Post-Conference Workshop: Thursday March 25, 2010
C - Auditing/Testing your FCPA Program: Probing Weak Spots to Improve your Company’s Compliance
9:00 am to 12:30 pm (Registration begins 8:30 am)
Peter E. Jaffe
Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer
The AES Corporation
More than 30 years after enactment of the FCPA, companies are increasingly focused on evaluating FCPA compliance program effectiveness. But how do you effectively test effectiveness?
In this interactive and practical workshop, leading practitioners who have designed and implemented auditing tools address the factors critical to ensuring that your testing tools are themselves effective, and give you an accurate read on your programs strengths, weaknesses, and gaps. They will present:
- How do FCPA program audits differ from financial audits? From SOX testing?
- Best practices: essential components of effective FCPA audits
Amy J. Conway-Hatcher
Morgan Lewis LLP
- Who, what, when: staffing, scope and frequency of FCPA audits
- Addressing unique compliance environments: how to secure cooperation, and how to test whether you’re getting it
- Money-saving methods: mini-audits, technology shortcuts, and other tools to stretch resources
This “roll up your sleeves” session will provide ample time for sharing approaches to tricky FCPA compliance audit issues. Take advantage of this “one stop shopping” opportunity to have your specific self assessment questions answered and to find out how other companies have addressed similar challenges.