The European Chamber is pleased to invite you to join a seminar about bribery and corruption in China on January 27th in Shenzhen.
Bribery and other forms of corruption easily creep into business activities as companies seek to win new contracts or when they engage third parties to buy or sell their products and services. Yet, the recent rise in the number of prosecutions involving senior government officials and business executives in China show the increasing teeth of local anti-corruption laws and the Chinese government’s resolve to tackle corruption at every level in the country.
No industry is immune and ignorance is no longer a defence for foreign companies as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) has broadened its scope of bribery and corruption to include payments made by intermediaries.
This event targets legal practitioners as well as risk and finance managers from all industries who face challenges in ensuring compliance with business policies and local and extraterritorial legislations. Our speakers will cover the following areas:
Common forms of bribery and corruption Differences between bribery and facilitation payments Laws governing bribery and corruption in China. US-FCPA and EU-OCED legislations and enforcement Identifying red flags across all business functions and dealing with them Reputational risks for breach Strategies for ensuring compliance across internal business functions and external business relationships
Speaker
John So was a Canadian Immigration Officer for close to 15 years before joining the private sector in 2005. He served two consecutive diplomatic postings in China from 2000 to 2005 at the Canadian Consulates General in Shanghai and Guangzhou, in charge of the investigation and prevention of visa fraud, human smuggling and travel document fraud.
After leaving the Canadian government in 2005, John became the Senior Manager of a Risk Management Consultancy in Beijing, responsible for their operations in North China.
John joined Control Risks in March 2008 to head up the practice of Crisis and Risk Consulting for the Greater China Region, and has also become General Manager of the Beijing operations in September 2009. John has led numerous projects in the area of fraud investigation, fraud awareness training, crisis management team building and security risk assessment. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and speaks fluent Cantonese, Mandarin and English. John is based in Beijing.
Jeremy Sargent is the founding partner of JSA, a legal consultancy firm based in Guangzhou and Shanghai which provides legal advice to foreign companies in China. Jeremy is a qualified lawyer who has lived and worked in Guangdong for over 11 years. Jeremy and his team advise clients on many legal aspects of establishing and operating business in China.
Agenda
08.30 - 09.00: Registration
09.00 - 10.30: Speaker's presentations
10.30 - 11.00: Q&A
Venue
JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen
金茂深圳JW万豪酒店
6005 Shennan Boulevard, Futian District, Shenzhen 518040
深圳市福田区深南大道6005号
How to register?
Please confirm your participation by email to Mr. Christian Müller prd@euccc.com.cn before 22th January.
Best regards,
Simmi Huang
Marketing Manager
European Union Chamber of Commerce in China
Tel: +86 (755) 8635 0920 / +86 (20) 3801 0467
Email: shuang@euccc.com.cn