Bled, Slovenia, October 11-12, 2021, IEDC and WISE Institute co-organized the annual Bled Compliance and Ethics Conference in collaboration with EISEP institute.
After a brief move to an online format, the conference this year returns to the IEDC, welcoming 70 participants at the campus and over 100 joining also online. The conference also grew in size and scope, now extended over two days and welcoming compliance experts and other professionals from all over Europe.
Over the two days, participants had the opportunity of discussing together some of the most current topics and latest developments in the field of business compliance and ethics, risk and governance. Conference sessions blended different disciplines with help of excellent speakers, long-time professionals and practitioners in compliance, ethics, risk management, law and sustainability.
Among the prevailing topics this year were Human Rights, Environment, Anti-Money Laundering, Whistle-blowers Protection, How to Motivate and Stay Motivated During Difficult Times, Role of Compliance in Context of Sustainability, and quite a few other global trends and current challenges compliance officers might face today and tomorrow.