Practical Insights for Turbulent Times

Some chief compliance officers see themselves as guardians of the company’s reputation with a broad remit, while others are resistant to widening their role. What is the right role for compliance in an era of managing through the pandemic, social protests and companies “taking a stand?”

A prominent short seller discusses the signs of bad practice and what we can learn from recent cases of corporate fraud and malpractice.

In 2020 the U.S. introduced the biggest changes in anti-money laundering legislation in many years, requiring ownership disclosures by private companies. How might the rules be implemented and how does compliance need to adapt to this increased transparency? 

Regulatory technology, or “regtech,” is attracting billions of dollars in investment. It has the promise of transforming compliance but can also be hard to understand and validate. This presentation and interview will examine the drivers of growth and areas of greatest potential.

With the pandemic forcing a shift to remote and hybrid working arrangements, what have we learned about maintaining a culture of compliance?

Sanctions could play a key role in the Biden administration’s foreign policy efforts, even if the pace of new sanctions becomes less frenetic. What should you expect?

Privacy and compliance are converging but how can companies best organize to tackle increasingly important issues?

Both investors and regulators are demanding more information on environmental, social and governance practices. What are the best practices?

The new administration of President Biden has indicated there could be marked changes in laws, regulation and enforcement related to banking, data privacy, labor rights and the environment. Specialist lawyers will each present their top forecasts for policy changes.

For companies, sustainability is increasingly a compliance issue as regulators introduce new reporting requirements. The Wall Street Journal has developed data showing how companies are performing on sustainability. This presentation will provide a look at that data, including the weakest and strongest areas of performance and how the picture varies among industries.

Artificial intelligence is being used increasingly across the corporate world but harbors many risks. A general counsel explains how his company went about controlling that risk.

Tough new privacy rules, and scrambled working arrangements, have elevated cybersecurity and privacy as issues of high concern for compliance officers. This panel, featuring both compliance officers and privacy officers, will explore how to develop the best strategies.