2011 CIECI Best Practices Forum

Program theme: "Designing and Building an Ethical Culture"
The Four Seasons Resort & Club at Denver

DAY ONE: October 10, 2011

Tried and True Techniques

Program Materials:
Code of Ethics – Baker Concrete [PDF]
Blueprint [PDF]
Toolkit [PDF]
Corporate Ethics and Compliance Program [PDF]

This optional workshop is especially for mid-sized and smaller companies who may profit from discussion and Q&A with seasoned members. Discussion will include (i) the typical duties and responsibilities of an ethics/compliance officer; (ii) what makes for an effective Code; (iii) tips for ethics and compliance training.

Moderator: Dick Bednar, CIECI Coordinator

Discussion Leaders:
Lorraine D’Angelo, Ethics & Corporate Compliance Officer, Dragados-USA
Todd Wilkowski, General Counsel, Baker Concrete
Richard Wallace, Vice President, Compliance, Zachry Construction Corporation
Linda Stewart, Corporate Ethics & Compliance Manager, The Lane Construction Corporation
Jay S. Cruickshank, General Counsel and Corporate Compliance Officer, The Lane Construction Corporation

DAY TWO: October 11, 2011

Welcome, Opening Remarks
Bruce Grewcock, Steering Committee Chairman, CEO Kiewit

CEO Panel

Discussion with our senior leadership on current and emerging ethics and compliance issues, including techniques for compliance risk assessment and managing the compliance program. This has been very popular and shows that the CIECI is run by our CEOs.

Moderator: Charles Hardy, General Counsel, Austin Industries, Inc.

Panelists:
Bruce Grewcock, CEO, Kiewit Corporation
Mike McKelvy, President, Government, Environmental & Nuclear Division, CH2MHill
Charles L. Harrington, CEO, Parsons

Conflicts of Interest: "Normal" Business Courtesies.  Is there such a thing?

Program Materials:
Powerpoint Presentation [PDF]
Scenarios [PDF]
Decision Tree [PDF]

Discussion of when "customary" business courtesies may be perceived as gratuities or bribes; lessons learned from recent headline cases; interactive discussion of scenarios.

Moderator:  Lorraine D’Angelo, Ethics & Corporate Compliance Officer, Dragados-USA

Discussion leaders:
Jan Gillespie, Associate Counsel, Mortenson Construction
Margaret McLean, Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, CH2MHill
Tom Hall, Legal Counsel – US Operations, PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.

LUNCH
Keynote Speaker:  Anthony Songer, Department of Construction Management, Boise State University

Assessing the Effectiveness of Your Ethics and Compliance Program

Program Materials:
Ethics Programs [PDF]
Ethics Hotlines [PDF]

Reviewing the effectiveness of your program to prevent and detect wrongdoing; responding to your hotline reports; measuring effectiveness of internal controls and compliance training.

Moderator: Richard Wallace, Vice President Compliance, Zachry Corporation

Panelists:
Sabine Hoover, Senior Research Consultant, FMI
Linda Stewart, Ethics & Compliance Manager, The Lane Construction Corporation
Sonny Ellis, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Parsons

Joint Venture Ethics & Compliance

Program Materials:
Powerpoint Presentation [PDF]

From codes to training, how to merge differing models; due diligence in selection of JV Partner, etc.

Moderator:  Kathryn Marturano, Government Contracts Compliance Officer, PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.

Panelists:
Peter Glimco, General Counsel, The Walsh Group
Christine McAnney, Vice President and General Counsel, Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc.
John Carpenter, Assistant General Counsel, Kiewit Corporation

Closing Remarks
Bruce Grewcock, Steering Committee Chairman, CEO Kiewit
Dick Bednar, CIECI Coordinator