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Global Ethics Summit Ballroom

Program · March 30 – April 1, 2027

Three days,
hour by hour.

Sessions marked Streamed reach the virtual track live. Everything recorded is available on demand afterwards.

In person, AtlantaStreamed to virtual

Everything in the room, including the workshops, the roundtables and the evening program.

Arrive & take the temperature

A half day to land and connect, then the opening keynote and the sessions that set the frame for everything after it.

Opening keynote

Same keynote, same queue.

The opening keynote and the sessions that set the frame are streamed live. You miss the coffee queue and none of the argument.

Opening keynote
  • Industry Roundtable – Energy & Utilities

    In person

    Description

    Join us for roundtable conversations discussing challenges and opportunities facing the energy and utilities industry. Details coming soon!

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Industry Roundtable – Financial Services & Insurance

    In person

    Description

    Join us for roundtable conversations discussing challenges and opportunities facing the financial services and insurance industry. Details coming soon!

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Industry Roundtable – Healthcare

    In person

    Description

    Join us for roundtable conversations discussing challenges and opportunities facing the healthcare industry. Details coming soon!

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Industry Roundtable – Manufacturing

    In person

    Description

    Join us for roundtable conversations discussing challenges and opportunities facing the manufacturing industry. Details coming soon!

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Industry Roundtable – Retail/Consumer Goods

    In person

    Description

    Join us for roundtable conversations discussing challenges and opportunities facing the retail/consumer goods industry. Details coming soon!

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Industry Roundtable – Software & Technology

    In person

    Description

    Join us for roundtable conversations discussing challenges and opportunities facing the software and technology industry. Details coming soon!

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Inside the Investigation: A Hands-On AI Workshop for Compliance Leaders

    In person

    Description

    Join Epiq for a hands-on workshop and demo of their platform where you will walk through a simulated investigation using a realistic compliance scenario. Working through various prompts and problems, see how AI supports each stage of the investigation, including data collection, processing, investigation planning, interview preparation, and summary development.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Registration

    In person

    Description

    Registration opens with a grab and go welcome lunch.

  • Opening Remarks

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere leaders kick off the 2027 Global Ethics Summit

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Human-Centered, AI-Assisted: Redefining the E&C Function’s Role for What’s Next

    In personStreamed

    Description

    As more work is being done by AI, E&C’s role is shifting. AI frees up time once spent on process and data analysis tasks, leaving team members with time to devote to more complex and nuanced work. In this session, E&C leaders come together to discuss this shift in focus and where to use that dedicated time.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Ethisphere Data Presentation

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere data experts share insights from our World's Most Ethical Companies and Culture data sets.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Networking Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Beyond a Point in Time: Getting a Deeper Understanding of Third Parties Through Monitoring

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Third-party risk management is a lifecycle endeavor that goes beyond due diligence or a point-in-time risk assessment. Join us for a session on moving to an automated, risk-tiered, continuous monitoring process that spans the entire lifecycle of a third party and gives you a deeper understanding of the complexities of your third parties. Also learn the role of governance and how it impacts your third-party risk management program.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Streamlining & Operationalizing the Investigations Process

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Your investigations process should be standardized and repeatable to ensure consistency, while remaining streamlined to ensure efficiency. In this session, learn how this can be accomplished and improve your process by employing standardized root cause taxonomy, consistently calibrated discipline, and AI-assisted triage.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • At the Touch of a Button: Reducing Risk in an Era of Data & Information Proliferation

    In personStreamed

    Description

    In the modern, digitalized era, information is fluid. At the push of a button, content can be created, conversations recorded, and confidential information profited upon. This begs the question, how do you govern the collection and use of information? In this session, learn how to create guardrails around data retention and use to mitigate and prevent risk, and how to clearly categorize your data and artifacts in a way that employees will understand how your policies apply.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • BELA Awards

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Join us as we celebrate members of our BELA Community and hear from honorees, in their own words.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Cocktail Reception

    In person

    Description

    Join us for cocktails and light snacks to close out the first day of the 2027 Global Ethics Summit.

  • Sponsor Dinners

    In person

    Description

    Join our Summit sponsors for private, high-value opportunities to network and build relationships.

Full conference hall between sessions

Breaks are twenty-five minutes on purpose. That is where the agenda actually happens.

Go deep on the hard part

The longest day and the densest. Board-ready storytelling in the morning, workshops that run past their slot in the afternoon.

Workshop session

A full day of programming, wherever you are.

The longest day, and the one worth clearing an afternoon for. The main stage streams in full; the workshops belong to the hall.

Workshop session
  • Registration & Breakfast

    In person
  • Opening Remarks

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere leaders kick off day two of the 2027 Global Ethics Summit.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Ethisphere Data Presentation

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere data experts share insights from our World’s Most Ethical Companies and Culture data sets.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Board’s Eye View: Communicating E&C’s Value & ROI at the Highest Level

    In personStreamed

    Description

    The question isn’t whether E&C brings value, the question is how to show it. In this session, hear how panelists are tapping into data and AI to sharpen their board reports to show the value and ROI of the E&C program, as well as how they tell their story through data and the reporting cadence that makes the most impact.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Networking Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Evolving AI Governance: From Framework to Living Process

    Streamed

    Description

    Your AI governance should not be a set-it-and-forget-it exercise; it should be a living, adaptable process that stays ahead of the technology it is meant to oversee. In this session, panelists discuss what it takes to build continuous review, keep pace with the new capabilities and use cases, and create a framework that never stops adjusting.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Peer-to-Peer Conversations

    In person

    Description

    Expert led and facilitated, closed-door conversations covering a range of risks, challenges, and emerging issues. Gather with your peers to validate perceptions and benchmark approaches.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Programs in Action

    In person

    Description

    Presentations from BELA member companies on recent innovations and successes in their program. Go behind the scenes to learn not only what they did, but how they made it happen.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Champions Network 2.0: Structure, Data, and Still Doing It the Human Way

    In personStreamed

    Description

    We can’t deny the value champions bring to an E&C program. Whether you are looking to build a new program or refresh an old one, join us for a panel conversation on refreshing, structuring, and measuring your champions network, as well as how to incorporate AI-assisted tools for surveys and data, while maintaining the human way of work.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Getting Ready for CSDDD: Preparing for Due Diligence Disclosures

    In personStreamed

    Description

    As companies prepare to implement the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, join us for a practical session on its requirements for third-party human rights and environmental due diligence and disclosure, the implementation timeline, and what in-scope companies can do now to prepare.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Lunch & Service Activity

    In person

    Description

    Eat some lunch and give back to the community with a service activity from our partner Hands On Atlanta.

    Details

    • Break
  • Keynote

    In personStreamed

    Description

    More details coming soon!

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Expanding Ethical Moments to Keep Speak-Up Human

    In personStreamed

    Description

    The informal, person-to-person moments that happen long before an incident build trust for employees to speak up. This session examines two experiences at once: employees deciding whether to raise a concern, and E&C professionals who increasingly face retaliation for doing their jobs.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Closing Your Risk Gaps: Making Your Code, Policies, and Standards Agile & Adaptable

    Streamed

    Description

    With new risks constantly emerging, your Code of Conduct, policies, and written standards and procedures must be able to keep up with the pace of change. This session will discuss how to set up and maintain continuous revision loops for your written standards, including what should trigger a review, adjusting scope to address new risks, and closing loopholes.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Peer-to-Peer Conversations

    In person

    Description

    Expert led and facilitated, closed-door conversations covering a range of risks, challenges, and emerging issues. Gather with your peers to validate perceptions and benchmark approaches.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Programs in Action

    In person

    Description

    Presentations from BELA member companies on recent innovations and successes in their program. Go behind the scenes to learn not only what they did, but how they made it happen.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Networking Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Keynote

    In personStreamed

    Description

    More details coming soon!

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Closing Remarks

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere leaders close out day two of the 2027 Global Ethics Summit.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Cocktail Reception

    In person

    Description

    Join us for cocktails and light snacks to close out the second day of the 2027 Global Ethics Summit.

  • Sponsor Dinners

    In person

    Description

    Join our Summit sponsors for private, high-value opportunities to network and build relationships.

Leave with something to bring back

A half day that ends in commitments. Everyone leaves with one written thing they intend to change.

Closing session

The room goes home. You get the debrief.

A half day that ends in commitments. Write yours down wherever you are watching from.

Closing session
  • Registration & Breakfast

    In person
  • Opening Remarks

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere leaders kick off the final day of the 2027 Global Ethics Summit.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Ethisphere Data Presentation

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere data experts share insights from our World’s Most Ethical Companies and Culture data sets.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • The Agentic Program: Governing AI That Acts on Your Behalf

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Organizations are moving past copilots into AI agents that act on their own, updating third-party language, triaging cases, generating reports. This session delves into the governance AI agents require and how to keep it agile enough to match the pace of technology itself.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Peer-to-Peer Conversations

    In person

    Description

    Expert led and facilitated, closed-door conversations covering a range of risks, challenges, and emerging issues. Gather with your peers to validate perceptions and benchmark approaches.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Personalizing Employee Training Without Losing Your Message

    Streamed

    Description

    Personalized training lands better with employees and helps the message stick with them. AI can be used to customize and target your training without sacrificing your voice and message. This session discusses how to make the most of AI, navigating delivery, crafting your tone, and measuring retention.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Programs in Action

    In person

    Description

    Presentations from BELA member companies on recent innovations and successes in their program. Go behind the scenes to learn not only what they did, but how they made it happen.

    Details

    • Breakout session
  • Break

    In personStreamed

    Details

    • Break
  • Spanning Both Sides of the Atlantic: What’s Changing in Corporate Enforcement

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Join us for a regulator’s panel covering recent major shifts in corporate enforcement, anchored by the UK’s expanded corporate criminal liability and the U.S. Department of Justice’s new unified corporate enforcement policy.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Closing Remarks

    In personStreamed

    Description

    Ethisphere leaders close out the 2027 Global Ethics Summit.

    Details

    • Main stage
  • Peer Exchange Luncheon

    In person

    Description

    Programming has ended, but sharing of ideas doesn't have to! We will revisit our industry roundtables to regroup after learning insights during the Summit, as well as host peer exchanges, led by both Ethisphere and Summit sponsors on a range of topics. More details coming soon!