Dispatches From Converge 2018
The Converge 2018 compliance conference happened in Denver this week, where several hundred ethics and compliance officers gathered to breathe thin air and discuss this year’s theme: “ethics in action.”
Alas, Radical Compliance could not be on the scene to report events as they happened. So below are a few dispatches from Twitter and elsewhere, in case you’re curious what was said and what you may have missed.
Obligatory photo of conference welcome sign.
Ready to hear our speakers share how they are making #EthicsinAction a reality in business #ethics #compliance #Converge18 pic.twitter.com/net6yEKhk2
— Convercent (@Convercent) October 8, 2018
Chuck D — yes, that Chuck D, from Public Enemy, delivered a talk on organizational justice. Seen below with Convercent CEO Patrick Quinlan.
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An excellent point raised about internal whistleblower reporting.
“Some companies think low reporting is a good thing. I don’t. Higher volumes of ethics reporting is a sign of a healthier company than no one speaking up.” – William Brierly, VP Compliance & Ethics from Liberty Latin America presenting w/ Phil Knight #Converge18 #EthicsinAction pic.twitter.com/ibWuCQ02x9
— Convercent (@Convercent) October 9, 2018
Also spotted: another good point about compliance-based due diligence in M&A.
Why is third-party due-diligence necessary? “If there are bad things to find…it always seems to be in the last data-room, at 11pm hidden under 20k documents.” #Converge18 hears from @Salesforce VP + Associate GC April Oliver on the role of CECO’s during M&A #EthicsinAction pic.twitter.com/BkIuqd31XB
— Convercent (@Convercent) October 9, 2018
GRC industry analyst Mike Rasmussen, who is indeed a thoughtful person, manages to hit every compliance industry buzzword all in one tweet.
@Convercent #Converge18 – amazing thought leadership driving maturity in compliance and ethics programs by leveraging strategy and process with technology for the next generation
— Michael Rasmussen (@GRCPundit) October 10, 2018
And this point, while correct, would be so much more awesome if the compliance officer for New Jersey Transit had said it.
“It’s a journey. Be prepared to never arrive at your final destination” – Sheryl Zaworski @USBank #EthicsinAction #Converge18 #ethics pic.twitter.com/CQpY4fsq7A
— Convercent (@Convercent) October 10, 2018
Hui Chen, speaking about ethics in practice. Not entirely sure I agree with her point below, but it does make you think.
“Ethics is by nature ‘relational.’ It is social. You don’t call something you do by yourself ethical.” @HuiChenEthics speaks to a packed house on the role of CECO’s and how we can move forward together to make #EthicsinAction a reality through metrics #Converge18 pic.twitter.com/aY3gxvtij5
— Convercent (@Convercent) October 9, 2018
More music: these folks were the closing entertainment on Day 1. They’re about to rock. Salute them.
#CONVERGE2018 School of Rock y’all. This talented youth group is composed of members between the ages of 10 and 16 years old. Wow! pic.twitter.com/aOXbdnL8iD
— DeAnna Nwankwo (@dnwankwo1) October 9, 2018
That’s all for Converge 2018. Congratulations to Convercent for what seems to be an event well-done and well-received by attendees. If you want to see more dispatches yourself, the hashtags are #EthicsInAction and #Converge18.