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TRACE hosts webinars on a variety of regulatory compliance topics on a monthly basis. Webinar recordings are available in the members-only Resource Center and can be used for ad hoc training or as part of a comprehensive global training program coupled with our eLearning. Select webinars are open to the public. Advanced training, available through TRACEpro, includes a selection of our recorded webinars.
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À l'intérieur du processus d'enquête et de sanctions du Groupe de la Banque mondiale (Inside the World Bank Group Investigation and Sanctions Process)
Thursday, 25 June 2020 | 10:00 AM EDT (3:00 PM GMT+1)
Au cours de cette session, écoutez Pascale Hélène Dubois,ancienne Vice-présidente, Intégrité et ancienne Chef de suspension et d’exclusion, Groupe de la Banque mondiale, qui présente un aperçu du processus d'enquête et de sanctions de la Banque mondiale. Portant une attention particulière au processus d'exclusion, y compris un examen des différences nuancées entre les systèmes américains et européens d'exclusion ainsi que ceux de la Banque mondiale, Pascale examinera également le réseau des institutions financiers internationaux (IFI) ainsi que la coopération entre les autorités nationales et les banques internationales de développement. Aussi, Pascale conclura-t-elle par un examen des exigences de conformité des entreprises après l'exclusion et des enseignements tirés des investigations clés de la Banque mondiale.
During this session hear from Pascale Hélène Dubois, former Vice President, Integrity, and Former Chief Suspension and Debarment Officer, World Bank Group, as she provides a top level overview of the World Bank investigation and sanctions process. Paying special attention to the debarment process including a review of nuanced differences between the World Bank, U.S. and European debarment systems, Pascale will also review the IFI (International Financial Institution) network and cooperation between national authorities and international development banks. Finally, Pascale will conclude with a review of corporate compliance requirements post-debarment and lessons learned from key World Bank cases.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Pascale Hélène Dubois
International Anti-Corruption and Risk Expert, Former VP of the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT)
World Bank Group
Pascale Dubois is an International Executive Advisor and Independent Expert who has been involved with anti-corruption efforts for two decades. She recently retired from the World Bank Group (WBG) where she was the VP of the Integrity Vice Presidency (INT), leading the WBG’s investigative efforts and the pursuit of sanctions in connection with allegations of fraud and corruption on WBG-financed projects, in addition to corporate compliance and prevention. Ms. Dubois previously served as the World Bank’s first ever Chief Suspension and Debarment Officer (SDO), and prior to that she managed the groundbreaking Voluntary Disclosure Program in INT and also worked as an operational lawyer advising the Africa region of the World Bank for seven years. Before joining the WBG, Ms. Dubois was in private practice in the USA and Belgium for 10 years. Ms. Dubois served as the Co-Chair of both the International Bar Association’s Anti-Corruption Committee as well as the American Bar Association Section of International Law's Anti-Corruption Committee, where she still serves as Senior Advisor. She is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and has been an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University Law Center since 2009, where she teaches a course on international anti-corruption. Ms. Dubois received her Lic. Jur., cum laude, from the University of Ghent, Belgium, and her LL.M. from New York University.
David Ireland
Business Development Consultant, Europe
TRACE
David Ireland has specialized in international business development throughout his 25-year career, first as a Canadian diplomat serving five years in Tokyo and then with private companies as Director of International Business Development in Toronto, Boston and Ottawa, as well as with the Australian trade development agency AUSTRADE, where he provided tailored consultancy services to Australian firms seeking to export to the Andean region. David has managed customer accounts and led business development activities in Latin America, West Africa, Western Europe and Japan.
Fluent in five languages and familiar with many cultures and business environments, David has extensive business-to-government experience in emerging markets; he worked with TRACE to ensure compliance of third party agents for his previous employer, a TRACE member.
David was born and educated in Canada: he pursued his graduate studies in International Political Economy at the Norman Paterson School in Ottawa following completion of his BA in Economics from Queen’s University. David is based in Paris and will support TRACE member companies and clients in Europe.
David Ireland est spécialiste en développement des affaires internationales depuis 25 ans. Il a commencé sa carrière en tant que diplomat canadien, dont 5 années à l’Ambassade du Canada à Tokio, suivi de postes de Directeur du Développement des affaires internationales chez des société privées à Toronto, Boston et Ottawa ainsi qu’à l’Agence austalienne de développement du commerce international AUSTRADE où il a fourni des services de consultant aux entreprises australiennes cherchant à exporter à la région andine. David a géré des comptes-clients et a dirigé des activités de promotion du commerce international en Amérique latine, l’Afrique de l’ouest, l’Europe occidentale et au Japon.
Maitrisant cinq langues avec une bonne compréhension de nombreuses cultures et milieux d’affaires, David a une grande expérience B2G (du privé auprès des gouvernements) dans les pays en voie de développement. David a collaboré avec TRACE afin d’assurer la conformité des agents tierces de son employeur précédent, un membre de TRACE.
David est né et a été éduqué au Canada: il a entammé ses études de maitrise en Economie Politique Internationale à l’Ecole Norman Paterson à Ottawa suite à ses études de premier cycle (BA) en sciences économiques à l’Université Queen’s (Kingston, Canada). David est basé à Paris, et appuie les membres de TRACE et les clients en Europe.