Academy starting: “Fighting corruption with a new generation of Ethics and Compliance experts”

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As part of the project “Combating Corruption with a New Generation of Ethics and Compliance Experts”, the Ethics and Compliance Forum organizes training in ethics and compliance for 30 participants from public and private sector organizations. The project is supported by the US Embassy in BiH.

The training will be conducted through 5 modules according to the terms given below. The training venue is the Bosnia Hotel, Sarajevo.

Module 1 – 16-18.10.2019. (10.00-14.30)

  • Chronology of Business Ethics and Compliance Development
  • Business Ethics and Compliance States and Trends
  • Compliance program and its elements
  • Three lines of defense for the organization
  • Tone from the top
  • Establishing the Compliance function as a second line of defense
  • The tone from the middle and the relationship of the Compliance function to other key functions
  • Internal controls
  • Risk management function as part of the second line of defense
  • Internal audit as the organization’s third line of defense

Modul 2 – 28-30.10.2019. (10.00-14.30)

  • Ethics and compliance risk management
  • Preparation for the risk assessment process
  • Identification of risk points
  • Risk identification tools and methods
  • Risk identification through surveys and interviews
  • Risk assessment – third party
  • Compliance Risk Management Action Plan

Modul 3 – 13-15.11.2019. (10.00-14.30)

  • Introduction to business ethics and corporate social responsibility
  • Ethical dilemmas
  • Organization culture
  • Code of Ethics
  • The need to educate employees about the code of ethics
  • Manage ethics and compliance procedures and policies
  • Integrity standards in HR policies and procedures, conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality, sponsorships and donations

Modul 4 – 27-28.11.2019. (10.00-14.30)

  • Creating the desired organizational culture
  • Whistleblowers
  • Reporting procedures and channels
  • Initial steps of the internal investigation process
  • Investigation, conclusion and reporting
  • Response to identified violations / corrective and preventive actions

Modul 5 – 11-13.12.2019. (10.00-14.30)

  • Compliance program and action plan
  • Program implementation monitoring
  • Creating an action plan
  • Continuous improvement of the program
  • Compliance Program Audit

The trainers at the Academy are (the list is not final):

Milos Bogdanovic, Head of Compliance Coordination and Operational Unit at UniCredit Bank in Belgrade, Secretary and one of the founders of the Business Compliance Association (which functions as a member organization of compliance officers). He also serves as the Personal Data Protection Officer, is the contact point for the Dodd – Frank Act at the bank and deals with anti-corruption issues. Mr. Bogdanovic has considerable experience both as a trainer and a lecturer in the topics of business compliance in the region.

David E. Freel, Lecturer at Max Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University USA (Ohio State University, USA). E. Freel holds graduate and undergraduate training in business ethics, global ethics, company integrity and compliance, ethical leadership and decision making. Professor Freel previously taught at Ohio State’s Moritz College of Law Clinical Programs. Mr. Freel has held the position of Executive Director of the Ohio Ethics Commission for seventeen years, supervising staff with ethics consulting and leadership responsibilities that include executives and employees at the state and local levels. E. Freel also served as Special Assistant to the Prosecutor and as an expert in business ethics and criminal cases. He is also a member of the editorial board of ASPA (Public Association of Public Administration) Public Integrity. Mr. Freel was also an expert consultant for the Government Office in International Support and Assistance, working at the Asia-Pacific Economic Conference (APEC) and as a member of the international expert team, working to create codes of ethics for the ministries of the Kingdom of Jordan in Amman. Professor Freel was also chairman of the former Government Ethics Law Council (COGEL), an international organization, receiving his 2007 degree their highest award, the COGEL Award.

Visnja Marilovic, Advisor in the field of business ethics and compliance. She participated in drafting the first whistleblower protection law in BiH. He has experience in developing Compliance programs in the area of anti-corruption and developing and successfully implementing Integrity Compliance Programs to World Bank standards. Ms. Marilovic is the recipient of the prestigious award for significant contribution to the development of the compliance field and profession in the world, awarded by SCCE (Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, USA), the world’s largest association of compliance professionals.

Aleksandar Jevtic, Head of Internal Audit at NLB Bank Belgrade, with over 20 years of work experience, is a Certified Internal Auditor and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Mila Crnogorac Bajic, Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional – International (CCEP-I), advisor in the field of business ethics and compliance. He has experience in the development of Compliance programs in the field of anti-corruption, the protection of personal health information under HIPAA (US Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), as well as the development and successful implementation of the Integrity Compliance Program according to World Bank standards.

Alida Djulancic, Legal and Compliance Adviser Roche Ph.D. and Srdjan Lucic, Drug Regulatory Manager at Roche d.o.o.

Dario A. Kuzmanovic, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Research Integrity, University of California

Naida Pervan, Graduate Psychologist, Assessment and Development Specialist with years of experience in hiring practices across diverse sectors (IT companies, manufacturing, pharmacy, financial sector …) and various positions. Professional and personal development educator with years of experience, facilitator of an individual, team and organizational development, coach and consultant in designing and conducting training, assessment projects, and HR consulting services, certified NLP practitioner. She gained a significant amount of professional experience through a consulting job at Creativa BH and most recently was employed by Symphony in the area of employment and education department development. Currently in the educational process in the field of transactional analysis and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Member of the Board of Directors of the HRM Association.

Mirza Bavcic, CEO of Express Courier d.o.o. Sarajevo, which is the authorized representative for UPS in Bosnia and Herzegovina