Ethics talk LIVE: Enabling good decisions through better communication
We are partnering with Nordic Business Ethics to host a webinar on 9 October, offering inspiration and practical examples for in-house E&C professionals and legal counsels on how to facilitate honest and sometimes uncomfortable and difficult discussions.
As we all know we live in an era of great uncertainty. Regulations – current and proposed – are questioned and enforcement halted. Global businesses and organizations are also operating in an increasingly politicized environment. Some regulations, such as environmental and human rights related regulations are highly political topics, where the US is unwinding support for environmental aspects, China is increasing their efforts and regulatory requirements relating to environmental topics.
We see the same trend in the anti-corruption field where US has signaled a shift in enforcement and China is introducing guidelines for compliance for certain sectors, such as healthcare. Fundamental human rights, such as lack of discrimination and equal opportunities are also put in question and interpreted in different ways.
In the midst of all of this uncertainty, businesses continue doing business and expect E&C and legal professionals to provide relevant advice and support. In complex commercial negotiations, dispute and conflict resolutions, and when assessing compliance related red flags, the skill of enabling a productive conversation is critical. We misunderstand each other, we listen poorly, we frame the question to exclude important perspectives, we avoid discomfort, we carry biases and we jump to conclusions.
Discussion Topics:
Cultural differences affecting how we understand each other.
How to manage difficult conversation?
What kind of advice do businesses expect from E&C and legal professionals?
These topics are crucial as businesses navigate evolving regulations and societal expectations.
We look forward to your active involvement and valuable insights!
Agenda
17:00 Webinar starts with a welcome from the moderator Niina Ratsula, NBE co-founder
17:10 Discussion | Michaela Ahlberg, former Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer at Telia, Ville Ojanen, Psychologist at Academy of Brain and Satu-Anneli Kauranen, Partner at DLA Piper
The moderator will also take questions from the audience, which can be submitted via chat during the Ethics Talk webinar.
18:00 Closing
Time zone is on EEST (Helsinki)
Speakers
Michaela Ahlberg
Michaela Ahlberg is a lawyer with over thirty years of experience working with global business and ethics & compliance, with a proven capability of engaging those around her. She is an advocate for empowering leadership, strengthening a culture of ethical business. She has been responsible for ethics & compliance programs at several multinational companies such as Nokia, Volvo Cars, Telia Company and Getinge.
Satu-Anneli Kauranen
Satu-Anneli Kauranen is an expert in competition, compliance and regulatory matters with over 20 years experience principally from private practice in Finland and abroad.
Satu-Anneli has represented clients in many high profile merger control processes before the European Commission and the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority.
She regularly advises on issues related to abuse of dominant position, cooperation between competitors including exchange of information, and distribution agreements. Additionally, Satu-Anneli has broad experience of EU product regulatory legislation.
Niina Ratsula
Niina has supported numerous global and local organizations with governance and compliance related matters as a leader and through her own company.
Niina has received several acknowledgements for her work as a key note speaker and business ethics influencer. She is also an author of several business ethics and governance related books. Key conclusion of her PhD was that organizational culture plays a crucial role in the effectiveness of compliance programs.
Niina believes that we should have more uncomfortable conversations at work to enable more responsible work life.
Ville Ojanen
Ville is a psychologist with a PhD in brain research. He works as an occupational psychologist, start-up entrepreneur, and public speaker, and serves as a behavioral science expert at the Prime Minister’s Office of Finland.
Understanding the human mind, behavior, and how to influence them is Ville’s passion – because when you change the mind, you change the world.