2018 CPA Audit Committees Conference

Industry event Past Event
Dec 06, 2018
02:00 pm  -  03:00 pm
255 Front Street W, Toronto, ON, M5V 2W6

Panel: Stakeholder Demands for Transparency: The Value of Ethics and Whistleblower Programs

Moderator: Sheila Smigarowski, Founder, Sheila Smigarowski Consulting and Coaching

Panelists: Christa Wessel, Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel, Clearview Strategic Partners; Christine Tabbert, Deputy Director-Operations, Enforcement Branch, Ontario Securities Commission

This session will focus on the following:

  • The importance of having an internal whistleblower program and how it can serve organizations in managing reputational risk, fraud detection and issues of misconduct,

  • The Ontario Securities Commission’s Whistleblower Program and the importance of whistleblowers as a valuable source of information,

  • Key elements of a well-designed Ethics and Whistleblower Program,

  • Role of the Audit Committee and its Chair within these programs,

  • What Audit Committee members expect to receive in terms of reporting on the operations and effectiveness of the program,

  • In the era of #MeToo, how can well designed Whistleblower Programs respond to this reputational risk facing all private and public sector organizations and how the Audit Committee can deal with harassment,

  • What Audit Committee members need to know about “whistleblowers”

  • Key trends and insights on Ethics and Whistleblower programs, and

  • Common pitfalls or gaps

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