On November 17-18, 2020, Steele held our annual gathering of compliance professionals for 2 days of dynamic speakers, thought-provoking content and opportunities to network with our client community. As we looked back on 2020 and reviewed how the global pandemic demonstrated just how important compliance is to every organization, our incredible lineup of speakers helped us distill what we’ve learned over the past year, and discussed new approaches and best practices for designing a stronger path forward.

Session recordings are available below in case you missed one of our panel discussions or would like to hear it again.

Day 1

Fireside Chat: Enforcement Recap and Look Forward

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Michael and David discuss David’s take on the changes to the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs and Second Edition of FCPA Guidance with SEC, published earlier this year, recent corporate enforcement policy & declinations, and his view on future trends for FCPA compliance.

*note: this session does not feature video*

A Crisis Roadmap: Lessons from CCOs on Evolving Through a Crisis

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What does it mean to help an organization manage change? Our panel of experts have helped navigate their companies through crises and will provide insight into how it may be used as a way to pivot or bring compliance to the forefront in an organization, how it can help drive change and, most importantly, how to sustain those changes once the crisis has passed.

A Moving Target: The ABC’s of Developing & Maintaining Your Risk Assessment

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A proactive, systematic risk assessment is foundational to developing and implementing an effective corporate compliance program. But like many of you, companies struggle with the best process for establishing and updating risk assessments. Industry expert, Kristy Grant-Hart, leads this discussion of common challenges, successful strategies and best practices for tackling this critical element of a strong compliance program.

New Training Challenges Regarding Harassment, Diversity and Whistleblowing

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2020 has brought a number of unique challenges to compliance departments – from keeping employees engaged in compliance while working remotely, to COVID-related health concerns, and addressing issues of inclusion and harassment in response to broader conversations in the media. Join an engaging discussion to find out how companies are addressing these unique challenges effectively.

Day 2

Shake Off the Crisis Mentality: Communicating Effectively During & After a Crisis

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During times of uncertainty and crisis, the “why” behind our compliance practices can easily get lost, buried by what might be well-intentioned but short-sighted decision that can have long term consequences. Our panel will discuss the myriad of communication challenges that compliance leaders have tackled this year and provide key recommendations for companies wrestling with how to best support their workforce, while keeping business strong and sustaining ethical standards.

Best Practices for Maintaining & Enhancing Your Due Diligence Program

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Maintaining a well-designed compliance program that effectively monitors risk and enforces ethical behavior within your organizations is a challenge. Join us for a dynamic discussion on how 2020 created even more challenges to compliance departments already struggling with the best way to expand and design third-party compliance programs, and how this year has shaped the future of building effective programs.

Data, What is it Good For? Innovative Uses of Data in Risk and Compliance

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As compliance departments try to keep pace with changing regulatory compliance requirements, they are turning to new and innovative data sources to evaluate risk more effectively. These innovative data sources may facilitate the ability to strengthen your compliance programs, but how much data do you need and how do you use it effectively in your program?

Compliance Before, During & After COVID

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What has the last year taught us about our compliance programs? What did our day to day compliance programs looks like prior to COVID and what will they look like a year from now? Two years from now? What opportunities have presented themselves and how do we leverage what we’ve learned?

Moving Away from Silos: The Future is Integrated Risk

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For many of our clients, as well as the industry as a whole, we see integration of risk issues, or a consolidated risk mitigation approach, as the future state of compliance. The challenges companies face today require an agile approach to managing risk that necessitates a coordinated, multi-departmental approach. In this session, we’ll bring together constituents from across the organization to discuss how they are approaching risk management holistically in their organizations. What aspects of risk have they been able to integrate, if any? What have been the benefits? What were the specific challenges they were trying to overcome?