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Blockchain is believed to be the next big technological disruption that would impact multiple industries including food safety and logistics. Our upcoming webinar discusses how a basic invoice level Blockchain can be used to build an Integrated Food Safety System (IFSS)  and how the technology impacts the food safety and supply chain. blockchain for food safety The webinar covers the following key areas: ·          Blockchain basics —chain of custody, smart contracts, and Hyperledger ·          Blockchain impact on food industry and how your company will be impacted ·          How Blockchain fits into international and the US legal requirements LEARNING OBJECTIVES Understand Blockchain basics (What is blockchain?) Understand chain of custody What are “smart contracts” Understand “Hyperledger” Find out who is using blockchain Food provenance as a new way of looking at food safety Know the Blockchain impact on food industry and how your company will be im

OVERVIEW In order to function at maximum effectiveness, a manager must master critical communication skills, including active listening, and the ability to receive and provide constructive feedback, to resolve conflicts and to coach and mentor. The webinar gives you tips on how to motivate employeeswithout incentives for improved performance and productivity. how to motivate employees without incentives WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND Would you like to be known as “the manager everyone wants to work for”? Would you like to learn how to motivate employees without incentives, even your least productive performers? Is it important for you to understand best practices for gaining the best performance out of everyone on your team? If you answered  “yes”  to any of these questions, then come listen and learn as Chris DeVany leads us all through those important topics, key questions and answers we all need to be able to address effectively to ensure workplace social

Sexual harassment is an umbrella term encompassing a number of unwanted behaviors that include physical as well as non-physical harassment.  Sexual harassment in your workplace  is a serious issue and, no matter how large or small the incidents are and who is involved, managers or employers must take quick and appropriate actions. Sexual harassment can be perpetrated by anyone in the workplace like a co-worker,  manager or a client. The perpetrator and the recipient could be anyone, irrespective of the gender. Physical harassment includes touches, hugs and coerced sex acts whereas non-physical harassment includes suggestive gestures and remarks, and requests for sexual  fervors . In  fact  any conduct of sexual nature that makes an employee uncomfortable can be termed as sexual harassment. Being an employer, you have the responsibility and legal obligation to look after that there is no sexual harassment in your organization. If you fail to take strong measures and sexual harassm

Exporters are increasingly feeling the pressure to conform to  international compliance standards   if they are to enter successfully developed country markets. Food safety regulations and quality have become increasingly important globally in recent years, not only in terms of protecting the health of the consumer and ensuring food safety, but also to meet requirements for international trade. To facilitate such trade, it is necessary to implement international standards, guidelines, and recommendations for the production of safe and quality-assured foods. In the food sector, periodic outbreaks of food-borne illnesses have led to stricter regulation, making suppliers of branded produce liable for the safety of their products unless they can show due diligence. The first thing needed by enterprises considering exporting their products is up-to-date information about the applicable technical requirements, both voluntary and mandatory, in the target markets. After obtaining the

In the recent years, virtual currencies have gained a lot of prominence in the real world. Different types of virtual currency have evolved, which have also resulted in the increased risks in the areas of information technology, compliance, and financial crime. Virtual currencies are available in the digital form and do not follow the same regulations as the e-money (traditional currency exchanged electronically).  However, with the growing popularity of virtual currencies, regulatory expectations and guidance on their risk management are also emerging at a fast pace. Failure to meet the regulations may lead to severe consequences like criminal or civil penalties, in case the money is laundered through the virtual currencies system. Various governmental and regulatory bodies are paying more attention to virtual currencies. Individuals and organizations that deal with virtual currencies must consider two important aspects. Firstly, is the individual or the firm a money services bu

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Anti Money laundering continues to be a major issue in the financial ecosystem but the methods are changing drastically in this technology-driven era. The Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) was introduced long back, mandating the reporting of suspected fraud or laundering. However, now the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has modified and expanded the anti-money laundering (AML) requirements. Financial organizations now have rules, outlined by the Department of the Treasury agency, to include reporting cyber-enabled crime and cyber-events through Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs). Apart from including the questionable activity by customers, the updated rules also include suspicious activity on the bank level.  Need for Machine Learning and Analytics Threats are increasingly becoming multidimensional and this leads to the need for machine learning for detecting the fraud.  Anti money laundering  faces another challenge that is the fraud never translates into the activity of

OVERVIEW Excuses . We’ve heard them all. Wouldn’t you love to see employeeaccountability in the workplace and have all your employees see what needs to be done, do what needs to be done and accept responsibility for the results? Unfortunately, such is often not the case. In this presentation, culture expert Larry Johnson offers you practical strategies to raise the odds everyone on your team behaves responsibly every time. You learn how to: Apply three techniques for instilling a sense of job ownership in employees. Use a conversational road map for tough conversations with non-performers. Implement five strategies for cultivating employee accountability. Apply an approach to giving feedback that changes behavior and gets results. Understand how to keep employees from shifting their work back on to you and promote an employee ownership culture. Be aware of a key indicator that tells you when to let an employee go. WHY SHOULD YOU ATTE

With the evolution of the pharmaceutical industry, the advent of digital tools, processes, and platforms has also been prominent. This has dramatically transformed the face of clinical trials and is making way for new opportunities to improve the trial processes further. However, in this changing scenario, the professionals need to develop new systems and procedures to evaluate new technologies and analyze if these can streamline the trail experiences. On a global scale, the expenditure of Pharma companies on R&D is more than USD 140 billion. Over the past decade, the clinical trial costs have increased greatly and there is more than 150 percent increase in the average cost per patient. And, the highest cost in a clinical trial can be attributed to patient recruitment cost, which has more than 30% of share. A major contributing factor in this is a late-phase clinical trial where patient engagement and retention is an issue that must be handled carefully for the success of the

A problem or a complaint, formal or informal, in a company often puts the employer in a tight spot where the workflow or the company’s reputation could be at stake. In such workplace investigation cases, it’s important for the employer to carry out a proper investigation. However, in many organizations, HR or compliance investigators lack appropriate training for conducting workplace investigations. Being an employer you must know that w hen a problem arises, it’s essential to take fast and effective action in order to find out the cause and remedy of the problem, and also to protect the company from dire consequences. Here’s the step-by-step procedure that you must follow to conduct a successful investigation in your company: Decide on the need for investigation Not every problem requires you to step into a detective’s boot and start investigating. First, decide if you really need an workplace investigation or not. Sometimes minor issues don’t require a full-blown investiga

Today, maintaining Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Banking Compliance in the financial regulatory environment requires much more than just managing numbers. As per certain regulations, monitoring fraudulent trading practices isn’t enough and the firms are also required to monitor communications throughout a transaction or trade life cycle. For this, it’s important to obtain additional information regarding monitored users and their activities. Such information might include relationship discrepancies, behavior anomalies or any other fluctuations in trade data or communication. Fintech and Regtech Fintech , the combination of finance and technology, is gradually transforming the financial industry. Although at this point we are just at the beginning of the revolution, the effects would soon be evident if the banks and other financial institutions continue to invest in the technology. With fintech, there is another term which is gaining prominence and that is  regtech , which inc