8:45 – 9:45 am

GS1: General Session: Ethics

Ron James, President & CEO, Center for Ethical Business Cultures, University of St. Thomas

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• A look at the environment higher educational institutes are operating in
  
• Explore the myriad of challenges facing its professionals
• Model how educational institutions can build and sustain ethical cultures

Breakout sessions - 10:15 am – 11:45 pm

101: Your University Code of Conduct: Would It Get a Passing Grade?

Diane Delaney, Compliance Manager, New York University
Robert F. Roach, CCEP, University Compliance Officer, New York University

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• Assessing your code of conduct: the good, the bad and the ugly
  
• Creating a state of the art code: top tips on language, style, content, and technology
  
• Enforcing your code of conduct: ensuring compliance while protecting whistleblowers and confidentiality

102: How Did We Get into this Mess? A Micro View of Effort Reporting and Other Research Compliance Problems

Robert Kenney, Partner, Hogan & Hartson LLP

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This presentation will be a detailed examination of a few hypothetical situations involving research compliance problems in effort reporting and other risk areas. The objectives are:

• To develop an understanding of what fac tors give rise to compliance problems in the research area
  
• To learn to identify the most serious kinds of problems
  
• To discuss approaches for avoiding or minimizing such problems

103: Whistleblower Systems and Helplines: 1-800-RAT-FINK or an Effective Compliance Tool?

Joseph E. Murphy, JD, CCEP, Co-Founder Integrity Interactive, Co-Editor, ethikos

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104: “Show Me The Money”: Financial Aid in Higher Education after the Student Loan Scandals

Joel S. Mayer, Esq., CCEP, Chief Compliance Officer, Higher Education Student Assistance Authority

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• Familiarize attendees with the primary USDE regulations governing permissible and impermissible financial aid practices
  
• Provide practical, real world, advice on how to ensure positive interaction with governmental authorities at all levels (Federal and State
• Regulators, Prosecutors, Investigators and Attorney Generals)
  
• Assist attendees in developing practices and methods to avoid conflicts of interest between their staff (including executives and Board members) and lending institutions

Breakout sessions - 12:45 – 2:00 pm

201: IRS Compliance Initiatives

Robert F. Roach, CCEP, University Compliance Officer, New York University
Anne Ogilby, Partner, Ropes & Grey LLP

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• What are the highest priorities in thinking about bond compliance—what must you do now and what can you defer doing?
  
• Practical pointers on how to establish and manage a bond use compliance program across university schools and campuses
  
• What can you do for future financings to reduce the burden of compliance problems?

202: Setting Up International Programs

Arnel Onesimo O. Uy, CMA, CFC, CPA, Chief Compliance Officer, De La Salle University

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203: Basics of Human and Animal Research Regulations

Suzanne M. Rivera, PhD, Associate Vice President, UT Southwestern Medical Center

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• Introduction to regulatory requirements for human and animal research
  
• Summary of IRB and IACUC review processes
  
• Requirements for documentation of compliance and post-approval monitoring

204: Case Study: “Achieving Performance Goals in a Dual Role Department in Today’s Economy and Budget Crisis”

Michael Hill, CPA, CFE, CCEP, VP Audit, Compliance and Risk Mgmt, Medical College of Georgia
Christine Adams, CHC, Compliance and Privacy Coordinator/HIPAA Privacy Officer, Medical College of Georgia

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• Educate the audience on MCG’s actions to address the role
  
• Provide ideas to the audience to increase efficiencies that will allow for adequate coverage of current and increased roles/responsibilities.
  
• Generate discussion with audience on how others may address this issue with out losing ground in their previous primary role

2:30 – 3:45 pm

GS2: General Session: Conflict of Interest Management

Moderator: Rory Jaffe, Executive Director, California Hospital Patient Safety Organization
Michael L. Somich, Executive Director of Internal Audits, Duke University
Larry Plutko, Systemwide Compliance Officer, The University of Texas System
Douglas D. Horr, CIA, Director of Audit Services, Stevens Institute of Technology

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