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Building & Benefiting from an Ethical Organizational Culture

April 1-3, 2009
Hilton Palacio del Rio
San Antonio, TX

 

The Ethics and Compliance Officer Association (ECOA) is partnering with the Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University, San Antonio, for the first-ever "Building and Benefiting from an Ethical Organizational Culture" conference. It starts Wednesday evening, April 1, with a reception from 6-8 p.m  — and ends Friday, April 3, with a take-away lunch.

 

While it is uncommon for the ECOA, in its 17-year history, to devote an entire conference to a single topic, there is a no subject of greater interest to our members at this time than achieving an ethical culture within their organizations.  Not only is it the most-significant challenge facing many ECOA members, it is probably the most-common topic on the minds of government officials who contact ECOA management.

 

This 1¾-day conference features CEO keynote presentations as well as concurrent and plenary sessions similar to other ECOA conferences.  The location is San Antonio's scenic riverwalk, at the Hilton Palacio del Rio Hotel.  Topics being addressed include:

 

• Defining and measuring what an ethical culture is.
• Tying ethical culture to a corporation's business strategy.
• What organizations exist as exemplars in achieving an ethical culture?
• How to sustain an ethical culture during times of executive transition.

 

Priced at $900 for Sponsoring Partner members and only $975 for Basic members,"Building and Benefiting from an Ethical Organizational Culture' is the ECOA's best educational value in 2009.  For information on how your organization can become a conference sponsor, please contact Janel Heilbrunn at (781) 647-9333 or at jheilbrunn@theecoa.org.  Otherwise, all members will soon receive an e-mail invitation detailing the conference agenda and other key logistics.  Until the e-mail arrives, please call 781-647-9333 for more information.

 

The Bill Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University   The Bill Greehey School of Business at St. Mary's University offers outstanding opportunities for students to be challenged and encouraged by expert faculty and business leaders.  Internships, study abroad, and service prepare students for life beyond campus.  The Greehey School is accredited by AACSB International and currently enrolls approximately 800 undergraduate and graduate students.   St. Mary's University provides a Catholic education experience that evokes academic excellence while integrating liberal studies, professional preparation, and ethical commitment. St. Mary's serves the various communities of San Antonio, the Southwest, the nation and the world through the intellectual, spiritual, moral, and professional leadership of its faculty, administration, staff and students.   To learn more about St. Mary's and the Bill Greehey School of Business visit www.stmarytx.edu/business.

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CONFERENCE SPONSORS

 

 

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Thank you for your support and generosity, Sponsors!

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AGENDA OUTLINE

 

Friday

 

Wednesday, April 1
6:00 to 7:30 p.m.	Opening Reception   Terrace Garden Hilton Palacio del Rio San Antonio, Texas
Thursday, April 2
7:00 to 8:00 a.m.	Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:00 to 8:15 a.m.	Conference Welcome
	Matthew Gilley, Ph.D. Bill Greehey Chair in Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Greehey School of Business, St. Mary's University   Tim C. Mazur COO Ethics and Compliance Officer Association
8:15 to 9:15 a.m.	Opening Address
	"The Role of Ethics in Corporate Culture: A Former Regulator's Case Study of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac"    Armando Falcon, Jr. Partner, The Canonbury Group Former Director, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO)
9:15 to 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 to 11:00 a.m.	"Ethical Culture 101: A Practical Guide to Slippery Concepts and Thorny Purposes"   Bob Olson, Ph.D. Director, Member Services and Education Ethics and Compliance Officer Association
11:00 to 11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
	"Maintaining an Ethical Culture - Ethics and Public Health: The Merck Mectizan Story"   Jacqueline Brevard, Esq. Vice President, Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer Merck & Co., Inc.
	"Bureaucracy and Moral Purpose: Challenges and Dilemmas of the Public Ethics Officer"   Lou Bright General Counsel Alcoholic Beverage Commission, State of Texas
12:30 to 2:00 p.m.	Keynote Address and Lunch
	"Building and Maintaining an Ethical Company"   Graham Weston Chairman, Board of Directors Rackspace Hosting
2:00 to 2:15 p.m.	Break
2:15 to 3:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions
	"Building an Ethical Culture: What We've Learned on our Journey"   Vicki Sweeney Principal in Charge, Ethics and Compliance KPMG LLP   Joe Clooney Director, Ethics and Compliance KPMG LLP
	"Building Ethical Culture through Code of Conduct Training"   Jeff Oak, Ph.D. Vice President, Corporate Responsibility Officer Bon Secours Health System, Inc.
3:30 to 3:45 p.m.	Break
3:45 to 5:00 p.m.	"Using Large-Group Methods and Small-Group Dialogue to Build an Ethical Culture"   Earnie Broughton Executive Director, Ethics Program Coordinator USAA
5:00 to 5:30 p.m.	Break
5:30 to 6:00 p.m.	Networking Cocktail Reception
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.	Keynote Address and Dinner   "Creating Cultures of Candor: What Leaders Really Do to Encourage  Organizational Transparency”    James O'Toole, D. Phil. Daniels Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
Friday, April 3
7:00 to 8:00 a.m.	Networking Breakfast
8:00 to 9:15 a.m.	Keynote Address   "NuStar: Culture As A Competitive Advantage”   Curt Anastasio President and CEO NuStar Energy
9:15 to 9:30 a.m.	Break
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.	"Improving Organizational Culture through an Ethics and Compliance Program: A 12-year Case Study"   Steve Priest President Ethical Leadership Group, a Global Compliance company
11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	Concluding Remarks and Interactive Participant Feedback
12:00 p.m.	Conference ends with a take-away lunch.
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*Agenda is subject to change. Updated on 3/25/09.

 

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HOTEL INFORMATION

 

Hilton Palacio del Rio

200 South Alamo Street

San Antonio, TX 78299-2711

210-222-1400

 

The ECOA has a block of rooms available for the rate of $219 per night. You must reserve your room by March 13 to receive this rate. Please use the following link to make your hotel reservations online: http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/SATPDHF-SMU-20090401/index.jhtml. Enter "SMU" for the group code.

 

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REGISTRATION FEES

 

ECOA Sponsoring Partners members - $900

ECOA Basic members - $975

Non-members - $1,100

 

Group discounts: Bring 4-9 employees and each person receives a 15% discount off the registration fee; bring 10 + and each person receives a 20% discount off the registration fee!

 

To request a faxed invoice, send an email to Mary Johansson. Make checks payable to the Ethics & Compliance Officer Association, and mail to:

 

ECOA

411 Waverley Oaks Road, Suite 324

Waltham, MA 02452.

 

You will need to log-in with your username and password to register online. If you are an ECOA member and do not know your log-in or password, please contact Mary Johansson at (781) 647-9333, or email her at mjohansson@theecoa.org.

 

If you are not a member of the ECOA, you will be asked to create a free online profile before registering.

 

 

 

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CANCELLATION POLICY

 

Cancellations made on or before March 16, 2009, will receive a full refund. Cancellations received after March 16 will receive a refund less a $250 administration fee. No refunds will be made after March 23, 2009.

 

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