2023 South Asia Ethics Summit – Registration Now Open
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.
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Get To Know Our Speakers
2023 Faculty
Gaurav Ajmani
Amazon Seller Services Pvt. Ltd.
Devdas Baliga
Bayer
Sonal Basu
LTIMindtree
Kanika Bhutani
Nokia
Rajeev Chopra
Accenture
Mona Dange
Ruzbeh Irani
The Mahindra Group
Rajesh Jejurikar
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Kapil Kirpalami
KKR
Preet Kushalappa Kodira
Infosys
Mukesh Kumar
Hitachi
Sujata Nabar
DGM- Ethics and Governance, Mahindra Group
Anuradha Nj
HCLTech
Dinchu Oommen
Johnson Controls
Dinchu previously served as Senior Legal Counsel for all Johnson Controls business segments in Middle East and Africa focusing on legal, commercial and compliance portfolio of MEA region as an active EMEALA team member.
Dinchu was the India Legal Counsel for Tyco from 2014 and continued in an expanded role after Johnson Controls – Tyco merger, till 2019. Prior to that, Dinchu spent 7 years with ABB India as Lead Division Legal Counsel handling various legal and compliance matters for automation and power systems businesses.
Dinchu started his career as a CS management trainee and has substantial expertise of over 18years in risk management, commercial contracts, compliance, corporate affairs, competition laws, arbitration etc.
Dinchu earned his law degree at Kerala University, a Master’s Degree in Business Laws from National Law School of India University, Bangalore and is an associate member of Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
Arpinder Singh
EY Forensic & Integrity Services
Soni Sinha
TaTa Steel
Kriti Tannan
JLL
Vikram Tiwari
Microsoft
Asif Usmani
Hoya Vision Care
Jon White
Omega Compliance
Manu Bal
Beam Global Spirits & Wine (I) Pvt. Ltd
Aarti Maharaj
Ethisphere
Kevin McCormack
Ethisphere
2023 South Asia Ethics Summit
Agenda
Welcome Remarks
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
India now has a dedicated data privacy law called the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.
Closing Remarks
Networking
Welcome Remarks and Recap of Day 1
VP & Managing Director, BELA South Asia
Executive Keynote
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.