France Chain | Senior Legal Analyst, Anti-Corruption Division | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Ms. France Chain is a Senior Legal Analyst in the OECD Anti-Corruption Division. Her principal responsibilities involve assessing countries’ implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention, including Korea, the UK and Colombia, and the development of thematic studies such as on the Drivers of Anti-Corruption Compliance and the Detection of Foreign Bribery. Most recently, Ms. Chain was in charge of the review of the OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation, which resulted in the successful adoption of the 2021 OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation. She is also the contact point for the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group, as well as for the private sector and civil society.

Annabel Gillard | Institute of Business Ethics (IBE)

With a background in asset management, Annabel is investigating the place of ethical values and organisational culture in an AI-driven future workplace, and its impact on the changing nature of work and society. After recently completing an MA in Philosophy and AI at NCH she is currently at LSE studying Behavioural Science, alongside working with CFU, a not-for-profit dedicated to improving ethics in technology and equipping investors with the stewardship tools they need to ensure tech is a force for societal good.

Previously Annabel spent over 20 years building institutional business and working with clients to develop innovative strategies at M&G, UBP, SWIP, Barings, has volunteered for CFA Institute and held board positions at CFA UK and Prudential Staff Pension Scheme.

She is a member of the Institute of Business Ethics advisory council and an advocate for the power of ethics in delivering sustainable growth and enabling talent to flourish.

Tobias Heine | Chief Integrity Officer & Head Together4Integrity, Integrity & Legal Affairs, Volkswagen AG

Tobias Heine is the Chief Integrity Officer of Volkswagen Group. After almost 20 years of working with Volkswagen, he held various management positions not only at the Group Headquarter in Germany but also during international Assignments in India and Asia/Pacific, he was appointed in 2018 as Head of the program Together4Integrity. Within the T4I activities, he wants to ensure that the GRC processes are enhanced through the Volkswagen Group. At the same, his aim is to reach not only the employees minds but also hearts to ensure a sustainable change within the organization. In this function, he is reporting to the Group Board Member for Integrity & Legal Affairs at Volkswagen AG.

Birgit Kurtz | Fellow, World Economic Forum

Birgit Kurtz is an attorney in New York City with more than 20 years of experience in international commercial dispute resolution. She has represented U.S. and foreign companies and individuals in litigation, arbitration and mediation. Birgit has a German law degree and a U.S. Juris Doctor, as well as a Master’s Degree in Corporate Compliance. Birgit is a Fellow at the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) and a Co-Chair of the Responsible Art Market Initiative (RAM) New York Regional Committee.

Patrick Moulette |  Head of Anti-Corruption Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Patrick Moulette is the Head of the Anti-Corruption Division in the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. In this role, Mr. Moulette leads the work of the 44-country Working Group on Bribery in International Business Transactions, including the process of evaluating the implementation of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention. Mr Moulette previously served for 10 years as Executive Secretary of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), which safeguards the global financial system against money laundering and terrorist financing. Previously, he worked for the Department of the Treasury of the French Ministry of Finance. Mr Moulette is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (“Sciences-Po”) and has Masters’ degrees in Public Law and in Corporate Law. He regularly speaks in public events related to international anti-corruption and financial crime issues.

Craig S. Neumann, PhD | Distinguished Research Professor, University of North Texas

Dr. Craig Neumann, Distinguished Research Professor at the University of North Texas (UNT), has been active teaching, supervising, and conducting research in the Clinical Psychology Graduate Training Program at UNT for over 20 years. He has been consistently funded by The William H. Donner Foundation and has published over 130 peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as dozens of book chapters and given invited talks throughout North America and Europe. His research on personality and personality pathology had made substantial international impact. His latest research explores the motivational nature of light (vs. dark) personality traits and processes that build resilience.

Nicholas Vantreese | Deputy Director of Citizen Engagement, La Banque Postale

Nicholas began his career in intercultural management consulting before transitionally internationally as a Senior Process Consultant. Before joining the Sustainable Development division at La Banque Postale in 2008, he was the Head of Club Finance at L’Observatoire de la RSE (ORSE). In 2012, Nicholas became the manager of the Sustainable Development division. Most recently, in 2021, he contributed to the creation of the Citizen Engagement Department at La Banque Postale, of which he is currently Deputy Director.

Nicholas Vantreese holds a Masters in International Management from Skema Business School and a Masters degree in Cross Cultural Behavior from Concordia University in Canada.

Amanda Bunten | Director of Behavioural Ethics, GlaxoKlineSmith

Amanda is a Chartered Health Psychologist and the Director of Behavioural Ethics at GSK where she is leading the implementation of Behavioural Science within Global Ethics and Compliance. She is responsible for the delivery of the mandatory training and code of conduct for the organisation focused on values-based decision making and driving behavioural change. She is interested in really understanding what is driving existing behaviour and what influences decision making, including the less conscious drivers of behaviour, to design effective interventions targeting existing barriers and facilitators.

She was previously the Principal Advisor on Behavioural Insights at Public Health England, providing expert advice on behavioural science to practitioners, policy makers and ministers, implementing large scale population level research and designing and delivering training on the application of behavioural insights.

She has extensive experience of applying theory to practice improving individual, group and population health outcomes. She has worked across local and national government within England on embedding behavioural science in public health and healthcare.

She is also a trustee of the Behavioural Science in Public Health Network for professionals aimed at bringing academics, practitioners and policy makers together to embed behavioural, social and systems science into public health thinking, policy and practice. She recently co-authored the National Behavioural and Social Sciences Strategy for Public Health.

Richard Davies | Group Vice President, Ethics & Compliance, Natura & Co.

Richard P. Davies is currently Group Vice President, Ethics & Compliance at Natura & Co., a global, purpose-driven cosmetics group which includes Avon, Natura, The Body Shop, and Aesop, and is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil. The group has more than 6 million independent consultants, 34,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.

Richard leads an integrated ethics and compliance program at the group, which oversees key risks such as bribery and corruption, data privacy, anti-trust and trade sanctions. Richard also manages internal investigations. He sits on the group risk & compliance committee and cybersecurity committee, and is a key subject expert for the group’s internal and external audit teams. Richard is a senior management representative on these matters to the group board of directors.

Prior to his current role, Richard was Global Chief Compliance Officer at Avon, where he provided leadership during the 2014 settlement with the DOJ and SEC under the FCPA, which included the appointment of an independent monitor. Richard then led Avon’s cooperation with the monitor, implementation of the monitor’s recommendations and the self-monitoring period. Prior to that role,

Richard held various senior legal and compliance positions at Avon, including as lead counsel for corporate strategy, governance, finance, M&A and global restructurings.

Richard was previously a corporate attorney at the New York City offices of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP and Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. Richard has a B.A. from Brandeis University and a J.D. from the University of Southern California Law School.

Peter Elam | Group Head of Risk Management and Business Assurance, Anglo American plc

Peter Elam is Group Head of Risk Management and Business Assurance at Anglo American plc, a position he assumed on joining the company on 1 June 2019. His responsibilities include enterprise risk management, internal audit, ethical business conduct, investigations and insurance.

Peter was previously Head of Internal Audit at Novartis, based in Basel, Switzerland, from 2010. Peter began his career with Shell, where he spent 15 years in positions of increasing responsibility around the world, latterly as Shell’s CFO in China.

Peter graduated with an MA and an MPhil at Oxford University and also studied at McGill University in Montreal and Eötvös Lóránd University in Budapest. He is President of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (UK and Ireland) and a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Matt Galvin | Global Vice President for Ethics and Compliance, Anheuser-Busch InBev

Matt Galvin is the Global Vice President for Ethics and Compliance for AB InBev –the world’s largest brewer with over 180,000 employees and operations in over 80 countries. His team covers anti-corruption, sanctions, anti-money laundering, data privacy, human rights, competition, and internal investigations.

Matt is recognized as a leader in the application of data analytics to solve compliance problems and streamline compliance systems and processes and frequently speaks and writes on the use of technology in law. He is also a co-chair of the 2020 ACI FCPA conference and has be recognized by several organizations including the Financial Times, Compliance Week and American Lawyer for leading innovation in the compliance function at AB InBev. He is a New York and Hong Kong qualified lawyer who spent ten years in private practice before joining ABI in 2015. Matt attended the Georgetown University Law Center and Boston University and speaks native English and fluent Mandarin.

Fiona Hannon | Head of Group Compliance, SSE Plc

Fiona is currently the Head of Group Compliance for SSE Plc where she manages a team to deliver a regulatory and legislative compliance audit programme and is responsible for maintaining the SSE Do the Right Thing Guide – its internal guide to ethics. In previous roles Fiona was Head of Regulation for SSE in Ireland and held a position as the Irish Energy Regulator (CRU) for 9 years focused on consumer affairs, protection and safety matters. She also previously worked in An Post the Irish postal service and has had experience in industrial relations, consumer protection, change management and policy development.

Iohann Le Frapper | Group Chief Ethics Officer, SNCF

Iohann is a seasoned speaker and trainer on compliance and ethics matters. He is currently the Group Chief Ethics Officer of the SCNF group, a key French state-owned mobility player. He is also a vice-chair of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Corporate Responsibility & Anti-corruption international commission. Iohann’s wealth of experience of corporate and commercial transactions and multi-jurisdictional compliance spans across several continents.

Prior to joining SCNF, Iohann held executive and/or general counsel positions with Laboratoires Pierre Fabre SA, a French pharmaceuticals and dermo-cosmetics company with a global footprint; Gulf Bridge International, a telecom services provider headquartered in Middle-East; Nokia; and the holding company of Total, an oil & gas company. He was also in private practice as an associate attorney at Hogan Lovells in Paris.

Iohann was admitted to the Paris bar and holds degrees from McGill University (L.L.M in Comparative Laws-Montreal) and University of Paris (D.E.A. in Business & Tax Laws). He is a lecturer at the Toulouse Business School (Mastère Spécialisé Management Juridique des Affaires) and the Toulouse law school (Master 2 DJCE). He served as the 2017 chair of the global board of directors of the Washington DC-based Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC).

Asha Palmer | Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer & Executive Vice President, Converge, Convercent by OneTrust

Asha’s expertise lies in the areas of program development and enhancement, training and engagement, anti-bribery & corruption, risk assessments, and third-party management. She has developed and enhanced ethics & compliance programs for over 20 companies worldwide. As a former Assistant United States Attorney and litigator, Asha is passionate about training, engagement, and finding practical ways to embed ethics & compliance within businesses and with its leaders. Asha is also active in the ethics & compliance community, presenting in 2017, 2018 and 2019 at Compliance Week Europe and participating in the well-renowned Program for Corporate Compliance & Enforcement at New York University.

Steven Pegg | Senior Ethics Manager, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Steve is responsible for implementing all aspects of the Lockheed Martin Corporation’s ethics program in countries of operation outside of the USA; an appointment held since 2015. Based in the UK and operating with a small international team, the role includes providing ethics guidance, training of both employees and third parties as well as leading internal investigations. Steve has personal responsibility for the region of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA).

An engineer by background, Steve commenced his professional career as a Flight Test Engineer. He has been with Lockheed Martin since 2001. Prior to his current ethics role, Steve worked in a range of Supply Chain and Program Management roles.

Steve is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I) and has spoken at many forums including the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE), the Institute of Business Ethics (IBE), the International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct (IFBEC), the Conference Board and also chairs the ADS Business Ethics Network (ADS BEN).

Catherine Rushforth | Global Human Rights Leader, Airbus

Catherine Rushforth is the Global Human Rights Lead for Airbus. With more than twenty years’ experience working in the aviation and aerospace industry, Catherine is currently leading Airbus’ ambition to embed and advance respect for human rights throughout Airbus’ global business, operations and supply chain. This role reflects Airbus’ commitment towards progressing the topic of human rights inline with the UN Guiding Principles for Business and Human Rights and Airbus’ commitment to the principles of the UN Global Compact. Catherine has an MSc in Responsible Business Practice, is a Fellow of the Institute of Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability and has recently completed a Masters course in Business and Human Rights through Bergen University. ”

Jean-Christophe Sautory | Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer, L’Oreal S.A.

Jean-Christophe Sautory joined L’Oréal 30 years ago in Operations and has been appointed Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer in January 2021.

Jean-Christophe graduated from the engineering school École des Mines of Paris and of INSEAD with an MBA. After a few years in consulting, he joined the Group with senior roles in Asia, North America and in Global Headquarters in France from 1991 until 2007. He has subsequently been in charge of L’Oréal Information Systems as Group CIO for 10 years before being appointed Head of Risk Management and Compliance for the Group in 2018.

Jean-Christophe Sautory is the current Chief Ethics, Risk & Compliance Officer for the L’Oréal Group. He reports directly to the CEO Nicolas Hieronimus.

Stéphanie Scouppe | Chief Ethics Officer, Aéroports de Paris (ADP)

After 7 years as a consultant in CSR and then within the La Poste Group have enabled her to show that CSR issues are not only a necessity but a strategic field that creates value for companies. These experiences have also convinced her of the importance of co-creating with stakeholders (internal and external) on these subjects. In the same way, ethics and compliance, a subject she has been dealing with for more than 10 years (at La Poste and then at ADP), are a cultural change before being a change in procedure. In that way, values and purpose contribute to Ethics culture !
Leading the practical workshops, the richness of the Cercle Ethique des Affaires lies in the exchanges between members, which allow them to share best practices, difficulties and enrich each other’s programs.

That’s considering both working on cultural issues and sharing with peers that leads to efficiency and robustness for Ethics and compliance programme.

Shawn Simpson | International Relations Advisor, Aix-Marseille Université

Before joining the American College of the Mediterranean just this month, Shawn Simpson was a Professor of Business Ethics and Intercultural Management for the Aix Marseille University. She was the Training Project Manager for the ITER Organization, where she created the Intercultural & Language Program dedicated to the 35 nationalities present on the site.

She trains internationally and has created award-winning adult education programs. Her role as a European Union expert with a strong focus on intercultural dimensions in mobility has provided her with experience in running multicultural projects.

Shawn’s personal experiences, acquired since childhood, living in Vietnam, Nigeria, Australia, the United States and mostly France, has given her hands-on insight into the challenges of expatriation and changing identities. She is focusing on raising awareness on the ethical dimensions of cultural representation.

Robert Smith | Director Business Compliance and Ethics, Serco Group Plc

Robert joined Serco in 1989, initially working in business development and contract operations before moving into the corporate centre to set up the Serco Management System and assume responsibility for risk management, ethics, health and safety, environment and internal audit. Robert’s current responsibilities cover ethics and elements of ethical compliance covering business conduct and standards of behaviour, anti-corruption and competitive behaviour and human rights. Robert is Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP-I). Robert is a Chartered Director, Honorary Life Fellow of the Institute of Directors and sits on their IoD Accreditation and Standards Committee. He is also Chair and Lay Trustee of the Royal College of Pathologists chairing the Board, Governance and Nominations Committees.

Peter Stone | Senior Compliance Counsel, OneTrust

An experienced compliance professional with expertise in internal investigation and training in high profile client/customer facing positions both within the public and private sector. Delivering strategic implementation and operational maintenance of compliance, investigation, and training processes. Adept at collaborating with multiple internal/external stakeholders at all levels and providing accurate and timely reports and analysis. An effective team leader and line manager with an ability to get the best out of diverse teams. Significant experience in investigation, audit and compliance. Consultant trainer and subject matter expert on investigation, conversation management, and ethical behaviour.

Marc Toussaint | Ethics & Compliance Officer, Training specialist, Airbus

Marc Toussaint is part of the Ethics & Compliance Corporate team for Airbus, the Aeronautics and Defense company (130 000 employees across the world: https://www.airbus.com/en). E&C teams are part of the Legal and Compliance function.

In the last 4 years he was responsible for the development of the training offer for internal Airbus staff and also in charge of the implementation and the animation of a network of E&C ambassadors in charge of relaying the proper Airbus values, policies and processes across the business. Before this role, Marc has been working in the HR function of Airbus (Aircraft division and Corporate HR team) in many different roles, like HR business partner, or competence development, with alway a close contact with operational teams. On top of his mission Marc is keeping people development activities like coaching, 360° feedback debriefing, and preparation of future leaders for assessment center exercises.