2023 South Asia Ethics Summit – Agenda Now Live
2 DAY(S) | OCTOBER 12, 2023 - OCTOBER 13, 2023 | 9:00 AM-1:30 PM | IST
A Community of leaders working towards identifying, measuring, and enacting meaningful progress.
The virtual 2023 South Asia Ethics Summit, now in its sixth year, will provide the opportunity for leaders across the region to share ideas and provide practical guidance around culture, ethics and compliance, new practices in PoSH compliance, data privacy, the evolving ESG landscape, as well as place a spotlight on companies working together to inspire and elevate business integrity across South Asia.
This education activity has been submitted to the Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® and is currently pending their review for approval of CCB CEUs.
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2 DAY(S)
OCTOBER, 12, 2023
9:00 AM-1:30 PM
Get To Know Our Speakers
2023 Faculty
The Mahindra Group
Ankit Todi
Lead, Group Sustainability Strategy & Partnerships
Re Sustainability Limited
Shujath Bin Ali
Global General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
Accenture Legal Group
Vasudha Sharma
Vice-President
John Deere India Pvt Ltd
Manjula Devaiah Kokkalemada
Regional Ethics & Compliance Manager – India/Africa Mdl.East
Infosys
Faiz Rahman
IP Head & Assoc. Vice President
3M
Clara Choo
Compliance Manager, SEA region
The Mahindra Group
Abanti Sankaranarayanan
Chief Group Public Affairs & Sustainability Officer and Group Executive Board Member
Baker Mckenzie (Hong Kong)
Gerald Lam
Senior Associate
Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd.
Gaurav Ajmani
Associate General Counsel, Business Conduct & Ethics
Bayer
Devdas Baliga
Country Group Head, Law Patents and Compliance (LPC), South Asia
LTIMindtree
Sonal Basu
Vice President & Global Head - Legal & Compliance
Nokia
Kanika Bhutani
Head of Global Anti-Corruption, Centre of Exellence
Accenture
Rajeev Chopra
Managing Director, Legal
Mona Dange
Chief Compliance Officer, APAC
The Mahindra Group
Ruzbeh Irani
President, Group HR
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Rajesh Jejurikar
Executive Director and CEO, Auto & Farm Sector
Sequoia Capital
Kapil Kirpalani
Global Head of Compliance
Infosys
Preet Kushalappa Kodira
Senior Principal – Human Resources Development
Hitachi
Mukesh Kumar
Regional Compliance Manager – India Region, Global Compliance Office
Mahindra Group
Sujata Nabar
DGM- Ethics and Governance
HCLTech
Anuradha Nj
Group Manager
Johnson Controls
Dinchu Oommen
Associate Legal Director, India
EY Forensic & Integrity Services
Arpinder Singh
Global Markets and India Leader
Tata Steel
Soni Sinha
Chief Ethics Counsellor
JLL
Kriti Tannan
Senior Director, Legal
Hoya Vision Care
Asif Usmani
APAC Compliance Head
Omega Compliance
Jon White
Managing Director
Beam Global Spirits & Wine (I) Pvt. Ltd
Manu Bal
Head of Legal & Compliance
Ethisphere
Aarti Maharaj
VP & Managing Director, BELA South Asia
Ethisphere
Kevin McCormack
EVP & Executive Director, BELA
2023 South Asia Ethics Summit
Agenda
Welcome + Mahindra Executive Leader: A Way Forward to Rise Above the Competition
The Current State of PoSH: A Decade Later
It has been 10 years since the PoSH act was passed and given the new workplace environment, shifting demographics, new technologies, business leaders are collectively working to influence the scope and nature of the PoSH act. In this session, panelists will discuss how the act has evolved over the years, share more about their organization’s PoSH journey, and provide practical guidance on gender-neutral policies.
Break 1
Powerful Drivers of ESG Goals and Initiatives
Break 2
South Asia Perspective: Placing Ethics and Culture at the Core of Business Strategy
Leaders are increasing looking for ways to build a high-performing organizational culture with ethics at the core of all business decisions. In this session, learn from the panelists about the importance of including ethics in the conversation about business
strategy, holding leaders accountable for setting cultural expectations at the organization, and how to make ethical behavior a business goal.
Break
India's Data Protection Bill in the light of Responsible AI + Closing Remarks
India now has a dedicated data privacy law called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Networking
Executive Keynote: How Ethical Leadership Enables Rapid Innovation
Welcome remarks & recap of Day 1 with Aarti Maharaj,
VP & Managing Director, BELA South Asia
Devdas Baliga, Country Group Head, Law Patents and Compliance (LPC), South Asia, Bayer
The Why and How of Measuring Ethical Culture
Break 3
Effectively Managing the Third Party Due-Diligence Process
Break 4
Looking Ahead 2024: New and Emerging Risks Impacting Corporate India
The South Asia region is an expansive and, often, risk-filled region. Risks common to the region include geopolitical uncertainty, data privacy requirements, training, cybersecurity issues and now—moonlighting. This session will take a closer look at how leading companies are evaluating and addressing the current risks at hand.
Final Networking
