Ethics for Breakfast presents   Wednesday, Nov 9, 2011         7:15 - 8:30 am   Ethics and Corruption: How can industry protect itself?    with Robert Hanlon,  PhD, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Institute of Asian Research, UBC What are the risks and moral implications of bribery in foreign markets? In today's new and emerging economies, Canadian businesses that operate abroad can face business threats associated with corruption. Yet many are unprepared to handle these challenges. The World Bank has classified corruption as the number one barrier to development. What does this mean for Canadian companies that source their products from overseas? How can a business protect itself with strong compliance procedures yet still remain competitive? Join Robert Hanlon as he discusses strategies of corporate compliance and how promoting ethics in the workplace can reduce a firm's exposure to corruption. He'll also outline the ethical dimensions of bribery while providing an update on the Canadian government's latest efforts to hold business accountable to corrupt practices abroad.               click here to RSVP   or  call: 604-685-6560 DATE:            Wednesday, Nov 9th -- 7:15-8:30 am LOCATION:      BC HYDRO Building                       333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver                       2nd Floor, Auditorium                       Check-in at Security Desk - Main floor lobby COST:           Members - $7.00     Non-Members - $10.00                       - muffins, tea and coffee included                      - RSVP requested (if possible)                  ___________________________________                 About Our Speaker: Dr. Robert Hanlon is a post-doctoral research fellow at University of B.C.'s Institute of Asian Research as well as a lecturer in political science and international studies at Simon Fraser University. He has a PhD from City University of Hong Kong and has researched corruption and human rights in Asia for the past seven years. His findings have appeared throughout scholarly publications and media, including a book on human rights and rule of law in Sri Lanka. He is currently revising a new book on private-sector bribery in China, Cambodia, and Thailand. He has also researched corruption while at the University of Oxford and Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. Robert is a contributing editor for Transparency International's Anti-Corruption Research Network (Berlin) and for the Asia Pacific Foundation's initiative National Conversation on Asia. He has worked for the Asian Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, and the Canadian High Commission to Australia.                  click here to RSVP   or  call: 604-685-6560