Homer E. Moyer, Jr. will serve as Conference Chair and Moderator of the panel "Cross-border internal investigations."

• The decision to investigate - who decides? How quickly?
• Government-requested investigations
• Structuring investigations: preserving documents; maintaining privilege; inside vs outside investigators
• Role of the audit committee or supervisory board
• Determining the scope of the issue - isolated or systemic?
• EU privacy laws and other constraints on investigation
• Remediation; compliance enhancements; discipline
• Accountants - forensic work, auditors
• How much investigation is enough?
• Voluntary disclosure

Kathryn Atkinson will speak on the panel "Reducing the risks of liability for the acts of third parties."

• Vicarious liability for third parties: comparison of conventions
• Effective due diligence and vetting
• Limits of due diligence
• Red flags: compensation terms, resistance to anti-corruption provisions, imprecise work plans or invoices
• Safeguards: contract provisions, reps and warranties, training, joint performance
• Monitoring the performance, qualifications of agents of re-certifications and updated due diligence
• Auditing agents
• Responding to new red flags, possible issues, and violations