Follow up of the 2021 OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation.

Introduction and background for the discussion from Helge Kvamme, CEO, Kvamme Associates AS

The OECD Anti-Bribery Convention establishes standards to criminalize bribery of foreign public officials in international business transactions and provides for a host of related measures to make this effective. The 2021 OECD Anti-Bribery Recommendation complements the Anti-Bribery Convention with a view to further strengthening and supporting its implementation, promote a holistic approach to fighting foreign bribery through new measures to enhance awareness-raising, strengthen enforcement of foreign bribery laws, addressing the demand and supply sides of foreign bribery cases and introducing provisions on the key principles and features of non-trial resolutions. 

Panel discussions led by by Helge Kvamme, CEO, Kvamme Associates AS

The Panel will discuss relevant issues of the Recommendation including: 

• Reporting of Foreign Bribery – How to strengthen enforcement of foreign bribery laws, including through proactive detection and investigation
• Private Sector awareness – How incentivize enterprises to develop internal controls, ethics and compliance programs or measures to prevent and detect foreign bribery
• Protection of Whistleblowers – How to implement provisions to ensure comprehensive and effective protection of whistleblowers in the public and private sectors
• Introducing provisions on the key principles and features of non-trial resolutions