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COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS SYMPOSIUMS AND CONFERENCES 

In addition to his corporate services, Richard Bistrong frequently presents at symposiums, conferences and academic events on a global basis.

UPCOMING EVENTS:​​​​​​​​​​

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  • Please join me as I share my journey From Corruption to Compliance, at the 11th International Ethics Summit in Istanbul, on October 8th 2024For more information and to register for the event please click here.

  • Please join me at GHC's 25th Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Ethics and Compliance Congress in Washington, D.C., October 28th -30th.  For more information and to register for the event click here.

  • Please join me at Law.com's General Counsel Conference East, Monday November 18th, 9am ET, In New York.  I will be speaking with Heather Nevitt, Editor in Chief, Corporate Counsel and Global Leaders in Law - ALM on Becoming a Trusted Business Partner: Navigating Compliance and Ethics Challenges.  For for information and to register for the event, please click here.

  • Stay tuned for more upcoming 2024 events!!

 

EXAMPLES OF PAST EVENTS:

2024

  • Spoke at the IACC Masterclass, 'How to Defend an Ethical and Transparent Work Culture while Avoiding a Road Paved with Landmines"

  • Presented at the 10th anniversary Oslo Anti-Corruption Conference

  • Presented live in Helsinki at Ethics Talk Live to discover 'How Business Can Do the Right Thing in a Turbulent World!'

  • Presented live in Helsinki at The Boardman Advisors: Corruption and the Risk of Corruption seminar

  • Presented live at Seton Hall's Health Care Compliance Training Program (US) on the Panel Discussion: Being the Focus of a Government Investigation

  • Special guest on the webinar "How to be a Compliance Influencer on LinkedIn!?"

  • Presented at the SCCE 12th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute.

  • Presented at ICA's Munich Master Class

2023

  • Presented a discussion on "Compliance as a Leadership Task, Shifting the conversation from Risk to Responsibility."in Barcelona.

  • Presented at The Compliance, Anti-Corruption and Ethics Conference in Germany.

  • Presented at The Association of Corporate Investigators Symposium in London.

  • Presented at Bled Compliance and Ethics Conference in Slovenia.

  • Presented at ICC Mexico's "IV International Anti-Corruption Congress"

  • Presented virtually at â€‹ECEC 2023, Europe's largest compliance and ethics conference

  • Presented live at the "6th Marval International Summit on Compliance, Anti-Corruption, and Investigations" in Argentina.

  • Presented a hybrid event with Nordic Business Ethics for their Ethicstalk Live show.

  • Presented a fireside chat and reception with Ty Francis MBE, moderated by Elvis Angyiembe hosted by LRN and MEACA.

  • Presented a live keynote in Copenhagen at the MACN Member Meeting .

  • Presented live at event hosted at the Amsterdam office's of AtriCure.

  • Virtual panelist for a DICO Talk: Compliance as a leadership task – International Perspectives

  • Presented virtually with Professor Ellen Lafferty, during her Anti-Bribery and Corruption course as part of the Corporate Compliance Program at Fordham Law School.

  • Presented virtually to the students of Seton Hall's: Asia-Pacific Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program.

2022

  • Presented a live keynote from Albania, at the ICC Albania's "Week of Integrity" conference, focusing on ”Promoting Integrity: The Individual, the Organization and Beyond”.  

  • Presented live from Miami at the "Cambridge Roundtable for Compliance Leaders".  

  • Presented virtually to Seton Hall University School of Law, U.S. Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program.

  • Presented live from Finland at The Nordic Business Ethics "EthicsTalk".

  • Presented live from Stockholm, Sweden's Corporate Supporters Forum 10 Year Anniversary.

  • Moderator, SCCE Chicago & Nashville Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference. Virtual.

  • Adjunct Professor, IE Law School, International Diploma in Compliance.  Virtual.

  • FAFPI, The Fight Against Facilitation Payments, for the event 'A Journey from Corruption to Compliance' in Copenhagen.

  • Presented live with the UConn School of Law Alumni Affinity Group.  A fireside chat discussing: Integrity, Compliance & Enforcement Integrity Under Pressure: Reconciling Ethics, Compliance and Business Demands.

  • Presented at ICC's Virtual Webinar: A Journey From Corruption to Compliance: A multi-perspective panel on real-world risks and real-world lessons.

  • Presented virtually to Cornell Law School, Transnational Corruption and the Law Class,

  • Presented virtually to University of Richmond School of Law, Corporate Compliance Class.

  • Presented virtually to Seton Hall University School of Law, Asia-Pacific Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program.

  • Presented virtually to the Fordham University School of Law, Compliance Capstone Course, on "Aligning Incentives to Promote Compliance Objectives”.  

  • Presented From Corruption to Compliance- What Can We Learn? with Marion Spears Karr on the Healthcare Thought Leadership LinkedIn Live Show.  

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2021

  • Presented at NACD Atlanta's Virtual Signature Event: Journey to the Dark Side of Business: Real-World Risks and Real-World Lessons

  • Presented virtually to the students of the University of Western Ontario, Law's Anti-Corruption Law at Policy Course. 

  • Presented virtually to the students of the University of Western Ontario, Law's Anti-Corruption Law at Policy Course. 

  • Presented virtually, A Journey to the Dark Side of International Business: Real-World Risks and Real-World Lessons, to the IAE Business School's Center for Governance and Transparency.

  • Presented virtually A Journey to the Dark Side of International Business​ to Seton Hall University School of Law, US Healthcare Compliance Certificate Program.  

  • Presented virtually A Fireside Chat with Ellen Hunt on Integrative Behavioral Ethics into Compliance Programs, to the students of Fordham University, School of Law, Program on Corporate Ethics and Compliance. 

  • Presented virtually at Marval's International Summit on Compliance, Anti-Corruption and Investigations 2021, with George "Ren" McEachern, Managing Director, Exiger, in a session titled"Surviving a Corruption Conviction".

  • Presented virtually on Facebook Livestream to celebrate the launch of Deirdre Breakenridge's new book Answers for Ethical Marketers: A Guide to Good Practice in Business Communication.  

  • Presented virtually at the 2021 Virtual Compliance Workshop organized by the Compliance Commission of ICC Mexico,“Challenges and Lessons Learned by Compliance Managers During the Pandemic”.

  • Presented at the SCCE’s Virtual European Compliance and Ethics Institute with  Helge Kvamme, CEO and Founder, Kvamme Associates  and Patrik Börjesson, Head of Investigations, Volvo Cars, on a panel titled “The Challenges of Cross-Border Investigations in a Data Privacy & Virtual Investigatory World.” 

  • Presented virtually with MentorCore in a webinar titled "What Can We Learn By A Career Journey From Corruption To Compliance?"  

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2020

  • Presented virtually at the "3rd Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption Compliance China Summit", with Henry Li, Head of Law Department, Philip Morris (China) Management Co. Ltd.  "The Challenges of Compliance Communications During A Crisis".

  • Presented virtually at the "Fraud and Corruption: Staying Vigilant and Spotting Red Flags" webinar with Allen & Overy Investigations Partners Eve Giles, William (Billy) Jacobson, and Julian Moore.

  • Presented virtually at the "4th Annual PCC Canada Virtual Summit", with Chrisoula Nikidis, Head of Ethics & Compliance at Takeda Canada.  "Managing Compliance Communications During Times of Crisis".

  • Presented virtually at Steele's The Future is Compliance Conference, "Shake off the Crisis Mentality: Communicating Effectively During & After a Crisis".

  • Presented virtually at AMLP's 9th Annual ABC Forum, "Navigating the impact of Covid-19 on ABC compliance".

  • Presented virtually at The 21st Virtual PCF Pharma & Med Device Ethics & Compliance Congress.

  • Virtual Moderator, Transparency International Canada’s "Week of Dialogue - What’s wrong with Canada: Are we taking anti-corruption seriously enough?"

  • Presented virtually at Converge20.  In a session titled: "Bad Apple, or Toxic Barrel? Building a Culture That Preempts Bad Behavior".

  • Virtual Presentation, "The Financial Fraud Forum", an annual conference that highlights the challenges and describes how crime is developing right now. 

  • Virtual Presentation, "The 6th Anti-Corruption Forum", The Hague University of Applied Sciences.

  • Webinar with Amanda Raad, Partner Ropes & Gray, Jules Colborne-Baber, Partner, Deloitte; HCCA/ SCCE “Can A Risk Based Approach to Compliance Miss Real-World Risk? Multiple Perspectives on Workplace Challenges During Times of Crisis.” 

  • Webinar with Diego Sierra, Luis Danton Martinez Corres, Beatriz Podcameni, Jose Claudio Trevino; ICC Mexico “Compliance During Times of Crisis: Personal and Professional Perspectives.” 

  • Webinar, with Alison Taylor (Executive Director, Ethical Systems), Mary Triny Zea (Investigative Journalist, La Prensa), Max Heywood (Policy and Advocacy, Transparency International), Transparency International Panama, "La pandemia COVID19: Cambios en la lucha por la transparencia y anticorrupción. Testimonios de personas en la primera línea de acción". 

 

2019

  • Keynote Interview with Mia Falk, former Detective Inspector and corruption investigator within the Police and the United Nations. Advokatfirman Vinge, Stockholm. 

  • Keynote Interview with Amanda Raad, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP, ACi Annual Symposium, London.

  • Keynote, CBI’s 10th Annual Internal Audit & Third-Party Risk Summit. Philadelphia, PA,

  • Panel Moderator, “Training Outside the Box,” Compliance Week 2019. Washington, D.C.

  • Keynote, Nordic Business Ethics Network. Oslo and Stockholm. 

  • Keynote, Steele 2019 Client Conference. Amsterdam.

  • Panel Moderator, “Biases, Nudges, and Habits: Insights from Behavioral Science to Foster an Ethical Culture,” SCCE’s 7th Annual European Compliance & Ethics Institute. Amsterdam. 

  • Conference Chair, International Criminal Court - High-Level International Conference on Integrity and Anti-Corruption. The Hague.

 

2018

  • Keynote Interview, Transparency International Nederland (TI-NL). Amsterdam.

  • Keynote, MetricStream GRC Summit. London. 

  • Keynote Interview, 19th Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress, Washington, D.C.

  • Masterclass Leader, NACD Global Leaders’ Summit. Washington, D.C.

  • Keynote, CBI’s 14th Annual Medical Device Compliance Congress. Chicago.

  • Keynote, CBI Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress, Latin America. Panama City, Panama.

  • Panel Moderator, “Breaking Down Communications Barriers,” Compliance Week 2018. Washington, D.C. 

  • Keynote Interview, 12th International Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress. Vienna. 

  • Keynote, Conference Board of Canada - National Corporate Ethics and Integrity Summit. Toronto.

  • Keynote, International Criminal Court - High-Level International Conference on Integrity and Anti-Corruption. The Hague.

  • Keynote, Compliance Week Europe. Amsterdam.

  • Keynote, Antikorrupsjonskonferansen. Oslo. 

  • Keynote, Compliance Week 2017. Washington, D.C.

  • Keynote, Innoxcell Annual Symposium. Hong Kong.

  • Keynote, 2nd Annual Global Anti-Corruption & Compliance Conference. Amsterdam

 

2017

  • Keynote Interview, Legal Week 2016 Middle-East Regulatory & Compliance Forum. Dubai. 

  • Keynote Interview, The FCPA Blog NYC Conference. New York.

  • Keynote, 17th Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress. Washington, D.C.

  • Keynote Interview, ACI Anti-Corruption China Conference. Shanghai

  • Keynote, Compliance Week 2016. Washington, D.C.

  • Panelist, American Bar Association, Section of Litigation, Annual Conference. Chicago.

  • Keynote, Chicago Regional Business Ethics Network. Chicago.

  • Keynote Interview, Global Anti-Corruption and Compliance Summit. Amsterdam. 

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2016

  • Keynote, 6th Annual Conference of the International Forum on Business Ethical Conduct. Boston.

  • Keynote, Tufts University Fletcher School of Diplomacy, Political Risk Group. Boston.

  • Panel Workshop Leader, C5 Compliance & Ethics Conference. London. 

  • Keynote Interview, The 10/10 Compliance Conference. Mumbai, India.

  • Keynote Interview, World Bank. Washington, D.C.

  • Keynote, MetricStream GRC Summit. Alexandria, Virginia.

  • Keynote Interview, Momentum A.C.E. Compliance Summit. Washington, D.C.

  • Keynote Interview, OECD Integrity week. Paris. 

  • Keynote, Federal Bureau of Investigation: Corporate Outreach Program. Boston, MA.

  • Keynote Interview, 5th Singapore Corporate Governance Week. Singapore.

  • Keynote Interview, Ethic Intelligence, Excellence In Anti-Corruption Compliance Day. Paris. 

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