ACI’S NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
ACI’s New York Conference on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act is returning in a virtual format on June 2 – 3, 2021. Once again, this anti-corruption event will gather the key stakeholders: senior government officials, industry executives, and leading private practitioners and provide you with actionable strategies for managing the real-world impact of critical developments.
Unlike other events, this conference is widely regarded as the essential mid-year follow-up with a view to imparting best practices and forging connections through 1:1, large and smaller-group discussions.
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2021 PROGRAM
- The Latest on FCPA Enforcement Priorities, Evaluation of Compliance Programs, Cooperation Credit, and More
During this highly anticipated session, USDOJ and SEC officials will discuss key developments and priorities and provide updates on the enforcement landscape under the Biden Administration.
- The DOJ Guidance, Data Analytics, AI, and Machine Learning in Practice: How to Select, Invest, and Utilize Innovation Within Budgetary Constraints
Panel Discussion: Concrete Examples and Lessons Learned Interpreting the agencies’ expectations with respect to compliance officer access use of data analytics?
Concrete examples of how AI and data analytics can be fully leveraged to support an ethics & compliance program:
- Reputational monitoring of third parties
- Payments monitoring
- Distributor pricing monitoring
- Travel & Expense monitoring
- Tracking employee engagement
Proxies for measuring ethical health How to overcome the practical and technical challenges to implementing an ethics & compliance analytics strategy?
How is industry managing associated data privacy, integrity and security risks?
- The New Realities of Third-Party Due Diligence with Limited Resources: The Top Five Most Effective Strategies for Vetting Your Business Partners and Their Partners
Test your third-party management know-how with a series of rapid fire, anonymous polling questions on the most sensitive, complex dilemmas. Discover how your approach to managing high stakes risks under budgetary pressures compares to your peers.
Respond to panel questions confidentially in a user-friendly digital polling system. An effective way to compare your compliance and investigations practices to your peers across the globe!
Topics will include:
- Strategies for updating third-party due diligence in alignment with the organization’s priorities
- Factoring in geographical risks to due diligence methodologies
- Devising strategies for engaging in due diligence by implementing adaptable due diligence checklists
- Reaching the right balance between diligence and ongoing monitoring Implementing tiered due diligence approaches based on appropriate level of risk and classification of third party
- Designing comprehensive due diligence processes and procedures without sufficient resources
- Onboarding and classifying third party intermediaries and monitoring their activities
- Strengthening a Culture of Compliance: Inside the Lesser-Known Challenges and Best Practices
- The Intensifying Enforcement of the FCPA’s Internal Controls Provision: Critical Takeaways on the Expanding Interpretation, Strict Liability, and Expectations for Industry
Join this spirited discussion on the nuances and impact of recent cases involving the FCPA’s internal controls provision. Leading practitioners who have worked on some of the most significant matters will share invaluable lessons learned and best practices moving forward.
- Interactive Benchmarking – Who’s Doing What? How Industry is Updating Compliance, Training, and Monitoring Action Plans Post-Goldman Sachs, Airbus and More
During this new, highly anticipated session, participants will benefit from real-world guidance on the nuances and lesser-known takeaways from the Goldman Sachs settlement and other significant cases over the last 12 months.
Respond to panel questions confidentially in a user-friendly digital polling system. An effective way to compare your compliance practices to your peers across the globe!
Topics of discussion will include:
- Strengthening your anti-corruption policies and procedures in light of recent enforcement actions and settlements
- Evaluating your compliance plan in view of the Criminal Division’s Guidance
- The newest lessons for ethics and compliance during COVID-19:
- Do’s and don’ts for remote vs. in-person training: What works-and what doesn’t
- Monitoring employees and third parties: 5 pitfalls to ag before it’s too late