In New York this week, hundreds of CEOs, C-level Executives, Directors, Legal and Compliance and Ethics professionals gathered at Ethisphere’s 8th Annual Global Ethics Summit to advance the dialogue around corporate integrity and performance.
For those who followed the conversation on social media, here are a few highlights (including some tweets) from the conference.
More International Cooperation from Regulators
Opening keynote: On Wednesday, Alex Dimitrief, General Counsel and Senior Vice President sat down with Neal Hochberg, Senior Managing Director and Global Leader, Forensic & Litigation Consulting, FTI to discuss how ethics can power the future of company performance. Also, Dimitrief spoke about simplifying compliance and how this method can drive transparency and value across business divisions.
Some #Fortune500's are putting in effort!Joining @ethisphere 's @GES_2016 w/co like @generalelectric talking #ethics pic.twitter.com/pRHWAxualm
— ABILITY Magazine (@abilitymag) March 9, 2016
We count on our employees to raise their hands. Alex Dimitreif @generalelectric @ethisphere
— Aleen Bayard (@EcoAleen) March 9, 2016
Good advice from @GE GC: Effective in-house lawyers should show their work (like with algebra). @ethisphere #GES_2016
— Tim Olson (@corpsecretary) March 9, 2016
Transparency is the best practice for integrity and ethics Alex Dimitrief @GE @ethisphere @GES_2016
— Barb Brown (@BarbOBrown) March 9, 2016
JUST RELEASED: 2016 Anti-Bribery & Corruption Report
In a joint study, Kroll and Ethisphere launched the 2016 Anti-Bribery and Corruption report, which highlighted that 40 percent of all compliance officers surveyed believe their company’s bribery and corruption risks will increase in 2016. Moreover, survey respondents are seeing more engagement from the board and CEOs as bribery and corruption issues have crept up to the boardroom agenda. Click here to download the full report.
DOWNLOAD: @ESalmonByrne provides some takeaways from @KrollWire 2016 #Antibribery & #Corruption report pic.twitter.com/LTEy9CxrFJ
— Ethisphere (@ethisphere) March 9, 2016
#Kroll : and Ethisphere Launch 2016 Anti-Bribery & Corruption Report. Read more: https://t.co/Dwfxf5eVwM
— Business News (@business_supser) March 9, 2016
Kroll and Ethisphere Report: Compliance officers have that sinking feeling. https://t.co/ktfDp74d1k
— FCPA (@FCPA) March 9, 2016
Remarks from Brad Katsuyama, CEO and Co-Founder, IEX Group
During Wednesday’s networking lunch, Brad Katsuyama, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, IEX Group; Focus of Michael Lewis’ book “Flash Boys” discussed why ethical companies are principled and have a head start to financially outperform their peers.
Very interesting lunch discussion today w/ @IEX #GES_2016 @ethisphere #flashboys pic.twitter.com/13jwMKfOXP
— Caliber (@HiCaliber1) March 9, 2016
Thank you @Ethisphere for inviting Brad to speak at @GES_2016 #GlobalEthicsSummit pic.twitter.com/zpIantSydI
— IEX (@IEX) March 9, 2016
About to lead a Q&A session with @IEX CEO Brad Katsuyama @GES_2016 pic.twitter.com/QYBZd57jFp
— @TimErblich (@TimErblich) March 9, 2016
Brad Kutsayama faces long line of those wanting a signed copy of best-selling #FlashBoys @ethisphere @GES_2016 pic.twitter.com/eA7XjHYtHy
— Ethisphere (@ethisphere) March 9, 2016
Brad Katsuyama talks about #trust as a motivator behind launching @IEX at #GES2016. Our letter in support: https://t.co/Ci0cWxOOpc
— Ethical Systems (@EthicalSystems) March 9, 2016
The Ethical Advantage, and Performance
Wednesday’s closing keynote featured Patrick Quinlan, CEO, Convercent and other top CEOs including Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman of the Board and CEO, Henry Schein, Inc; V. Ann Halley, Independent Director and Chair of Audit Committee, Realogy; and Richard Davis, Chairman, President & CEO, U.S. Bancorp. During this session, the speakers all agreed that one thing is certain: ethics is the differentiator, the innovator and “the mover and shaker for the next decade”.
It starts with the CEO, and then a great compliance & ethics program to make companies more ethical. Ann Hailey @Realogy #GES2016 @GES_2016
— Seth Cohen (@sethmco) March 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/Convercent/status/708037536099086336
"Ethics today are more about alignment in making all the stakeholders successful." #GES2016 @ethisphere
— Henry Schein (@HenrySchein) March 9, 2016
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