Thursday, November 11

7:00 – 8:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:30 am

How Investigations Fit into the Context of Compliance Programs

Latour ‘LT’ Lafferty, CCEP, CHC, Practice Leader, Fowler White Boggs P.A.

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8:30 – 8:45 am | Networking Break

8:45 – 10:15 am

Setting Policies and Guidelines for Conducting Internal Investigations

Al Gagne, CCEP, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Textron Systems Corporation

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• Creating the framework
• Aligning to risk areas

10:15 – 10:30 am | Networking Break

10:30 – 11:30 am

How to Plan an Investigation

Meric Bloch, Vice President-Compliance and Corporate Investigations, Adecco

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• Interviewing the reporter to learn as much as possible
• Determining the precise allegation you need to investigate
  
• Making an effective investigation strategy

11:30am – 12:30 pm | Lunch

12:30 – 2:30 pm

Conducting Effective Interviews

Michael Johnson, Esq., Co-President, Global Compliance, Brightline Learning Division
Al Gagne, CCEP, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Textron Systems Corporation

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• Interview style
  
• Determining who’s lying
  
• Documenting interviews

2:30 – 2:45 pm | Networking Break

2:45 – 3:45 pm

Gathering Documentary Evidence

Meric Bloch, Vice President-Compliance and Corporate Investigations, Adecco

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• Identifying your paper trail
  
• Using documents for intelligence purposes
  
• Avoiding the review of every shred of paper

3:45 – 4:00 pm | Networking Break

4:00 – 5:00 pm

Forensics and Electronic Documents

Andy Teichholz, Director, Discovery Services, Navigant Consulting, Inc.

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5:00 - 6:00 pm

Networking Reception

Friday, November 12

8:00 – 9:00 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:00 – 10:00 am

Investigation Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Latour ‘LT’ Lafferty, CCEP, CHC, Practice Leader, Fowler White Boggs P.A.
Margaret Bavuso, Chief Compliance Officer, NYU Abu Dhabi

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• Privacy/Confidentiality
  
• Represented Workers
  
• Privilege
  
• International Issues

10:00 – 10:15 am | Networking Break

10:15 am – 12:15 pm

Preparing the Report

Al Gagne, CCEP, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Textron Systems Corporation
Meric Bloch, Vice President-Compliance and Corporate Investigations, Adecco

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• Evaluating the evidence
  
• Common elements of a good report
  
• Preparing the right report for your particular audience.

12:15 – 1:15 pm | Lunch

1:15 – 2:15 pm

Discipline, Follow Up and Closing the Loop

Al Gagne, CCEP, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Textron Systems Corporation
Margaret Bavuso, Chief Compliance Officer, NYU Abu Dhabi

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• Corrective Actions
  
• Should the investigator participate in the determination of corrective action?
  
• Consistent discipline
  
• Continuous improvement to the compliance and ethics program

2:15 – 2:30 pm | Networking Break

2:30 – 4:30 pm

Investigations Roundtable

Al Gagne, CCEP, Director, Ethics & Compliance, Textron Systems Corporation
Margaret Bavuso, Chief Compliance Officer, NYU Abu Dhabi
Michael Johnson, Esq., Co-President, Global Compliance, Brightline Learning Division
Meric Bloch, Vice President-Compliance and Corporate Investigations, Adecco
Latour ‘LT’ Lafferty, CCEP, CHC, Practice Leader, Fowler White Boggs P.A.

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