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| Free Webcast**: How to Improve Your Whistleblower Program and Address Impediments to Reporting | ||
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Event Date: July 1, 2014
Event Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Eastern Recommended CPE Credits: 1.5 Recommended NACD Skill-Specific Credits: 2 Field of Study: Auditing (AU) Level: Intermediate Prerequisite: A basic understanding of Corporate Management, Risk Management and Corporate Governance ** Earn free CPE or NACD Skill-Specific Credits |
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All publicly traded companies are required to have a process that employees can use to report occupational misconduct—i.e., the whistleblower program. How do you know if your company has an effective program? What do you do to build awareness across the company? What department is best equipped to manage the whistleblower hotline? Does your program leverage social media? What steps can you take to mitigate the fear of retaliation and encourage employees to report misconduct? Our panel of experts will provide insights into how leading organizations have successfully integrated the whistleblower hotline into the corporate culture. They will provide actionable recommendations that all companies can use to retool their existing programs. You will also learn how to address one of the major impediments to effective whistleblower programs: reluctance of employees to come forward because of the real or perceived fear of retaliation. Retaliation can take many forms—verbal abuse, physical threats, demotions—all of which can undermine an otherwise strong ethical culture. We encourage all of the key players in the financial reporting supply chain—audit committee members, financial executives, internal auditors, and external auditors—as well as compliance professionals, to register for this informative program. |
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| Learning Objectives: Provide perspective on how leading companies have successfully integrated the whistleblower hotline into the corporate culture, actionable recommendations that all companies can use to retool their existing programs, and how to address one of the major impediments to effective whistleblower programs: reluctance of employees to come forward because of the real or perceived fear of retaliation. | ||
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Moderator
Cynthia M. Fornelli Center for Audit Quality Executive Director Cindy Fornelli is the Executive Director of the Center for Audit Quality. The Center for Audit Quality was founded to serve investors, public company auditors and the capital markets through its involvement in audit-related policy making and outreach. Cindy is responsible for carrying out the mission and vision of the Center's Governing Board, which is comprised of eight leaders from public company audit firms, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) and independent public members. Panelists Patricia J. Harned The Ethics Resource Center President Patricia Harned was named the 6th president of the Ethics Resource Center (ERC) in 2004. Established in 1922, ERC is the nation’s oldest nonprofit organization devoted to independent research and the advancement of high ethical standards and practices in public and private institutions. ERC generates the U.S. benchmark on ethics in the workplace. As president, Dr. Harned oversees ERC’s research agenda, leads its survey and benchmarking work for clients, and speaks and writes frequently as an expert on ethics in the workplace, corporate governance and global integrity. She also advises CEOs and directors on effective ways to build an ethical culture and promote integrity in business activities. Janice Innis-Thompson TIAA-CREF Senior Managing Director and Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer Janice Innis-Thompson is a Senior Managing Director and the Chief Compliance and Ethics Officer of TIAA-CREF. Ms. Innis-Thompson oversees and manages TIAA-CREF’s enterprise wide compliance and ethics program. She leads a team of compliance professionals who are helping to transform the organization through proactive compliance risk management, education and processes optimization. Ms. Innis-Thompson reports to the Chief Legal Officer and the Audit Committee of the Board of TIAA. Kristin D. Rivera PwC Partner, Forensic Services Kristin is a PwC partner and serves as the Advisory Market Leader in San Francisco. Kristin helps corporate gatekeepers including executives, audit committees and auditors to navigate issues triggered by fraud or compliance issues. She has particular expertise in developing frameworks for responding to allegations of fraud and illegal acts, including whistleblower programs. |
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