COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS WORKSHOP
In today’s complex and rapidly evolving regulatory landscape, organizations face increasing challenges in ensuring adherence to applicable laws, rules, and standards. While compliance is crucial for the proper functioning of any organization, it alone may not be sufficient to address all ethical considerations. This workshop goes beyond compliance basics, emphasizing the importance of integrating ethics into your organizational culture to create a robust internal control environment.
Participants will explore how an effective compliance and ethics program can safeguard against legal, financial, and reputational risks, ensuring organizational sustainability in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. Whether you are new to compliance or an experienced professional seeking to stay ahead in this dynamic field, this course provides valuable insights and practical tools for developing and maintaining a value-based approach to compliance and ethics.
By the end of this workshop, you will be equipped to establish and sustain a strong ethics and compliance program that fosters a culture of integrity, positioning your organization for long-term success and resilience.
Learning Objectives.
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
- Gain insight into the role of ethics and compliance in a corporate environment.
- Recognize the interplay between ethics and compliance
- Explain the main purpose of including a code of ethics within a compliance program.
- Discuss the role of technology in enhancing compliance
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a compliance program through continuous monitoring and improvement
- Examine the components of a comprehensive compliance management system and key steps that enhance organizational effectiveness.
- Identify common challenges faced in the compliance process.
- Learn about Compliance Structures and key functions including board and management-level oversight
- Examine ethics in the face of Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous (VUCA) times
- Analyse the nexus between compliance, ethics, and the governance professional.
COURSE CONTENT
- Introduction to Compliance and Ethics programme
- Governance and its Relationship to Compliance and Ethics
- Compliance with key regulatory guidelines (e.g CAC, CAMA, NDPR, SEC…)
- Building , Implementing and Monitoring Compliance Programs.
- Understanding the board’s role in Compliance Oversight
- Technology and Compliance in Governance: Ensuring Compliance in a Digital Age.
- Ethical Decision-Making in VUCA(Volatile, Uncertain ,Complex and Ambiguous ) times
- Essential Skills for Compliance professionals
- Practical Case Studies
FOR WHOM
Compliance Officers, Internal Auditors, Compliance Administrators, In-house Lawyers, Risk Management Officers, Human Resource personnel, Ethics & Compliance Officers, Data Privacy Personnel, Regulatory Compliance Specialists Members, and Student Members of ICSAN