Second Annual CIECI Best Practices Forum
On October 8-9, 2009, CIECI hosted its Second Annual CIECI Best Practices Forum to share best practices in ethical business conduct and compliance in the construction industry.
The Willard Intercontinental · 1401 Pennsylvania Ave, NW · Washington, DC 20004 · 202.628.9100
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5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
| RECEPTION
All Best Practices Forum attendees are invited to attend this reception.
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7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
| Registration
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7:30 AM - 8:15 AM
| CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
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8:15 AM - 8:20 AM
| Welcome
Mike Futch, Chair, CIECI Working Group; Vice President & General Counsel, Granite Construction
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8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
| Opening Remarks & Introduction of New Signatories
William Dorey, Chair, CIECI Steering Committee; President & CEO, Granite Construction
Dick Bednar, CIECI Coordinator
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8:45 AM - 10:00 AM
| Structuring & Strengthening Your Ethics & Compliance Program to Prevent and Detect Wrongdoing in Your Company
Learn what it takes to have a strong and effective program, including the elements of risk assessment, matching company controls to those risks, reporting mechanisms, investigation processes, and employee training. CIECI will also unveil its new toolkit for creating and maintaining an effective ethics and business conduct program, especially for smaller construction companies and subcontractors.
Moderator: Christine McAnney, Vice President and General Counsel, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure
LeAnne Stewart, Compliance Officer, Granite Construction
Larry Cochran, Compliance Officer, Kiewit Corporation
Linda L. Stewart, CCEP, Corporate Ethics & Compliance Manager, Lane Construction
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10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
| BREAK
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10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
| Building an Ethical Culture & Changing Employee Behavior
This session will explore techniques for building an ethical culture throughout your company through training and positive reinforcement.
Speaker:
Kirk O. Hanson, Executive Director, Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
| Implementing Federal Social & Economic Mandates
Gunjan Talati, Associate, Crowell & Moring, LLP
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12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
| LUNCHEON: Stress-Testing Your Ethics & Compliance Program
Steve Priest, President, Ethical Leadership Group
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1:20 PM - 1:45 PM
| NETWORKING BREAK
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1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
| Impact of Economic Stimulus on State and Local Construction Contracting Agencies
Speaker: William W. Thompson, Jr., Partner, Peckar & Abramson
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2:30 PM - 3:45 PM
| Perspectives on the New FAR Requirements for Disclosure
Moderator: Dick Bednar, CIECI Coordinator
Panelists:
Robert Huffman, Partner, Akin Gump, LLP
Frances L. McCormick, Program Manager, Contractor Disclosure Program, DoD Office of the Inspector General
Steven Owen, General Counsel & Secretary, Traylor Bros., Inc.
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
| CIECI State of the Initiative - Achievements and Next Steps
William Dorey, Chair, CIECI Steering Committee; President & CEO, Granite Construction
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