The Anti-Corruption China Summit which ran in Beijing in November by Beacon Events was a huge success with over 110 attendees participating! The highlights of the event were Keynote Addresses by Charles Duross, Assistant Chief, Fraud Section, in charge of the FCPA, US Department of Justice (DoJ) and by Sean McKessy, Chief, Office of the Whistleblower at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

There were many lively debates, which included panelists from: Intel, Alcoa, Marsh Asia, Braiform (Spotless Group), Mary Kay, Eaton, UPS, Covington & Burling, Alcatel-Lucent, Owens Corning, Steptoe & Johnson, HSBC, Baxter, Kirkland & Ellis, AT&T, Davis Polk, Hogan Lovells, Microsoft, Alstom, Siemens, John Deere, Dell and more!

Delegates had a great time and learned a lot, saying:

“I truly enjoyed the conference. I met many seasoned professionals – the diversity made your conference different from the other ones in the marketplace” – HSBC

“Very interesting to get into this topic, which is new for me” – Gucci Group

“Good platform for exchange of ideas and networking. Such exchange helps with ideas to improve one’s own compliance programmes” – Braiform (Spotless Group)

“Contemporary, informative, insight, awareness” – Venetian Macau

Over 110 high level delegates came, primarily from China/HK (75%), as well as from the US, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, France, Japan, Macau, Taiwan and the UK to hear all the latest news and strategies on how top international companies were combating fraud in China.

We welcome you to join us at our next event, the Anti-Corruption Asia Congress in Hong Kong on 14-17 February 2012. This event will help you take your global anti-corruption and anti-fraud compliance programme and make it relevant to your front line employees in remote parts of Asia. In light of the increased convergence of compliance processes and strategy, the event this year will cover fraud as well as corruption.

We also hope to see you at Asia Risk Professionals Congress in Singapore on 6-8 March 2012. It will be an elite gathering of risk professionals from across Asia to discuss the best practices and experiences in navigating the company through various business minefields. Join us in discovering industry-proven techniques and latest strategic solutions to broaden your competitive edge. Be enlightened by participating in this dynamic congress and gain the key to unlock your risk management success!