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Great Women in Compliance

Margarita Derelanko – She’s Going Places

Welcome to the Great Women in Compliance Podcast, co-hosted by Lisa Fine and Mary Shirley.

In late 2018, Mary and Lisa began advertising the launch of the Great Women in Compliance podcast, which would air on 6 December 2018.  Margarita Derelanko was one of the people who saw the marketing collateral and grew excited about the incoming podcast.  She affords Lisa and Mary the opportunity to hear what the launch of the podcast was like from the other side of the fence – the to-date missing aspect of their origin story – what the listenership was thinking and how the podcast was received.  Margarita shares how the podcast has impacted her life, including her takeaways from having her first article published, and the benefits she has gained from the encouragement of the hosts and guests.

Unlike many of the GWIC and certainly unlike Mary and Lisa, Margarita had the opportunity to choose whether or not to be in Compliance and she shares what it’s like for the new generation to consider joining the field – spoiler alert, Compliance Destiny appears yet again!  It’s a real thing folks!

Margarita shares some advice for helping to overcome biases when you don’t look like you fit the part.  She is of very small stature and is lucky enough to have youthful looks – causing some to make unfair judgments.  Listen in for how she overcomes the biases and consider how you can turn some of your perceived greatest weaknesses into a strength.

Following on from Mia Reini’s tips for putting together an engaging line up for the The Home Depot’s Compliance Summit, Margarita lends some tips from her experience on the planning team for the Waud Capital Partner’s Compliance Symposium to have a successful event.

The Great Women in Compliance Podcast is on the Compliance Podcast Network with a selection of other Compliance related offerings.  If you are enjoying this episode, please rate it on your preferred podcast player to help other likeminded Ethics and Compliance professionals find it.  If you have a moment to leave a review at the same time, Mary and Lisa would be so grateful.

You can also find the GWIC podcast on Corporate Compliance Insights where Lisa and Mary have a landing page with additional information about them and the story of the podcast.  Corporate Compliance Insights is a much-appreciated sponsor and supporter of GWIC, including affiliate organization CCI Press publishing the related book; “Sending the Elevator Back Down, What We’ve Learned from Great Women in Compliance” (CCI Press, 2020). If you enjoyed the book, the GWIC team would be very grateful if you would consider rating it on Goodreads and Amazon and leaving a short review.

You can subscribe to the Great Women in Compliance podcast on any podcast player by searching for it and we welcome new subscribers to our podcast.

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Compliance Into the Weeds

Monaco Doctrine and Memo

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In this episode, we look at the recently announced Monaco Doctrine as encapsulated in the Monaco Memo. Highlights include:

  1. Corporate accountability.
  2. Timeliness in turning over evidence of wrongdoing.
  3. Baby Carrots in evaluating the corporate history of misconduct.
  4. Additions to Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs.
  5. Tweaks to the Yates Memo formulation.
  6. Monitors and Monitorships.

 Resources

Matt in Radical Compliance

Tom in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog

  1. Introduction
  2. Self-Disclosure
  3. Corporate Compliance Programs
  4. Monitors
  5. The heat is on

Monaco Memo

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Daily Compliance News

September 28, 2022 the Do They Even Care Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Forced labor is a top compliance issue. (WSJ)
  • Oracle FCPA is now a recidivist. (FCPA Blog)
  • Kenyans blame corruption for the collapse of a building. (VOA)
  • Twitter calls out Musk for no evidence. (Reuters)
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Blog

The Uncovering Hidden Risks Podcast Returns to the Compliance Podcast Network

The risk landscape for organizations has changed significantly in the past few years. Traditional ways of identifying and mitigating risks simply do not work. They focus primarily on external threats when risks from within the organization are just as prevalent and harmful. Additionally, regulations change frequently, and it is difficult for security and compliance leaders to keep up on these changes.

The Compliance Podcast Network is therefore thrilled to have back for a limited series, the Microsoft podcast, The Uncovering Hidden Risks, which will explore the need for enterprises to quickly move to a more holistic approach to data protection and reduce their overall risk. The show will cover an array of topics, across data governance, risk management, and compliance. It will address industry trends and customer pain points.

In each episode Erica Toelle, Sr. Product Marketing Manager for Microsoft Purview, partners with a Microsoft guest host to interview a guest leader in the data governance and compliance industry. These experts have a unique and deep understanding of the challenges organizations face, and the people, processes, and technology used to address them.

We are excited to have this podcast made available to the listeners of the Compliance Podcast Network so that they may listen in to these conversations as Erica and her Microsoft colleagues discuss a range of interesting topics, ranging from trends, best practices, and real-life strategies for developing a holistic data governance and risk management program.

The Uncovering Hidden Risks podcast will launch on Wednesday, September 28th with the first episode in the series.  

Listen to The Uncovering Hidden Risks podcast trailer below and subscribe on https://www.uncoveringhiddenrisks.com

Or you can listen and subscribe on the following platforms:

Here is a preview of the first episode, posting on Wednesday, September 28th:

Transitioning to a holistic approach to data protection

Guest Bret Arsenault, CVP, CISO at Microsoft joins us on this week’s episode of Uncovering Hidden Risks to discuss how a holistic approach to data protection can deliver better results across your organization and the three steps that can get you there. Erica Toelle and Talhah Mir host this week’s episode to chat with Bret about current trends in the data protection space, what data protection issues are top of mind, and how teams should start on their data protection strategy.

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The Compliance Life

Maria D’Avanzo – To Traliant and Beyond

The Compliance Life details the journey to and in the role of a Chief Compliance Officer. How does one come to sit in the CCO chair? What are some of the skills a CCO needs to success navigate the compliance waters in any company? What are some of the top challenges CCOs have faced and how did they meet them? These questions and many others will be explored in this new podcast series. Over four episodes each month on The Compliance Life, I visit with one current or former CCO to explore their journey to the CCO chair. This month, my guest is Maria D’Avanzo. We discuss Maria’s journey from a real estate and small business lawyer to compliance, then CCO chair, and now as the Chief Evangelist Officer at Traliant.

In this concluding episode, Maria discussed how she used the tools and skills she learned to move to a Traliant, where she is well positioned to help compliance professionals gain insights into their programs and help them better appreciated how Traliant can support their efforts. She is working with  with Traliant’s executive team as we not only develop new products but also enhance our existing offerings by listening tours with customers,  customer advisory councils and expounding on training’s role in speak-up culture.

Resources

Maria D’Avanzo LinkedIn Profile

Traliant.com

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FCPA Compliance Report

Vin DiCianni on the Monaco Memo

In this special 5 part podcast series, I am deeply diving into the Monaco Memo and analyzing it from various angles. In this episode of the FCPA Compliance Report, I am joined by my Affiliated Monitors founder Vin DiCianni to take a deep dive into the monitors and monitorship portions of the Monaco Memo. Some of the highlights include:

  1. Determination of Monitor Need.
  2. Roadmap to proa-active compliance.
  3. Timely self-disclosure as criteria for monitorship?
  4. Monitor selection criteria.
  5. Monitor review and oversight.

 Resources

Vin DiCianni on Affiliated Monitors

Tom 5-Part blog post series in the FCPA Compliance and Ethics Blog

  1. A Jolt for Compliance
  2. Timely Self-Disclosure
  3. Corporate Compliance Programs
  4. Monitors
  5. Polite Speech

Monaco Memo

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The Corruption Files

Episode 10: The Goldman Sachs Corruption Case with Tom Fox and Michael DeBernardis

Risk is never static but dynamic.

The Goldman Sachs case has proven that playing with fire will always get you burned. Listen in as Tom Fox, and Michael DeBernardis dissect the rights and wrongs of the situation, why probing deeper into red flags is a must, the importance of setting off preventative controls right away, and why companies should publicly show their general policy statement.

▶️ The Goldman Sachs Corruption Case with Tom Fox and Michael DeBernardis

Key points discussed in the episode:

✔️ Tom Fox gives a brief background on the Goldman Sachs case.

✔️ Michael DeBernardis explains the successes and failures in compliance.

✔️ Tom Fox points out the suspicious timing of bond offerings, the significant risk involved, and why organizations should trust but verify, considering the visibility within the organizational structure.

✔️ Michael DeBernardis emphasizes why preventative controls like electronic surveillance should be implemented right away and how the Goldman Sachs case proves that improving your company structure is vital.

✔️ Tom Fox and Michael DeBernardis talk about the Monaco Memo and how the Goldman Sachs case perfectly applies the implementation of clawbacks.

✔️ Michael DeBernardis encourages companies to publish their general policy statement to prevent future problems.

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Everything Compliance - Shout Outs and Rants

Episode 105 – Shout Outs and Rants

Welcome to the only roundtable podcast in compliance as we celebrate our second century of shows. In 2021, Everything Compliance was honored by W3 as a top talk show in podcasting. In this episode, we have the quartet of Jonathan Marks, Tom Fox, Jonathan Armstrong, and Karen Woody.

1. Tom Fox shouts out to Aaron Judge, who has a year for the ages.

2. Karen Woody shouts out to the HBO film Elvis and the movie portrayal of Presley.

3. Jonathan Marks rants about compliance professionals and fraud examiners who have no idea what internal control is.

4. Jonathan Armstrong shouts out to King Charles III, who had a 70-year apprenticeship as the Heir Apparent to the British throne.  

The members of Everything Compliance are:

•       Jay Rosen– Jay is Vice President, Business Development Corporate Monitoring at Affiliated Monitors. Rosen can be reached at JRosen@affiliatedmonitors.com

•       Karen Woody – One of the top academic experts on the SEC. Woody can be reached at kwoody@wlu.edu

•       Matt Kelly – Founder and CEO of Radical Compliance. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@radicalcompliance.com

•       Jonathan Armstrong –our UK colleague is an experienced data privacy/protection lawyer with Cordery in London. Armstrong can be reached at jonathan.armstrong@corderycompliance.com

•       Jonathan Marks is Partner, Firm Practice Leader – Global Forensic, Compliance & Integrity Services at Baker Tilly. Marks can be reached at jonathan.marks@bakertilly.com

The host and producer, ranter (and sometime panelist) of Everything Compliance is Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance. He can be reached at tfox@tfoxlaw.com. Everything Compliance is a part of the Compliance Podcast Network.

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Daily Compliance News

September 27, 2022 the $900MM Edition

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News:

  • Biogen is to pay $900MM for kickbacks. (WSJ)
  • The US sanctions the Bosnian prosecutor. (Barron’s)
  • TikTok may face $29MMf fine. (NYT)
  • Fireworks expected. (Reuters)
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Innovation in Compliance

The Headless Brand with Connor Borrego

 

Connor Borrego is the Chief Executive Officer at Emergent Digital. He is an expert in data warehousing, artificial intelligence, and business applications, with over 10 years of experience in the digital marketing industry. “The highlight of my career was landing at Google, where I did a two-year stint coaching startups that have raised between $5 and $50 million on how to profitably use Google Ads to grow their business,” he tells Tom Fox. Currently, he is building a Web 3.0-powered productivity and growth marketing tool for content creators to help them fully own the value of their first-party data. He joins Tom on this week’s show to explore the world of NFTs, Web 3.0, what it means for business professionals, and how Emergent Digital handles the changing technological landscape.  

 

 

What is Web 3.0 

Connor explains that Web 3.0 is the next iteration of the internet and online technologies. To fully understand Web 3.0, you should first understand Web 1.0 and 2.0, he tells Tom. Web 1.0 is the ‘read and post internet’: only the tech-savvy could have a website or app with minimum functionality that other users could access. Web 2.0 is ‘the social Internet’, with the emergence of social media platforms and cloud-driven technology that make it easier for internet users to create content and tools for other users. Web 3.0, Connor remarks, is “focused on a user-owned internet … if we provide users with a standard socket to encrypt and hold their data, they can plug it into any application or website they use, giving them privacy and protection… without losing the functionality of today’s modern technologies.”

 

The Role of Emergent Digital

Tom asks how Emergent Digital ties these together for the content creator. Connor explains that Emergent Digital is a marketing agency that is prepared for the shift to Web 3.0. He says that if you are a brand or artist that is interested in making NFTs, Emergent Digital can provide web or application development and digital marketing. UniPro, their software tool currently under development, is going to be the cryptocurrency wallet that would host their first-party data to allow the user to plug it into additional applications. First-party data, he explains, is data a company keeps about its own operations. He contrasts this with third-party data and comments on the privacy issues arising from third-party data.

 

Driving Stakeholder Engagement

“An integrated metaverse can drive stakeholder engagement,” Tom remarks. He and Connor discuss the idea of a headless brand. He says, “It’s the idea that someone’s putting an image, a brand aesthetic as well as values out there and creating a community of stakeholders around that concept, and giving them ownership in the development of that brand and the use cases and application of that brand.” This has the potential to amplify the voice of customers and brand advocates, ultimately improving the company’s image and market share. 

 

Tom asks how he helps creatives develop a long-term strategy. Connor explains that it starts with his first-party data strategy paired with paid advertising analytics. Creators often give digital products away for free, usually in the form of an image, video, or audio clip. The company has an efficient, non-invasive method using their proprietary tool that raises valuable engagement from the customer on behalf of the creative. “We are working to build your first-party data because all of that … data is useful to analyze what … content on your site is driving the most performance… allowing you to double down where your success is. At the same time, each level you achieve increases the probability that you’re making money on your advertising investment, which is the ultimate goal.” Connor explains.

 

Resources

Connor Borrego | LinkedIn |  Emergent Digital 

UniPr0.com