Managing Ethical Conduct: Challenges for the Global Company (Special Webcast)

On December 18, 2012 01:00 PM EST [13:00], there will be a special webcast on ethical conduct within public companies. Ethical conduct of officers and directors is an ongoing discussion within the public company. In response to emerging global risks, operational demands, and regional government relations, companies have long embraced the role of Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer (CECO). This webcast will address the role of the CECO in today’s public company, examine ways that the role is evolving, and identify how CECO support from officers and directors will enhance corporate reputation and trust with multi-national stakeholders.

Audience

Chief ethics officers, chief compliance officers, chief investment officers, chief risk officers, chief financial officers, directors of corporate governance, or general counsels

Speakers

Jacqueline Brevard
former Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer
Merck & Co., Inc.

Ms. Brevard is the former vice president and chief ethics officer of Merck & Co., Inc. and established Merck’s first Office of Ethics and Ombudsman Program in 1995. She leads Merck’s Committee.

Gretchen Winter
Executive Director, Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society
College of Business at University of Illinois

Ms. Winter is the executive director of the Center for Professional Responsibility in Business and Society at the College of Business at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (the "Center").

Andrea Bonime-Blanc
Chair Emeritus
Ethics and Compliance Officer Association

Ms. Bonime-Blanc has almost two decades of executive legal, governance, compliance, risk, internal audit and corporate responsibility experience at global companies. She has worked in private, public, established and start-up companies in technology.

Kimberly Byer-Clark (Moderator)
Program Director
The Conference Board

Kimberly Byer-Clark is a program director with The Conference Board. She develops and produces workshops and conferences in the Corporate Leadership practice. Kim is also responsible for content development, speaker selection and recruitment.

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