Our 2024 Forum was a huge success with a great line up of speakers, enthusiastic delegates and volunteers that ensured that we lived up to our title. We not only networked, we soaked up the valuable information from our speakers who helped us to move from being aware of the aspects of corruption prevention onto how and where to get help to act on that perceived or apparent corruption.
We had seven exceptional speakers taking us on a journey from Corruption Prevention Awareness to ACTION, with advice, examples and how to take that awesome step of reducing the risk of corruption in our workplace.
Our Speaker line up started with our Key note Speaker Commissioner Paul Lakatos, Independent Commission Against Corruption. The emphasis on his presentation was on “take home” information to help our attendees move from “Awareness to Action” by addressing the “Red Flags” we so often miss or ignore. Paul’s examples brought home how easy it is to just not notice those little things that don’t quite add up.
Shannon Armstrong Director, Intel delved into why we think the way we think when we encounter an apparent “misdeed”. Examples of how bias impacts our thinking and can alter outcomes through assumptions and decision making processes.
Kim Copeland Director, Avyon Consulting took us on a journey of discovery on how to create the right environment which enables people to speak up when something appears amiss in the workplace.
Roland Winter Executive Director, KordaMentha gave some great pointers on detecting and how to investigate unethical practices by avoiding a conflict of disinterest by fellow colleagues and addressing what is happening around us.
Ben Gauntlett Deputy Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission emphasised the importance of integrity processes by having a public policy to address corruption in all formats. Ben gave an update on the Commission’s first year in operation sorting out the alleged corruption items referred to the Commission and the lessons learnt.
Gordan Yee of Sydney Water conducted a very spirited and entertaining ethics awareness refresher talk via a “toolbox talk” from an Investigators perspective.
David Lehmann of PKF Integrity rounded off the day by encouraging the delegates to ensure that the workplace organisation is able to develop a Speak up Culture and the importance of having a “Whistleblower” program in place.
CPN Chair Philip Brown rounded off the forum with a huge heart-felt thank you to all delegates, volunteers, hosts and speakers for embracing the CPN aim of networking and learning from each other.
A special tribute was given to CPN Forum Coordinator Michael Rhodes who had arranged, managed and pulled together the forum speakers and program. In late August, Michael was seriously injured and died from an accident whilst on holiday in Western Australia.
As a final gesture at the forum the CPN celebrated 30 years with the cutting of a birthday cake by long standing CPN Member, Terry Terkel who stood down as CPN Director after 25 years volunteer service in many positions with the CPN.
For your Diary:
Next year’s CPN Forum will be on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at Macquarie Group Conference Centre, Level 10, 50 Martin Place Sydney.
We had seven exceptional speakers taking us on a journey from Corruption Prevention Awareness to ACTION, with advice, examples and how to take that awesome step of reducing the risk of corruption in our workplace.
Our Speaker line up started with our Key note Speaker Commissioner Paul Lakatos, Independent Commission Against Corruption. The emphasis on his presentation was on “take home” information to help our attendees move from “Awareness to Action” by addressing the “Red Flags” we so often miss or ignore. Paul’s examples brought home how easy it is to just not notice those little things that don’t quite add up.
Shannon Armstrong Director, Intel delved into why we think the way we think when we encounter an apparent “misdeed”. Examples of how bias impacts our thinking and can alter outcomes through assumptions and decision making processes.
Kim Copeland Director, Avyon Consulting took us on a journey of discovery on how to create the right environment which enables people to speak up when something appears amiss in the workplace.
Roland Winter Executive Director, KordaMentha gave some great pointers on detecting and how to investigate unethical practices by avoiding a conflict of disinterest by fellow colleagues and addressing what is happening around us.
Ben Gauntlett Deputy Commissioner of the National Anti-Corruption Commission emphasised the importance of integrity processes by having a public policy to address corruption in all formats. Ben gave an update on the Commission’s first year in operation sorting out the alleged corruption items referred to the Commission and the lessons learnt.
Gordan Yee of Sydney Water conducted a very spirited and entertaining ethics awareness refresher talk via a “toolbox talk” from an Investigators perspective.
David Lehmann of PKF Integrity rounded off the day by encouraging the delegates to ensure that the workplace organisation is able to develop a Speak up Culture and the importance of having a “Whistleblower” program in place.
CPN Chair Philip Brown rounded off the forum with a huge heart-felt thank you to all delegates, volunteers, hosts and speakers for embracing the CPN aim of networking and learning from each other.
A special tribute was given to CPN Forum Coordinator Michael Rhodes who had arranged, managed and pulled together the forum speakers and program. In late August, Michael was seriously injured and died from an accident whilst on holiday in Western Australia.
As a final gesture at the forum the CPN celebrated 30 years with the cutting of a birthday cake by long standing CPN Member, Terry Terkel who stood down as CPN Director after 25 years volunteer service in many positions with the CPN.
For your Diary:
Next year’s CPN Forum will be on Tuesday 23 September 2025 at Macquarie Group Conference Centre, Level 10, 50 Martin Place Sydney.
