Presentations at events
2024
December 9, 2024: The CSDDD grievance mechanism vs the Whistleblower Protection Act, Erasmus University Rotterdam, part of ICC Integrity Week
October 17, 2024: keynote speaker and panelist at EIMF Cyprus conference, e.g. on the Cyprus Papers and the EU AI Act
October 15, 2024: Facilitator of a session on whistleblowing at Compliance Week Europe conference in Amsterdam
September 26, 2024: Facilitator and speaker on integrity at Kneppelhout seminar
July 4, 2024: Session at Provis Mazars in Rotterdam on whistleblowing
June 27, 2024: Book launch “It’s time for Business Ethics” at Rotterdam University
June 7, 2024: Session at the Ethics & Compliance Observatory with Pav Gill, the whistleblower of the Wirecard scandal at Erasmus University in Rotterdam
May 15, 2024: Panelist at Whispers of Integrity forum at the Hague University
April 11, 2024: Guest lecture at the DCMR on the fight against injustice
March 19, 2024: SCCE Conference, speaker on Culture and Behaviour Toolbox
2023
December 15, 2023: Guest lecture for the European Medicines Agency on the Whistleblower Protection Act and the good practices
November 28, 2023: Guest lecture at Nijmegen University: ‘How to prevent bribes, save lives and make people happy’.
October 2023: Compliance Week Europe in London, panelist on one session on ESG and one on whistleblowing.
September 19, 2023: Compliance Week ESG Summit, ESG Reporting for Multinational Companies
June 28, 2023: Presentation on the Whistleblower Protection Act for the association of labour lawyers
June 1, 2023: Two workshops on the Whistleblower Protection Act at the congress of the association of confidential counselors
May 11, 2023: Ethics and AI, RSG Business Club Rotterdam
April 2023: Compliance man takes a eurotrip – Geert Vermeulen on the EU Whistleblower Directive – Compliance Podcast Network with Tom Fox and Timur Khasanov-Batirov
March 23, 2023: SEB Greece – Presentation on why whistleblowing matters (see here at around 50 minutes)
March 21, 2023: SCCE Conference in Amsterdam Presentation on Ethics and AI
March 16, 2023: Webinar for the association of independent financial advisors on the whistleblower protection act
February 24, 2023: Webinar for the association of payment providers on the whistleblower protection act
February 20, 2023: Webinar for the association for confidential advisors on the whistleblower protection act
January 27, 2023: Speaker at Utrecht University Symposium ‘Ethiek moet je managen’.
2022
December 2022: Nijmegen University, guest lecture ‘How to prevent bribes, save lives and make people happy’.
November 10, 2022, Speaker on Corruption and Democracy, Theater Diligentia, The Hague
October 7, 2022: Speaker at VCO Congress on ‘ESG is here to stay; time for action’, De La Mar Theater Amsterdam
September 19, 2022: Compliance Week ESG Summit: International Developments on Reporting Requirements for Sustainability
June 16, 2022: Chairman of the annual Risk & Compliance Europe conference on the role of the gatekeeper
April 2022: Podcast for Compliance Perspectives of SCCE on the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive
April 20, 2022: Webinar for NBA on fraud prevention and the role of ethics & compliance officers
April 19, 2022: Webinar of the expert group on FEC on (the Russia) sanctions
April 7, 2022: Speaker at webinar of SAI360 on developments in anti-trust law; I introduced the Digital Markets Act
March 23, 2022: Facilitator and speaker at SCCE ECEI Conference on the Russia sanctions
March 16, 2022: lecture on Effective Ethics & Compliance Programs for Association of Compliance Officers in Curaçao (ACCUR)
March 11, 2022: Podcast for ‘Compliance Adviseert’ on the upcoming Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act
March 3, 2022: Speaker at GovNet conference in Bucharest, Romania on the new EU Whistleblower Protection Directive
February 2022: Podcast on ‘Compliance Adviseert’ regarding the Whistleblower Protection Act (Dutch language)
February 24, 2022: Webinar for ICRM on the new EU Whistleblower Protection Directive and best practices in whistleblowing
2021
December 20, 2021: Guest lecture at the University of Istanbul on the ethical aspects of digitization
December 10 2021: Lecture on Ethics & Compliance at Albtelecom and anti-corruption course for ICC Albania in Tirana
December 8, 2021: ‘The EU Whistleblowing Directive: the interplay with the GDPR and implementing appropriate organizational and technical measures’ webinar for the members of ISACA and NORAD
December 7, 2021: guest lecture at Nijmegen University on “How to prevent bribes, save lives and make people happy?”
December 2, 2021: Facilitator of a (closed) roundtable meeting on the role of the gatekeeper
December 1 and 8 2021: “Niet rellen maar tjellen”: webinar together with Susanne Hafkamp on how to create a speak-up culture
November 25, 2021: ECEC European Ethics, Compliance and Integrity Forum, panelist in a session on the new ISO37002 standard for whistleblowing systems
November 2, 2021: Compliance Week Europe: Facilitator of a session on ESG reporting
Panelist ACAMS Webinar on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in anti-money laundering
October 7, 2021: ECEC conference: Panelist on a session on the importance of employee voice
August 19, 2021: IFFC Lunch session on the new law on the protection of whistleblowers
July 6, 2021: The EU Whistleblower Directive: what to expect?, EIMF Cyprus webinar
June 18, 2021: EQS Webinar on the updated Dutch law to protect whistleblowers
June 17, 2021: Hague University, webinar launching the Integrity Digital Learning Module
April 28, 2021: The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, Copenhagen Compliance
April 20, 2021: The EU Whistleblowing Directive, ECI Impact Conference Washington
March 17, 2021: The toolbox on culture and behaviour, SCCE European Compliance Conference with Marlène Jans (RSM) and Susanne Hafkamp (Pfizer)
January 24, 2021: IFFC Wintercollege on the influence of culture and behaviour on company scandals with Marlène Jans
January 2021: Podcast on ‘The Ethics Experts’
2020
December 2020: Guest lectures at The Hague University & Radboud University Nijmegen
November 5, 2020: Facilitator of two sessions at conference on the role of the gatekeepers
October 8, 2020: Online workshop on ‘anti-corruption and anti-money laundering’ and on ‘social decency’, SDU Licent Academy Quarterly meeting
September 30, 2020: Training ‘Corona and Integrity’, NCI Compliance Update
August 12, 2020: ‘Boardroom Talks’ interview with Mentor My Board India
September 15, 2020: ‘A tale of two Richards: What went wrong?’, online lecture using Giving Voice to Values at The Hague University with Abiola Makinwa and Richard Bistrong
August 6, 2020: ‘Ethics & Compliance: Why it is important and some common pitfalls’, online presentation at Venture Café
April 28, 2020: Online guest lecture Vrije Universiteit on Ethics & Compliance
March 30, 2020: ‘Compliance Adviseert’ Podcast on anti-corruption
March 5, 2020: Guest lecture Hague University ‘So you want to be an ethics and compliance officer?’
January 23, 2020: Acceptance speech National Compliance Award, Scheveningen
January 2020: Interview on New Business Radio (Dutch language)
2019
November 8, 2019: Pitch on the role of the gatekeeper at the Ucall Conference at Utrecht University
November 5, 2019 Panelist on keynote session “Beyond Codes of Ethics: Practical Management of Behavioural Risks”, Compliance Week Europe, Amsterdam
July 2019: Interview with Virginie Coulloudon of Your Public Value on the culture of business ethics (available as video recording and podcast)
June 2019: interview by Your Public Value on ‘The culture of business ethics’
May 16, 2019: The links between Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering, Break out session at 4th Corporate Parity Global Anti-Corruption and Compliance Summit, Amsterdam
May 14, 2019: Why and how to influence corporate culture as an Ethics & Compliance Officer, Keynote at KPMG Compliance Conference, Athens Greece
April 18, 2019: The Fraud Investigator, the Ethics & Compliance Officer and their gatekeeper role, Speaker at Day of the Fraud Investigator, The Hague
April 16, 2019: Red flags: Money laundering and the role of the accountant as gatekeeper, Speaker at regional meeting of Royal Dutch Accountants Association, Rotterdam
2018
December 14, 2018: Third party due diligence case study at the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Course for Professionals by the WhiteCollarAcademy in The Hague
December 4, 2018: Workshop for compliance officers on influencing culture and behavior in Capelle aan den IJssel, part of Integrity Week
November 12/13, 2018: Speaker at Compliance Week Europe Conference in Amsterdam. I conducted a workshop on culture and behavior and facilitated a session on third party due diligence
November 2, 2018: Speaker on conducting investigations at Anti-Bribery and Corruption Congress in Amsterdam
October 15, 2018: Guest lecture at the University of Groningen for Business Ethics Master students
October 11, 2018: Panelist at Third Party Due Diligence Seminar Red Flag Group in Amsterdam
September 14, 2018: Teacher at Anti-Bribery and Corruption Course for Professionals by the WhiteCollarAcademy in The Hague
August 17, 2018: Summer Course on Regulatory Burden, NO-CLAR and Anti-Corruption for Dutch Accountants Association (NBA), Ermelo
June 19, 2018: Speaker and workshop facilitator on third party due diligence at Navex Roundtable event in Amsterdam
May 7, 2018: Panelist on session about Trust, Horasis Conference, Cascais Portugal
April 25, 2018: Teacher on Compliance, Ethics and Anti-Corruption at Castille Institute, Malta
April 11, 2018: Break-out session “Don’t let this happen to you” at “Logistics Manager of the Year” event in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands
March 13, 2018: Facilitator of 4 workshops on Financial Economic Crime at National Anti-Money Laundering Congress, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
February 21, 2018: Guest lecture at Law Compliance Minor of The Hague University of Applied Sciences
2017
December 7, 2017: Guest lecture at Radboud University in Nijmegen on how to prevent bribes, save lives and make people happy
December 1, 2017: Speaker at Anti-Bribery & Corruption Symposium on the Responsibility of the Compliance Officer, Amsterdam (replacing another speaker)
November 13, 2017: Speaker on The link between ethical culture and business success at Compliance Week Europe Conference in Amsterdam
September 28, 2017: Facilitator of a workshop on Financial Economic Crime at the Compliance Professional Day of the Dutch Compliance Officer Association in Utrecht
June 22, 2017: Chairperson of the Seminar on Due Diligence for Trade Finance
June 8, 2017: Speaker at the Anti-Corruption Academy, The Hague University
April 4, 2017: Roadshow with Richard Bistrong. Richard is a former FCPA violator and FBI cooperator, was convicted to jail in the US and is now one of the Etisphere 100 most influential people in business ethics. We have conducted sessions at a multinational company and at Transparency International Netherlands
March 23, 2017: Speaker at Navex seminar on the latest developments in anti-bribery and corruption in Amsterdam
March 16/17, 2017: Chairman and speaker at Global Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Compliance conference in Lisbon
2016
December 8, 2016: Speaker at keynote session on Third Party Due Diligence, IBC Legal Conference London
November 24, 2016: Speaker on whistleblowing systems and procedures, Netherlands Compliance Institute, Amsterdam
November 22, 2016: Teacher on Compliance, Ethics and Anti-Corruption, Castille Institute, Malta. The course was attended by compliance officers and the supervisor
November 18, 2016: Speaker about Ethics and Compliance in the era of the Panama Papers and Bahama leaks at Licent Academy education day for trust companies
November 11, 2016: Teacher on how to set up an ethics and compliance program at Transparency International event at ABN AMRO Bank in Amsterdam
November 8, 2016: Facilitator of session about Working with Works Councils at Compliance Week Europe conference in Brussels
September 22, 2016: Talkshow with Graydon on conducting Third Party Due Diligence. The talkshow was broadcasted live from a television studio in front of a live audience via the internet and the recording is available here (Dutch language)
June 2016: The Art of Conducting Third Party Due Diligence: The Unaoil case; Institute for Financial Crime. This article was also published at the Risk & Compliance Platform Europe and by Transparency International Netherlands.
June 16, 2016: Speaker at congress for Works Councils members regarding the new Dutch law House for Whistleblowers, organized by SBI Formaat in Utrecht
May 2016: Speaker on ethics and compliance at local entrepreneur event in Rotterdam
2015
December 2015: Trust Business and Corporate Misconduct: Stemming the Tide by Stick or by Carrot? Two-part article in Journal of Business Compliance.
December 2015: Interview session with Richard Bistrong, former FCPA violator, on “the dark side of international business” at the National Compliance Conference in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
November 2015: Several presentations at IBC Legal conference “Compliance and Ethics International” in London
September 2015: Presentation on anti-corruption at Dutch Compliance Officer Association meeting in Amsterdam
May 2015: Presentation “How to set up an effective compliance funtion” at Amber Road seminar in Schiphol/Amsterdam
January 2015: Vermeulen conducted a pre-conference workshop on Third Party Due Diligence at the C5 Legal Risk and Compliance Leaders Summit in Frankfurt, Germany
2014
November 2014: Speaker at Thought Leadership conference in Amsterdam on how to pay a bribe and how to prevent them
November 2014: Panelist & moderator at World Bribery and Corruption Forum in London on how to develop your skill base further
November 2014: Chairman of the Trade Restrictions Conference organized by the Dutch Compliance Institute in Nieuwegein (Netherlands)
October 2014: Panelist at M&A Forum organized by Eversheds and Alex van Groningen on anti-corruption in Rotterdam
October 2014: Speaker on Due Diligence processes at Compliance Week Europe conference in Brussels
September and November 2014: Trainer for Compliance Officers of Dutch banks and insurance companies on best practices guideline for the prevention of corruption from the Dutch Central Bank for the Dutch Compliance Institute
September 2014: Panelist at Dutch Compliance Professionals Day in Utrecht regarding the organizational set-up of the Compliance function
March 2014: Co-chair, panel moderator and speaker at C5 Seminar on Third Party and Counterparty Risks in London
2013
October 2013: Co-author of a Dutch book on anti-corruption
October 2013: Speaker at C5 Seminar on Third Party Due Diligence in Paris
March 2013: Co-chair and panelist at C5 Seminar on Third Party Due Diligence in London
February 2013: Speaker at Thought Leadership seminar on “How to set up a compliance/anti-fraud program” in Amsterdam
2012
September and October 2012: Trainer for Compliance Officers of Dutch banks/update on foreign legislation for the Dutch Compliance Institute
February 28, 2012: Speaker at C5 Seminar on Third Party Due Diligence in London
2011
November 17, 2011: Speaker at Thought Leadership seminar on ‘The US FCPA & Managing an Anti-Corruption Program in Practice’ in Amsterdam
October 25, 2011: Speaker at Dutch Compliance Officers meeting on ‘Necessity of having an Anti-Corruption Program in place for Dutch companies’ in Amsterdam
October 5, 2011: Speaker at International Compliance and Trade Seminar from Baker McKenzie on ‘Managing a Compliance Program in Practice’ in Amsterdam
April 7, 2011: Conducted training session for company lawyers on Anti-Corruption Legislation at Dutch Compliance Institute in Nieuwegein (NL)
Note: Presentations at in-house company events, institute training and in-house company training sessions are usually not included in this overview