International Fraud Awareness Week 2019  

Monday, November 18, 2019

General Opening Ceremony
Location: Croatian Employers Association 

09:00 – 09:30
Registration

09:45 – 10:00
Welcome Message and Official Opening:

• Davor Majetić, Director, Croatian Employers Association
• Božidar Kutleša, Assistant Minister and Director General of the Tax Administration, Ministry of Finance
• Nataša Mikuš Žigman, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts

10:00 – 11:00
Presentation of the results of the student anti-corruption survey,
Domagoj Bačić, graduate student at the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb and a member of the Student Council

Panel: “Transparency of Government and Public Administration”
Moderator: Petar Štefanić, journalist, N1

Panelists:

• Ph.D. Vuk Vuković, CEO and co-founder, Oraclum Intelligence Systems
• Dario Hrebak, Mayor, City of Bjelovar
  Ivan Bota, Member, Youth Council of the President of the Republic of Croatia (TBC)
• M.Sc. Marko Ćosić, Board Member, HEP d.d. 
• Katica Prpić , State Secretary, Ministry of Administration of the Republic of Croatia
• Dora Kršul, investigative journalist, Telegram

11:00 – 12:00
Networking

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Protection of Whistleblowers
Location: Croatian Employers Association 

09:00 – 09:30
Registration

09:45 – 10:00
Opening speeches

10:00 – 11:00
Lecture: “Presentation of Law Implications and Tools for the Protection of Whistleblowers”, Andrea Bielska (Deloitte Poland) and Jadranka Orešković (Lawyer, Law Firm Oreskovic & Partners)

Panel: “Importance of Whistleblowing in Combating Corruption”
Moderator: Jadranka Orešković, Lawyer, Law Firm Oreskovic & Partners

Panelists:

• Jasminka Hum Kezele, Legal Affairs Advisor, Office of the Ombudsman
• Andrea Bielska, Director of Forensic Solutions Centre, Deloitte Poland
• Tamara Mišerda, Head of Sector for Anti-Corruption, Ministry of Justice
• Vinko Berković, Compliance Officer, HT Group (TBC)
• Jasmina Jovev, Director, Cultural Center Braće Radić; Former Head of the Prefect, Marina Lovrić Merzel's Sisak-Moslavina County Office
  
• Milica Jovanović, Director for labour relations and human resources, Croatian Employers' Association
  

11:00 – 12:00
Networking  

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Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Workshop
Frontier”, Chiawen Kiew, Associate Director for Investigations at the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer, EBRD
Location: EBRD (by invitation only)

Topics:

• What are the basic international standards of anti-corruption compliance?
• What would the EBRD expect of its clients?
  What are the obstacles to creating an effective anti-corruption compliance program?
• What is the role of ISO 37001 and is it useful to be certified?
• What are the cutting edge issues of anti-corruption compliance?
  

Behavioral Ethics and the Culture of Compliance
Location: Zagreb Stock Exchange

09:00 – 09:30
Registration

09:30 – 09:45
Opening speeches:

• Ivana Gažić, CEO, Zagreb Stock Exchange
• Bojan Fras, Vice Governor, Croatian National Bank
• Jurica Jednačak, Deputy President of the Board of Hanfa

09:45 – 10:00
Intro lecture - Daniela Marelić, Director, Deloitte Croatia
 
10:00 – 11:00
Panel discussion
Moderator: Daniela Marelić, Director, Deloitte Croatia

Panelists:

• Ivana Gažić, CEO, Zagreb Stock Exchange

• Chiawen Kiew, Associate Director for Investigations at the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer, EBRD

• Alexander Skrzynski, Principal Risk Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

• Petar Vlaić, CEO, Erste Plavi

• Vesna Ciganek-Vuković, Executive Director for CORP, SME and FM, Sberbank

11:00 – 12:00
Networking

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Thursday, November 21, 2019

CENTRAL FRAUD CONFERENCE
Location: Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb

09:00 – 09:30
Registration

09:30 – 09:45
Opening speeches:

• Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Partner, Deloitte Croatia
• Prof. dr. sc. Oliver Kesar, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
• Dražen Bošnjaković, Minister, Ministry of Justice

09:45 – 10:00
Lecture: "Action Plan and Anti-Corruption Strategy”, Ph.D. Kristian Turkalj, State Secretary, Ministry of Justice

10:00 – 10:15
"Presentation of GRECO results”, Ph.D. Marin Mrčela, President of GRECO and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Croatia

10:15 – 11:15
Panel: "Improving Investment Climate by Combating Corruption"
Moderator: Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Partner, Deloitte Croatia

Panelists:

• Chiawen Kiew, Associate Director for Investigations at the Office of the Chief Compliance Officer, EBRD
• Alex Boone, Head of Intake and Analysis Unit, Fraud Investigations Division, European Investment Bank
• Olga Savran, Anti-Corruption Network Manager, OECD
• Nataša Novaković, President, Commission for the Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
• Sandra Švaljek, Deputy Governor, Croatian National Bank
• Neven Vranković, Vice President of Corporate Activities, Atlantic Group
• David Bernstein, Lead Public Sector Specialist, World Bank

11:15 – 11:45
Coffee break

11:45 – 12:00
Lecture: “Tax Efficiency in a Cha(lle)nging Environment”, Adrian Hammer, Senior Manager, Deloitte Croatia

12:00 – 13:00
Panel: “Tax Anti-Avoidance”
Moderator: Domagoj Novokmet, journalist, N1

Panelists:

• Dražen Nimčević, Partner, Deloitte Croatia
  TAX Authorities Representative (TBC)
• Ph.D. Hrvoje Šimović, Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb
• Vitomir Palinec, CFO, Adris Grupa
• Alan Sumina, CEO, Nanobit

13:00 – 13:30
Student Contest - winners announcement, Ph.D. Mislav Ante Omazić, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb

13:30 – 14:30
Networking

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Friday, November 22, 2019

Conference “Žene bez PARdona”
Location: Business School PAR, Rijeka

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Agenda TBC

Lecture - Helena Schmidt, Partner, Deloitte Croatia

Panel: “Women against corruption”
Moderator: Vedrana Jelušić Kašić, Partner, Deloitte Croatia

Panelists:

• Nataša Novaković, President, Commission for the Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
• Silvija Vig, Director, Codupo d.o.o.
• Kolinda Kolar, Judge, Municipal Civil Court (TBC)
• Jasmina Jovev, Director, Cultural Center Braće Radić; Former Head of the Prefect, Marina Lovrić Merzel's Sisak-Moslavina County Office
• Tamara Mišerda, Head of Sector for Anti-Corruption, Ministry of Justice
• Victoria Zinchuk, EBRD Director for Croatia