Investigations Workshop scheduled for 12th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute

Investigative skill-building workshop essential to compliance and ethics professionals, Sunday, October 6, 2013, 9 am to 4:30 pm

MINNEAPOLIS, July 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics announced today it will offer an Investigations Workshop on Sunday, October 6, 2013, during the 12^th Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute pre-conference. Following-up anonymous complaints of wrong-doing and other concerns is a regular part of compliance and ethics officers' workday. When done correctly, it can spotlight issues that need to be addressed or identify misconceptions and misinterpretations and provide an opportunity for education; done wrong and it can harm individuals and the organization.

"Effective investigations are at the heart of effective compliance programs," said SCCE CEO Roy Snell.  "They are essential to determining what, if anything, went wrong and how it happened. That's crucial to both correcting the immediate situation and to making sure the problem doesn't reoccur," added Snell.

Investigations Workshop details

This workshop, presented by Meric Bloch, Esq., CCEP, PCI, CFE, compliance officer, Adecco, with Al Gagne, MBA, CCEP, former director, ethics & compliance, Textron Systems Corporation (retired), Latour (LT) Lafferty, CCEP, CHC, shareholder, Fowler, White Boggs, P.A. will help attendees expand essential investigative skills.

The following are the six sessions that make up the Investigations Workshop - Sunday morning, 9 am-noon:

• Part 1 - Beginning the Investigation and Interviewing the Reporter – Speakers: Al Gagne, MBA, CCEP and Latour (LT) Lafferty, CCEP, CHC;
• Part II - Planning the Investigation – Speaker: Meric Bloch, Esq., CCEP, PCI, CFE;
• Part III – Taking Effective Interviews – Speaker: Meric Bloch, Esq., CCEP, PCI, CFE;

Sunday afternoon, 1:30-4:30 pm

• Part IV – Revealing and Analyzing Documents – Speaker: Latour (LT) Lafferty, CCEP, CHC;
• Part V – Preparing the Investigation Report – Speaker: Al Gagne, MBA, CCEP;
• Part VI – Q & A Panel – Speakers:  Meric Bloch, Esq. CCEP, PCI, CFE, Al Gagne, MBA, CCEP, and Latour (LT) Lafferty, CCEP, CHC;

For complete agenda details visit www.complianceethicsinstitute.org

About the Compliance & Ethics Institute
SCCE's Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, being held October 6-9, 2013, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, DC, is the primary education and networking event for professionals working in compliance and ethics around the world. At this meeting, attendees learn the latest methods and strategies for developing and improving their compliance programs in this rapidly growing and evolving profession.

The Compliance & Ethics Institute features more than 100 educational sessions, 130 speakers and offers six specialized educational tracks including:

• Ethics Track
• Risk Track
• Hot Topics in Compliance Track
• Multinational/International Track
• Case Study Track
• Advance Discussion Groups

About the SCCE
The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE), headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, is a non-profit professional member association that serves compliance and ethics professionals globally. The association provides resources and training to compliance professionals and champions ethical practices and compliance standards.

Visit the SCCE website at www.corporatecompliance.org.

SOURCE Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics