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There are no tracks at Compliance Week 2008, but sessions share common themes around ERM, the FCPA and anti-fraud programs, compliance program effectiveness, and reliable financial reporting:

Compliance Program Effectiveness
Wed. 9:00am	Keynote: SEC Update on Enforcement Priorities, Policies, Lessons SEC Division of Enforcement Director Linda Chatman Thomsen will discuss the current priorities of the enforcement division, and new policies that impact public companies, focusing on lessons that can keep executives out of hot water.     Following her address, Thomsen will sit down for a fireside chat with Compliance Week publisher Scott Cohen, for an informal Q&A session with attendees.
Wed. 10:15am	Conversation: Effective Compliance with Limited Resources Chiquita Chief Compliance Officer Vanessa Vargas-Land will lead a small-group conversation on running effective compliance programs with limited financial resources and small staffs (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Wed. 10:15am	Conversation: Challenges to Operationalizing Compliance Elan Pharma's VP Corporate Compliance Deborah Collins Penza will lead a small-group conversation at which compliance officers can talk off-the-record about challenges they have faced operationalizing their compliance programs (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Wed. 11:30am	Session: Integrated GRC: Keys to Corporate Accountability & Strategic Success In this session, SAP's VP of GRC Business Strategy Dave Anderson and UHY Advisors Managing Director Dale Timmons will provide an in-depth examination of how organizations can drive corporate accountability, performance optimization, and business predictability by implementing and maintaining an integrated GRC methodology that unifies corporate strategy, compliance initiatives, and risk management across the enterprise.     Later in the day (2:45 p.m.), Anderson and Timmons will lead a small-group discussion to share strategies and challenges associated with implementing and maintaining integrated GRC methodologies.
Wed. 2:45pm	Conversation: Strategies and Challenges to Driving Corporate Accountability As a follow-up to their 11:30 am session, SAP VP of GRC Business Strategy Dave Anderson and UHY Advisors Managing Director Dale Timmons will lead a small-group discussion to share strategies and challenges implementing and maintaining integrated GRC methodologies (limited to 24 executives).
Wed. 4:15pm	Conversation: Compare and Contrast Your Program Prior to their 5:30 p.m. session, Yahoo! Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer David Farrell and HP Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Jon Hoak, will lead a small-group conversation in which compliance chiefs can compare and contrast their programs (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Wed. 5:30pm	Session: How to Build, and Rebuild, a Compliance Program, Department Yahoo! Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer David Farrell and HP Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Jon Hoak will explore how public companies can build—and rebuild—their compliance programs, focusing on lessons they've learned for establishing an office of compliance, getting buy-in from management, and establishing a culture of compliance throughout a global organization.    Prior to the session, Farrell and Hoak will hold a closed-door conversation with other chief compliance officers, who can discuss related issues in an intimate, off-the-record forum.
Thurs. 10:15am	Session: Compliance Programs that Withstand Internal and External Scrutiny Tom Wardell, partner and Co-Chair of the Corporate Department at McKenna Long & Aldridge; Paul Liebman, Assistant General Counsel and Director of Compliance at Temple-Inland; and Scott Mitchell, CEO of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group, will explore how companies can create a compliance program that withstands internal and external scrutiny, while operating within the constraints of available time and resources.    Following this session, Wardell, joined by Liebman and Mitchell, will lead a small-group conversation to compare and contrast compliance programs that can stand internal and external scrutiny while operating under constraints.
Thurs. 10:15am	Conversation: How Internal Audit Can Work With the Business Units Raytheon's VP of Internal Audit Larry Harrington and PepsiCo's VP and General Auditor Robert Mac Kay will lead a small-group conversation on how internal audit executives can better work with their organizations' business units (limited to 24 internal audit executives). The conversation is a precursor to Harrington's 3:15 p.m. session on anti-fraud programs at Raytheon.
Thurs. 10:15am	Conversation: Aligning Programs with Brand and Strategy Starbucks Chief Compliance Officer David Landau will lead a small-group conversation in which compliance chiefs can discuss their challenges aligning compliance programs with their companies' brand and stategy (limited to 24 compliance executives). The conversation is a precursor to Landau's 3:15 p.m. session on linking compliance strategy to brand and business.
Thurs. 11:30am	Conversation: Lessons from Leading Ethics and Compliance Officers Daylight Forensic & Advisory's General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary Andrea Bonime-Blanc and Merck Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer Jacqueline Brevard, will share some of the innovative practices to be featured in The Ethics & Compliance Handbook: A Practical Guide from Leading Organizations, to be published by the Ethics and Compliance Officer Association. This exclusive sneak preview will offer executives the opportunity to share their own lessons, and compare their practices and procedures to those of others (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Thurs. 11:30am	Conversation: Compliance Programs that Withstand Internal, External Scrutiny Following their session at 10:15 a.m., McKenna Long & Aldridge Partner and Co-Chair of the Corporate Department Tom Wardell, OCEG CEO Scott Mitchell and Temple-Inland Assistant General Counsel and Director of Compliance Paul Liebman will lead a small-group conversation (limited to 24 compliance executives) to compare and contrast compliance programs that can stand internal and external scrutiny while operating under constraints.
Thurs. 3:15pm	Session: How to Link Compliance Program to Brand and Business Strategy Starbucks Chief Compliance Officer David Landau will discuss how compliance officers can move from a traditional compliance-focused program to one that is aligned with and supports the companys strategic business priorities. Landau will discuss how Starbucks has linked compliance to the companys brand and reputation, and will outline ways that companies can shift tactics so that compliance plays a role in strengthening a culture for good business decisions.     Earlier in the day (10:15 a.m.), Landau will lead a small-group conversation in which compliance chiefs can discuss their challenges aligning compliance programs with their companies brand and stategy (limited to 24 compliance executives).
FCPA and Anti-Fraud
Wed. 11:30am	Session: FCPA Enforcement and Preventive Steps for Companies Joshua Hochberg, partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge and former Chief of the Fraud Section at the Department of Justice, will lead a discussion with Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Barry Sabin and Lockheed Martin Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Scott MacKay that highlights recent trends in FCPA enforcement. The panel will also explore the due-diligence and compliance programs that companies can utilize to prevent and detect the types of problems that give rise to FCPA enforcement actions.    At 2:45 p.m., Hochberg, joined by Sabin and MacKay, will lead a small-group conversation to compare and contrast due-diligence and compliance programs that can prevent and detect the problems that can result in FCPA enforcement actions and how the Department of Justice evaluates and rewards these efforts.
Wed. 2:45pm	Session: How to Gauge Your FCPA Risks—Lessons from Chiquita and Pride Intl Chiquita Chief Compliance Officer Vanessa Vargas-Land and Pride International Chief Compliance Officer Brady Long will discuss how their companies have reassessed and evaluated their FCPA policies in light of recent self-reported incidents and SEC investigations. The session will, among other things, explore each companies' risk interview and assessment process for creating world-class programs.     Following the session, Long will lead a small-group converatino at which risk and compliance executives can talk off-the-record about challenges they have faced while pursuing or conducting FCPA risk-assessment programs.
Wed. 2:45pm	Conversation: Compare and Contrast Due-Diligence and Compliance Programs In a follow-up to his 11:30 a.m. session, former Chief of The Fraud Section of the Department of Justice and McKenna Long & Aldridge partner Joshua Hochberg, joined by Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Barry Sabin and Lockheed Martin Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Scott MacKay, will lead a small-group conversation to compare and contrast due-diligence and compliance programs that can prevent and detect the types of problems that can result in FCPA enforcement actions and how the Department of Justice evaluates and rewards these efforts (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Wed. 4:15pm	Session: Fraud Risks in Emerging Markets Emerging markets may offer multinationals immense prospects for growth, and may be particularly attractive as the US economy falters, but they also present a heightened risk of fraud, misconduct and possible FCPA violations. In this session, KPMG Forensic Services Principal Rocco deGrasse and Prudential Insurance Vice President of Compliance Brian McMahon will explore the challenges in complying with OECD and other anti-bribery and corruption regulations while addressing local business practices and customs, as well as managing quasi-government/corporate complexities that create risk in emerging markets, particularly Brazil, Russia, India, and China.     Following this session, deGrasse, joined by McMahon, will lead a small-group conversation to discuss the challenges faced and strategies implemented at attendees' companies regarding fraud risk in emerging markets.
Wed. 4:15pm	Conversation: FCPA Risk Assessment Challenges Pride International Chief Compliance Officer Brady Long will lead a small-group conversation at which risk and compliance executives can talk off-the-record about challenges they have faced while pursuing or conducting risk assessment programs (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Wed. 5:30pm	Conversation: Discussion on Fraud Risks in Emerging Markets As a follow-up to their 4:15p.m. session, KPMG Forensic Services Principal Rocco deGrasse and Prudential Insurance Vice President of Compliance Brian McMahon will host an informal conversation with compliance executives to discuss the challenges faced and strategies implemented at attendees' companies regarding fraud risk in emerging markets (limited to 24 risk, compliance executives).
Thurs. 11:30am	Session: Due Diligence, M&A and Third-Parties: Lessons From Baker Hughes How much due diligence is enough? How can you ensure your third-party vetting is sufficient? What classic FCPA pitfalls can you avoid during M&A? Baker Hughes Chief Compliance Officer Jay Martin—whose company last year agreed to pay a record $44.1 million to settle a probe into alleged bribery in Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Indonesia, Uzbekistan, Russia and Angola—will share lessons from his extensive hands-on experience with global anti-fraud provisions.     Later in the day (1:45 p.m.) Martin will host a closed-door, off-the-record conversation with a select group of chief compliance officers on self-reporting, self-disclosure, and related FCPA issues.
Thurs. 1:45pm	Conversation: Self-Reporting, Self-Disclosure and Related FCPA Issues In a follow-up to his 11:30 a.m. session, Baker Hughes Chief Compliance Officer Jay Martin will hold a closed-door, off-the-record conversation with a select group of chief compliance officers on self-reporting, self-disclosure, and related FCPA issues (limited to 24 compliance officers).
Thurs. 1:45pm	Session: Investigations—What Every Chief Compliance Officer Needs to Know For chief compliance officers, investigations come with the territory. Join Jack Holleran, a former Philip Morris USA CCO who leads Ernst & Young's Corporate Compliance Advisory Services practice, to learn what every chief compliance officer needs to know about establishing an effective investigations process. Joined by Prudential Financial's Vice President of Corporate Compliance Helene Gurian, Holleran will cover best practices for conducting investigations, with the goal of helping attendees drive continuous improvement in their compliance programs.
Thurs. 3:15pm	Session: A New and Innovative Approach to Anti-Fraud Programs Raytheons VP of Internal Audit Larry Harrington will discuss how companies can establish effective anti-fraud programs in the post-SOX environment. Contributing scenarios and materials utilized at the $20 billion government contractor, Harrington will explore how the internal audit function at Raytheon redefined itself, spending time working with businesses to prevent and detect fraud and creating positive change throughout the enterprise.     Earlier in the day (10:15 a.m.), Harrington, joined by PepsiCo's VP and General Auditor Robert Mac Kay, will lead a small-group conversation in which internal audit executives will discuss how they can better work with their organizations business units (limited to 24 internal audit executives).
Thurs. 3:15pm	Conversation: Compare and Contrast Your Investigation Practices As a follow-up to their 1:45 p.m. session, former Philip Morris USA CCO and leader of Ernst & Young's Corporate Compliance Advisory Services practice Jack Holleran will lead a small-group conversation to compare and contrast investigation practices. Holleran will be joined by Prudential Financial's Vice President of Corporate Compliance Helene Gurian (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Enterprise Risk Management
Wed. 10:15am	Session: Early Warning Systems—Get the Right Data, and Use it Properly Pfizer Chief Compliance Officer Douglas Lankler will explore the critical missing link in the compliance chain: what to do with information generated by the program. Lankler, who also serves as SVP and associate general counsel for the pharmaceutical giant, will describe Pfizers early warning systems, and will explore the dilemmas created by these sophisticated systems; namely, what to do with the information?     Following the session, Lankler will hold a closed-door conversation with other compliance officers who are interested in exploring in detail the complex issues of self-reporting, internal investigations, and cooperation with regulators.
Wed. 10:15am	Session: COSO and Governance—Info. & Communication for GRC Convergence Join AXIS Capital Holdings Chief Audit Executive Andy Anderson to discover how AXIS is building upon their risk management initiatives; implementing governance, risk and compliance convergence; and driving corporate governance transparency. Anderson, along with Paisley Chief Risk Officer Bruce McCuaig, will also explore how technology has been used to provide information and communication about risks and convergence to meet the challenges of good corporate governance.     Following their session, Anderson and McCuaig will lead a small-group conversation on how technology is being used to provide information and communication about risks and convergence to meet the challenges of good corporate governance.
Wed. 11:30am	Conversation: Discussion on Early Warning Challenges In a follow-up to his 10:15 a.m. session, Pfizer Chief Compliance Officer Douglas Lankler will lead an off-the-record small-group conversation to discuss challenges that other compliance executives have faced regarding their "early warning" systems (limited to 24 compliance executives).
Wed. 11:30am	Conversation: Information & Communication for GRC Convergence As a follow up to their 10:15 a.m. session, AXIS Capital Holdings Chief Audit Executive Andy Anderson and Paisley Chief Risk Officer Bruce McCuaig will lead a small-group conversation on how technology is being used to provide information and communication about risks and convergence to meet the challenges of good corporate governance.
Wed. 2:45pm	Session: How Principles Improve Risk Management Effectiveness Risk management is at a crossroads. Constrained within organizational silos, the discipline has proven ineffectual at many enterprises, particularly at complex multinationals operating within numerous industries and jurisdictions. Join PricewaterhouseCoopers' Managing Director Paul Mokdessi and Northern Trust SVP and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Saverio Mirarchi for a discussion of how a principles-based risk management framework can cut across organizational hierarchies to achieve effective and efficient outcomes. This session will include actionable strategies for effective risk management, focusing on incremental steps that can control costs, balance risk appetite and tolerance, and allow management to get back to business.     As a follow-up to this session, Mokdessi and Mirarchi will lead a small-group conversation to share effective risk management strategies, steps for controlling costs and balancing risk tolerance.
Wed. 4:15pm	Session: How to Measure Severity: Lessons in Priorities from Pitney-Bowes Pitney Bowes VP Enterprise Risk Management Cynthia Schmitt will discuss a critical ERM issue: how to measure severity, and do so consistently throughout a global organization. Schmitt will discuss how the $5.7 billion mailstream provider utilizes disclosure levels to assess and communicate severity throughout the organization and to stakeholders. Exploring issues of risk ownership, Schmitt will provide insights on a number of sensitive issues, from the focus on metrics, to the risk culture of an organization, to explore the ways companies can tackle measurement.     Later in the agenda (5:30 p.m.), Schmitt will host an off-the-record conversation with attendees, to compare and contrast the measurement strategies employed at other public companies.
Wed. 4:15pm	Conversation: Effective Risk Management Strategies As a follow-up to their 2:45 p.m. session, PricewaterhouseCoopers Managing Director Paul Mokdessi and Northern Trust SVP and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Saverio Mirarchi will lead a small-group conversation for up to 24 risk executives to share effective risk management strategies, steps for controlling costs and balancing risk tolerance (limited to 24 risk executives).
Wed. 5:30pm	Conversation: Compare and Contrast Measurement of Your ERM Program As a follow-up to her 4:15 p.m. session, Pitney Bowes VP ERM Cynthia Schmitt will lead a small-group conversation in which chief risk officers can compare and contrast their ERM metrics (limited to 24 risk executives).
Thurs. 9:00am	Keynote: Former SEC Chairman and Compliance Week Columnist Harvey Pitt The global regulatory regime is changing. From the Treasury Blueprint and international convergence to political machinations and the sub-prime crisis, changes are afoot. At 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 5, Former SEC Chairman, Kalorama Partners CEO, and Compliance Week Columnist Harvey L. Pitt will kick off Day Two of Compliance Week 2008 with a keynote that tracks the global regulatory pendulum, exploring what its most recent trajectory means for public company executives.
Thurs. 10:15am	Session: Effective ERM: Leveraging IT to Manage Risks More Efficiently Successful ERM strategies take full advantage of the company's information technology organization, personnel and data. ERM leaders who address financial, legal and operational risk without leveraging IT expertise and tools may not be fulfilling their task in the most effective and efficient manner. Join CA Director of Information Technology Compliance Steve Bartolini and Jefferson Wells Director, Technology Risk Management John Rostern as they address how IT can help ERM executives standardize business policies, monitor business execution, and manage risk through comprehensive reporting and assessment.    In a follow-up to this session, Bartolini and Rostern will lead a small-group conversation to discuss enterprise risk management strategies and challenges and the role of IT in managing enterprise risk more efficiently.
Thurs. 11:30am	Session: Next Generation Risk Governance and Management KPMG National Lead Enterprise Risk Management Partner John Farrell will discuss ERM market trends, leading practices, implementation tips, and practical steps to address common challenges. Farrell will be joined by TIAA-CREF Managing Director of Risk Management Valerie Radford, who will share firsthand experiences and guiding principals. This interactive session will enable attendees to share experiences, raise questions, learn from fellow colleagues onstage and off.     Later in the day (1:45 p.m.), Farrell and Radford will lead a small-group conversation where risk executives can share lessons, successes, implementation tips, and challenges (limited to 24 executives).
Thurs. 11:30am	Conversation: Leveraging IT to Manage Enterprise Risk More Efficiently As a follow-up to their 10:15am session, CA Director of Information Technology Compliance Steve Bartolini and Jefferson Wells Director, Technology Risk Management John Rostern will lead a small-group conversation to discuss enterprise risk management strategies and challenges and the role of IT in managing enterprise risk more efficiently (limited to 24 risk executives).
Thurs. 1:45pm	Session: How To Conduct Risk Assessments: Two Public Company Approaches Dominion VP and Chief Risk Officer Christine Schwab and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Vice President Corporate Audit Services David Stropes will explore how two companies in different industries have approached risk assessments. Schwab will share Dominion's program design, including the communication strategy employed to get "buy in" across the organization; Stropes will explain BNSFs assessment process, including a discussion of their heat maps and the ongoing monitoring of risks.     Later in the day (3:15 p.m.), Schwab and Stropes will host an informal conversation with other risk executives to discuss the challenges identified at the companies of attendees.
Thurs. 1:45pm	Conversation: Next Generation Risk Governance and Management In a follow-up to their 11:30 a.m. session, KPMG National Lead Enterprise Risk Management Partner John Farrell and TIAA-CREF Managing Director of Risk Management Valerie Radford will lead a small-group conversation where risk executives can share lessons, successes, implementation tips, and challenges (limited to 24 executives).
Thurs. 3:15pm	Conversation: Discussion on Approaches to Risk Assessements As a follow-up to their 1:45 p.m. session, Dominion VP and Chief Risk Officer Christine Schwab and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Vice President Corporate Audit Services David Stropes will host an informal conversation with other risk executives to discuss the challenges identified at the companies of attendees (limited to 24 risk, compliance executives).
Reliable Financial Reporting
Wed. 11:30am	Session: The Materiality Question: Misconceptions, Restatements and the SEC Former SEC Deputy Chief Accountant and Compliance Week Columnist Scott Taub acknowledges that many executives think the SEC staff would never accept that a quantitatively large error was immaterial. That conclusion isn't correct, wrote Taub in a recent Compliance Week column. In this session, Taub will explore the critical issue of materiality, and its impact on restatements, SEC actions, and reliable financial reporting.     Later in the day (2:45 p.m.), Taub will lead a small-group off-the-record conversation with executives to explore this issue of materiality, restatements, and SEC expectations.
Wed. 1:45pm	Keynote: The Future of Reporting, Accounting, Enforcement and Litigation Robert C. Pozen, Chairman of the SEC Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting and Chairman of MFS Investment Management, has always been an outspoken critic of financial reporting complexity. Now as chairman of an SEC committee to eliminate such complexity, Pozen is uniquely positioned to make a significant impact on the global reporting regime. In his keynote, Pozen will provide an update on the committee's progress, focusing on new approaches to financial accounting, reporting standards, information delivery, and enforcement and litigation.     Following the session, Pozen will sit down for a fireside chat with Compliance Week editor-in-chief Matt Kelly, for an informal Q&A session with attendees.
Wed. 2:45pm	Conversation: Approaching Materiality and its Inherent Risks In a follow-up to his 11:30 a.m. session, Former SEC Deputy Chief Accountant and Compliance Week Columnist Scott Taub will lead a small-group conversation on the issue of materiality, restatements, and the SEC (limited to 24 executives).
Wed. 5:30pm	Session: Comprehensive Continuous Controls Monitoring Programs When building GRC programs to meet regulatory requirements, monitoring program "effectiveness" cannot be overlooked. This includes monitoring the effectiveness of the business processes and applications that are critical to reliable financial reporting and overall compliance. Join Oracle VP GRC Strategy Chris Capdevila and Kyocera Mita America VP Finance Michael Buonauro to learn how a comprehensive approach to continuously monitoring controls can help organizations honor their compliance obligations, develop a strong baseline of key controls, minimize risks and inefficiencies, and streamline internal and external audits.    On Thursday at 10:15 a.m.,Capdevila and Buonauro will lead a small-group conversation with financial executives to discuss strategies and challenges to implementing a comprehensive continuous controls monitoring program (limited to 24 executives).
Thurs. 10:15am	Session: The Future of Financial Reporting: The SECs Interactive Data Vision SEC Office of Interactive Disclosure Director David Blaszkowsky will discuss the SEC's Interactive Data roadmap. The Comission is currently considering having all public companies file financial reports using eXtensible Business Reporting Language. In this session, Blaszkowsky, hired in Oct. 2007 to head up the SECs efforts, will discuss the SECs strategy, and how it will impact financial reporting in the near- and long-term.
Thurs. 10:15am	Conversation: Effective Continuous Controls Monitoring Programs As a follow-up to their Wednesday late afternoon session, Oracle VP GRC Strategy Chris Capdevila and Kyocera Mita America VP Finance Michael Buonauro will lead a small-group conversation with financial executives to discuss strategies and challenges to implementing a comprehensive continuous controls monitoring program (limited to 24 executives).
Thurs. 11:30am	Session: XBRL Lessons from UTC Regarding the SEC Voluntary XBRL Program UTC Assistant Controller of Financial Reporting and Analysis John Stantial will discuss his company's experience with XBRL; UTC partcipated in the SEC's voluntary program. Among other topics, Stantial will describe how the technology has freed up UTCs time to do more value-added analysis for senior management; according to Stantial, XBRL could eliminate about 20 percent of the periodic report-preparation process at the $47.8 billion industrial conglomerate.     Later in the day (1:45 p.m.) Stantial and UTC financial reporting manager Matt Birney will provide a demonstration of the tools UTC uses to process financial data using XBRL.
Thurs. 1:45pm	Demonstration: UTCs XBRL Technology In a follow-up to their 11:30 a.m. session, UTC Assistant Controller of Financial Reporting and Analysis John Stantial and Manager of Financial Reporting Matt Birney will will provide a demonstration of the tools UTC developed in-house to process financial data using XBRL. (limited to 24 financial reporting executives).
Thurs. 4:30pm	Keynote: PCAOB Update for Public Company Executives PCAOB Chief Auditor and Director of Professional Standards Tom Ray will explore critical issues that impact public companies both directly and indirectly, including the implementation of the Boards Auditing Standard No. 5, the implications for ongoing compliance with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, and recent Board standards and plans that will drive public company financial reporting issues for the next decade.     Following his address, Ray will sit down for a fireside chat with Compliance Week editor-in-chief Matt Kelly for an informal Q&A session with attendees.