Highlights of the ECEC 2021

Behind the scenes

What the speakers think about the conference

ECEC Replays

Day 1: Morning sessions

The future of compliance – The vision of a global RegTech company’s CEO

Achim Weick, Founder and CEO, EQS Group AG

‘Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should’: what does Ethics have to do with Compliance?

Christian Hunt, Founder and CEO, HumanRisk

Operationalizing ethics – mission impossible or next level of Compliance?

Klaus Moosmayer, Ph.D., Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Ethics, Risk and Compliance Officer of Novartis

Make technology disappear: What Compliance managers can learn from their kids’ toys

Moritz Homann, Managing Director Corporate Compliance, EQS Group | Aram Kaven-Moser, Managing Director Corporate Compliance and Founder of Rulebook, EQS Group AG

Myths and reality in the boardroom


Catherine de Dorlodot, Partner & Independent Non-Executive Board Member, Govern & Law

Ethics & Compliance: 2 levers of opportunity for companies and organisations? Feedback from France.

Michel Sapin, Senior Advisor, Franklin Law Firm

Day 1: Afternoon sessions

A magical triangle for good Governance – Fighting corruption and bad governance through multi-stakeholder approaches

Prof. Dr. Peter Eigen, Founder and individual member of Transparency International (TI) / Founder and Chair of LEAP, Transparency International

The new urgency for ESG risk and compliance management: Current trends and the future of sustainability

Kena Pitts, Founder and CEO | Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40, LeadHER International

Intelligent investigations – Leveraging your data to drive investigation efficiency


Carina Nilles, Director | GIR & Capital Top 40 under 40, AlixPartners

Panel discussion: Solving the problems of tomorrow

Andreas Pyrcek, Partner, EY Forensic & Integrity Services, Global Leader Integrity, Compliance & Ethics, Ernst & Young GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft | Kena Pitts, Founder and CEO | Birmingham Business Journal Top 40 Under 40, LeadHER International | Christian Ducu, President, European Ethics & Compliance Association | Catherine Delhaye, Co-Founder and President, Le Cercle de la Compliance

ECEC Award Ceremony

Liam Donne, Co-Founder and Creative Director, Cuidam | Rebecca Schmid, Sika Compliance Manager, Sika AG | Magdalena Kalbarczyk, Compliance Training Circle Co-Lead, Head of Compliance Excellence in Siemens Smart Infrastructure & Utta Koehler, Compliance Training Circle Co-Lead, Head of Legal and Compliance Training, Siemens

Day 2: Morning sessions

Keynote: Compliance then & now

Dr. Theo Waigel, Former finance minister of Germany and first German compliance monitor

The art of fairness: Can you succeed without being a terrible person?

David Bodanis, Author, Consultant

Whistleblowing Report 2021 – Official launch

Kai Leisering, Managing Director Corporate Compliance, EQS Group AG | Prof. Dr. Christian Hauser, Professor, Project Manager, University of Applied Sciences Graubünden | Helene Blumer, Senior Product Manager Corporate Compliance, EQS Group

Day 2: Breakout sessions

Breakout session Germany Navigieren im Nebel: Wie Sie Ihr Unternehmen weltweit sicher durch regulatorische Landschaften steuern

Marco Hüsener, Senior Expert Corporate Compliance, EQS Group AG | Dr. Sarah Tischer, Head of Group Compliance & Responsible Business Program Manager, Neumann Gruppe GbmH | Benedict Hemeyer LL.M., Associate Director Ethics & Compliance, Rechtsanwalt (Syndikusrechtsanwalt), HelloFresh SE | Felix Bockholt, General Counsel and Compliance Director, Stabilus S.A.

Breakout Session Austria Whistleblowing – Eine Einladung zum Vernadern?


Gerhard Donner, Managing Director, BoardMatters Advisory | Mirco Schmidt, Country Manager Austria, EQS Group AG

Breakout Session France Dispositif d’alerte interne : Etude 2021 sur les pratiques des entreprises en France

Linda Couturier Sadgui, Head of Marketing Communications & Global Sales Enablement, EQS Group AG | Nicolas Guillaume, Associé, Grant Thornton | Raphaëlle Bove, Directrice Ethique, Compliance & Privacy, Korian

Breakout session Spain Eficacia de los canales de denuncias. La experiencia práctica

Anabel Casahuga Montserrat, Chief Compliance Officer, Abertis Infraestructuras, SA. | Claudio Interdonato, Business Director France and Spain, EQS Group AG | Olga Fraga Gómez, Senior Associate – Regulatory & Compliance, Deloitte Legal

Breakout Session Italy Whistleblowing e Data Privacy: Le nuove sfide del Compliance Officer per tutelare segnalanti e aziende

Gabriele Faggioli, Scientific Director, Cybersecurity & Data Protection Observatory President, Clusit, Digital Innovation Observatories, Politecnico di Milano | Francesco Albieri, Chairman of the Board of the Italian Association of Internal Auditors (AIIA) and Internal Audit & Compliance Director at Webuild, Association of Internal Auditors (AIIA) | Francesca Gaudino, Partner, Baker McKenzie | Roberto Cursano, Partner, Baker McKenzie | Elisa Romano, Data Protection & Information Security Officer, Automobili Lamborghini S.p.a

Breakout session UK ROI (Return on investigation): Helping the board to recognise value in your compliance programme

Manu Hanspal, Head of EMEA, Association of Corporate Investigators | Rachel Pinckheard, Group Internal Audit Manager, Fexco | Annabel Kerley, Partner, London, Stone Turn | Andrew Breakwell, Commercial Director UK, EQS Group AG

Breakout Session Switzerland 360° Swiss Whistleblowing update 2021


Dr. Rita Pikó, Partnerin, Pikó Uhl Rechtsanwälte AG | Ueli Hengartner, Head Legal Corporate, EMEA/APAC & Head Group Compliance, Lindt & Sprüngli (International) AG | Seraina Gut, Senior Associate, PwC Switzerland | Viviane Gehri, Head Compliance Europe Cluster I & Switzerland, Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG | Sascha Meier, Head of Sales & Partnerships Compliance Services, EQS Group AG

Breakout Session Netherlands The importance of employee voice to an effective speak up system

Frank Staelens, CEO, SpeakUPwise | Brechje Nollen, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | Marjo van den Broek, Global Cooperative Value Manager, Rabobank | Geert Vermeulen, CEO, De Integriteitscoördinator BV / The Integrity Coordinator | Manon de Zwart, Strategic Communications Advisor, Rabobank

Day 2: Afternoon sessions

Battling UBS, the world’s largest bank: My uncensored story as the historic whistleblower

Bradley C. Birkenfeld, Financial Whistleblower

Breaking the glass-ceiling: What it takes to be a great woman in compliance

Mary Shirley, Head of Culture of Integrity and Compliance Education, Fresenius Medical Care

Compliance blockbuster – How to engage people for even the most complex compliance topics

Helmi Schoof, Head of Compliance ‘MIDI’ region, Boehringer Ingelheim | Caroline Franco, Ethics & Compliance Manager ‘MIDI’ region, Boehringer Ingelheim

Panel discussion: Psychology of whistleblowing

Christian Hunt, Founder and CEO, HumanRisk | Henning Stuke, Criminologist MA, MA, Hinweisgeber Compliance | Paul Milata, Founder and Managing Director, Nemexis GmbH | Antonia Wulle, Manager / Lawyer, KPMG Law | Thomas Kastning, Managing Director, WBN – Whistleblower Netwerk e.V.