Parmalat, Tyco, Telefonica O2, Shell, GE Oil & Gas to speak at Anti-Corruption conference in Prague

Jan. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Principals are increasingly held responsible for acts of third parties such as subcontractors, consultants and brokers.

Acquiring new companies, expanding in to new markets, high employee turnnover or engaging 3rd parties, sales agents and distributors can expose a business to significant regulatory risk. Recent research across Europe has shown that companies will be increasingly exposed to Fraud & Corruption. One of the key drivers for this will be the current economic conditions. With recent news of bribery investigations in Hungary and Croatia -Corporate Fraud and Corruption is taking centre stage in Central & Eastern Europe. While many companies boast of having Ethics & Anti-Corruption compliance programs, they may always not be effective especially when operating in less transparent Jurisdictions like Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan & other CIS countries.

This unique event will feature practical case study presentations from Chief Compliance Officers, General Counsels, Heads of Internal Audit and Fraud Investigation experts. The conference will give you practical insights on Anti-Corruption compliance across a wide jurisdiction including Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Balkans, Turkey, Russia & CIS

This conference will give practical insights on:
• Global Developments in Corruption legislation and Enforcement patterns with insights on UK Bribery Act, FCPA and Italian criminal code
• Learn where bribery can occur when doing business in Eastern Europe, CIS & Russia
• Best Practices and Strategies for good business in weak governance zones
• Emerging Markets Challenges in implementing Ethics, Code of Conduct and Training
• Corporate Case Study on coming out of a FCPA investigation and implementing a robust Anti Corruption compliance program
• Tackling decision points vulnerable to corruption
• Get to grips with local Anti corruption laws and enforcement
• Leading Bank shares their view on how to leverage Internal Audit as an effective Anti-Corruption tool
• Learn how you can manage corruption risks in the supply chain and when dealing with 3rd parties, distributors and agents

For more information about this conference please contact
Klara Williams
Marketing Manager
GCM Parker
www.gcmparker.com
+44 203 286 4071            
klaraw@gcmparker.com
event webiste:
http://www.gcmparker.com/gcm-conference-listing?conferenc...

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