What executives, boards, audit committees and auditors should know about the Dodd-Frank Act and Section 922, commonly referred to as the “whistleblower provision”

• How to leverage best practices in employee awareness, communications campaigns and training in order to ensure employees know how to utilize internal compliance programs
• How the intake process for a whistleblower call actually works
• How a holistic approach to incident management, investigation and reporting strengthens corporate governance and drives resolution and remediation

“Organizations of all sizes need the necessary tools to capture whistleblower information and to take action on information provided,” said Ramos. “In addition, the most sophisticated compliance officers realize the need to implement a holistic approach to building and maintaining ethical cultures through best practices and technology.”

The Network’s presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011 at 9 a.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Bellevue, Wash. The ECOA Annual Ethics & Compliance Conference is the world’s largest, multi-industry gathering of ethics and compliance officers with more than 600 attendees. Conference highlights will include interactive pre-conference workshops, skill-building sessions, discussions on best practices and insights into the impact of recent legislation on compliance officers.