Registration Desk Opens and Networking Breakfast

Exhibit Hall Open

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Conference Chairperson: 

Dr. Hemma Ramrattan Lomax, VP, Associate General Counsel, Compliance 
Zendesk 

Keynote Address: Life Balance and Resilience: Supporting Yourself as You Support Others

As a compliance professional, you are constantly managing crises and ensuring the well-being of others. As a woman, you are likely also taking care of others in your personal life. But are you taking care of yourself? Effective management of your energy and emotions is the key to success at work, to preserving your mental and physical health, and to navigating your relationships with compassion and skill.

In this session, you will:

• Explore strategies to help you find more balance in your life
• Learn to identify the warning signs of burnout and how to prevent it
• Discover techniques for managing stress in challenging moments
• Get wellness and self-care tips to help build your resilience

Katharine Manning, President
Blackbird DC
Author of The Empathetic Workplace

Panel Discussion: Journey to Becoming a Chief Compliance Officer

• Hear the inspirational experiences of women who have risen to the top of their field to become chief compliance officers
• Learn the techniques they employed to meet their career goals
• Find out about the obstacles they’ve overcome throughout their journeys

Moderator:
Dr. Hemma Ramrattan Lomax, VP, Associate General Counsel, Compliance
Zendesk 

Tobi Tanzer, SVP, Integrity, Compliance and Employee Health, and Chief Compliance Officer
HealthPartners

Holly K. Kulka, EVP, Global Chief Compliance and Risk Officer 
S&P Global Ratings 

Anita Woodhouse, Chief Compliance Officer
V-Square Quantitative Management

Establishing True Connections: How to Build and Leverage Your Support System

• Understand the basics of networking that will help you give and get the support we all need 
• Get tips for breaking down walls internally to build relationships with the leaders in your organization 
• Participate in activities that will give you skills to create connections that are helpful to all involved 

Moderator:
Ingrid Fredeen, Vice President, Online Learning Content
NAVEX 

Mary Shirley, Head of Compliance,
Masimo

Lisa Fine, Senior Counsel & Director, Global Compliance
Pearson

Colleen Dorsey, Director of Organizational Ethics and Compliance
University of St. Thomas School of Law

Processing and Networking

Time dedicated to discuss lessons learned from the previous sessions, create your action plan, and share ideas. 

Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Compliance Space

• Create an environment that doesn’t tolerate discrimination or disrespect 
• Understand your own implicit bias and how to overcome it 
• Support all underrepresented groups — including people of different races, ages, physical abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities — and establish a people-first culture 

Moderator: 

Cricket Snyder, Chief Compliance Officer
Jefferson County Commission

Amy Mertz Brown, Former Chief Compliance Officer
Gurstel Law Firm, P.C.

Jachyn Davis, Senior Director, Corporate Compliance & Employment

CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer

Boon Kim Fam, Senior Director, Compliance and Risk Management, Asia Pacific
PVH Corp.

The Buck Stops Here: How to Get Paid What You’re Worth

• Discuss the pay gap between men and women in the compliance field and what needs to be done to correct it 
• Learn to say no to extra work without extra pay 
• Get tips on how to ask for a pay raise — and get it 
• Find out how to successfully position yourself for promotions 

Moderator:
Kyle Brasseur, Editor in Chief
Compliance Week

Amii Barnard-Bahn, Partner 
Kaplan & Walker LLP

Elizabeth Ames, Contract Attorney in Ethics and Compliance
Delta

Elevate Your Role as a Compliance Professional

• Develop relationships that increase your value as a compliance professional in the eyes of your organization’s leaders 
• Understand techniques that will get you on the board’s agenda 
• Get approval for the resources you need to take your compliance program to the next level 
• Learn strategies for effectively communicating about organizational risk and other “bad news” 

Moderator: 

Kristy Grant-Hart, Founder & CEO
Spark Compliance Consulting

Stephanie Cherny, Director, Global Enterprise Compliance Officer and Counsel
Intuit

Bets Lillo, Independent Director

River Logic
Executive in Residence
Neeley School of Business at Texas Christian University

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome and Building Confidence

• Learn how women often sabotage their own success and find out how to stop doing that 
• Get strategies for getting along with difficult people by improving your communication skills 
• Build your brand as a successful professional 
• Implement positive affirmations that will increase your confidence 

Moderator: 

Lila Acharya, Partner
Crawford and Acharya PLLC

Shaun Miller, Director, Ethics and Compliance 
Southwire Company 

Michelle L. Davis, Founder
Artemis Advisory, LLC

Junna Ro, Former General Counsel, Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary
Metromile

Processing and Networking

Time dedicated to discuss lessons learned from the previous sessions, create your action plan, and share ideas.