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The powerful Key Note Speaker line up will focus on the following issues with an update on critical regulatory GRC issues;

16th November 2009 (Morning Session)

GRC challenges for the Manufacturing, Healthcare, Service, Medico and Financial Services

Restore trust both inside and outside the company; Explore and discuss how leading companies have approached the immense challenge in a global economy that companies have encountered during the crisis. Get the various internal teams e.g. Compliance and Internal Audit teams to work together. Establish efficient and effective procedures including departmental overlap, interaction, strategy, and efficiencies
Frank Hailstones, CA CPFA ACA IIA
Global Compliance Challenges in the current economic environment: Explore global compliance enforcement trends in down economies and the premium placed on correctly implementing cost-cutting and force-reduction measures. Country-specific developments and "best practices" for the various industries will be explored
Dr. Deb Cernauskas, Ph.D
A 'Lean, Mean and Clean' GRC Capability; Discover how companies can use program evaluation to "lean" their GRC capability for maximum efficiency and responsiveness
Dr. Nikil Merani - Merani Partnerschaft
GRC from an Investors viewpoint; How companies can meet their regulatory obligations. How companies can and must inspire a culture of integrity, ethics and compliance
Hege Sjø, Head of Scandinavian CG Team - Hermes Investment Ltd, London
Balance compliance with pressing business needs; Designing, implementing and operating an integrated framework for privacy, security and theft prevention. Explore keys to success, practical techniques, and ways that companies can balance compliance and data protection with pressing business needs
Paul Grainer, Managing Director - Resources Compliance, UK
The latest International GRC developments; Explore and discuss the latest global developments related to stock-listed companies. How globalization, the credit crisis, convergence, and other developments will impact your company
Dr. Anthony Tarantino, Ph.D

16th November 2009 (Afternoon Session)

IT and Information Security

Technology and GRC Implementation: Explore the key role technology plays in GRC implementation and share best practices, challenges and lessons learned
Richard Marti, CGEIT, CISSP, CISM
The Role of IT in Effective Risk Management: Successful ERM strategies require proper use of personnel, processes, and information technology; ERM leaders who leverage IT to their advantage are more likely to meet their ERM and business objectives. Learn how IT can help ERM executives monitor business process execution, and manage risk through comprehensive reporting and assessment, specific principles and techniques used to kick start the implementation of risk and compliance management
Liliana Grbic, Principal Business Consultant - BTC SAP Svenska
XBRL: Learn about the lessons and issues that early filers have experienced, pitfalls to avoid, and experiences companies had during the process
Jan Nygaard Nielsen, Ph.D. Managing Architect - Netcompany
Information Security Strategy: Explore the development of an Information Security Strategy that includes trends in guidance, strategies, metrics, and narratives
Frederik Fabricius, Manager – GOV. IT
Panel Session: This elaborate panel session with the IT experts, will ensure that you gain an understanding and become conversational in the terminology of the information security world. The seminar will focus on both technology and management practices, ensuring that you are aware of the full complement of elements necessary for a good security program. including:
Access control, Asset management, Business continuity management, Communications and operations management, Human resources security, Information security policy, Information systems acquisition, development and maintenance, Information security incident management, Organization of information security, Physical and environmental security
Liliana Grbic, Principal Business Consultant - BTC SAP Svenska
Frederik Fabricius, Manager - GOV. IT
Jan Nygaard Nielsen, Ph.D. Managing Architect - Netcompany
Tomas Hellum, CEO - ThobiasAP A/S
Richard Marti, CGEIT, CISSP, CISM

17th November 2009 (Morning Session)

Risk Management in all shapes, sizes and forms

A revised Introduction to Risk Management: Define, implement and establish a common methodology and language of risk and control, using leveraged technology to bring it all together
Dr. Nikil Merani - Merani Partnerschaft
From Compliance to Risk: Explore and discuss how your organization can make the transition from Compliance to Risk. A broader focus and approach on risk management, compliance, legal, internal audit, third-party and supply-chain risks and managing integrity across your partners
Arthur Izeboud, Research project Leader - Global Professionals, Amsterdam
Internal Audit's Role in ERM: Understand the integral role that Internal Audit should play in your company's Enterprise Risk Management program. Explore topics such as evaluating and providing assurance on risk-management processes and reviewing the management of key risks
Jeremy Wilde, BA MSc MBCS CISSP
Compliance Risk Assessments: Explore the innovative approach to compliance risk assessments with the help of structured internal Investigations. Explore how internal investigations progress into official investigations, how they can go wrong and what companies can do from a legal perspective to avoid trouble
Paul Grainer, Managing Director - Resources Compliance
IT and ERM in your company: Discover the challenges of implementing ERM systems effectively and efficiently. Focusing on the issues of executives in the room, the session will explore the challenges that companies are encountering while attempting to meet their ERM and business objectives
Dr. Anthony Tarantino, Ph.D

17th November 2009 (Afternoon Session)

Updated International and EU guidelines on Comply or Explain, Whistleblower, Audit Committees, EuroSox and GRC issues in a down economy

Best Practices in GRC: Explore best practices for hotlines, program structure, policies related to Audit Committees, Whistleblower, principles of Comply or Explain and the latest on EU directives
Kersi F. Porbunderwalla, Managing Partner - GRCControllers
Current International Anti-Bribery, AML and Corruption Challenges: Scenario-based exploration of key issues in critical European countries? Fraud, can't be ignored" reveals internal investigations and discovery processes
Frank Holzenthal, Vice President Product Development - Tonbeller
Designing, implementing and operating en ERM Program: When embarking on an ERM program, include how to conduct enterprise risk assessments, engage business unit and functional representatives, utilize and report on the data collected in an assessment and advise your board of directors on their ERM role
Frank Hailstones, CA CPFA ACA IIA
Current Accounting anf Finance Developments: Get a firsthand knowledge on the latest in FASB, IASB, and IFRS developments, focusing on your questions and the issues of greatest concern. This session will provide an update on latest developments on critical accounting and finance developments including an update on fair-value accounting for all entities. Discuss the initial lessons learned by companies making the move from GAAP to IFRS
Jens Røder, State Authorised Public Accountant
A Closer Look at Multi-Jurisdictional Enforcement: Learn about the potential pitfalls that can arise when a company's activities attract the scrutiny of enforcement authorities. Focus on differing attitudes among anti-corruption regimes toward plea-bargaining, cooperation, and privilege. Extradition, safe passage, and immunity in the context of multi-jurisdictional investigations will also be discussed
Dr. Nikil Merani - Merani Partnerschaft
Addressing the Effectiveness of Compliance and Ethics Programs: explore ways to measure the program with a qualitative and quantitative measures and analysis. The role of auditing, monitoring and reporting, practical considerations, lessons learned will be covered during this session
Dr. Deb Cernauskas, Ph.D

Prices and Conditions:

The conference participation price is flexible. You can join each of the 4 modules separately. The first module costs 2500, 00 dkk and 1500, 00 for each additional half day module. The price for the 2 day conference is 6500, 00. The price for 1 day is 4000, 00 dkk.

The company can also choose to send different employees to different modules. E.g. The CFO attends the Risk module while the IT Manager attends the IT and Information Security module. All participants are invited to attend the Grand Finale with major elements of "surprise".