West Virginia (WV) Corporate Compliance CLE Course Catalog

In an increasingly aggressive regulatory environment, making sure you are up to date on enforcement trends can be pivotal to minimizing regulatory risk. Join this session and hear from our speakers who will share key insights into enforcement trends across agencies, as well as concrete takeaways on how to build a solid foundation with regulators that will safeguard your organization against regulatory risk.

Just starting out on your risk management journey? This session is for you! Our expert speakers will take you through the fundamentals, starting with what sort of assessment you should be conducting within your organization to determine what your framework will look like. They will then tackle all the facets of building out a framework, from the Intersectionality between legal, compliance and audit: What should the relationship be? What protocols and procedures are in place? How do the groups interact to be safe and effective? Through implementation and organizational adoption.

Having an effective compliance program is not only a legal obligation for businesses, but it is also considered a corporate responsibility and it is absolutely essential for risk mitigation. Join this session as expert panelists discuss the importance of staff training when integrating compliance standards into company culture, as well as best practices and tools for navigating the shifting risks of business. This session will delve into building out a robust compliance program, from standards, policies and procedures, to investigations and remedial measures. Leave this session with an understanding of the tools you need to build an effective and efficient program.

As the digital landscape evolves, it is essential for organizations to stay ahead of the curve and effectively address cyber risks to protect sensitive information and maintain regulatory compliance. The SEC has taken a similar approach of trying to protect sensitive information with their broad suite of new cybersecurity rules, including policies and procedures to address cybersecurity risk, written incident response programs, and much more. Our panelists will share insights into the evolving expectations of the SEC, discuss compliance processes that should be implemented and identify best practices to improve incident response and reporting.

Investigations are never the ideal scenario and can sometimes be prevented with an effective monitoring program. However, how do you build a monitoring program that can reduce the risk of investigations, and what are the common issues to consider? In this session, our experts will discuss the best way to begin building a monitoring program, the impact of privacy regulations, and how technologies such as AI can be used to make the whole process more efficient.