The Global Investigations Summit, organised by GIR Events at Thompson Madrid, opened on 4 October. This event took place during the week of 4 to 6 October and invited the participants to reflect on issues related to individual liability, sanctions, bribery and corruption, with a particular focus on cross-border investigations and the challenges posed by investigations into crypto-asset tracing, technology and offences against the environment.
Raquel Cabeza, Corporate Director of Risk and Compliance at Cecabank, attended the third day of the event to chair one of the scheduled presentations.
Thompson Madrid opened its doors to the public on Wednesday with a welcome pre-conference and wrapped up the event with closing remarks from the chairs on Friday 6 October after several days of activities dedicated to the main topics on the agenda. The Global Investigations Summit is a key annual event in the world of research.
Some of the topics discussed:
- How to manage different regulatory regimes and agencies in a global investigation?
- What new global compliance bodies and schemes should we take into account to identify significant new developments?
- What other stakeholders are becoming more active in investigation work?
- Africa in the spotlight: what cases did the Justice Department cooperate in? How will this affect companies operating in South Africa?
