Live Workshop: „The Global Whistleblowing System for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises – Practical Insights from the Leica Group“

How to establish a global whistleblower system within a corporate group that meets both legal requirements (EU Whistleblower Directive, HinSchG, etc.) and the practical needs of management, compliance, HR, and employees?

In this one-hour practical workshop, Florian Schäfer, General Counsel of Leica Camera AG, and Dr. Thomas Altenbach, Managing Director of LegalTegrity, Insights into the implementation of a group-wide whistleblowing system in practice – from initial conception to ongoing operation.

The focus is on the legal framework in particular Governance questions, the technical implementation and the daily work with notifications. The participants receive concrete experience, best practice and Typical pitfalls from an internationally positioned company like the Leica Group – transferable to medium-sized corporate groups.

Workshop Content:

• Starting position & target image
• Governance and Implementation in the Group
• Operational Management & Global Challenges
• Lessons Learned & Best Practices

This workshop is aimed at those responsible for compliance, legal, auditing, and HR within corporate groups, managing directors and boards with responsibility for governance and risk, as well as representatives of internal reporting offices under the HinSchG and data protection officers.

Your added value:

After the workshop, you will know how to design a global whistleblowing system within a corporate group in a way that is legally compliant, efficient, and accepted by employees.

You will receive concrete impulses for governance structures, technical solutions, and communication measures that you can implement directly in your company.