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Conference attendees chat in the sponsor area during one of the many networking breaks. -
Claire McCusker Murray, the newly appointed Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General of the United States (the third-ranking official at the DOJ), kicks off CW2019 with her Monday morning keynote. -
Attendees take a break between sessions at the CW demo station in the promenade of the historic Mayflower Hotel. -
Bharara drew plenty of laughs from the crowd during his keynote. “People don’t mention it in the introduction because they think they’re being polite,” he said. “But I was fired (by President Trump)—and I’m not unproud of that, by the way.” -
A look from the crowd as Kristy Grant-Hart delivers her Monday keynote, “How To Be a Wildly Effective Compliance Officer.” -
Ann Oglanian (left) of ReGroup leads a discussion on what skills are necessary for the compliance officer of the future. -
“Don’t be afraid to talk about your life,” Grant-Hart said in providing six strategies for winning more resources for compliance. “Your life is what makes you more interesting.” -
CW accounting and audit reporter Tammy Whitehouse (right) moderates a panel on SEC updates and hot topics. -
Subhashis Nath (left), global senior partner of Genpact’s Enterprise Risk and Compliance practice, moderates a panel on the behavioral science behind corporate compliance. -
The “Ivory Archway,” as termed by CW Editor in Chief Dave Lefort, welcomed attendees as they entered the conference’s sponsor room. -
Former White House head of compliance Stefan Passantino provides an inside look at the compliance challenges of the Trump White House during his Tuesday keynote. -
Susan Castaneda (left) of the The Hartford Financial Services Group and the World Bank Group’s Jorge Dajani take part in a discussion on how to embed the ethics and compliance program into a company’s operations. -
A look at the crowd during one of CW2019’s breakout sessions. -
Former high-profile federal prosecutor Preet Bharara is interviewed by Allen & Overy Partner Gene Ingoglia during his Tuesday morning Q&A keynote. -
Compliance pioneer Hui Chen defines the future path of the profession during her Monday afternoon keynote. -
True Office Learning’s Neha Gupta (left) leads a panel on using data science to enhance a compliance program’s effectiveness. -
The Top Minds Class of 2019, from left to right: John Walsh, Leo Mackay Jr., Colleen Dorsey, Stephanie Davis, Chuck Senatore, Jim Massey, Mary Shirley, Fabiana Lacerca-Allen, Lynn Haaland, Hannah Levine, Steven Pearlman, Stephen C. King, and Matthew Pachman. -
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Lynn Haaland (left), former compliance head at PepsiCo, leads a panel on the compliance department’s relationship with the board of directors. -
CW contributor Richard Bistrong (left) and his panel ready for their discussion on unconventional training approaches to a conventional topic. -
A discussion of the first year of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation wasn’t complete without a birthday cake to commemorate the milestone. -
“I knew what I signed up for when I signed up for it, and I got what I signed up for,” said Passantino to the laughter of the crowd of his time at the White House. -
CW2019 wasn’t all business—keynotes often added humor to their speeches that kept the audience engaged. -
“Instead of making a process that’s convenient for us (as compliance people), think of a process that’s convenient for business people,” said Chen of integrating training. -
“Corporate compliance personnel are at the forefront of all of these things,” Murray said of new False Claims Act guidance. “Your work allows the company to detect misconduct early, to conduct the internal investigation, to take corrective actions, to determine that the disclosure to the government is appropriate and, if so, to cooperate with the government’s investigation.”
Compliance Week 2019 is in the books.
Inspiring keynotes, in-depth discussions, networking opprtunities, Top Minds awards, and more highlighted the three-day conference held May 20-22 in Washington D.C. With more than 500 attendees and a robust schedule that engaged from start to finish, we’re proud to call the event a success and are already looking forward to doing it again next year.
In the meantime, check out some of the sights from CW2019 in the gallery above.


