherlands 2.10 Anti-Corruption compliance: Agents, M&A and Joint Ventures -Panel discussion Conducting Anticorruption due diligence Understanding risks in acquisitions, joint ventures and minority interests Policies regarding payments to intermediaries, contractual protections Risks when partnering /working with government entity, sales agents, customs clearing agent and lobbyists Training and certification of agents and intermediaries Moderator: Kevin.T. Abikoff, Partner Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, Washington, USA Jan Vylita, Director, CEE Forensic Services PricewaterhouseCoopers, Czech Republic Jeroen Brabers, Group Director TNT Group Integrity, Netherlands 3.10 Afternoon refreshments & Networking 3.30 Reducing risks and defining clear policy for payments, hospitality, entertainment what is permissible gifts, sponsorship, political contributions acceptance of gifts from suppliers facilitation of payments- where to draw the line Keeping Books and records of payments Christian Latka, Regional Compliance Officer Nokia Siemens Networks, Germany 4.10 Global development in corruption legislation and enforcement- A programmatic approach to corruption risk mitigation Ulrich Büchsenschütz, Associate Director, Corporate Investigations Control Risks, Germany 5.00 Czech Prosecutors View on Corruption cases: Case study on Investigations Missing EU funds Boris Havel, State Prosecutor, Head of the EU Interests Protection Section at the Serious Economic and Financial Crime Department Supreme Public Prosecutor s Office, Czech Republic Closing remarks from the chair End of Day 1

4 March 22 nd & 23 rd 2010, Prague, Czech Republic For Registration Call: Day 2, Registration & Morning coffee Chair opening address Internal Reporting Program-Whistle blowing policy: Ferring Pharmaceuticas Case Study Creating a culture where employees can report misconduct Effective ways to protect whistleblowers Overcoming regulatory and cultural conflicts Compliance program of Siemens in a change management process Governance changes and compliance turnaround Changing corporate culture, training and incentives Importance of collective action: Going beyond Siemens Key elements of the compliance program: Prevent, Detect and Respond Susanne Gropp-Stadler, Head of Compliance Legal Siemens, Germany Morning refreshments & Networking Communicating & Implementing a Compliance program in a Multi-Cultural environment: KIA MOTORS Beatrice S. Kroll General Counsel Europe KIA MOTORS Europe GmbH, Germany Lessons learnt when implementing on-line training in support of a legal and ethical compliance strategy Online training must be part of a long-term, ongoing compliance strategy Technology must not be an exclusive alternative to other forms of training Compliance must be kept on the radar screen of everyone involved-how to do this Effectiveness of your compliance strategy should be evaluated on a regular basis Set a numerical benchmark against which continuous improvements can be measured Importance of visible and on-going commitment from top management Bruce Lang CEO Interactive Dialogues, Belgium Anticorruption legal framework in Romania DNA as anti-corruption specialized structure Anti-corruption practices (how a case is built and what are the legal anti-corruption instruments Lunch 1.30 Fraudulent Asset Tracing Strategies in Russia & CIS Strategies for asset recovery, Bank accounts (dealing with banking secrecy) Search & seizure orders, 3 rd party disclosure orders Injunctions & Freezing orders Mikhail Krapivin, Partner Verity Advisors, Russia 2.00 The fraud & compliance investigation process- A Microsoft approach Fraud Investigation framework within Microsoft How investigation is conducted/managed(boots on the ground aspect of conducting an investigation) Legal challenges while conducting an investigation in CEE Types of fraud investigations (corruption, bribery, conflicts of interest, travel allowances fraud etc) Working with internal employees (onsite and remotely) and external investigators/resources Shannon Grayer, Investigations Senior Manager, EMEA Regional Leader, Financial Integrity Unit Microsoft, Czech Republic 2.30 Afternoon refreshments & Networking 3.00 AML Strategies to counter corruption (panel discussion) Latest AML strategies Role of financial institutions in CEE, SEE& CIS 3 rd AML directive Identifying terrorist financing abuses Politically exposed persons Zoárd Gázmár, Head of AML & Group Compliance MKB Bank, Hungary Filip Vanco, Head of AML, Volksbank, Czech Republic 3.30 Fraud Prevention Program RWE Czech Republic Case Study Assessment of fraud risk and controls Fraud prevention trainings Reporting hotline-ombudsman system Fraud prevention policies and procedures Contingency plan-team for investigation Information campaign Ivo Streda, Head of Internal Audit RWE Transgas a.s, Czech Republic Closing remarks from the chair End of conference Elena Botezan, Chief Prosecutor Sup Cluj Anticorruption Service National Anticorruption Directorate Prosecutor s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice ROMANIA

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