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Time2019-10-14 | 14:30 - 18:45
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Venue:Sofitel Shanghai Hyland
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Fee:Members: 300 RMB |
Non Members: 600 RMB
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In today’s continually evolving regulatory landscape, ensuring an airtight global compliance program is of utmost importance. Whether you focus broadly on making sure the company is conducting its business in full compliance with international laws and effective business practices or specialize specifically in anti-bribery/anti-corruption, export controls or sanctions, you will benefit from the expertise from the speakers and participants in this conference. You will walk away with practical solutions and cutting-edge strategies for conquering the latest obstacles that pose a threat to your company’s operations.
Keeping a company’s business dealings ethically sound and legally pristine and educating the entire company and instituting practices that will ensure the highest possible level of compliance is crucial for company’s to survive. Companies need to build a culture where ethics and compliance are treated as part of everyone’s job.
The fifth annual Compliance Conference will bring together experienced compliance managers, who will share their experiences and outcomes when facing compliance challenges.
Agenda
2:00-2:30 Registration and Networking
2:30-2:40 Conference Welcome by Edwin Li, Vice Chair of the European Chamber Compliance & Business Ethics Working
Group and Vice President and General Counsel of DSM China
2:40-3:10 US Enforcement: Developments in 2019 and Outlook for 2020 by David Zhang, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
3:10-3:30 Coffee break
3:30-4:00 What Companies Need to Know about the Current Crackdown by Victor Shen, General Counsel, Henkel and Qin
Liu, Legal Director, GLOBALFOUNDRIES
4:00-4:40 Panel I: Handling Internal Compliance Investigations
Moderator: Geoffrey M.Atkins, Partner, Ropes & Gray
Panellists:
- Mirko Bengel, Vice President Legal, Insurance & Intellectual Property Asia Pacific, BASF
- Victor Shen, General Counsel, Henkel
- Marcel Radunski, Vice President & Director Compliance, Siemens Ltd., China
4:40-5:10 Compliance Officer: An Increasingly Important Role in a Contemporary Organisation by Clarissa Shen
Yanrong, China Head, Global Ethics & Business Integrity, Sanofi
5:10-5:50 Panel II: Third-Party Risks: Keeping your Friends Close and your Enemies Not as Close?
Moderator: Marcel Radunski, Vice Chair of the European Chamber Compliance & Business Ethics Working
Group
- Richie Tong, Head of Compliance, LPC China, Bayer
- Edwin Li, Vice President and General Counsel, DSM China
- Chen Yun, Senior Legal Counsel, Johnson & Johnson
- Clarissa Shen Yanrong, China Head, Global Ethics and Business Integrity, Sanofi
5:50-6:00 Closing Remarks by Edwin Li, Vice Chair of the European Chamber Compliance Working Group and Vice
President and General Counsel of DSM China
6:00-6:45 Networking Reception
Terms & Conditions
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Speakers
Mr. Edwin Li
Mr. Edwin Li
Edwin Li is Vice President & General Counsel for DSM China in charge of the company’s legal, IP and compliance matters in Greater China.
Prior to joining DSM in 2017, Edwin served as General Counsel & Compliance Officer for a Fortunate 100 MNC’s China operations for 9 years. Edwin also practiced law for over 15 years with domestic and foreign law firms in China and USA with focus on cross-border transactions, M&As, foreign direct investments in China, technology licensing, general corporate and FCPA compliance. Edwin holds Master of Law from East-China University of Politics and Laws and Juris Doctor from University of Maine School of Law. Edwin is qualified to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia, USA and P.R. China, and an arbitrator at Shanghai International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission. Edwin served as Chair/Vice Chair of Compliance & Business Ethics Working Group, EUCCC since 2015.
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and sustainable living. DSM and its associated companies deliver annual net sales of about $10 billion in 2021 with approximately 23,000 employees. The company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.
Mr. Geoffrey M. Atkins
Mr. Geoffrey M. Atkins
Geoff is a partner in the Litigation and Enforcement practice group at Ropes & Gray in Hong Kong. Geoff advises public companies, fund sponsors, and financial services clients in the U.S. and throughout Asia in connection with civil and criminal government enforcement matters before the SEC, DOJ, and other state and foreign regulators, and in connection with complex securities and commercial disputes.
Geoff regularly advises corporate management and directors conducting internal investigations, evaluating sensitive governance issues, and establishing regulatory compliance programs. Geoff has particular experience advising clients regarding potential violations of global anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, and sanctions laws, conducting international risk assessments, and evaluating risks associated with complex mergers & acquisitions in India, China, and throughout Southeast Asia.
Geoff has extensive experience working with clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and technology sectors, as well as private equity funds, investment advisory firms and broker-dealers.
Mr. David Zhang
Mr. David Zhang
David Zhang is a partner of Ropes & Gray LLP, and is currently on assignment in Hong Kong as a Senior Foreign Legal Consultant. His practice concentrates on advising clients on government-facing and internal investigations, due diligence, and compliance programs, particularly with a focus on anti-corruption and anti-bribery matters in the Greater China region.
David has counseled clients and conducted a number of internal investigations for multinational and U.S.-listed clients across different industries, including pharmaceutical, medical device, internet and technology, hotel and hospitality, venture capital/private equity and aerospace and aviation. David is natively bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese, and he is based in Greater China. Through his deep experience with the local business and cultural environment, he provides relevant and practical advice to clients on navigating the particular compliance challenges that they face in the region.
Mr. Mirko Bengel
Mr. Mirko Bengel
Based in Shanghai, Mirko Bengel assumed responsibility as Vice President, Legal, Insurance & Intellectual Property Asia Pacific since 2016 and also acts as Regional Compliance Officer of BASF Group.
Having worked with an international law firm in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, Mirko had joined the central legal department of BASF SE in 2009 as a legal counsel. From 2012 to 2014, he worked in the regional legal department of BASF in Hong Kong and assumed responsibility as global lead counsel of the Intermediates Division of BASF Group from 2014 to 2016. Apart from his legal qualification, he holds a master’s degree in Business Administration.
Mr. Victor Shen
Mr. Victor Shen
With over 19-years experiences in multinational corporation’s legal affairs management and compliance, Victor used to work in a Hong Kong red-chip mobile communication company, a multi-national cosmetics company, and a world-class retail conglomerate. His extensive experience has equipped him with rich business knowledge of various industries, a sharp sense of different industry sectors and legal practice experiences. Victor has worked at Henkel for over 13 years, during which he has led his team handled numerous and complicated legal affairs and projects in the areas of international & domestic restructuring, divesture, mergers & acquisitions, labor, anti-trust, tax, customs, dispute resolution, government affairs, compliance and corporate governance. Victor’s performances has won him a high recognition from the Headquarters’ management, and he was elected as one of the Top General Counsel in 2015 by Asia Legal Business of Thomson Reuters and ranked one of GC Influencer of Greater China by Chambers in 2018 and 2019 consecutively as well as GC Power-list by Legal500 for consecutive years. Victor’s current practices and study interests concentrate on the legal systems of foreign direct investment, anti-trust, mergers & acquisitions, tax law, compliance and corporate law. Victor is also an active columnist at LexisNexis China and is invited from time to time by professional forums as the guest speaker on the above-mentioned areas.
Ms. Qin Liu
Ms. Qin Liu
Qin has been legal director of GLOBALFOUNDRIES since September 2017. She is in charge of all legal & compliance matter of GLOBALFOUNDRIES in China; she also serves as board secretary to the company’s joint venture in China.
Prior to joining GLOBALFOUNDRIES, Qin worked for GE for 8 years, serving a number of the legal and compliance roles in this multinational conglomerate. Earlier than that, she has served 10 years in the PLA, and retired from the army as a Capitan in 2004.
Education:
Yale Law School LL.M.
Peking University Law School Master of Criminal Law
Mr. Marcel Radunski
Mr. Marcel Radunski
Mr. Marcel Radunski has a proven track record as General Counsel and Head of Compliance in Asia, Middle East, and Europe managing and empowering international teams in challenging and changing environments. Marcel is convinced that integrity is the basis for sustainable business success.
Marcel studied law, political science, and history in Bonn, Germany.
He is a fully qualified German lawyer (‘Rechtsanwalt’) admitted to the bar in Berlin, Germany. In 2004 he started out as an associate and later junior partner in a law firm in Berlin, Germany with focus on international business law and EU funding.
In 2007 he joined Siemens AG as Legal Counsel working first in Erlangen, Germany later in Berlin, Germany, for Siemens Mobility’s Turnkey Business.
In January 2009 he was appointed Senior Legal Counsel for the Siemens Road Business (ITS) in Munich, Germany.
In the fall of 2009, he was assigned to China supporting major Siemens Mobility projects.
From April 2011 until September 2014 he was Vice President and Head of Legal in Siemens AG’s Representation Office in Brussels, Belgium, establishing and heading the Legal Government Affairs team with 3 direct reports.
Between October 2016 and August 2018 he was General Counsel Legal and Compliance Siemens Qatar and Levant Region based in Doha, Qatar, establishing the Legal and Compliance team with 5 direct reports.
From September 2016 until December 2018 he was Regional General Counsel and Head of Compliance Asia Pacific – Greater China for Siemens Healthcare Ltd., China based in Shanghai establishing the Legal and Compliance team with 20 direct reports and managing the carve out and IPO of the Siemens Healthcare business.
Since January 1, 2019 until August 2020 Marcel is Vice President and Head of Compliance Greater China at Siemens Ltd., China based in Beijing heading a team of over 30 Compliance professionals. At the same time Marcel is heading the Siemens Compliance Asia Australia Collaboration Circle. From September 2020 Marcel is the Vice President and General Counsel of Siemens Greater China.
Mr. Richie Tong
Mr. Richie Tong
Richie Tong is the Head of Compliance LPC China at Bayer. Tong joined Bayer in 2013 as Compliance Counsel and has since developed his team and leads a team of more than 10 professionals. Richie has 17 years experience in the Legal and Compliance Profession and holds a Bachelor Degree in Law from the Nanjing University
Ms. Clarissa Shen Yanrong
Ms. Clarissa Shen Yanrong
Clarissa SHEN had been Sanofi China Head for Global Ethics and Business Integrity function since Feb. 2012. Her main responsibilities are to partner with Sanofi China Country Chair to ensure the affiliate’s business operation to the company’s highest ethical standards. Since Oct. 2020, Clarissa has taken up a new role as Head of EBI China Strategic Competence Development in ensuring that the E&BI department incorporates compliance risk areas across its disciplines and foster the competencies development of China team. Between 2017 and 2019, Clarissa has co-chaired the Compliance Working of RDPAC (An industry association, affiliated to CAEFI, consists of 42 Pharma MNCs), where she won the award of 2018 RDPAC Code & Ethics Ambassador and 2019 RDPAC Best Contributor. In 2020, Clarissa acted as the keynote speaker for Post Covid-19 Compliance Conference for Healthcare Industry in China (financially sponsored by the World Bank for a Siemen’s Global Compliance Program, centred at East China Normal University), on behalf of RDPAC and its member Sanofi.
In 2017, Clarissa co-authored an article of “An Overview of Compliance in China – the Pharma Sector”, which was published by the German HAUFE. The book is entitled as “Governance, Risk and Compliance Management in China”.
Clarissa has been a Board member for European Union Chamber of Commerce (EUCCC) Shanghai Chapter since Mar. 2016. During 2017 EU Delegation Tour to Brussels, Clarissa, in team with EUCCC China President and RDPAC Managing Director participated a high-level dialogue with EU DG SANTE Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis and his team, to have exchanged views on Rare Disease Reimbursement Policy and Business Ethic.
Apart from Sanofi, Clarissa has 20+ years’ business and people management experiences in terms of customer service/demand planning/business operation/credit and supply chain management/distributorship management with BMS, Eli Lilly and Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
Clarissa holds a bachelor’s degree from Shanghai University and an MBA degree from University of Canterbury, New Zealand. In year 2019, she was nominated as the first International Board member for Canterbury MBA association.
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