Dispatches From SCCE 2023

SCCE

The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics held its 2023 conference in Chicago this week, with more than 1,000 compliance professionals gathering from all corners to talk shop, schmooze over drinks, swipe branded swag from vendors, and otherwise support our glorious corporate compliance community. The marquee moment this year was a speech from deputy attorney…

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Dispatches From SCCE 2022

SCCE

The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics held its 2022 conference in Phoenix this week, with nearly 1,000 compliance professionals gathering from all corners to talk shop, schmooze over drinks, accept knickknacks from vendors, and otherwise support our glorious corporate compliance community. Sadly, I could not attend this year due to personal commitments keeping me…

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Dispatches from SCCE 2021

SCCE

Well, it happened: the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics has hosted its first in-person conference in two years, with more than 600 people schmoozing, learning, and awkwardly leaning in for hugs at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas. Hundreds more compliance professionals watched the SCCE conference virtually from the comfort of their own homes,…

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SCCE 2021 Speakers Announced

SCCE

At long last, the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics has announced the agenda and speakers for its upcoming national conference in September. Anyone who wants to see who will be on stage and who didn’t make the cut, now you can. You can find the complete agenda and speaker lineup on the conference website,…

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It’s On: SCCE Conference in Vegas

SCCE

The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics will hold its SCCE 2021 conference in person in Las Vegas this September, returning to live events for the first time since the pandemic began 14 months ago. SCCE president Gerry Zack announced the news Wednesday morning in an email message to SCCE members: I am excited to…

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New Guidance From COSO, SCCE 

COSO

COSO and the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics released guidance today about how to integrate corporate ethics and compliance concerns into a company’s larger risk management program, complete with a list of best practices for compliance programs mapped to COSO’s enterprise risk management framework. It’s a useful document for people who like to think…

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SCCE Conference Going Virtual

SCCE

Surprising precisely nobody, the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics confirmed on Tuesday that its 2020 annual conference will go virtual — a long-expected, disappointing, and totally appropriate move.  SCCE sent word via email to scheduled conference speakers Tuesday evening, including to me, which is how I heard the news. The conference website also already…

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Report on Compliance Functions and Covid

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A survey of more than 300 compliance officers finds that roughly half of you have been exclusively working from home since the Covid-19 crisis started four months ago — and while that transition hasn’t been as bad as you’d feared, concerns about compliance failures and budget cuts are rising swiftly. So says a report from…

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Dispatches From SCCE 2019

SCCE

Nearly 1,900 compliance professionals have descended on National Harbor in Maryland this week for the Society of Corporate Compliance Ethics’ 2019 conference. It’s all that you’d expect, with jam-packed panel discussions, interesting keynote speeches, and lots of token gifts from compliance vendors of all stripes.  I’ll try to write up some summary posts in days…

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Review: The Accidental Compliance Professional

Roy Snell, long-time director of the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics who retired last year, has published a book, The Accidental Compliance Professional — one part compendium of advice for fellow compliance officers, one part love-letter to the profession, and all of it bundled with the folksy, friendly tone Snell has been using for…

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