Business Ethics and Compliance Conference 2013
Center for Legal Resources organized on February 27, 2013, at the Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the national conference “Business Ethics and Compliance Conference“. The event was funded by the British Embassy in Bucharest.
The conference discussed how government should stimulate the Romanian companies to invest in ethics and internal compliance systems. The event brought together representatives of Romanian authorities, NGOs and business leaders. The guests were: His Excellency Martin Harris, British Ambassador to Romania, Mona Maria Pivniceru, Justice Minister, Mihail M. Vlasov, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania, Anca Harasim, American Chamber of Commerce in Romania, Bogdan Dobrin, director of the National Authority for Regulating and Monitoring Public Procurement, Oana Raluca Banateanu, Regional Compliance Officer, Siemens Romania, Maria Maxim, Chief Compliance Officer, Romtelecom etc.
| 09.00 – 09:30 | Participants registration |
| Opening Session Chairperson: Georgiana Iorgulescu, Executive Director, Centre for Legal Resources |
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| 09.30 – 09.35 | Welcome |
| 09.35 – 09.50 | His Excellency Martin Harris, the British Ambassador to Romania |
| 09.50 – 10.05 | Mona-Maria Pivniceru, Minister of Justice |
| 10.05 – 10.15 | Mihail M. Vlasov, President Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania |
| 10.15 – 10.30 | Questions & Answers |
| 10.30 – 10.45 | Break |
| Session 1 Public policies to stimulate business ethics and compliance Chairperson: Cristian Ducu, General Manager, Centre for Advanced Research in Management and Applied Ethics |
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| 10.45 – 11.00 | Bazil Oglinda, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania |
| 11.00 – 11.15 | Anda Todor (Salans), American Chamber of Commerce in Romania |
| 11.15 – 11.30 | Bogdan Dobrin, National Authority for the Regulation and Monitoring of Public Procurement |
| 11.30 – 11.45 | Stefania Eugenia Popp, Junior Achievement Romania |
| 11.45 – 12.10 | Debates |
| 12.10 – 12.20 | Break |
| Session 2 Internal compliance and codes of ethics in Romanian private sector – best practices and case studies Chairperson: Codru Vrabie, expert |
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| 12.20 – 12.35 | Oana Raluca Bănăţeanu, Siemens Romania SRL |
| 12.35 – 12.50 | Maria Maxim, Romtelecom S.A. |
| 12.50 – 13.00 | Radu Munteanu, Investors in People Romania |
| 13.00 – 13.15 | Debates |
| 13.15 – 14.15 | Lunch break |
| Session 3 Launching the report „Ethics and compliance in Romanian private companies” Chairperson: Mrs. Madi Radulescu, Managing Partner MMM Consulting Int’l |
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| 14.15 – 14.35 | Main findings of the research Radu Nicolae, Programme manager, Centre for Legal Resources |
| 14.35 – 15.30 | Debates and conclusions |
