Agenda
This day and half meeting is primarily based on presentations from ethics practitioners in the field.
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Wednesday 16th January    Thursday 17th January   Friday 18th January

Wednesday, 16 January 2008

17h30-19h45 Pre-registration
18h30-19h45 Welcome party for delegates at the Victoria Park Plaza
An opportunity to meet the organisers and other delegates in an informal setting

Thursday, 17 January 2008

8h15-9h00: Registration

9h00-9h30: Welcome and Introductions

• Philippa Foster Back (IBE)
• Patrick du Besset (CEA-CED)
• Luc Van Liedekerke (EBEN)
• Andrea Bonime-Blanc(ECOA)

9h30-10h45: Plenary session 1 :
Tone at the Top: Richard Olver, Chairman, BAE Systems

10h45-11h15: Coffee

11h15-12h30: Concurrent breakout sessions

• Strategy: Assuring ourselves about the effectiveness of our ethics programmes
  How do we know it is working? How do we measure success? What are the criteria of success
  Introduced by: Brigitte Herzog, UTC
  Moderator: Patrick du Besset, CEA-CED
  
  
• Making it work: Techniques and tools for embedding ethical values
  How to make an organisation live its ethical principles, and make ethics a more integrated part of the mindset.
  Introduced by: Tim Sharp, Balfour Beatty
  Moderator: Simon Webley, IBE
  
  
  
• European Issues: Privacy issues
  Further information on EU data protection and how companies are dealing with this issue.
  Introduced by Jos Leys, Dexia
  Moderator: Luc Van Liedekerke, EBEN
  
  
• Stakeholders: Ethics, joint ventures and sub-contractors
  Should companies 'roll out' their code to third parties? How do you measure this? What happens when it doesn't work?
  Introduced by: Barney Rosenberg, Meggitt
  Moderator: Jack Hansen, ECOA
  
  
• Issues: Ethics and the environment
  The ethics officer's involvement in the organisation's environmental strategy and practice.
  Introduced by: Jacques Toraille, Michelin
  Moderator: Yvan Biefnot, CEA-CED

12h30-13h45 Lunch

13h45-14h45: Plenary feedback session

14h45-15h15: Tea

15h15-16h30: Concurrent breakout sessions

• Interactive Session: Use of ethical scenarios in training
  Participants experience cameos which are used in ethics training and discuss their merits and limitations.
  Introduced by: Gerard Kuster, Suez and Jane Miller, Severn Trent
  Moderator: Philippa Foster Back, IBE
  
  
• Making it work: Refreshing your ethics programme
  Keeping your programme relevant and up to date globally.
  Introduced by: Natacha Lesellier, L'Oreal
  Moderator: Patrick du Besset, CEA-CED
  
  
• European Issues: US Companies in Europe
  Issues around anti-trust, CR policies and programmes etc.
  Introduced by: Perry Minnis, Alcoa
  Moderator: Keith Darcy, ECOA
  
  
• Stakeholders: Good Practice in supplier monitoring
  Ethical due diligence; dealing with suppliers and complex supply chains.
  Introduced by: Kathleen Edmond, Better Buy
  Moderator: Annette Kleinfeld, EBEN
  
  
• Issues: Diversity
  Dealing with ethical issues in a diverse workplace
  Introduced by Neil Moir, Starbucks
  Moderator: Jack Hansen,ECOA

16h40-17h45: Plenary feedback session

17h45-19h00: Free time

19h00: Coaches depart from the Victoria Park Plaza hotel to the conference dinner

19h30: Reception and dinner at the Stationer's Hall, Ave Maria Lane, EC4

23h00 Coaches return to the Park Plaza hotel

Conference dinner sponsored by

Friday, 18 January 2008

8h30-9h00: Welcome, coffee

9h00-10h00: Plenary session 2 :
Anti-Corruption and Bribery Policies
How do you make them work? Is a zero tolerance policy possible in practice?
Key note speaker: Mark Pyman, Transparency International (UK)

10h10-11h25: Concurrent breakout sessions:

• Interactive Session: Real ethical dilemmas
  Brief case studies are shared of ethical dilemmas and how they were solved within participants organisations
  Introduced by: Esther Palsgraaf, Heineken and Paola Sassano, Novartis
  Moderator: Luc Van Liedekerke, EBEN
  
  
• Strategy: Involving the ethics function in policy and strategy issues
  Experiences in servicing a Board committee, consultation and raising problems
  Introduced by Joan Dubinsky, International Monetary Fund
  Moderator: Simon Webley, IBE
  
  
• Making it work: Effective training techniques
  What works for mid-level managers and their staff?
  Introduced by: David Harris, Lockheed Martin
  Moderator: Yvan Biefnot
  
  
• Stakeholders: The ethics of intelligence gathering
  Relationships with competitors and corporate security of information
  Introduced by: Rosalind Scott, PricewaterhouseCoopers
  Moderator: Jack Hansen, ECOA
  
  
• Issues: Speak Up Programmes
  Problems experienced with programmes and some solutions; how are investigations dealt with; how to ensure non-retaliation.
  Introduced by Gretchen Joe, Telefonica O2
  Moderator: Annette Kleinfeld, EBEN

11h25-11h50: Coffee break

11h50-12h45: Plenary feedback session

12h45-13h00: Closure of the conference
Concluding remarks and expressions of opinion about this annual conference.

Note: Agenda is subject to change.
It is intended that all topics in the breakout sessions will be introduced with a short case study by a practitioner and highlights discussed in the subsequent plenary sessions.
A summary report of the conference will be circulated to all participants. Click here to view summaries of previous years >>

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