Theme:
Compliance, Culture, and Consequence:
The Blueprint for Corporate Integrity
Thursday, 11 September 2025
Event Objectives
Highlight the Importance of Corporate Culture
Discussions will explore how businesses can build trustworthy and ethical organisations by establishing robust compliance systems, fostering a strong culture of integrity, and ensuring clear, consistent consequences for misconduct.
Facilitate Critical Dialogue
Create a platform for discussing the intersection of global compliance standards and local realities, particularly in ESG, export controls and tariffs, artificial intelligence, whistleblowing and corporate investigations.
Enhance Governance Oversight
Highlight the critical role of boards and senior leadership in shaping compliance culture and managing emerging risks effectively.
Discuss Practical Strategies on ESG Implementation
Provide practical guidance on localising international ESG mandates and embedding sustainability, anti-corruption, and governance standards into business operations.
Examine Whistleblowing and Investigation Frameworks
Share best practices for designing credible internal reporting systems, conducting fair investigations, and protecting whistleblowers from retaliation.
Demystify AI Compliance
Examine legal, ethical, and governance challenges of artificial intelligence deployment and offer strategies for mitigating algorithmic risks in high-stakes environments.
Who Should Attend
Chief Executive Officers
To strengthen corporate leadership in driving a culture of integrity, aligning business growth with ethical and compliance standards.
Chief Risk Officers
To explore advanced strategies for integrating compliance into enterprise risk management, especially in ESG, export controls, and corporate investigations.
Chief Finance Officers
To understand how compliance, anti-corruption, and governance frameworks protect financial performance and investor confidence.
Chief Strategy Officers
To align corporate strategy with evolving global compliance mandates and local market realities for sustainable growth.
Chief Compliance and Legal Officers
To deepen expertise in implementing robust compliance systems, managing investigations, and navigating regulatory complexities.
Chief Ethics Officers
To enhance frameworks for embedding ethical decision-making and safeguarding whistleblower protection.
Board and Audit Committee Members
To strengthen oversight responsibilities by understanding the latest global and local compliance risks and best practices.
Ethics and Compliance Consultants
To gain updated methodologies, case studies, and tools for advising clients effectively on compliance challenges.
Researchers in Law
To access current trends, practical applications, and case studies bridging academic research with corporate compliance practice.
Representatives from Industry Associations
To identify sector-specific compliance priorities and facilitate knowledge sharing across member organisations.
Company Secretaries
To ensure accurate governance reporting, board advisories, and policy implementation aligned with international standards.
Supply Chain Managers
To learn how to manage supplier compliance, ESG reporting, and due diligence across local and international operations.
Internal Auditors
To sharpen skills in detecting misconduct, auditing compliance frameworks, and supporting credible investigations.
Directors and Programme Managers and in-house Counsel in local corporates
To embed compliance and ESG considerations into programme design, execution, and stakeholder engagement.
Summit Agenda
Presentation
Navigating U.S. Sanctions, Export Controls, and Tariffs: Implications for Nigerian Businesses
Fireside Chat
The Nigerian Business Test: Will AI, ESG and Ethics change the game or repeat the past
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Panel Session 1
Global Rules, Local Realities: Rethinking ESG Compliance and Corporate Integrity in African Markets
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Panel Session 2
Internal Signals, External Pressures: Strengthening Whistle blower Protocols and Investigative Capacity
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Panel Session 3
AI-Driven Innovation: Navigating Risk and Accountability
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