CONFERENCE ON COMPLIANCE
AND BUSINESS ETHICS
4 October 2016, Bled, Slovenia
Evropski inštitut za skladnost in etiko poslovanja - EISEP
Cesta na Brdo 79, 1000 LJUBLJANA
www.eisep.si
Conference Programme
The European Institute of Compliance and Ethics (EICE) in
cooperation with the United Nations Global Compact Slovenia
(UNGC Slovenia) are kindly inviting you to the
8.30 - 9.00 am
Welcome Reception of the Attendants
9.00 – 9.20 am
Introductory Address
conference on Compliance and Business Ethics, on 4 October 2016 in Bled, Slovenia, at
9.20 – 10.00 am
Prof. Dr. Danica Purg, President of the IEDC - Bled School of Management and the United Nations Global Compact Slovenia (UNGC Slovenia)
Andrijana Bergant, President of the European Institute of Compliance and Ethics (EISEP)
I. Governance
1.1. The Added Value of Good Governance Practices in Organisations
Gabe Shawn Varges, M.A., Juris Doctor, Senior partner with HCM International Ltd., Zurich
school with the view. This international and multi-industries conference will cover the
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fields of compliance and business ethics. Attendants will have an opportunity to learn
about compliance and business ethics in the context of the internal governance system
and discover the different aspects, particularities and benefits of this function.
10.00 – 10.25 am
Good practices of corporate and internal governance in organisations in Europe;
Experiences which testify of the added value of good corporate governance;
The role of the compliance function in adding value to the governance system from the viewpoint of the company, management, business
partners and the regulator.
1.2. Challenges in Corporate Governance Practices in Slovenia and Future Development
Irena Prijović, MA, General Secretary of the Slovenian Directors’ Association
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10.25 – 10.40 am
The foundations of the arrangement of corporate governance in Slovenia;
Good corporate governance practices in Slovenia and the progress achieved so far;
The particularities and challenges we have yet to overcome.
Discussion
II. Management of the Compliance System
10.40 – 11.00 am
2.1. How to Assess the Efficiency and Performance of the Compliance Management System
Andrijana Bergant, EMBA, CCEP-I, President of the European Institute of Compliance and Ethics (EICE)
Who should
conference?
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attend
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and the compliance and ethics programme;
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The presidents and members of the management
boards, supervisory boards and the related bodies,
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and who are responsible for auditing the function
Experts from the field of social responsibility, who
11.00 – 11.10 am
are closely connected and intertwined with the
11.10 – 11.30 am
issues of compliance and business ethics;
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Lawyers, legal practitioners, consultants, public
Break
III. Business Ethics
11.30 – 11.50 am
3.1. Ethical Ruling – Case Study of the Managers’ Association of Slovenia
as well as other managers and representatives
relations experts and other interested professionals
Sonja Šmuc, Executive Director of the Managers’ Association of Slovenia
of organisations who would like to establish or
who are (in one way or another) stakeholders or
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learn more about the operation of the compliance
which work as advisors in the field of the compliance
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function in connection with the responsibility of
management system and business ethics. By
directing or supervising legality and fairness of
attending the conference, you can deepen your
business operations;
knowledge of this developing discipline of ensuring
Regulators and other supervisory bodies who
compliance and learn more about its role in the
supervise companies and the compliance of their
internal management system.
11.50 – 12.00 pm
responsibility in the event of violations and thus
*Interpretation from Slovenian into English language
build the external environment which importantly
will be provided for.
12.00 – 12.25 pm
Discussion
4.1. Protecting Human Rights in the Chain of Suppliers, Representatives and Subcontractors
Mojca Markizeti, the Fair Meter Project Manager, Iskraemeco d.d.
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12.25 – 13.10 pm
Experts for compliance and business ethics in
companies and other organisations who carry
function;
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Experts who closely cooperate, advise on or possibly
monitor the compliance function: communicators,
experts for social responsibility, risk management,
internal management, internal control;
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Experts from the field of internal auditing who cooperate with compliance and ethics professionals
4.2. Preventing Corruption in Accordance with International Standards as a Growing Expectation for Companies in Slovenia and the
Neighbouring Regions
Kamil Wyszkowski, Director of UN Global Compact Poland (via Skype)
Certificate of attendance at the
professional educational event
out the tasks connected with the implementation,
management or execution of the compliance
The forms, indicators, character and possible consequences of violating human rights in the supply chain;
The influence of international standards and foreign legislation on ensuring transparency in the supply chain (e.g. UK Modern Slavery Act)
and the related competitive advantages;
The case of Iskraemeco as regards ensuring transparency in preparing the electronic meter and supply of its components.
Rok Praprotnik, Director of Compliance and Integritye, NLB d.d.
affects the development of effective compliance
and ethics programmes within organisations;
How the honorary tribunal of the Managers’ Association of Slovenia dealt with some of its members (managers) in some of the most wellknown cases of poor business practices in Slovenia;
The effect of these procedures on prospects for the future.
IV. Riziki za skladnost in etiko v dobavni verigi
business operations with regulation, assess their
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The use of performance and efficiency indicators of the compliance management system; Connection with the ISO 19600: Compliance
Management System.
Discussion
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13.10 – 13.25 pm
Attendants to the conference will receive a certificate
13.25 – 14.30 pm
of the Institute so as to prove to their employer their
14.30 – 15.00 pm
other purposes).
Lunch Break
5.1. The Effect of Potential Cyber-Attacks on the Question of Compliance and Reputational Risk
Andrea Bonime-Blanc, Phd, GEC Risk Advisory LLC, New York
business ethics for 2016 (i.e. as regards the employer’s
requirements for maintaining professional fitness or for
Discussion
V. Data Protection and the Compliance Risks
attendance at the professional educational event and
professional training in the field of compliance and
The content of requirements of international standards in this field;
The situation and experiences in Slovenia and the expected development;
The influence of the American FCPA and the UK Bribery Act;
The role of the compliance function in the system for preventing corruption in organisation, the latest data and trends.
15.00 – 15.15 pm
Discussion
VI. ROUND-TABLE DISCUSSION: How to Implement Ethics into Everyday Business
Practices and Act in a Preventive Manner
15.15 – 16.15 pm
practical tools and methods which we can use in our
management system. All with the objective to better
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) is the largest
Gabe Shawn Varges, M.A. Juris Doctor, Senior partner with HCM International Ltd., Zurich
perform the mission of the compliance management
global initiative for corporate social responsibility
Mojca Markizeti, Fair meter project manager, Iskraemeco d.d.
system, in connection with the effective management
and sustainable development of economic entities.
Rok Praprotnik, Director of the compliance and Integrity Centre, NLB d.d.
of risks for incurring material and moral losses due to
UNGC was founded in 2000 on the initiative of the
prof. dr. Danica Purg, President of the Slovenian Society of UN Global Compact, UNGC Slovenia
violations of regulations or ethical principles.
United Nations and brought together more than 5000
Participants:
VII. WORKSHOP: Supply Chain Compliance and Ethics Risks Identification and Assessment
on the Case Study Analysis
16.15 – 16.55 pm
16:55 – 17:10 pm
About the UNGC
organisations to implement or upgrade the compliance
companies and non-governmental organizations from
120 countries.
Led by: Andrea Bonime-Blanc, Phd, GEC Risk Advisory LLC, New York
Slovenian branch of the UNGC was established in 2007
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Presentation of methods for identification and assessment of compliance and ethics risks in the supply chain (20 minutes);
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Presentation of the case study for group work (10 minutes);
on the initiative of Prof. Dr. Danica Purg. UNGC Slovenia
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Presentation of the tool for a comprehensive assessment of business partners as assistance for case based group work, Veljko Drakulić, in
charge of compliance in Bisnode d.o.o. (10 minutes).
cooperates
with
non-governmental
organizations
in Slovenia and for its members it prepares periodic
Organising in smaller teams for the group work and a short break
meetings, roundtables, conferences and individual
17:10 – 17:55 pm
The Group Work
meetings on the topic of human rights, labour standards,
17:55 – 18:15 pm
Short Presentations of the Group Work results and discussion
18.15 pm
Final thoughts
18.30 pm
Dinner and Networking
the environment, transparency and anti-corruption.
Registration:
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In today’s highly regulated business environment and the changed
social and economic reality, when the trust of the market is
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exceptionally sensitive and the expectations of stakeholders
regarding the strengthening of internal governance system
and controls are significantly higher, experts from the field
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of compliance are faced with a number of challenges.
Suddenly we have to deal with high expectations of the
managements and supervisory boards, the regulator
and other stakeholders as regards the quality, efficiency
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and variety of our work. Managements are faced with
non-members
350,00 EUR
increasingly recognized international business standards
members of EICE
(30% discount)
245,00 EUR
members of UNGC and IEDC Business School alumni
(15% discount)
297,50 EUR
members of partnering Organizations
(15% discount)
297,50 EUR
in this field, when managing compliance and ethics risks is
becoming an important competitive advantage. At the same
time, we do not yet have many examples, good practices and
sources of knowledge in the field of compliance and business
ethics in our region. What is more, we do not yet have fully
Discounts cannot be combined. The prices are without VAT, because EICE is not registered for VAT.
defined requirements of the competent supervisory bodies.
In case of unforeseen events, the organizers reserve the right to change the details of the program and/or lecturers.
With the help of top experts from the domestic and international
business environment, we will gain new knowledge, as well as
There will be photoshooting and filming at the conference, all the materials will be used for promotional purposes only.
For an overnight stay in Bled we recommend hotels Astoria, Kompas, Savica and Park, which offer special rates for the participants of the conference.
We are connected with a network of top experts from Slovenia
and abroad and you will be able to hear them speak at the
conference.
THE HOST OF THE CONFERENCE IS GOING TO BE ALENKA VIDIC, Executive Director and partner in the PROPIAR agency.
Ms Vidic began to gain experience in the field of media already during her study of Communicology at the Faculty of Social Sciences in
Ljubljana. In 2001, she participated in the preparation of a new form of a television show, which she then led for more than four years
at Kanal A. In 2004, she upgraded her media career by working in the public relations agency. She helped implement communication
strategies for different clients. She continued her career in the PR Obrat agency and in February 2006 she co-founded the Propiar
agency, where she currently works as an adviser for public relations. She is also active in different projects for connecting the younger
generations and research laboratories with the industry. She works as a mentor, a mediator and a qualified lecturer.
THE CONFERENCE WILL BE OPENED BY PROF. DR. DANICA PURG, the Director and Dean of the IEDC-Bled School of Management and
President of the Slovenian Society of UN Global Compact, UNGC Slovenia.
Prof. dr. Purg is the President of the International Association for Management Development CEEMAN and European Leadership
Centre, both based at IEDC-Bled School of Management. The UN Global Compact appointed professor Dr. Danica Purg to be a member
in a global working group for the development of principles for responsible business education (PRME - Principles for Responsible
Management Education). In 2013 she was also a president of this body. Area of work of Prof. Dr. Purg as a lecturer and a consultant
consists of leadership, leadership styles and personal development of managers, with particular emphasis on developing leaders
through inspiration, arising from the art. For her achievements in the field of business education, she has received international
recognition for Dean of the Year in 2010, rewarded by the Academy of International Management (AIB). In January 2015 she also
received the award for her life’s work in the field of management, rewarded by The Managers’ Association of Slovenia and in August
2016 she received the award for lifetime achievement in the field of social responsibility, ethics and corporate governance from the
Business School of the University of Cologne.
Lecturers:
GABE SHAWN VARGES, M.A., Juris Doctor, Senior partner with HCM International Ltd., Zurich
Mr Gaba Shawn Varges obtained the Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Harvard University. For a number of years he worked in various
law firms in the USA. After a while, he dedicated himself to the field of corporate governance and compliance. As a compliance
officer, he worked in senior positions in several international financial institutions and later joined the banking supervisory authority
in Switzerland, where he currently resides. He was also a member of the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision. For number of
years he worked as a university lecturer for compliance and corporate governance. In addition, he was also the Director of Compliance
Studies at the University of St. Gallen’s Executive School. Today he is a partner in HCM International Ltd. and advises companies on
establishing corporate governance system in the manner, which adds value to their business.
IRENA PRIJOVIĆ, M.A., General Secretary of the Slovenian Directors’ Association
Ms Prijović has been connected with the Slovenian Directors’ Association since its establishment in 1997. She holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Economics (University of Ljubljana) and a master’s degree from the Faculty of Social Sciences. Her master’s thesis was
entitled The Efficiency of Supervisory Boards. She covers the field of corporate management and managing non-profit and nongovernmental organisations. Moreover, she works in the field of setting different standards of corporate management, codes and
recommendations, research and certification of knowledge for operating in the supervisory boards and management boards. She
is also an author, a lecturer and adviser from the field of corporate management in Slovenia. In 2015, she upgraded her knowledge
of operations of the supervisory boards by attending a course on the efficiency of management boards at the Harvard Business
School. Since May 2010, she has been the member of the Supervisory Board of Petrol d.d. From 2013, she has been the Deputy of the
President of the Supervisory Board and a member of the Auditing Commission.Furthermore, she is active internationally as a member
of the Management Board of the European Confederation of Directors’ Association in Brussels, where she is also member of different
working groups and commissions. She is also a member of the European CG Codes Network. She has been working internationally for
a number of years. She lectures for the IFC Corporate Governance Group which operates within the framework of the World Bank. Since
2012, she is the adviser of the World Bank for projects in South-Eastern Europe and Eurasia.
ANDRIJANA BERGANT, EMBA, CCEP-I, President of the European Institute of Compliance and Ethics (EISEP)
Ms Bergant holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and she completed postgraduate studies from management (Executive MBA). At the
beginning of her career in 2004, she worked as a lawyer in the Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. Her work includes
supervision of larger companies at the Special Tax Office. In 2006, she started working in the Legal Department of Ilirika, Stock
Brokerage Company. In 2008, she began working in the field of corporate compliance at Zavarovalnica Triglav, where she implemented
and managed the compliance programme for seven years. In September 2014, she joined NLB d.d., where she manages the field
of prevention and development of the compliance function in the bank, with special emphasis on awareness raising, training and
education, risk management and harmonisation of standards for compliance and integrity on the level of the NLB Group. She holds an
international certificate CCEP-I, and for three years (2012 – 2014) she was also a member of the international exam committee for this
certificate with the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics from the USA. She is a co-creator of the Declaration on Fair Business
(UNGC Slovenia) and the Slovenian Corporate Integrity Guidelines. For a number of years she has been writing articles and lecturing in
the field of compliance and business ethics. At the end of 2014, she established the EICE (EISEP).
SONJA ŠMUC, BA in Economics, Executive Director of the Managers’ Association of Slovenia
Ms Šmuc is an active advocate of development of the Slovenian management and leadership, thus raising the competitiveness
of the Slovenian economy. She also focuses on the issue of female management. She is a member of several bodies, such as the
Accreditation Committee of The Bank Assets Management Company (BAMC), Expert Council for Gender Equality of the Republic of
Slovenia, the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Men and Women in the European Commission, the Management Board of
Samit100 (business leaders of South-Eastern Europe) and selection commissions such as the Manager of the Year, Gazele, Zlata nit,
Female Manager-Friendly Company, Marketing Manager, Human Resources Manager, etc. She received an award from the Chamber of
Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, branch unit Ljubljana, for the innovation Entrepreneurs in the Company. She is the co-author of the
book entitled Izvozno tveganje pod nadzorom (in English: Export Risk Under Control). She is also the author of more than 700 articles
on economy. She studied at the Faculty of Economics in Ljubljana and continued her studies at the Stanford University in California,
the Viennese Wirtschaftsuniversität and at the IEDC – Bled School of Management.
MOJCA MARKIZETI, The Fair Meter Project Manager
Ms Markizeti graduated at the Faculty of Economics in Maribor and continued postgraduate studies from the field of social
management at the Faculty for Social Work. For six years she was employed with the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of
Slovenia. She was in charge of public relations and managed special projects connected with social equality, the status of children
and anti-discrimination policy. She was employed at the IEDC - Bled School of Management between 2008 and 2015 as the secretary
of the faculty. She also managed the office for postgraduate students and different projects, including research projects. In addition,
she managed the UNGC Slovenia. Mojca has been trained as the “Anti-discrimination Trainer” and she organises seminars covering the
issue of discrimination. In her personal life, Mojca is guided by curiosity and her sense of justice. She is an activist and a passionate
advocate of sustainable development and welfare for all people. In May 2016, she gave a talk at the TEDxFDV on the importance of
activism and responsible citizenship. At the end of 2015, she began working as the Fair Meter Project Manager in Iskraemeco d.d.
ROK PRAPROTNIK, Director of the Compliance and Integrity Centre, NLB d.d.
Mr Praprotnik is the Director of Compliance and Integrity in NLB d.d., an organisational unit of Slovenia’s largest bank, competent for
executing internal investigations, ensuring general regulatory compliance and executing preventive development tasks in the field
of corporate ethics and integrity. Before taking over his present tasks in the bank, he worked as the Deputy of the President of the
Commission for the Prevention of Corruption. He was responsible for the field of supervision of financial position of public officials,
supervision of the field of lobbying and strategic prevention activities of the Commission as an independent and autonomous state
body. In the past, he also worked as a journalist for newspapers Delo and Dnevnik. In particular, he covered the field of investigative
journalism and wrote about intelligence services, the army and state legal institutions.
KAMIL WYSZKOWSKI, Director UN Global Compact Poland
Mr Wyszkowski holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Law. He has worked with United Nations since 2002. In 2004, he became the
national representative of the initiative United Nations Global Compact Poland. He is in charge of coordinating cooperation in the field
of business, towns, universities and other institutions of higher education and non-governmental organisations. He has experience in
international cooperation and programme development in Europe and Asia, especially in Iraq, Georgia, Romania and Thailand. Between
2009 in 2014, he worked as a Director of the United Nations Development Program Office Poland. He has also worked as a lecturer
at the Central European University in Bucharest, the Columbia University in New York, the Lviv University, the Koźminski University
(Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego), the Ignacy Paderewski Institute of Diplomacy within the framework of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
at the Warsaw School of Economics and the Warsaw University. Between 2009 and 2012, he was a member of the Strategic Advisory
Board of the Polish Prime Minister. He is an expert for policies of the United Nations and the European Union, especially in the field of
business and administrative cooperation, as well as incentives of the private sector as regards the implementation of standards and
developmental objectives of the United Nations. Currently, he is coordinating the programme of the UNGC Poland and is in charge of
the management and development of a local initiative. On international level, he is active in strengthening and facilitating cooperation
between delegations of the United Nations in Europe, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Africa and the Middle East. He is also
a business commentator at the Polish television channel TVN24 (TVN Biznes I Świat).
ANDREA BONIME-BLANC, Phd, GEC Risk Advisory LLC, New York
Andrea Bonime-Blanc, Phd, is the founder of GEC Risk Advisory LLC from New York (https://gecrisk.com/). She is an internationally
recognized expert and one of the most fruitful authors in the field of compliance and business ethics, risk management, corruption,
reputation risk and lately also of the increasing danger of cyber-attacks. Moreover, she lectures at conferences in different parts of
the world. She is fluent in German and Spanish. She is also the author of the book entitled The Reputational Risk Handbook and many
articles and statements, which are frequently quoted by the most well-known media, such as The Wall Street Journal and the BBC. For
more than two decades, she has worked at senior positions in four global corporations from energy, infrastructure, media, technology
and defence industries. She has also managed the risk function, internal auditing, compliance and ethics, in-house legal etc. She
has more than two decades of experience in the field of corporate governance in different functions in both profit and non-profit
organisations. Andrea is also the honourable member of the Expert Council of the EISEP.
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