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The Sunny Side Of Cultural Shock

Contributor, Nikki is an executive coach and established talent professional whose career within multinational, FTSE 100, and privately owned organizations has spanned luxury fashion, telecommunications, food retail, and financial services. She holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Cambridge, an MSc in Organizational Behavior, and in 2019 gained her ICF-accredited Practitioner Diploma in Executive Coaching from the AoEC. She is accredited by the British Psychological Society to administer and interpret psychometric assessments. Born in the UAE, brought up in Hong Kong, and has worked in Shanghai for two years, Nikki has the first-hand cross-cultural experience that she’s drawn upon in regional and global roles partnering across APAC, EMEIA and the Americas. She now lives in South London. To find out more about Nikki, please visit her website, Nikki Hill Coaching & Consulting Ltd.

Building Your Personal Brand In Compliance: Top 5 Tips

Contributor, Sujata Dasgupta is a multiple international award-winning industry leader, and Global Head (Financial Crimes Compliance Advisory) at Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., based in Stockholm, Sweden. She has over 20 years of experience, having worked extensively in the areas of KYC, Sanctions, AML, and Fraud across banking operations, IT services, and consulting. She has had rich global exposure through her work with premier banks in several major financial hubs in 7 countries across US, UK, EU, and Asia. She is an accomplished thought leader, author, columnist, and speaker, and is regularly interviewed by reputed international journals for her analysis and opinions on contemporary topics in this area. You can find Sujata on LinkedIn.

Sujata Dasgupta

Changing The Workplace Environment And Becoming An Ally

Contributor, Laura McNamara has more than 20 years' worth of healthcare experience, with the past twelve years focused on compliance and ethics. She is currently the compliance officer for a clinical practice management plan and accountable care organization of an academic healthcare system. She leaped healthcare after many years in the food service industry, where she honed her sharp wit and strong customer service skills. Once in healthcare, she weaved her way through various healthcare roles, beginning as a scheduler at a dermatology clinic to an orthopedic clinical ward clerk, where she developed solid relationships with the healthcare providers she served. She caught the compliance and ethics bug when she became the new clinician compliance educator for a medical group in Eugene, Oregon. Her career has taken her to many places, including Seattle and Boston, before finding her professional home on Long Island, NY. In her spare time, Laura enjoys being by the water with her wife, Peg, and cuddling her four rescue dogs. You can find Laura on LinkedIn.

Laura McNamara

The Female Empowerment Of Career Development

Contributor, Kirstie Burn, who has more than 20 years’ worth of recruitment experience, heads up the MERJE Compliance and Financial Crime team in London (also covering Risk and Legal). She is also responsible for the delivery of successful recruitment campaigns, focusing on the Retail Banking and Financial Services sectors. With a background in management development and training, Kirstie has always enjoyed the relationship-building side of the job, whether that is meeting new contacts, networking at any event (particularly if there is a nice cocktail involved), or ensuring that existing relationships are kept strong. Kirstie always has lots of well-laid plans to attend her gym class. However, her appreciation of a crisp white wine means that she is more likely to be found socializing (or networking!) in a city establishment. With three sons at home, she justifies the time out of the house as she can often be found running around the park at the weekends with her children. You can find Kirstie on LinkedIn.

Best Practices In Compliance Training

Contributor, Ekomobong E. Ekpro is a lawyer currently working in-house in a multinational energy trading company. She is passionate about writing on compliance issues, particularly on compliance culture, anti-bribery, and training. She received her LLB and LLM from the University of Sussex, Brighton, UK. She is called to the Nigerian Bar Association and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators of Nigeria. Ekomobong started her legal career in a boutique law firm that specializes in criminal and civil litigation and transitioned in-house where she currently works in the legal department of a multinational energy trading company to ensure the legal function is effective in meeting the corporate needs of the organization. She currently supports the compliance function in its operationalization of the anti-corruption program and enjoys the creative aspects of it. Currently, Ekomobong devotes her time to learning about anti-bribery compliance, networking with compliance professionals, and writing on compliance issues of interest. You can find Ekomobong on LinkedIn.

Ekomobong Ekpro

Creativity In Compliance Programs

Contributor, Larissa de Araujo has worked for years in various sectors including the public sector, automotive, fintech, and technological industry with professional background in legal, governance, compliance and risk roles throughout her career. She studied Law, but it was only the door to a world for the next learning in business, data, and compliance. She believes that ethics and respect are the way of building a better society and she puts all her efforts from her personal belief in her professional path. Her goal is to give voice to companies' growth and enrich their local communities. She is passionate about technology and innovative solutions, mainly, when related to the new economy. You can find Larissa on LinkedIn.