Date: September 7-8, 2026
Event Type: International Conference
Event Organizer: Europa-Universität Viadrina
Conference Venue: Europa-Universität Viadrina, Logenhaus (LH), Frankfurt (Oder)
DAY 1: September 7
12:30-13:30 Registration
13:30-13:45 Grand Opening
13:45-14:00 Opening Keynote 1: The Multipolarization of the World – and the Geopolitical Challenge for Europe
Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes | Senior Distinguished Fellow | German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) | Germany
14:00-15:00 PANEL 1: Organizations in the Shadow of Geopolitical Tensions – Hybrid Wars, Fake News, Sanctions and Other Devils
Hanno Kunkel | Chief Compliance Officer | SIEMENS AG | Germany
Catherine Delhaye-Kulich | Group Chief Ethics, Compliance and Data Protection Officer | Valeo | France
Katja Bechtel | Global Strategy Lead | Transparency International
Dr. Mariia Polomoshnova | Independant Governance & Integrity Advisor in High-Risk Environments | Ukraine
Panel Chair: Lucie Jones | Senior Specialist | Basel Institute on Governance | Switzerland
15:00-15:30 Break
15:30-15:45 KEYNOTE 2: Anti-Corruption and Integrity – different shoes, but they still go hand in hand!
Nicola Allocca | Chair Anti-Corruption Committee | Business at OECD
15:45-16:45 PANEL 2: Quo Vadis Anti-Corruption? Organizations Between a Slowed-Down FCPA and Accelerating EU Harmonization
Andrijana Bergant | Director | European Institute of Compliance & Ethics | Slovenia
Sabine Winkler | Managing Director | ÖCOV – Austrian Compliance Association | Austria
Cecilia Müller Torbrand | Chief Executive Officer | The Maritime Anti-Corruption Network | Denmark
Dr. Jürgen Gleichauf | Chief Integrity and Compliance Officer, Vice President Legal Product & Technology, Human Rights Officer | Mercedes-Benz Group AG | Germany
Panel Chair: Arkadiusz Korzeniewski | Partner | CMS | Poland
16:45-17:45 PANEL 3: Staying Sane when the World is Going Mad? – Integrity and Ethics as a Reliable Moral Compass
Martyna Ściborowska | Head of Compliance | ERGO Technology & Services | Poland
Gabe Shawn Varges | Board Member / Former Chairman | Ethics and Compliance Switzerland | Switzerland
Dr. Branka van der Linden | L&D Director & Founding Member | Cyprus Compliance Association | Cyprus
João Pedro Paro | Head of Governance & Compliance | Oyster | Portugal
Cristian Ducu | President | European Ethics & Compliance Association | Romania
Panel Chair: Prof. Dr. Sonja Wüstemann | Professor | Chair for Business Administration at European University Viadrina | Germany
18:00-18:10 Day 1 Closing Remarks
DAY 2: September 8
09:00-09:30 Morning Coffee and Re-Convening
09:30-09:45 KEYNOTE 3: Taming the AI Genie: New Risks and Strategic Opportunities for Compliance Officers
Prof. Dr. Christian Hauser | Professor | University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons | Switzerland
09:45-10:45 PANEL 4: AML and Third Party Due Diligence in Disruptive Age – New Institutions, New AI Tools, New Risks?
Carlos Lelo Filipe | Consultant Compliance & MRLO | Uphold | Portugal
Joanna Jeżewska | Head of Compliance | ORLEN SA | Poland
Rohia Hakimová | Group AML & Compliance Officer | CTP Invest | Czech Republic
Dr. Jacob Wende | Managing Director | REGPIT | Germany
Panel Chair: Prof. Dr. Birgit Snijder-Kuipers | Professor of Corporate Compliance and Anti-Money Laundering | Radboud University Nijmegen | Netherlands
10:45-11:15 Break
11:15-12:15 PANEL 5: Blow or Not To Blow, that is the Question – Whistleblowing and Internal Investigation of the Future
Farzana Mohomed | Chief Compliance Officer | AD PORTS Group | UAE
Patrick Wellens | Chairman | Ethics & Compliance Switzerland | Switzerland
İnci Bozokluoğlu | TEİD Ethics and Reputation Society Board Member & Corporate Sustainability & Compliance Manager | ENKA İnşaat ve Sanayi A.Ş. | Turkey
Vojtech Prerovský | Chief Compliance Officer for Central & Eastern Europe Zone, Caucasus and Central Asia | Czech Republic
Panel Chair: Dr. Eckart Gottschalk | Partner | CMS | Germany
12:15-13:15 PANEL 6: Make Sure to Fasten your Belt, the Journey is Just Beginning! – Compliance of AI
Nicola Allocca | Chair Anti-Corruption Committee | Business at OECD
Joanna Kieszek | Head of Compliance | Totalizator Sportowy | Poland
Dr. Ádám Liber | Vice-President | Hungarian Corporate Compliance Society | Hungary
Juliana Nascimento | Chief Compliance & Risk Officer | Sompo | Brazil
Panel Chair: Dr. Anna-Maija Mertens | Executive Board Member | DICO – German Institute for Compliance | Germany
13:15-13:20 Closing Remarks
13:20-14:00 Lunch



