Knowledge Partner Session 06: Business at the Forefront: Leadership, Communication and Culture in Advancing Integrity
Mar 24, 2026 | 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Auditorium
Description
Organised by Business at OECD
Businesses play a critical role in advancing integrity and combating corruption in an increasingly complex and high-risk global environment. This Business at OECD knowledge partner event will explore how companies are strengthening integrity not only through formal compliance systems, but also through leadership, organisational proximity, culture, and communication.
Building on the recent Business at OECD Call to Action “Upholding Integrity and Compliance Amidst Global Uncertainty”, the session will first examine why strong business integrity matters more than ever in times of geopolitical instability, economic pressure, and heightened stakeholder expectations, and how the tone from the top can be effectively cascaded throughout organisations and across supply chains.
The discussion will then present key findings from the Business at OECD policy paper “Talk Integrity: How Corporate Communication Drives the Fight Against Corruption”, highlighting how clear, credible, and consistent communication can reinforce compliance frameworks, support ethical decision-making, and build trust both internally and externally.
Finally, drawing on the Business at OECD Zero Corruption Manifesto, the session will focus on how companies translate rules and systems into lived organisational culture, including the role of leadership behaviours, incentives, speak-up mechanisms, and ethical intelligence in shaping everyday decisions.
Together, the panels will showcase how businesses are moving from commitment to action and positioning integrity as a strategic asset in uncertain times.
SPEAKERS:
- Lee White, CEO, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)
Massimiliano Burelli, CEO, Cogne Acciai Speciali
- DomenicoTraverso, President of the Fluid Conveyance Division, Danfoss Power Solutions
- Cecilia Muller Torbrand, CEO, The Marime Anti-Corruption Network
- Delia Ferreira Rubio, Former Chair, Transparency International
- Reynaldo Goto, Chief Compliance Officer, BRF
- María de las Mercedes Archimbal, Chief Compliance Officer, YPF
- Lilian Lustre, Global Head of Ethics for Society, Sanofi
- Flavio Sodre, Global VP, Compliance & Antitrust, AB InBev
- Raffaele Langella, Rule of Law Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy
- Hentie Dirker, Chief ESG and Integrity Officer, AtkinsRéalis
- Mark Gregory, General Counsel, Rolls Royce
- Rauno Hoffmann, Global Head of Corporate Compliance Management System, Novartis
- Umberto Baldi, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel, Snam
- Sergio di Tillio, Chair, ALES - The European Lean Managers Society
This session is led by partner organisations and may not reflect the views of the OECD.
