As the business environment continues to evolve, ethics and compliance (E&C) professionals are facing new challenges and opportunities. This session will explore the return on investment (ROI) of protecting the brand, managing risks, and increasing productivity.

Using real-world examples and case studies, this session will examine business, legal, and ethical cases.  The speakers will provide practical guidance for professionals looking to enhance their programs. It will also discuss the impact of new trends, such as the transformational impact of natural language processing (NLP) tools such as ChatGPT. While these tools offer new opportunities for detecting and preventing misconduct, they also add a new layer of risk when used by bad actors to circumvent processes and controls.

We will discuss:

• The benefits and challenges of using NLP in E&C and provide practical insights into how to leverage these tools to enhance your E&C program while mitigating potential risks.
• Responsible and Ethical uses of Artificial Intelligence
• Insider threat & procurement integrity
• Using a data and human centric model to risk management

Phil Thibodeau
Justice & Public Safety, SAS Canada

Phil is a former senior executive police officer having retired as an Assistant Commissioner with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with over 35 years of law enforcement experience. Over Phil's long career, he has worked in a variety of leadership position in areas such as Serious & Organized Crime, Drug Enforcement, Technology Crime, Criminal Intelligence, Financial Crime, National Security and Forensic Science both at the national and international level. He held a number of senior level positions as well as representing the RCMP and Government of Canada on senior international committees.

Pat Poitevin, CACM, TASA
Co-Founder - Executive Director - Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption (CCEAC)

Mr. Pat Poitevin is an internationally recognized expert in anti-corruption, corporate ethics, and compliance. He is the co-founder and executive director of the Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption (CCEAC). Mr. Poitevin is a 35-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and retired in October 2017, where he was the RCMP's anticorruption and compliance expert. He has also been an investigator and expert on drugs, organized crime, and financial crime. He is in demand as a speaker, university lecturer, and trainer at the international level and has extensive experience in program development and capacity building. Mr. Poitevin has been advising and helping public and private organisations to improve their ethics, compliance, and anti-corruption measures as well as the use of IT solutions and data analytics in risk management. Mr. Poitevin has also worked on research, consultative, and advisory projects with the G20, UNODC, and the IMF. He was a member of the Canadian Project Committee (PC278) involved in the development of the ISO 37001 Anti-bribery and ISO 37002 Whistleblowing Management systems standard. He is a member of the Transparency International Expert Network, ACFE, IAFCI, AACI, and several other professional associations. He also has the CACM and TASA professional designations. He is a member of Transparency International Canada and a Certified Anti-Corruption Manager (CMACUSA).