Mikko is the CEO of Finlayson, one of Finland’s most beloved textile companies. In his talk Mikko will address the opportunities and challenges to conduct business ethically and responsibly in the textile industry. Niina and Anna will interview Mikko after his talk and address also questions from the audience.

Guido Palazzo is a professor of Business Ethics at the University of Lausanne. He studied business administration and has a PhD in philosophy from the University of Marburg in Germany. In his research, he is passionate about the dark side of the force and examines unethical decision making from various angles. He is mainly known for his studies in globalization, in particular on human rights violations in global value chains, but he also studies the reasons for unethical behaviour in organization and the impact of organized crime on business and society.

Viviane is Managing Director of EQS Group’s Swedish, Finnish, Dutch and UK businesses and has been at EQS Group since 2017, providing digital compliance solutions to organisations of all sizes. She has extensive experience of advising UK and European companies on their corporate governance and compliance practices. Prior to joining EQS her roles included heading up the Investor Relations Services at Capita Asset Services (now Link Asset Services) and being Managing Partner of a corporate governance and communications consultancy.

Olga is a speaker at national and international events and guest professor at universities, where she talks about the challenges, experiences, and perspectives of her area of expertise. In recent years, Olga has been recognized by her peers as one of the most admired compliance professionals.

Olga amassed substantial knowledge and experience during her participation in consultancy projects across five continents. She worked for EY Brazil and EY London for nine years in compliance, governance, internal audit, risk management, and change management. Olga also worked for Braskem for ten years, during which she was responsible for the creation and implementation of the Information Security department. She then took on the challenge of leading the SOX Compliance and Internal Audit departments.

Markus Manninen is a partner in Hannes Snellman’s Dispute Resolution group. He focuses on compliance, M&A and company law related cases, as well as general commercial dispute resolution. Markus advises clients in their internal and external compliance investigations and enforcement proceedings. He represents clients in M&A disputes and has litigated and arbitrated a broad range of general commercial dispute cases. Markus regularly represents Finnish and foreign corporations in both domestic and international ad hoc arbitrations, and frequently serves as an arbitrator in both ad hoc and administered arbitration proceedings.

The Founders of the Nordic Business Ethics Initiative, Anna and Niina, will moderate the day.

Mary Shirley is a New Zealand qualified lawyer with 15 years of Ethics and Compliance experience working for data privacy and antitrust regulators, in-house and private practice/consultancy. She is currently global Head of Culture of Integrity and Compliance Education at Fresenius Medical Care.  Mary also hosts the Great Women in Compliance Podcast which aims to create a platform for the outstanding achievements of women in the field and sharing ideas and providing learning opportunities for everyone in Compliance. She co-authored book Sending the Elevator Back Down: What We’ve Learned From Great Women in Compliance (CCI Press, 2020). 

Zakiya Serguro has spent the majority of her career in risk consulting with direct knowledge of best-practice solutions to assess Integrity and ESG risks identified in hundreds of due diligence, M&A, stakeholder analysis, political risk projects and investigations she has conducted in emerging markets, in particular. As a Managing Partner of Frank Partners, Zakiya has been trusted to guide her clients, almost exclusively Nordic multinationals or investment firms, through the set-up of practical and customised, global risk frameworks – consulting companies on their internal risk assessment and mitigation practices. Her frank and honest approach has seen her work closely with several clients on their compliance journeys as an expert advisor with an ear to the ground.

Zakiya developed Frank Partners’ unique due diligence research training programme for compliance teams in private companies to empower them to conduct their own internal due diligence at international standards. As an anti-corruption advocate, Zakiya has provided independent, experienced insight on the real ethical and compliance risks faced by Nordic companies and how they can best address these risks globally in various public forums.