In this episode, the Kitchen explores a recent DOJ settlement with a US government contractor that was brought about through a whistleblower, under the False Claims Act. Next, we take a peek at what is cooking in Switzerland, as the government joins the rest of the world and issues sanctions against Belarus.
Day: July 16, 2021
In this podcast we consider the TOS episode Journey to Babel as a starting point for the consideration of the medicine portrayed in the Original Series. The Enterprise transports ambassadors to a conference to discuss the admission of Corridon, a star system composed of many mutually combative races, to the Federation. Corridon contains a nearly unlimited supply of dilithium crystals, but its small population and lack of strong government has allowed illegal mining operations by outsiders seeking to exploit its natural resources.
To Kirk’s surprise, Sarek the 102.437-year-old ambassador from Vulcan and his his wife Amanda, who is human, are Spock’s parents. Sarek reveals that he has had three previous Vulcan heart attacks and has been taking Bengacydrine to combat it. He requires an open-heart operation, but the ship’s stores do not have a sufficient supply of blood, especially of Sarek’s rare Vulcan T negative blood. Despite the fact that Spock’s blood is a mixture of human and Vulcan factors, he provides a blood transfusion to Sarek after McCoy uses an experimental stimulant to increase the rate of blood production. The Enterprise is then attacked by alien ship while Sarek and Spock are on the operating table, endangering both their lives. Spock, who is recovering from the operation, surmises that the perpetrators were from Orion, since Orions are known to have been smuggling dilithium from Corridon and are anxious to prevent interference.
Highlights include:
1. Why is the TriCorder such a significant piece of medical technology, even up to today?
2. What are the diagnostic aspects of the TriCorder?
3. What is augmented reality and how is it being used in medical treatment today?
Does your employee helpline need a brand that’s distinct from your company’s? The Integrity Team at Reckitt makes a compelling case for it on today’s episode. After finding that their traditional Helpline awareness approach was fading into the background, they made a splash with a brand-new visual identity for their helpline. They share the results, plus Reckitt’s vision for a healthier world by 2030.
Welcome to a new season of Compliance Man. This season is called True or False? In this series, I am joined by Tim Khasanov-Batirov, a compliance practitioner who focuses on compliance at international markets for over 20 years. Based on his work experience at six countries as in house compliance officer Tim now consults senior managers and compliance officers globally on complex ethics and compliance matters as partner and Head of Compliance practice for ETERNA LAW. Tim is a co-founder of Compliance Club, an international community of practitioners. You can learn more about Tim, his Compliance Manillustrated series, a YouTube channel and request advice from him by clicking at Timur Khasanov-Batirov on Linked in. Check out his profile on the ETERNA Law page here.
Today, as promised we invited one of our active listeners to join us to discuss hot topics. We are Alexandra Zaytseva, LLM, EMBA, Compliance Officer at PEWETE Group, an energy company.
Today we will find out whether it is true that gifts is very important cultural courtesy but may lead to corruption. Highlights include:
- How do you deal with the cultural differences in a country as vast as Russia?
- Does a monoculture really exist?
- What is cultural courtesy?
- Does gift giving lead to reciprocity?
Join us for the next episode of Compliance Man: True or False? episode. If you disagree or wish to share your views on whistleblower topic please comment below. We will be glad to hear from you. Let’s have a sincere global conversation together.
As Tom records from an undisclosed location, he and Jay are back to take a look at this week’s stories top compliance and ethics stories which caught their interest on This Week in FCPA in the Live from Portland edition.
Stories
- Tom takes up the call for Design Thinking to be used in compliance. Part 1-the steps in design thinking. Part 2-using design thinking to operationalize compliance. Part 3-into your compliance program.
- I screen, You screen, We all screen (but not for ice cream). Szilvia Andriasik in the FCPA Blog.
- The pandemic redefined the role of the GC. Did it do the same for the CCO. Abbott Martin and Rosie Griffin in
- How to train managers in COI. Jeff Kaplan in COI Blog.
- The Bribery Act at 10. Neil Hodge in Compliance Week (sub req’d)
- Expanding your DD horizons for ESG. Alek Chance In Navex Global’s Risk and Compliance Matters.
- Upgrading your compliance program in 5 steps. Joe Murphy in Compliance Week (Sub Req’d)
- Is your training sticky? Gio Gallo in CCI.
- Using data analytics to uncover anomalies. Jessica Ellsworth in CCI.
- Internally communicating about cyber security issues. Davis Polk lawyers in the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance.
Podcasts and Events
- Career Can Do, the latest edition to the Compliance Podcast Network, premiers this week. Recruiting guru Mary Ann Faremouth discusses all facets of the hiring process. In Episode 1, she interviews Jessica Levine.
- In Integrity Through Compliance, AMI’s Dionne Lomaxspeaks with Joe Miller, the co-chair of Mintz Levin’s antitrust practice. They focus on recent developments in antitrust compliance — specifically, compliance with government consent decrees and what might be occurring behind the scenes at federal enforcement agencies once a company has settled antitrust charges.
- This week on Greetings and Felicitations, Tom is joined by Ben Locwin to look at some of the science behind Star Trek, the Original Series. Mirror Mirror and Transporters, Where No Man Has Gone Before and Phasers; The Naked Time and Warp Drive; Tomorrow is Yesterday and Black Holes, White Holes, and Wormholes; and Journey to Babel and the Medicine of TOS.
- A new month on The Compliance Life! In July I visit with Asha Palmer, CECO at Convercent. In Episode 1, from Claire Huxable to the DOJ. In Episode 2, ‘What do you think about Abu Dhabi?’
- The tables are turned on Tom by the Brothers Gallo and Jason Mefford as they interview him for their respective pods. Nick and Gio on The Ethics Experts. Jason on Jamming with Jason.
- The Compliance Handbook, 2nd edition is released. Learn about it here. Purchase it here.
Tom Fox is the Voice of Compliance and can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Jay Rosen is Mr. Monitor and can be reached at jrosen@affiliatedmonitors.com.
