Vermeulen is an experienced compliance professional, specialized in establishing and improving international ethics and compliance programs in general and anti-corruption programs in specific. Other specialties include corporate governance, compliance risk assessments, whistleblowing procedures, trade sanctions, third party due diligence, modern slavery/human trafficking and US legislation and prosecution practices. In 2016 Geert founded ECMC: Ethics & Compliance Management & Consulting. ECMC provides compliance training, compliance consulting and interim ethics & compliance management. Geert also speaks and writes on ethics and compliance and is a guest lecturer at the Radboud University in Nijmegen and The Hague University.
Geert obtained most of his experience in-house. As Chief Compliance Officer Aon EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) he coordinated compliance efforts in some 60 countries. Following inquiries from regulators Aon started its anti-corruption program in 2007. Geert has coordinated this program in the EMEA region from the start. According to the US and UK authorities Aon developed a best practice model other firms may wish to adopt.
Geert then moved on to become the Global Head of Compliance of Damco, the freight forwarding arm of the AP Möller-Maersk Group, where he was responsible for the compliance activities in 90 countries, mainly focusing on anti-corruption, trade sanctions and competition law.
Before starting ECMC Geert worked as a Director of the Netherlands Compliance Institute (NCI), where he is still teaching the anti-corruption and conflicts of interest module of the Compliance Officers Professional Course. He has been the President of the Dutch Compliance Officer Association and is the founder and chairman of the expert group on Financial Economic Crime of the association. He is also a member of the expert group on culture and behavior. Geert is a member of the Professional Advisory Committee of the Law Compliance Minor at The Hague University, the Advisory Board of The Netherlands Center of Governance and a member of the Institute for Financial Crime (IFFC).

Ahmed is a subject matter expert in Corporate Governance implementation, he is a Certified Corporate Governance Officer (CCGO), and he brings an experience of more than 17 years in corporate governance, risk management and regulatory compliance.
He is the Head of Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance at Boursa Kuwait (Stock Exchange of Kuwait).
He was the head of Corporate Governance and Compliance in one of the large leading banking groups in the world. He is responsible for managing the implementation of corporate governance principles and regulations for the group’s subsidiaries and branches that are extending to more than 15 countries around the world.
He worked with EY Advisory practice for 10 years with a key focus on designing and implementing corporate governance framework, developing governance policies and procedures, operating models and compliance dashboards.
Worked with the IFC – World Bank on several initiatives related to raising the awareness of corporate governance around the world. He has an extensive experience in designing corporate governance solutions for regulators, stock exchanges, large banks, companies, NGOs and family businesses.
He designed Board effectiveness, assessment and development frameworks for several organizations, developed remuneration governance parameters and architected disclosure and transparency tools.
Developed several thought leaderships, publications and articles on corporate governance, such as Corporate Governance Culture, Risk Governance, Risk Based Remuneration, Corporate Governance from theory to practice.
Has an extensive experience in corporate governance training and coaching, he is a speaker in several global events and seminars on GRC subjects (Governance, Risk and Compliance).

Born and educated in Amsterdam,with a degree in Law (Specialization Criminal Law). After roles at the City of Amsterdam, the Central Council of Appeal (de Centrale Raad van Beroep) and the University of Amsterdam, since 1993 active as independant legal council. Specialization is in labor law, public employee affairs, governmental law and complaint-law.

Since several years active in matters of inappropriate behaviour and of integrity, working for the agency Bezemer & Kuiper in Rotterdam and later the practice Van Oss & Partners in Den Bosch. In those roles I have built a long track record of conducting courses and workshops on Ombudsperson, complaint-offices and the management thereof, with an emphasis on the legal dimension. This has also brought me to be in several complaint-boards with experience as counselor in legal procedures and mediator. Next to that, since 2012 chairman of the Netherlands Assocxiation of Legal Councelors (Nederlandse Vereniging van Rechtskundige Adviseurs) (NVRA) and, since March 2013, chairman of the National Association of Ombudspersons (Landelijke Vereniging van Vertrouwenspersonen; LVV).

Geary Sikich is a Principal with Logical Management Systems, Corp., a management consulting and executive education firm with a focus on enterprise risk management, contingency planning, executive education and issues analysis. Geary developed LMSCARVERtm the “Active Analysis” framework, which directly links key value drivers to operating processes and activities. LMSCARVERtm provides a framework that enables a progressive approach to business planning, scenario planning, performance assessment and goal setting. Prior to founding Logical Management Systems, Corp. in 1985 Geary held a number of senior operational management positions in a variety of industry sectors. Geary served in the U.S. Army; responsible for the initial concept design and testing of the U.S. Army's National Training Center and other related activities. Geary holds a M.Ed. in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Texas at El Paso and a B.S. in Criminology from Indiana State University. Geary has developed and taught courses for Norwich University, University of Nevada Reno, George Washington University and University of California Berkley. He is active in Executive Education, where he has developed and delivered courses in enterprise risk management, contingency planning, performance management and analytics. Geary is a frequent speaker on business continuity issues business performance management. He is the author of over 415 published articles and four books:

• "It Can't Happen Here: All Hazards Crisis Management Planning," PennWell, 1993
• "The Emergency Management Planning Handbook," McGraw-Hill 1995
• "The Emergency Management Planning Handbook," McGraw-Hill Spanish Edition, 1998
• "Integrated Business Continuity: Maintaining Resilience in Uncertain Times," PennWell, 2003
• “Protecting Your Business in a Pandemic: Plans, Tools, and Advice for Maintaining Business Continuity,” Greenwood Publishing (Praeger Publishing subsidiary) 2008

Geary has developed and validated over 4,000 contingency, continuity and crisis management plans and conducted over 450 seminars and workshops worldwide for over 100 clients in energy, chemical, transportation, government, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, heavy industry, utilities, legal & insurance, banking & finance, security services, institutions and management advisory specialty firms. Geary consults on a regular basis with companies worldwide on business continuity, risk, competitive intelligence, strategy and crisis management issues.

Abiola Makinwa is a Senior Lecturer in Commercial Law with a special focus on Anti-Corruption Law and Policy at The Hague University of Applied Sciences in The Netherlands. Abiola was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986 and previously lectured as a Senior Lecturer at the Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria. She is a professional member of the International Compliance Association and Chair of the Structured Criminal Settlements subcommittee of the International Bar Association Anti-Corruption Committee.
Abiola holds a Ph.D. from Erasmus University Rotterdam. Her thesis, published as a book, Private Remedies for Corruption: Towards an International Framework (Eleven 2013), focuses on the role of private actors and the importance of public/private dialogue in the fight against corruption. Her essay ‘Future Thinking through the Prism of International Corruption’ won the 2010 Hague Institute for the Internationalization of Law, Future Thinking Essay Award. She was appointed as the Dutch National Reporter together with Professor X. Kramer to report on ‘Civil Law Consequences of Corruption in International Commercial Contracts’ for the 19th Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law (Vienna, 2014). In 2013, Abiola was awarded an EU OLAF Hercule II Grant to research European Perspectives on Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences. This resulted in a book, A. Makinwa (Ed) Negotiated Settlements for Corruption Offences: A European Perspective (Eleven, 2015). Abiola is a frequent speaker on anti-corruption law and policy and has introduced Anti-Corruption Compliance as an undergraduate course at The Hague University of Applied Sciences.

Prof. Bultez is a professor in business and Finance in highly reputable business schools. He is ATTF Official Senior Expert Consultant (Agence de Transfert de Technologie Financière – Ministère des Finances Luxembourg – Financial Technology Transfer Agency)
He was also an advisor for IFBL (Institut de Formation Bancaire Luxembourg) and also an advisor to the Ministry of Finance- Luxembourg.
With a global experience of more than 35 years, Prof. Bultez brings extensive knowledge of corporate governance, risk management, risk governance, global rules and regulations and also strategic planning. He has several publications, such as Risk Management new tools, December 2009 (School of Finance and Banking Kigali Rwanda), Pension Funds Risk Management in the OECD countries (National bank of Slovakia, 2006), The relationship with Bankers (ABB – Belgian Bankers Association), Microfinance as a tool to mobilize savings in growing countries; the case of Thailand. (Ministry of Economy and Finance Thailand-December 2011).
Prof. Bultez is also Corporate Finance Professional, Member of the FT Knowledge Ltd, NYIF (New York Institute of Finance), Executive Director of Global Executive Retreat (Switzerland), Executive Director and founder of Investment Capital Trust (Switzerland) and Chairman of the Board of Arc Asset Management Luxembourg.

Professional and Industry Experience Dr. Fons Trompenaars is recognised around world for his work as consultant, trainer, motivational speaker and author of various books on all subjects of culture and business.
He has spent over 30 years helping Fortune 500 leaders manage and solve their business and cultural dilemmas to increase global effectiveness and performance, particularly in the areas of globalisation, mergers and acquisition, HR and leadership development.
Listed regularly as one of the world’s most influential, living, management thinkers, he has been awarded the International Professional Practice Area Research Award by the American Society for Training and Development. Fons was voted one of the top 20 HR Most Influential International Thinkers 2011 by HR Magazine. He is also ranked in the Thinkers50 2011, 2013 and 2015 as being one of the most influential management thinkers alive.
Fons joined Shell in 1981 and moved into the Personnel Division for Shell in Rotterdam. From 1985, he worked in job classification and management development at the Shell Research Laboratories in Amsterdam. In 1989 he founded the Centre for International Business Studies, a consulting and training organization for international management. Since 1998 we operate as Trompenaars Hampden-Turner. Fons Trompenaars has worked as a consultant for Shell, BP, ICI, Philips, Heineken, TRW, Mars, Motorola, General Motors, Nike, Cable and Wireless, CSM and Merrill Lynch.
Fons wrote Riding the Waves of Culture, Understanding Cultural Diversity in Business. This book sold over 120,000 copies and was translated into 16 languages amongst them, French, German, Dutch, Korean, Danish, Turkish, Chinese, Hungarian and Portuguese. He is co-author amongst others of Nine Visions of Capitalism: Unlocking the Meanings of Wealth Creation and Rewarding Performance Globally.

Professional and Industry Experience Frédéric Lernoux is Belgian Bankers Academy’s CEO (BBA), a not - for - profit organization, established in 1997 by the Belgian Banker’s Association (currently Febelfin) to serve their international and non - member clients.
Through technical assistance and capacity building services, BBA significantly contributes to the promotion and professionalization of global financial activities and the development of the financial services ind ustry, both at a global and regional level?
Apart from his management skills, he also disposes of a profound knowledge of financial risk management and of access to credit facility management . From 2006 to 2013, he was appointed Senior Manager at the Participation Fund, the leading Belgian federal financial institution specialized in SME financing . Moreover, Frédéric Lernoux has been acting as Project Manager for many Technical Assistance Projects
Since June 2017, Frédéric is also acting as Vice-president « Business to Institution » at NSF - Euro consultants SA, an NSF International Company