March 21 – Session on ‘The Ethical Use of Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Data Analytics’ at the SCCE conference in Amsterdam together with Tatiana Caldas – Löttiger

March 16 – Webinar on the Whistleblowers Protection Act for Adfiz members

February 21 and 23 – Online course ‘How to conduct a compliance risk assessment’ via EIMF in Cyprus

February 20 – Webinar in cooperation with the National Association of Confidential Counselors (LVV)

February 16 – Free English-language webinar via EIMF on ‘How to stimulate a good speak-up culture’

February 15 – Debate Association of Compliance Professionals on the new corporate governance code. Geert speaks there together with, among others, Jan Stolker of the Erasmus Governance Institute and Marlène Jans of RSM

February 9 – Webinar ‘How to stimulate a good speak-up culture’ via EIMF in Cyprus

December 21 – half-day English webinar training on the EU Directive, the Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act organised by The Integritycoordinator.

December 6 and 9 – English language webinar training on how to conduct third party due diligence for EIMF.

December 1 – in-person Dutch language training on handling conflicts of interest and setting up anti-corruption programs for the Netherlands Compliance Institute.

November 29 and 30 – English language webinar training on how to set up an anti-bribery and corruption program for EIMF.

November 3 – webinar Introduction to Whistleblowing via NBA Opleidingen (Dutch language).

October 7 – Geert speaks together with Jantine Kooij of TNO on behalf of the Knowledge Table ESG at the lustrum event of the VCO in the De la Mar theatre in Amsterdam.

September 21 and 23 – Geert Vermeulen provided an online training called ‘How to implement an effective anti-bribery and corruption program’ for LGCA in London and EIMF in Cyprus.

Podcast for Compliance Perspectives of SCCE on the EU Whistleblower Protection Directive

June 16, 2022 Chairman of the annual Risk & Compliance Europe conference on the role of the gatekeeper

April 20, 2022 Webinar for NBA on fraud prevention and the role of ethics & compliance officers

April 7 2022 Speaker at webinar of SAI360 on developments in anti-trust law; I introduced the Digital Markets Act

March 11, 2022: Podcast for ‘Compliance Adviseert’ on the upcoming Dutch Whistleblower Protection Act

February 24, 2022 Webinar for ICRM on the new EU Whistleblower Protection Directive and best practices in whistleblowing

December 20, 2021 Guest lecture at the University of Istanbul on the ethical aspects of digitization

December 8, 2021 ‘The EU Whistleblowing Directive: the interplay with the GDPR and implementing appropriate organizational and technical measures’ webinar for the members of ISACA and NORAD

December 7, 2021 guest lecture at Nijmegen University on “How to prevent bribes, save lives and make people happy?”

December 2, 2021 Facilitator of a (closed) roundtable meeting on the role of the gatekeeper

December 1 and 8 2021 “Niet rellen maar tjellen”: webinar together with Susanne Hafkamp on how to create a speak-up culture

November 25, 2021 ECEC European Ethics, Compliance and Integrity Forum, panelist in a session on the new ISO37002 standard for whistleblowing systems

November 2, 2021 Compliance Week Europe: Facilitator of a session on ESG reporting

Panelist ACAMS Webinar on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in anti-money laundering

October 7, 2021 ECEC conference: Panelist on a session on the importance of employee voice

August 19, 2021 IFFC Lunch session on the new law on the protection of whistleblowers

July 6, 2021 The EU Whistleblower Directive: what to expect?, EIMF Cyprus webinar

June 18, 2021 EQS Webinar on the updated Dutch law to protect whistleblowers

June 17 ,2021 Hague University, webinar launching the Integrity Digital Learning Module

April 28, 2021 The EU Whistleblower Protection Directive, Copenhagen Compliance

April 20, 2021 The EU Whistleblowing Directive, ECI Impact Conference Washington

March 17, 2021 The toolbox on culture and behaviour, SCCE European Compliance Conference with Marlène Jans (RSM) and Susanne Hafkamp (Pfizer)

24 January, 2021 IFFC Wintercollege on the influence of culture and behaviour on company scandals with Marlène Jans

January 2021 Podcast on ‘The Ethics Experts’

December 2020: Guest lectures at The Hague University & Radboud University Nijmegen

November 5, 2020 Facilitator of two sessions at conference on the role of the gatekeepers

October 8, 2020 Online workshop on ‘anti-corruption and anti-money laundering’ and on ‘social decency’, SDU Licent Academy Quarterly meeting

September 20, 2020 Training ‘Corona and Integrity’, NCI Compliance Update

August 12, 2020 ‘Boardroom Talks’ interview with Mentor My Board India

15 September, 2020 ‘A tale of two Richards: What went wrong?’, online lecture using Giving Voice to Values at The Hague University with Abiola Makinwa and Richard Bistrong

August 6, 2020 ‘Ethics & Compliance: Why it is important and some common pitfalls’, online presentation at Venture Café

April 28, 2020 Online guest lecture Vrije Universiteit on Ethics & Compliance

March 30, 2020 ‘Compliance Adviseert’ Podcast on anti-corruption

March 5, 2020 Guest lecture Hague University ‘So you want to be an ethics and compliance officer?’

November 8, 2019 Pitch on the role of the gatekeeper at the Ucall Conference at Utrecht University

November 5, 2019 Panelist on keynote session “Beyond Codes of Ethics: Practical Management of Behavioural Risks”, Compliance Week Europe, Amsterdam 

July 2019 Interview with Virginie Coulloudon of Your Public Value on the culture of business ethics (available as video recording and podcast)

May 16, 2019 The links between Anti-Corruption and Anti-Money Laundering, Break out session at 4th Corporate Parity Global Anti-Corruption and Compliance Summit, Amsterdam 

May 14, 2019 Why and how to influence corporate culture as an Ethics & Compliance Officer, Keynote at KPMG Compliance Conference, Athens Greece

April 18, 2019 The Fraud Investigator, the Ethics & Compliance Officer and their gatekeeper role, Speaker at Day of the Fraud Investigator, The Hague

April 16, 2019 Red flags: Money laundering and the role of the accountant as gatekeeper, Speaker at regional meeting of Royal Dutch Accountants Association, Rotterdam

December 14, 2018 Third party due diligence case study at the Anti-Bribery and Corruption Course for Professionals by the WhiteCollarAcademy in The Hague

December 4, 2018 Workshop for compliance officers on influencing culture and behavior in Capelle aan den IJssel, part of Integrity Week

November 12/13 2018 Speaker at Compliance Week Europe Conference in Amsterdam. I conducted a workshop on culture and behavior and facilitated a session on third party due diligence

November 2, 2018 Speaker on conducting investigations at Anti-Bribery and Corruption Congress in Amsterdam

October 15, 2018 Guest lecture at the University of Groningen for Business Ethics Master students

October 11, 2018 Panelist at Third Party Due Diligence Seminar Red Flag Group in Amsterdam

September 14, 2018 Teacher at Anti-Bribery and Corruption Course for Professionals by the WhiteCollarAcademy in The Hague

August 17, 2018 Summer Course on Regulatory Burden, NO-CLAR and Anti-Corruption for Dutch Accountants Association (NBA), Ermelo

June 19, 2018 Speaker and workshop facilitator on third party due diligence at Navex Roundtable event in Amsterdam

May 7, 2018 Panelist on session about Trust, Horasis Conference, Cascais Portugal

April 25, 2018 Teacher on Compliance, Ethics and Anti-Corruption at Castille Institute, Malta

April 11, 2018 Break-out session “Don’t let this happen to you” at “Logistics Manager of the Year” event in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, The Netherlands

March 13, 2018 Facilitator of 4 workshops on Financial Economic Crime at National Anti-Money Laundering Congress, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

February 21, 2018 Guest lecture at Law Compliance Minor of The Hague University of Applied Sciences

December 7, 2017 Guest lecture at Radboud University in Nijmegen on how to prevent bribes, save lives and make people happy

December 1, 2018 Speaker at Anti-Bribery & Corruption Symposium on the Responsibility of the Compliance Officer, Amsterdam (replacing another speaker)

November 13, 2017 Speaker on The link between ethical culture and business success at Compliance Week Europe Conference in Amsterdam

September 28, 2017 Facilitator of a workshop on Financial Economic Crime at the Compliance Professional Day of the Dutch Compliance Officer Association in Utrecht

June 22, 2017: Chairperson of the Seminar on Due Diligence for Trade Finance

June 8, 2017: Speaker at the Anti-Corruption Academy, The Hague University

April 4, 2017: Roadshow with Richard Bistrong. Richard is a former FCPA violator and FBI cooperator, was convicted to jail in the US and is now one of the Etisphere 100 most influential people in business ethics. We have conducted sessions at a multinational company and at Transparency International Netherlands

March 23, 2017: Speaker at Navex seminar on the latest developments in anti-bribery and corruption in Amsterdam

Chairman and speaker at Global Anti-Corruption, Integrity and Compliance conference in Lisbon, March 16/17 2017

June 8, 2017: Speaker at the Anti-Corruption Academy, The Hague University

December 8, 2016: Speaker at keynote session on Third Party Due Diligence, IBC Legal Conference London

November 24, 2016: Speaker on whistleblowing systems and procedures, Netherlands Compliance Institute, Amsterdam

November 22, 2016: Teacher on Compliance, Ethics and Anti-Corruption, Castille Institute, Malta. The course was attended by compliance officers and the supervisor

November 18, 2016: Speaker about Ethics and Compliance in the era of the Panama Papers and Bahama leaks at Licent Academy education day for trust companies

November 11, 2016: Teacher on how to set up an ethics and compliance program at Transparency International event at ABN AMRO Bank in Amsterdam

November 8, 2016: Facilitator of session about Working with Works Councils at Compliance Week Europe conference in Brussels

September 22, 2016: Talkshow with Graydon on conducting Third Party Due Diligence. The talkshow was broadcasted live from a television studio in front of a live audience via the internet and the recording is available here (Dutch language)

June 2016: The Art of Conducting Third Party Due Diligence: The Unaoil case; Institute for Financial Crime. This article was also published at the Risk & Compliance Platform Europe and by Transparency International Netherlands.

June 16 2016: Speaker at congress for Works Councils members regarding the new Dutch law House for Whistleblowers, organized by SBI Formaat in Utrecht

May 2016: Speaker on ethics and compliance at local entrepreneur event in Rotterdam

December 2015: Trust Business and Corporate Misconduct: Stemming the Tide by Stick or by Carrot? Two-part article in Journal of Business Compliance.

December 2015: Interview session with Richard Bistrong, former FCPA violator, on “the dark side of international business” at the National Compliance Conference in Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

November 2015: Several presentations at IBC Legal conference “Compliance and Ethics International” in London

September 2015: Presentation on anti-corruption at Dutch Compliance Officer Association meeting in Amsterdam

May 2015: Presentation “How to set up an effective compliance funtion” at Amber Road seminar in Schiphol/Amsterdam

January 2015: I conducted a pre-conference workshop on Third Party Due Diligence at the C5 Legal Risk and Compliance Leaders Summit in Frankfurt, Germany

November 2014: Speaker at Thought Leadership conference in Amsterdam on how to pay a bribe and how to prevent them

November 2014: Panelist & moderator at World Bribery and Corruption Forum in London on how to develop your skill base further

November 2014: Chairman of the Trade Restrictions Conference organized by the Dutch Compliance Institute in Nieuwegein (Netherlands)

October 2014: Panelist at M&A Forum organized by Eversheds and Alex van Groningen on anti-corruption in Rotterdam

October 2014: Speaker on Due Diligence processes at Compliance Week Europe conference in Brussels

September and November 2014: Trainer for Compliance Officers of Dutch banks and insurance companies on best practices guideline for the prevention of corruption from the Dutch Central Bank for the Dutch Compliance Institute

September 2014: Panelist at Dutch Compliance Professionals Day in Utrecht regarding the organizational set-up of the Compliance function

March 2014: Co-chair, panel moderator and speaker at C5 Seminar on Third Party and Counterparty Risks in London

October 2013: Co-author of a Dutch book on anti-corruption

October 2013: Speaker at C5 Seminar on Third Party Due Diligence in Paris

March 2013: Co-chair and panelist at C5 Seminar on Third Party Due Diligence in London

February 2013: Speaker at Thought Leadership seminar on “How to set up a compliance/anti-fraud program” in Amsterdam

September and October 2012: Trainer for Compliance Officers of Dutch banks/update on foreign legislation for the Dutch Compliance Institute

February 28 2012: Speaker at C5 Seminar on Third Party Due Diligence in London

November 17 2011: Speaker at Thought Leadership seminar on ‘The US FCPA & Managing an Anti-Corruption Program in Practice’ in Amsterdam

October 25 2011: Speaker at Dutch Compliance Officers meeting on ‘Necessity of having an Anti-Corruption Program in place for Dutch companies’ in Amsterdam

October 5 2011: Speaker at International Compliance and Trade Seminar from Baker McKenzie on ‘Managing a Compliance Program in Practice’ in Amsterdam

April 7 2011: Conducted training session for company lawyers on Anti-Corruption Legislation at Dutch Compliance Institute in Nieuwegein (NL)

Note: Presentations at in-house company events, institute training and in-house company training sessions are usually not included in this overview