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SIGNATORY AREA

2010 CIECI Best Practices Forum


DAY ONE: October 11, 2010

CIECI Working Group & Steering Committee Planning Meeting

All CIECI members that are registered for the program are encouraged to attend.

John Kenny, Jr., Meeting Chair and Chair, CIECI Steering Committee, Kenny Construction

  • The Working Group and Steering Committee will meet to discuss upcoming goals and plans and to select the chairs of the groups for the next year.  (Approx. 60 Mins.)
  • Presentation and discussion by Andrew Patron, FMI, on the preliminary results of interviews of senior leaders regarding encouraging an ethical culture in the organization. (30 Mins.)

 

DAY TWO: October 12, 2010

Welcome, Opening Remarks

John Kenny, Jr., Chair, CIECI Steering Committee, Kenny Construction


Brief overview of today’s events. Introduction of the new Chairs of the Steering Committee and Working Group, new CIECI members and guests.

Sharing Best Practices: Techniques for Infusing an Ethical Culture Throughout the Organization

[Listen to presentation]

Moderator:
Charles E. Hardy, Chair, 2010 Best Practices Forum, Austin Industries, Inc.


Panelists:
Ronald J. Gafford, Chairman, President, &  CEO, Austin Industries, Inc.
Robert C. Van Cleave, CEO, Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc.
Robert E. Alger, President & CEO, The Lane Construction Corporation


A panel consisting of CEOs from CIECI companies will discuss how they have developed a top-down ethical culture of compliance. Opportunity for questions.  

Techniques for Auditing/Monitoring/Reviewing Your Ethics and Compliance Program

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[Listen to presentation]

Moderator:
Christine McAnney, VP & General Counsel, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.


Discussion Leaders:
Larry Cochran, VP, Ethics & Compliance, Kiewit
George Fadool, Chief Compliance Officer, Skanska USA
Pat Harned, President, Ethics Resource Center


A discussion led by our seasoned veterans and an outside expert on methods to measure the successes and weaknesses of your program.  Discussion includes both larger and smaller construction companies.

Report on the CIECI and Information for New and Prospective New Members

Richard J. Bednar, Coordinator


What is the CIECI purpose and mission? How to become a member? What does membership entail? What is the membership commitment? Current state of membership and finances.

LUNCH

Keynote Speaker
Michael E. Kennedy, Esq., General Counsel, The Associated General Contractors of America. 

Mr. Kennedy will give us the Washington perspective on the current state and future direction of the U.S. construction industry.

Sharing Best Practices: Where Should Your Ethics/Compliance Officer Fit Into the Organization?

[Listen to presentation]

Moderator:
Richard Watts, Assistant General Counsel, Granite Construction Incorporated


Panelists:
Kirk Samuelson, Corporate Compliance Officer, Kiewit
R. Randall Nye, Senior VP and General Counsel, Sundt Construction, Inc.
Hillary Skipworth,Esq.,Director of Legal Services, Hunt Companies, El Paso, Texas


This forum presents a discussion on the placement and reporting lines of an ethics/compliance officer in the hierarchal structure of the company. It applies the pros and cons in the debate of whether to place under the Board or within management and addresses ”dual-hating” in smaller companies.

Ethics Case Studies Discussion

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Moderator:
Dick Bednar, CIECI Coordinator


Discussion Leaders:
Jan Gillespie, Associate Counsel  Compliance Officer, Mortenson Construction
Linda Stewart, Ethics & Compliance Manager, The Lane Construction Corporation
Lorraine D’Angelo, Ethics & Corporate Compliance Officer/Counsel, Dragados USA


Small group discussions with case studies developed by the CIECI Ethics Committee. ”Take aways” for your own training.

Downloads:

  • Ethics & Compliance Scenarios [PDF]
  • Scenario 1 [doc]
  • Scenario 2 [doc]
  • Scenario 3 [doc]
  • Scenario 4 [doc]
  • Scenario 5 [doc]
  • August 2010 Grey Matters Ethics Challenge [PDF]
  • Got Ethics? - August 2010 [PDF]

Closing Remarks

Remarks  by the new Chair of the Steering Committee on the future of CIECI and an open forum for all registrants. 

 


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