Agenda Day 2, November 5, 2026: (see Agenda Day 1) (back to Fraud Event Summary)
09.00 – Opening Remarks from the Chair
09.00 – The Relaunch of a Code of Conduct
· Case study of launching and implementing a code of conduct that addresses current requirements and challenges (and measuring the impact)
· Matching your code to your counterparty
· Relaunch of a Code: Experiences and Recommendations for a Best Practice Approach
Harri Spolander, VP Governance Compliance & Ethics, Kesko Group
09.40 – Bringing Compliance, Ethics and Integrity to the 1st Line of Defense: And Engaging with Them as Partners
· How the Business can be engaged with as a strategic partner to better implement compliance and risk strategies
· Sell compliance as a company seatbelt and not a roadblock
· Communications and trainings strategies
· Culture, behavior and human factors to address that reflect the reality of today’s workforce
· The use of various platforms, tools and technologies to interact and engage with the first line of defense in a meaningful way
Alexandra Doborovolskaja, Head of Compliance Programs, Ericsson
Teresa Krasteva, Head of Compliance Cloud Software & Services, Ericsson
10.20 – The Use of Psychological and Behavioral Science in Ethics & Integrity: Building Compliance Programs for Millennials and Gen Z
Paul McKane, Deputy Head of Ethics & Compliance, Deliveroo
11.00 – Morning Coffee and Networking
11.30 - Setting Up and Optimising the Internal Investigations Process and Function
· Whistleblower hotlines and other means of reporting
· Operating and organisational model for internal investigations
· Roles and responsibilities e.g. internal audit, HR, Finance and local organisation
· In-house resources vs. external expertise; when to involve external counsel?
· Reporting, closure of cases and sanctions
Kasper Toftdal Kasch, Head of Global Fraud Investigations, Maersk
Morten Kjaer, Global Fraud Manager, Head of EUR, NAM and Terminals, Maersk
12.10 – Lean Compliance: Big Integrity on Small Budgets
insights on the practical use of AI on investigation steps
Weeshirl NG, Head of Business Integrity Office, Signify
12.40 – panel: Best Practices for Managing Investigations
· Experiences of managing real fraud and corruption cases
· What went well, what went wrong and what was unexpected ?
· How do you apply learnings towards future cases ?
· Beyond operating models and the latest AI tools, what skills and actions are essential for a successful investigation ?
Belit Polat Dagdeviren, Head of Ethics & Compliance, Reckitt
Morten Kjaer, Global Fraud Manager, Head of EUR, NAM and Terminals, Maersk
Gabriela Gutierrez, Group Head of Ethics & Compliance, VEON
13.10 – Lunch Break
14.10 - Data, Digital and AI Use Cases for Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD)
· How AI reports can replace expensive EDD reports with long turnaround times
· How AI reports can actually also replace burdensome processes such as third party questionnaires, etc.
Tom van den Oover, Head of Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption & TPRM, AkzoNobel
14.40 - What the Audit Committee Really Wants
· What really keeps Audit Committees awake at night when it comes to fraud and corruption
· Why “everything is green” is actually red
· The gap between strong compliance frameworks and real fraud prevention
· Who really owns fraud risk across the 1st, 2nd and 3rd lines and where it breaks in practice
· The three questions every risk report should answer, but often doesn’t
· A simple exercise that reveals how fraud could realistically happen in your organization
· Why most escalation fails and how to make issues understood in seconds
· How Audit and Compliance can align to provide one clear, trusted view of fraud exposure
Maria Simak, Executive Director, Internal Audit, Redcare Pharmacy
15.10 – Afternoon Coffee and Networking
15.20 – Implementation of the UK Economic Crime and Transparency Act (ECCTA)
· “Failure to prevent fraud” as a new corporate criminal offense
· Guidance to the organizations to implement corporate anti-fraud programs
· The benefits of the ISO 37003:2025, guidance on fraud controls management systems
Sofoklis Karapidakis, Compliance Director and DPO, Metlen Energy & Metals
15.50 – Extra Topic
16.20 – Closing Remarks and End of Forum