Dispatches From SCCE 2019
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 to come. Meanwhile, here are some dispatches from social media to give you a flavor of what’s going on here.
First, SCCE shared the venue this year with an Air Force cybersecurity convention. We thank them for their service, and kinda wish we could sneak into some of their sessions, too.
We have had conventions in the same hotel as a porn convention, a cigar convention and a drag queen convention. This year it the Air Force security convention. pic.twitter.com/c2wId1zcIO
— Roy Snell (@RoySnellSCCE) September 16, 2019
I was honored this year to moderate an interview with Dr. Kurt Michels, global head of compliance at Volkswagen, to hear about how the company has been trying to reform its corporate culture over the last several years.
Dr. Kurt Michels @VWGroup talking with Matt Kelly @compliancememe at the @SCCE #SCCEcei. pic.twitter.com/OewsmU4cHe
— Adam Turteltaub (@AdamTurteltaub) September 16, 2019
Some nice tips here for conducting an investigation with cross-border reach, plus a standard-issue hotel chandelier.
Build a roadmap and understand data protection obligations when conducting internal investigations involving foreign operations. #SCCEcei #ethics #foreignoperations pic.twitter.com/QTzXbf7BZh
— Florence Sumaray (@FSumaray) September 16, 2019
Nice repackaging of what ethics and compliance functions really do, from Jonathan Rutsch of DTG Risk & Compliance.
“Ethics & Compliance Functions are not ‘cost centers’, they are **catastrophic loss prevention centers**”- Jonathan Rusch #SCCEcei pic.twitter.com/PZp51CqBNB
— Fernanda Beraldi (@FernandaBeraldi) September 16, 2019
Alas, I’m not sure how many leaders measure up to this talent goal as laid out by Michael Horowitz, inspector general at the U.S. Department of Justice. (A thankless job if ever there was one.)
It takes a very talented leader to understand compliance and how it can drive change in an organization. – IG Horowitz @scce #SCCEcei
— Kasey Ingram (@KaseyIngramJD) September 16, 2019
Now if we could only eliminate bad bias with a Lipitor prescription…
Learning about professional skepticism at #SCCECEI – ‘Bias is like cholesterol – there’s good bias and bad bias.’ – @SuriSurinder1 @SCCE pic.twitter.com/URQwDmzOdE
— Samantha Brabant (@Sabrabant) September 16, 2019
You may need to squint, but some good organizational lessons here from the head of compliance at Odebrecht.
#SCCEcei keynote: Olga Pontes CCO of @OdebrechtSA, describing that co’s #compliance transformation. Change included making 20% of directors independent, and creating three new board committees: Compliance; Finance and Investments; and Culture, People and Sustainability @SCCE pic.twitter.com/LHoynYtQeo
— Jason B. Meyer (@MeyerJasonB) September 17, 2019
We tried to clear away the haze on this subject. We failed; it is as cutting-edge compliance as you can get right now.
Now at #SCCEcei : @EthiVenger rocking it to an SRO room, discussing #compliance and cannabis in the workplace pic.twitter.com/5MEoucvn7g
— Jason B. Meyer (@MeyerJasonB) September 17, 2019
Amen.
“Compliance is not for cowards.” #SCCE #SCCEcei
— Gigi (@AuntGigiEsq) September 17, 2019
You can find many more posts on Twitter, LinkedIn, and other social media sites using the hashtag #SCCEcei. Congratulations to SCCE for hosting another excellent conference, and good luck to all taking the CCEP certification exams this week, too.