Conference Day One: 30th March 2009

9:00 Chairman’s Welcome

Dimitri Vlassis
Secretary
U.N. Conference of the State Parties to UNCAC

9:15 Gain A Civil Society Perspective On The Recent Development In The Anti-Corruption Field And What The Future Will Hold For The Industry

• Learn how anti-corruption efforts are being stepped up globally and business are responding to a more ethics based culture
• Understand the impacts on oil and gas business operating abroad and emerging risks in their operations in difficult business environments
• What is happening on the anti-corruption front in the UK?

Chandrashekhar (Chandu) Krishnan
Executive Director
Transparency International (UK)

10:00 State Of Current Law Within The UK On Corruption And Bribery And How It Looks To Evolve Within The Next Year

• Where does the UK currently stand on corruption and bribery and how might it raise its game?
• Responding to current enforcement mechanisms within UK law and what might be the impact future legislation
• The SFO’s current approach to overseas corruption enforcement cases, including; immunity notices for employees, plea bargaining, civil recovery orders, US style monitoring arrangements and confiscation
• What is the current stance from the SFO on the investigation and prosecution of corruption

Keith McCarthy
Head of Overseas Corruption Unit
Serious Fraud Office (SFO)

11:15 How The OECD Responds To Ethics And Enforcement In Europe

• Understand the regulatory landscape: The latest on new and upcoming legislation designed to combat corruption and push compliance
• A look at the OECD Anti Bribery Convention – How the Convention provides companies with consistent and coherent framework they need to ensure compliance?
• How does the OECD Convention relate to self regulation initiatives like EITI?
• What are the new trends in the implementation of anti-corruption laws?

Nicola Bonucci
Director - Legal Affairs
OECD

12:00 Regulatory Roundtable Discussion – Taking Views From The Enforcers

The evolving nature of enforcement in Europe – what enforcers look for in your compliance program This roundtable will give delegates the chance to ask key questions about what is required from them across Europe and internationally.

The morning’s contributors will instigate discussion and debate amongst delegates to dissect the key regulatory ingredients their programmes should have.

• What changes might be expected across Europe and internationally?
• What are the key markers that should definitely be evident in your compliance and ethics program
• What are the trends and penalties across Europe and how they may start to harmonize with international regulation?

Key contributers include:

Nicola Bonucci Director - Legal Affairs OECD	Keith McCarthy Head of Overseas Corruption Unit Serious Fraud Office (SFO)	Nina Feston Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)
Chandrashekhar (Chandu) Krishnan Executive Director Transparency International (UK)	Dimitri Vlassis Secretary U.N. Conference of the State Parties to UNCAC

13:45 Ensure You Develop An Internal Culture That Drives Your Processes Forward

• Build compliance programmes that your peers and employees will buy into at every level
• Communicate a compliance policy on a global and local level and teach people to feel comfortable with just saying no
• Align existing company regulations with evolving compliance policy
• Make compliance the most important part of your day-to-day business operations
• Maximise the implemented structure's efficiency and benchmark your existing programme with others in the industry

Elaine Mays
Managing Regional Counsel
Baker Hughes

14:30 Practical Steps On How To A Implement A Corporate Culture That Avoids Misconduct And Has The Greatest Ethical Impact On Reporting – The Nexen Experience

• Harmonizing corporate culture and law based principles for an effective compliance program
• Understand the key ingredients to having a exceptional compliance program
• Discover how to develop and maintain an adequate interaction amongst each function to ensure effective anti-corruption and ethical compliance
• How to incorporate internal audits and corporate messaging as a compliance tool
• Effective internal control and evaluations of your compliance programme

Martin Mueller
VP & Chief Compliance Counsel
Nexen Inc

15:45 Develop A Robust Ethics Program Through A Management Change Process – Views From The Siemens Compliance Program

• Learning from compliance challenges and being able to adapt your compliance program to changes
• The essential ingredients to a robust compliance program
• Make compliance the most important part of your day-to-day business operations
• Maximise the implemented structure's efficiency and benchmark your existing programme with others in the industry

Klaus Moosmayer Compliance Operating Officer & Chief Counsel Compliance & Investigations Siemens

Gerhard Brey Sector Compliance Officer for Energy Siemens

16:30 What Is The Reach Of The US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act In Europe? - Recent Enforcement Cases And Trends In Europe

• How to truly tell whether you fall within or outside FCPA rulings
• Who is covered by anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA?
• The basics behind FCPA
• Trends in pursuing and penalising individuals responsible for FCPA violations
• Role of compliance monitors in a European context
• What can be learned from recent penalties
• Weighing the pros and cons of voluntary disclosure
• Implementing FPCA when companies you deal with do business with sanctioned countries
• Interplay between FCPA and local anti-bribery laws

Nina Feston
Branch Chief, Division of Enforcement
Securities Exchange Commission (SEC)

17:15 Chairman’s Closing Remarks And End Of Day One

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