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Harri is an experienced Ethics & Compliance and Risk Leader worked internationally both in Corporate and Consulting worlds. Currently he is leading Governance, Ethics & Compliance at Kesko and responsible for business ethics, economic sanctions, data protection & AI compliance and corporate governance.

Cherieke Doek is Director Global Compliance Management at ICL Group. She brings extensive global experience in developing, managing, and strengthening compliance programs across multinational organizations, including building Speak Up programs and leading compliance investigations. Throughout her career, she has led diverse international teams and served as a trusted advisor to executive leadership, Boards, and Audit Committees.

Prior to ICL Group, Ms. Doek has held senior compliance and legal roles at AP Moller–Maersk, Emerson Electric, 3M, and Liberty Global.

She holds a law degree in Corporate Law from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Gaurav has a history of senior roles in well known technology companies. Gaurav was previously associate general counsel at Amazon for 12 years. Before that, he served as investigations senior manager at Microsoft. He has spoken previously at our events, with his first presentation at our 2nd Fraud & Corruption Forum in 2010.

Gabriela is an experienced Ethics & Compliance executive and currently serves as Group Head of Ethics & Compliance at VEON, overseeing Investigations and AML.  With over 20 years of experience in banking, mining, extractive, and technology industries, she is known for integrating ethics into business strategy to foster trust and growth. Gabriela specializes in compliance frameworks for complex regulatory environments and high-risk jurisdictions, with expertise in anti-corruption, third-party risk management, AML, M&A due diligence, and training programs. She has held leadership roles at Just Eat Takeaway.com, BHP, Deutsche Bank, and Citibank, driving initiatives that strengthened integrity across exciting markets. Gabriela holds a bachelor’s degree as a Certified Public Accountant & Auditor and dual master’s degrees in business law and Humanities from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile, along with certifications from George Washington University and Yale. Gabriela believes ethics and compliance build trust and drive impact. She is committed to mentoring future leaders and inspiring values-driven change in organizations

Ana Zegarra is the Head of Legal Compliance – Global at Vestacy, a international home care company created via the carve-out of Reckitt’s Essential Home business. Drawing on extensive expertise in corporate governance, regulatory strategy, and cross-border risk management, she oversees global compliance frameworks to ensure legal integrity, ethical operations, and robust regulatory standards across the organization’s portfolio of trusted brands.

Paul has 15+ years experience in Ethics & Compliance across the tech industry. He has worked in Ethics/Compliance roles at listed tech giants such as Google, Salesforce and Akamai, and also with the Tesco Group as dunnhumby’s Director of Ethics & Compliance. His focus has been overhauling ethics/compliance programs, redesigning ethics/compliance/antitrust learning and development programs, policy drafting, stakeholder management, process reengineering, public sector and third party risk.

Throughout her career, Alexandra has been focusing on anti-bribery and corruption matters within two international companies under the Monitorship appointed by the US Department of Justice from both implementation and audit perspective and has been regularly contributing to the corporate investigations related to ABC matters. She started her career as an external consultant at Big 4 company supporting clients (pharma, financial institutions, industrial companies, government organizations) with fraud investigations, ABC audits and implementation of Compliance programs.

Teresa is an Ethics and Compliance Officer, Certified Fraud Examiner and German qualified lawyer ‘Volljurist’ with demonstrated success in designing and implementing corporate compliance programs in challenging jurisdictions. Teresa successfully navigated four operating companies in frontier markets through a three year USDOJ corruption compliance monitoring program. She is an expert advisor, trainer and partner for management, compliance professionals and targeted staff with strategic responses to Compliance matters, with on-the-ground experience in Europe, Asia and North Africa.

Jeffrey focuses on white collar crime and compliance matters, with particular emphasis on fraud, ABC, AML, trade sanctions, and export controls. Jeff supports a global client base on complex, multi-jurisdictional matters and helps organizations navigate regulatory and enforcement risk with clarity and confidence.

Rnan is a Compliance Professional and Fraud Examiner, with over ten years of experience working for a global leader in the mining industry. He is a specialist in risk management, anti-corruption, and corporate governance.

Guilherme has 20 years of experience in Ethics & Compliance, Audit and Investigations across diverse industries and jurisdictions, with focus on mining and commodities. He holds a degree in Economics and an Executive MBA from INSEAD, in addition to multiple professional certifications (CIA, CFE, CCEP-I, CRMA, CCSA). A featured speaker at international conferences and contributor to specialized media, Guilherme has spent 15 years at Vale, where he currently leads Audit & Compliance across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the Middle East. Based in the Netherlands since 2023 after nearly a decade in Singapore, he also served for 2 years on the Risks, Audit & Compliance Committee of Samarco, a Vale-BHP joint venture.

Murray Grainger is a compliance officer, consultant and trainer in legal, GRC, ABAC and anti-fraud topics. He has worked for international law firms and for Airbus and is the founder of Impact on Integrity. He champions effective E&C and continuous improvement and serves as Senior Compliance Consultant for Case IQ.

Verity Blair is a Regional Vice President in Europe for Case IQ. She has 20 years of experience helping organisations use data and technology to identify and mitigate risk. She has worked with hundreds of companies to strengthen their compliance programs, bringing a practical perspective on how software can support the full risk management lifecycle, from identification through investigation and resolution.

Tom is a compliance manager with over a decade of experience in global compliance roles at large complex multinational enterprises. His specialty is designing, implementing and running third-party risk management programs in the area of export control anti-bribery and corruption.

Helene is a Global Risk and Compliance Director for Centrient Pharmaceuticals, a Netherlands-based world class pharmaceuticals company which is the global business-to-business leader in sustainable, enzymatic antibiotics, next-generation statins and anti-fungals. Her main responsibilities include implementing the compliance program and overseeing and managing regulatory compliance issues. More specifically she focuses on compliance education, advice on competition law, trade controls, anti-bribery/corruption, privacy and cyber security matters.

David Fisher is President of TDI Solutions, where he advises multinational organizations on managing regulatory, reputational, and geopolitical risk. His experience spans intelligence operations, cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and risk management, bringing a practical, intelligence-driven perspective to complex global challenges. Prior to TDI, David held senior leadership roles at Battelle, Syntex Management Systems, and Enron, after beginning his career in technical operations within the U.S. Intelligence Community. He focuses on combining actionable intelligence, strategic insight, and technology to help organizations strengthen resilience across their global operations.

Weeshirl Ng, based in Netherlands, is currently a Head of Business Integrity Office at Signify. Weeshirl Ng brings experience from previous roles at Signify, Philips Lighting, Philips and Microsoft. Weeshirl Ng holds a 2003 - 2006 ICAS - The Professional Body of CAs. She has a robust skill set that includes Fraud Detection, Investigation, Financial Crimes Investigations, Internal Controls, Financial Audits and more. And, she has previously spoken at our event for the past two years.

Tatiana is a senior legal and integrity professional with 20+ years of experience in ABAC, fraud, and related risk management. Expert in designing and implementing corporate integrity programs, navigating regulatory enforcement, and addressing geopolitical challenges. Skilled at aligning organizational and stakeholder strategies across global structures, helping protect businesses and reputations through effective risk management.

Stefan leads global Internal Audit and governance transformation in multinational, listed organisations operating in highly regulated and innovation‑driven environments, with regular reporting to Audit and Executive Committees. Over the past 15+ years, his focus has evolved from traditional assurance and investigations towards redesigning governance and control systems for digitally enabled enterprises, especially across third‑party and supply‑chain ecosystems. Today, his work concentrates on three interrelated areas:

• AI governance and decision accountability at Board level

• Modernising assurance models through analytics, continuous auditing and GenAI guardrails

• Strengthening enterprise risk oversight across global operating models, including procurement/vendor fraud and high‑risk third parties (e.g. CRO/CMO)

With years of experience in internal audit, fraud examination, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance, Shebin is a Senior Audit Manager at Daiichi Sankyo Europe (DSE), a leading pharmaceutical company. He holds the credentials of Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and Certified Sarbanes Oxley Expert (CSOE). His core competencies include conducting risk-based audits, investigations, and assessments across various functions and regions, using data analytics and data visualisation and AI to generate insights and recommendations, and collaborating with senior management and stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency. As part of the global audit team, he and his team provide independent and objective assurance and advisory services that add value and improve the operations and governance of DSE.

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Emily Condack is a senior leader in internal audit, governance and risk management, bringing more than 25 years of extensive international experience across financial services and global corporates. Known for building and elevating internal audit functions into strategic partners, she support companies with strengthening control frameworks, navigating complex regulatory environments, and positioning internal audit as a key driver of organizational resilience and responsible business practices

Sofoklis Karapidakis is the Compliance Director and Data Protection Officer at Metlen Energy & Metals, based in Athens, Greece. Prior to this role, Mr. Karapidakis has held various positions in Siemens SA, Greece and Siemens AG, Germany as Head of Compliance and Data privacy 2007-2018 and Corporate strategy 2001-2007. Before that, he worked for 5 years as program manager in the construction industry on medium scale projects.

Sofoklis is a diploma engineer by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and holds a two year Masters of Science degree on “Strategic management” by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

He is member of the Board of the Hellenic Association of Compliance Officers (ASCO) and member of the Board of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)

With 15 years in compliance technology, Claire has helped ethics & compliance and global organisations implement whistleblowing, conflicts of interest, third-party risk and ethics programs whilst at Global Compliance Services, NAVEX, GAN Integrity and now SpeakUp. She partners with compliance leaders to deploy scalable, secure platforms that improve reporting, streamline case management and strengthen organisational trust.

Laurence has over 20 years of experience working in various positions within the areas of Finance, Internal Audit and Ethics & Compliance within global companies in both the public and private sectors. In her past company, Laurence built and led high-performing teams, designed and implemented robust compliance programs, and championed a culture of integrity that helped the company earn recognition as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies. Her deep expertise in ethical leadership, risk assessment, third-party due diligence, and post-acquisition compliance planning has made her a go-to expert for transforming compliance challenges into opportunities for growth and lasting business integrity.

Catherine Delhaye is the Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer of Valeo that she joined in March 2012. She is also in charge of the Human rights and Artificial intelligence compliance programs. She was appointed Valeo Global Data Protection Officer in 2018. Catherine Delhaye started her career as a bar member, with French IT Law Firm Alain Bensoussan. She then joined Accenture for 16 years where she held different positions such as France Benelux Legal Director, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Latin America Deputy General Counsel in 2007 and finally Regulatory Ethics and Compliance, Global Director.

Maria Simak is Executive Director of Internal Audit at Redcare Pharmacy, a stock-listed e-commerce pharmacy operating across seven European countries. With more than 17 years of international audit and governance experience, Maria leads the Internal Audit Function as a strategic partner to the Management and Supervisory Boards, driving operational excellence and strengthening governance in a rapidly scaling digital environment. Prior to Redcare, Maria held senior audit leadership roles at Amazon and FARO Europe, where she managed global audit portfolios, led SOX and PCI compliance programs, and partnered closely with executive leadership to enhance risk management frameworks. Her earlier career includes roles at Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Archer Daniels Midland, KPMG, and the banking sector, giving her broad cross-industry expertise. Maria is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) fellow. She is particularly passionate about repositioning audit and compliance from a traditional control function to a value-creating strategic partner.

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