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ACI FCPA Conference 2025

ACI Post Conference Reflections: Insights from Moderating at the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference with Martin Weinstein

By special arrangement with ACI, Tom Fox was able to record several participants, speakers, panelists, and moderators from the recently concluded ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference held at the Gaylord near Washington, DC. This podcast details the guests’ experience at the event. In the third of our series, Tom Fox visits with Martin Weinstein, who shares his experience moderating a panel at the conference.

Martin talks about the panel composition, the interactive format, and his approach to hypotheticals. Topics we touched on included the recent designation of cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, their implications for FCPA compliance, and the evolving due diligence expectations for foreign companies. He highlights the DOJ’s ongoing commitment to FCPA enforcement and the impact of the new DOJ whistleblower bounty program. The episode delves into the nuances of current FCPA enforcement priorities and the importance of maintaining robust compliance programs.

Key highlights:

  • Moderating the Panel: Insights and Experiences
  • Hypotheticals and Training in Internal Investigations
  • DOJ Priorities and Cartel Designation
  • FCPA and Foreign Companies: Compliance Challenges
  • Conference Highlights and Government Presence
  • DOJ Whistleblower Program and Future Outlook
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ACI FCPA Conference 2025

ACI-FCPA Conference Speaker Preview Series – Ricardo Wagner de Araujo on Potential Trouble in your (Latin American) Supply Chain

In this episode of the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference Speaker Podcasts series, Ricardo Wagner de Araujo discusses his panel at the event, “Managing New Risks in Latin America: A Look at the Biggest Ways Cartels/TCOs Are Infiltrating Businesses and Supply Chains, and How Companies Are Responding.”

Some of the issues the panel will discuss are:

    • The changing risks in Latin America.
    • How TCOs and cartels exploit 3rd party relationships.
    • Tips for adapting your compliance programs in Latin America.

I hope you can join me at the ACI–FCPA Conference. This year’s event will take place on December 3-4 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The lineup of this year’s event is simply first-rate, featuring some of the top FCPA professionals, white-collar attorneys, and compliance practitioners in the field.

The 2025 program is being completely redesigned to help your organization stay agile, responsive, and ahead of the curve. Expect a dynamic agenda shaped by real-world priorities, practical takeaways, and the most cutting-edge thinking in compliance—led by a faculty of global practitioners with boots on the ground, encountering the very risks that come across your desk.

Please join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount by using the code D10-999-CPN26.

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ACI FCPA Conference 2025

ACI-FCPA Conference Speaker Preview Series – Michael Harper on Reading the Tea Leaves for FCPA Enforcement Going Forward

In this episode of the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference Speaker Podcasts series, Michael Culhane Harper discusses his panel at the event, “Reading the Prosecutorial Tea Leaves: What the DOJ’s FCPA Case Pipeline and Go/No-Go Decisions Reveal About the Road Ahead.”

Some of the issues the panel will discuss are:

  • Analyzing recent DOJ pronouncements and enforcement actions;
  • Did Smartmatic change the self-disclosure calculus?
  • How voluntary disclosures and internal investigations are being assessed.

I hope you can join me at the ACI–FCPA Conference. This year’s event will take place on December 3-4 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The lineup of this year’s event is simply first-rate, featuring some of the top FCPA professionals, white-collar attorneys, and compliance practitioners in the field.

The 2025 program is being completely redesigned to help your organization stay agile, responsive, and ahead of the curve. Expect a dynamic agenda shaped by real-world priorities, practical takeaways, and the most cutting-edge thinking in compliance—led by a faculty of global practitioners with boots on the ground, encountering the very risks that come across your desk.

Please join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount by using the code D10-999-CPN26.

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ACI-FCPA Conference Speaker Preview Series – Andrew Bruck on Updating Your Due Diligence Program

In this episode of the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference Speaker Podcasts series, Andrew Bruck discusses the workshop he will be a part of at the event, “The Essentials of Updating Your Due-Diligence Playbook: Adapting to New Risks Impacting Your Supply Chains, Third Parties, and M&A Transactions.”

Some of the issues the panel will discuss are:

  • Understanding the new DOJ focus on due diligence;
  • Assessing the risk in your Supply Chain;
  • Recalibrating 3rd party risks.

I hope you can join me at the ACI–FCPA Conference. This year’s event will take place on December 3-4 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The lineup of this year’s event is simply first-rate, featuring some of the top FCPA professionals, white-collar attorneys, and compliance practitioners in the field.

The 2025 program is being completely redesigned to help your organization stay agile, responsive, and ahead of the curve. Expect a dynamic agenda shaped by real-world priorities, practical takeaways, and the most cutting-edge thinking in compliance—led by a faculty of global practitioners with boots on the ground, encountering the very risks that come across your desk.

Please join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount by using the code D10-999-CPN26.

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ACI-FCPA Conference Speaker Preview Series – Mike Huneke on Trade, Tariffs and Corruption Risks

In this episode of the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference Speaker Podcasts series, Mike Huneke discusses his panel presentation at the event, “Tariffs, Trade, and a New Frontier of Corruption Risks: Confronting Growing Compliance Pressures Stemming from a Seismic Global Trade Shift.”

Some of the issues the panel will discuss are:

  • Examining the intersection of global tariffs and corruption;
  • The growing risks of bribery around tariffs.
  • There is a need for robust and ongoing due diligence in this new environment.

I hope you can join me at the ACI–FCPA Conference. This year’s event will take place on December 3-4 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The lineup of this year’s event is simply first-rate, featuring some of the top FCPA professionals, white-collar attorneys, and compliance practitioners in the field.

The 2025 program is being completely redesigned to help your organization stay agile, responsive, and ahead of the curve. Expect a dynamic agenda shaped by real-world priorities, practical takeaways, and the most cutting-edge thinking in compliance – led by a faculty of global practitioners with boots on the ground, encountering the very risks that come across your desk.

Please join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount by using the code D10-999-CPN26.

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ACI – FCPA Conference Speaker Preview Series – Mike Koenig on Going Behind the Curtain of Corporate Governance

In this episode of the ACI-FCPA and Global Anti-Corruption Conference Speaker Podcasts series, Mike Koenig discusses his panel presentation at the event, “Behind the Curtain of Corporate Governance: Leveraging Your Big-Picture Compliance Metrics and Financial Risk Data to Drive C-Suite and Board Buy-In and Engagement .”

Some of the issues the panel will discuss are:

  • Presenting to Boards
  • How to secure Board engagement and oversight
  • Building stronger corporate governance

I hope you can join me at the ACI–FCPA Conference. This year’s event will take place on December 3-4 at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, near Washington, D.C. The lineup of this year’s event is simply first-rate, featuring some of the top FCPA professionals, white-collar attorneys, and compliance practitioners in the field.

The 2025 program is being completely redesigned to help your organization stay agile, responsive, and ahead of the curve. Expect a dynamic agenda shaped by real-world priorities, practical takeaways, and the most cutting-edge thinking in compliance – led by a faculty of global practitioners with boots on the ground, encountering the very risks that come across your desk.

Please join me at the event. For information on the event, click here. Listeners of this podcast will receive a discount by using the code D10-999-CPN26.