Representatives from twenty-three countries to attend the 2014 Compliance & Ethics Institute, September 14-17, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago

MINNEAPOLIS, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives from twenty-three countries from across the globe will attend the 2014 Compliance & Ethics Institute, the largest and most comprehensive cross-industry conference for compliance and ethics professionals, the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) announced today.  During this year's Compliance & Ethics Institute the SCCE will mark an important milestone as the SCCE celebrates 10 years since its founding in 2004.

"Compliance is now a global movement, embraced by a growing number of countries around the world as well as communities of nations such as the OECD.  The Compliance and Ethics Institute gives the global compliance and ethics community an unsurpassed opportunity to learn from each other and to connect with their peers from all corners of the globe," said SCCE Chief Executive Officer Roy Snell.

The attendees are not the only international aspect of the Compliance & Ethics Institute's program.  An entire track – the Multi-National/International Track – is comprised of sessions dedicated to international/transnational compliance issues.   Sessions for this track include:

• Emerging Markets and Integrity Risk Management
• When Cultures Collide
• Preventing Misconduct through Proper Due Diligence in Asia
• Case Study: Building an International Compliance Program
• Anticorruption at the Crossroads in Europe
• Anti-Corruption Compliance Challenges—the Cost of Doing Business in High Risk Regions of the World
• Minimizing Bribery Risks in Brazil: A Complete Review of the Legislative Landscape and How to Address Corruption Risks in Your Operations in Brazil
• Making the Code of Conduct Resonate Across Borders
• Building an Effective Ethics & Compliance Training Program for a Diverse Multi-National Workforce
• Practices & Pitfalls: The Global Investigation of a U.S. – based Multinational

A global focus on compliance and ethics is found throughout the entire Compliance & Ethics Institute agenda. Several sessions outside of the Multi-National/International Track cover the ever-growing challenges of developing a global compliance and ethics program.  Additional education tracks offered include Risk, Ethics, Compliance Lawyer, General Compliance/Hot Topics, Case Study, and Advance Discussion Groups. For agenda details and the conference brochure visit http://www.complianceethicsinstitute.org/

More about the 2014 Compliance & Ethics Institute
SCCE's Annual Compliance & Ethics Institute, the primary education and networking event for professionals working in compliance and ethics around the world, has 13 networking breaks and nine additional networking events scheduled. 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, 150 well regarded speakers from a broad range of industries and business to share their common compliance and ethics experience including The World Bank, SIG SAUER, McKesson Corporation, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Cisco Systems, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Tyco, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Boeing Company, United International Pictures, RAND, FedEx, and The Nature Conservancy.

About the SCCE
The Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics (SCCE), established in 2004, is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN. SCCE is a non-profit professional member association that serves more than 4,000 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.

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