May 2–3 / Jersey City, NJ

Main Stage


Tuesday, May 2

OPENING KEYNOTE

Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI)


NEW DIRECTIONS FOR ESG

The last several years have seen great increases in stakeholders’ expectations of corporations when it comes to ESG issues. Yet in the US, ESG is now under attack. This plenary keynote features three distinguished thought, business and practice leaders discussing the future of ESG, and what it could look like and mean for our organizations and our E&C programs. 

Lane Jost, Executive Vice President ESG Advisory Services, Edelman Smithfield

Paul Knopp, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, KPMG LLP 

Page Motes, Former Head of Global Sustainability, Dell Technologies,

Tensie Whelan, Clinical Professor for Business and Society and Director, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business, NYU Stern School of Business


CAROL MARSHALL AWARD

The Carol R. Marshall Award recognizes a chief ethics and compliance officer for innovative leadership in building or enhancing a corporate ethics and compliance program. 

The Carol R. Marshall Award for Innovation in Corporate Ethics was established in 2011 to posthumously honor former ERC Board member Carol R. Marshall. Ms. Marshall served as Vice President of Ethics and Business Conduct at Lockheed Martin and Senior Vice President of Ethics and Business Conduct at MCI. She later founded and led her own consulting firm, The Marshall Group, until her death in September 2009. Her tireless efforts to build stronger ethical cultures were distinguished by her extraordinary talent for actualizing and implementing highly innovative methods of reinforcing the importance of ethical business conduct. ECI wishes to commemorate her accomplishments by recognizing the achievements of those who follow in her footsteps.

Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI)

Paul Knopp, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, KPMG LLP

David Huntley, Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer, AT&T


OFF-THE-RECORD: CORPORATE E&C THROUGH THE EYES AND PEN OF THE MEDIA

Journalists have a front row seat to corporate misconduct, and they are the ones to shape the narrative that makes headlines.  Now you’ll be front and center as Tom Fox, Founder of The Compliance Podcast Network spends time in conversation with Andrew Weissmann, Professor of Practice at NYU’s School of Law’s Center on Administration of Criminal Law, and legal analyst for MSNBC. Weissmann has been involved in some of the most seminal developments in the fight against corruption this century. Together, they will discuss perspectives on corporate conduct and how ethics and compliance stories are told through the Press.

Thomas R. Fox, Founder, The Compliance Podcast Network

Andrew Weissmann, Professor of Practice, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, NYU, Former Chief of the Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice

THE EDGE OF TOMORROW:  HOW ETHICS & COMPLIANCE WILL ELEVATE IN THE NEXT DECADE

As we enter an era of unprecedented technological advances, old-fashioned compliance and ethics problems continue to plague us.  A robust ethics and compliance program and a healthy company culture provides companies with a true and sustainable competitive advantage that trumps technology and the ebbs and flows of the stock market.  How can you make a difference in the noise of the corporate world?  There are concrete ways that you can demonstrate to leadership how ethics and compliance provides a strong return on investment.  Even when a direct connection can’t be demonstrated, your actions as an E&C professional have a significant and positive effect that cannot be underestimated.  Welcome to the edge of tomorrow and the incredible opportunity to expand your impact and make the world a better place!

Nick Gallo, Chief Servant and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Ethico


Wednesday, May 3

IS ESG A FAD OR THE FUTURE?: NEW ECI RESEARCH

Despite a growing awareness of the importance of ESG in the business landscape, little is known about how it has been embraced by organizations.  ECI new research reveals the key drivers of ESG commitments, the ways companies are structuring, communicating, and reporting on ESG initiatives, and critical success in the implementation of such programs. Learn about the implications of this research, as well as the practical application to your organization.  Drawing on responses from nearly 500 practitioners, these findings will inform and advance how organizations and their stakeholders successfully integrate ESG into their business cultures and practices.

Katie Lang, Special Projects Manager, Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI)

Paul Zikmund, Senior Vice President, Chief Information Security, Enterprise Risk, and Compliance Officer, Berkadia LLC


THE FUTURE OF ETHICS: GIRL SCOUT TROOP 12026 LEADS THE WAY

Much has been talked about when it comes to sustainability and the responsibility of global brands to not just talk-the-walk but walk-the-walk.  Sometimes it takes the eyes and opinions of 12- and 13-year-olds to make the adults in the room understand how important their actions impact the future of ethics & compliance.   Based on the actions of Jersey City-based Girl Scouts, attendees will see ESG and CSR in action, as seen through the eyes of your future leaders.

Carol Levey, Vice President, Marketing, ECI


CHANGE THE GAME . . . BY GROWING THE PIE!

Many feel that the sole purpose of a business is to make a profit. Others believe that serving the interests of society takes preference over maximizing profitability. Are the two goals mutually exclusive? Alex Edmans tells us why serving both citizens and investors is not only possible, but essential if a company is true to its purpose and values in the journey toward sustainability.  Join Edmans to consider how you can position your ethics & compliance program as a key enabler for your company’s corporate strategy.  Edmans is the author of Grow the Pie:  How Great Companies Deliver Both Purpose and Profit, a Financial Times Book of the Year in 2020.

Alex Edmans, Author and Professor of Finance, London Business School


UPDATES FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller will address the enforcement priorities of the U.S. Department of Justice and other topics of interest to the ethics & compliance community and the organizations we serve. 

Marshall Miller, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice


THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE OF CORPORATE ENFORCEMENT

Over the past two years, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco has overseen significant enhancements to the Department of Justices enforcement policies that emphasize greater accountability and transparency by organizations and their leaders. Three distinguished former Deputy Attorneys General consider these enforcement perspectives and how they will likely affect corporate conduct and ethics & compliance programs. 

Patricia J. Harned, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Ethics & Compliance Initiative (ECI) MODERATOR

David W. Ogden, Former Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Partner and Chair, Government and Regulatory Litigation Practice Group, WilmerHale 

Larry D. Thompson, Former Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Counsel Finch McCranie LLP 

Andrew Weissmann, Former Chief of the Fraud Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Professor of Practice, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, NYU

Sally Yates, Former Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, and Partner, Special Matters and Government Investigations, King & Spaulding LLP