Association of Corporate Investigators

ACi Commodities Trading Investigations Forum
2026-09-17 12:00 - 19:30 (Europe/London) | Schellenberg Wittmer, 15bis rue des Alpes, Geneva 1, Switzerland
A trading firm is suddenly confronted with a fast‑moving compliance crisis. Regulators are asking questions, key decisions must be made under pressure, and critical facts are buried across emails, chats, company documents, the internet and third‑party records. The clock is running: preserve data, protect privilege, stabilize stakeholders, and rapidly understand what happened – being AI-assisted – before public misinformation and possible regulatory actions fill the gaps.
In this forum, we will walk through a realistic, end‑to‑end investigation journey – from “first hour” triage and governance, to AI‑assisted OSINT and rapid document review, to a live internal Subject witness interview and the boardroom decisions that follow. Expect interactive, scenario‑driven sessions showcasing practical resources, decision frameworks, and options you can apply immediately in commodities trading investigations.
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Regulatory Investigations Workshop
2026-10-01 09:30 - 18:30 | Credit Agricole CIB, Broadwalk House, 5 Appold St, London, EC2A 2DA, United Kingdom
Master the Complexities of UK Financial Services Regulatory Investigations
A Collaboration Between ACi and Leading Industry Experts, Richardson Lissak LLP and FTI Consulting.

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Almost a decade after the introduction of the Senior Managers & Certification Regime (SMCR) and Conduct Rules, financial services organisations continue to face significant challenges in implementing and reporting on these critical aspects of conduct regulation. The FCA is strengthening and expanding regulations for non-bank firms and its Conduct Rules to explicitly cover serious non-financial misconduct, including bullying, harassment, and sexual violence, as a breach of conduct.
But other sectors are also impacted. Regulation underpins and impacts almost all areas of the UK economy. The UK regulatory system has great strengths, built on a firm foundation of operational independence and stability, and other countries have drawn lessons from UK approaches.
In this special workshop, led by the ACi, Richardson Lissak and FTI Consulting, we will explore all the issues and challenges around regulatory investigations, and give delegates practical tips and insightful tools to take away.

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The Highest Standard in Corporate Investigations Training

🎯 Practical, Not Theoretical
Move beyond theory with hands-on case studies based on real-world scenarios. Learn through immersive, bespoke case studies that mirror actual regulatory investigations.

📊 Comprehensive Coverage
From regulatory fundamentals to advanced investigation management, this intensive one-day workshop covers everything you need to confidently tackle investigations of regulatory significance.

🤝 Cross-Functional Insights
Understand how to collaborate effectively with legal counsel, HR, Employee Relations, and Regulatory Relations throughout complex investigations.

⚡ Cutting-Edge Topics
Stay ahead of 2026 regulatory priorities including Crypto, AI, APP fraud, voluntary outcomes, and the evolving landscape of financial crime enforcement.

Who Should Attend
This workshop is designed for professionals who need to navigate the complexities of regulatory investigations in UK financial services:

In-House Investigators
Primary target audience – gain the skills and knowledge to confidently manage regulatory investigations

External Investigators
Consultants and advisors supporting financial services firms with regulatory matters
HR & Employee Relations
Professionals managing conduct issues with regulatory implications

Regulatory Relations
Teams responsible for liaising with FCA, PRA, and other regulators

Compliance Officers
Professionals ensuring adherence to SMCR and Conduct Rules

Legal Counsel
In-house and external lawyers advising on regulatory investigations

What Makes This Workshop Unmissable
1. “No Person Left Behind” Approach
Starting with regulatory fundamentals before diving into complex topics ensures all participants gain comprehensive understanding, regardless of their current knowledge level.
2. Real-World Case Study Methodology
The afternoon session uses a single, evolving case study that brings theory to life. Facts are adjusted from topic to topic, demonstrating how minor changes can create vastly different regulatory implications and investigation strategies.
3. First-Hand Expert Perspectives
Learn from practitioners with proven track records managing complex regulatory investigations across multiple jurisdictions and regulators.
4. Timely and Forward-Looking Content
With the 2026 extension of Conduct Rules to non-bank firms approaching, this training provides critical preparation for upcoming regulatory changes that will affect thousands of additional firms and individuals.
5. Practical Investigation Management Skills
Beyond regulatory knowledge, gain actionable skills in resourcing, planning, tracking, stakeholder management, and effective communication with regulators.
6. Understanding Multiple Regulatory Perspectives
Navigate the different approaches of FCA, PRA, SFO, HMRC, CMA, and OFSI – understanding how cooperation and leniency frameworks vary across regulators.
7. Data and Technology Focus
Learn how regulators increasingly rely on data-led investigations and technology-driven surveillance, and how to meet their expectations for data integrity and presentation.
8. Networking Opportunities
Connect with peers facing similar challenges, share insights, and build relationships within the ACi’s global investigative community.

Join leading investigators, compliance professionals, and legal experts for this intensive, practical workshop.

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ACi 2026 UK Pharma Investigations Forum
2026-10-08 13:30 - 19:30 | Baker Mckenzie, 280 Bishopsgate, London, EC2M 4AG, United Kingdom
When innovation meets scrutiny
The Association of Corporate Investigators invites UK pharmaceutical and life sciences professionals to its 2026 UK Pharma Investigations Forum, taking place on Thursday 8th October at Baker McKenzie’s London office. The forum brings together investigators, compliance professionals and industry leaders to examine how regulatory change and artificial intelligence are reshaping investigations in the pharmaceutical sector.
The afternoon opens with welcome addresses from Baker McKenzie and ACi, followed by a keynote setting the scene for the day. A regulatory panel will explore UK and EU developments driving investigation priorities, including the EU AI Act, data protection enforcement in healthcare, the EU Pharmaceutical Reform package, and the UK Crime and Policing Act, with practical takeaways for investigation professionals throughout.
A dedicated session will look at how one pharmaceutical company is applying AI to support its investigations, covering governance, workflow and the challenges of working with AI and data quality. The programme closes with an interactive session for delegates to discuss current challenges facing investigations in the sector, drawing on feedback from a recent industry survey and covering performance measurement and improvement.
The forum runs from 1.30pm, with registration and arrival refreshments, through to networking drinks from 5.30pm, offering delegates the opportunity to connect with peers across the pharmaceutical investigations community.
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Tickets are £99 for internal investigators and £199 for external lawyers and consultants.
Limited places available, early booking advised.

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ACi Whistleblowing Investigations Forum 2026
2026-10-15 08:30 - 19:00 | Eversheds Sutherland, 1 Wood Street, London, EXCV7WS, United Kingdom
ACi Whistleblowing Investigations Forum 2026:
Where Good Intentions meet hard questions

Whistleblowing cases are among the most sensitive and high-risk matters organisations face, and the way they are handled is under increasing scrutiny. When concerns are raised, the response can have significant consequences for employees, leadership teams, organisational culture, reputation, regulatory relationships and public trust.
Against an increasingly complex legal and regulatory landscape, organisations are expected to balance strict legal and regulatory requirements with the need to respond fairly, proportionately and effectively. Good intentions and having empathy alone are no longer sufficient to withstand scrutiny. Organisations are expected to continually challenge whether their processes are delivering the right outcomes and have the confidence to ask the difficult questions: What is working well? Where are the risks? And where does change need to happen?
Kindly hosted by Eversheds Sutherland, the ACi Whistleblowing Forum 2026 has been designed to move beyond theory and provide practical, pragmatic guidance for those responsible for managing whistleblowing concerns and investigations as well as facilitate asking the hard questions.
Through a seminar-style programme of expert presentations, interactive discussions, real-world case studies, panel sessions and roundtable exercises, delegates will explore every stage of the whistleblowing investigation process, from the initial disclosure through to investigation, decision-making and conclusion.
Rather than focusing solely on legal principles, the Forum will examine the practical challenges organisations encounter in real cases, encouraging open discussion, shared learning and the opportunity to ask the hard questions about current practice. Delegates will gain valuable insight into what works well, where investigations commonly fall short, and the practical steps that can be taken to strengthen processes and improve outcomes.
The programme will explore what happens when whistleblowing processes succeed and, importantly, when they fail.
Key topics include:

Whistleblowing investigation planning and handling
Consequence management and organisational decision-making
Employment Tribunal scrutiny and lessons from litigation
Effective interview techniques and evidence gathering
Recognising and addressing unconscious bias
Crisis communications and reputational risk
Meeting the growing expectations of regulators, stakeholders and society

To view the full agenda, click here.
Whether you are involved in legal, compliance, investigations, HR, governance, ethics or risk, the ACi Whistleblowing Forum 2026 offers a unique opportunity to learn from leading practitioners, share experiences with peers and develop practical approaches that will strengthen your organisation’s response to whistleblowing.
Why Attend?
This forum has been designed to provide practical insights that can be immediately applied within your organisation. By attending, you will:

Learn from leading experts in corporate investigations, employment law, crisis management, and whistleblowing.
Gain a deeper understanding of where whistleblowing investigations commonly fail and how to avoid costly mistakes.
Explore the latest challenges facing employers, investigators, and case owners when handling complex disclosures.
Examine real-life scenarios involving vulnerable whistleblowers, employment tribunal scrutiny, media interest, and reputational crises.
Network with senior professionals Participate in interactive discussions, live polling, and peer-led debates on investigative bias, decision-making, and organisational accountability.

Who Should Attend?
The forum is designed for professionals with responsibility for receiving, investigating, overseeing, advising on, or governing whistleblowing concerns, including:

Corporate Investigators
Ethics & Compliance Professionals
Whistleblowing Officers and Speak-Up Programme Managers
Employment Lawyers and Legal Counsel
HR Directors and Employee Relations Specialists
Internal Audit Professionals
Risk and Governance Leaders responsible for whistleblowing and/or are prescribed persons
General Counsel and Company Secretaries
Regulatory and Conduct Specialists who participate or investigate whistleblowing
Fraud, Compliance and Financial Crime Investigators Non-Executive Directors and Board Members with oversight responsibilities of whistleblowing and can have SMF responsibility within the FS sector
ESG, Culture and Integrity Professionals
Crisis Management and Corporate Communications Professionals

Move beyond theory. Ask the hard questions. Leave with pragmatic strategies you can apply immediately within your organisation.
Date: 15 October 2026
Venue: Eversheds Sutherland, 1 Wood Street, London
Networking Drinks: 5:10pm – 7:00pm

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ACi South Africa Investigations Forum 2026
2026-10-21 08:30 - 15:15 | Rooted, 3rd Floor, 30 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa
ACi’s inaugural South Africa Investigations Forum takes place in Joannesburg on 21st October.
Hosted by HKA and Pinsent Masons, the forum brings together corporate investigators, legal advisers and risk professionals to examine one of the most pressing challenges in the profession: how to protect those who speak up.
The day opens with a keynote from Professor Goss before moving into a series of panel discussions covering enforcement trends across Africa, the handling of non-financial misconduct, and the growing role of artificial intelligence in investigative work, considering both its value as an accelerant for triage and pattern detection and the risks it poses to independent professional judgement.
The afternoon turns to two of the sector’s most consequential issues. A session on protecting the discloser will examine the sobering reality that whistleblowers across Africa face significant risk of retaliation, and will set out what this means in practice for investigators managing safe reporting and investigation systems. A further session on sanctions will explore how complex cross-border supply chains and shifting regulatory regimes can turn routine operational decisions into significant legal exposure, illustrated through a live case scenario.
The day closes with networking drinks, offering delegates the opportunity to continue the conversation informally.
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Who should attend
This forum is designed for corporate and internal investigators, compliance and ethics professionals, employment lawyers, HR specialists, and risk and governance leaders operating across Africa or with African operations, particularly those with responsibility for whistleblowing frameworks, misconduct investigations, or sanctions and export control compliance.
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ACi North America Investigations Forum 2026
2026-11-05 13:00 - 19:00 | Miller and Chevalier, 900 16th Street NW, Washington, WA, DC 20006, United States
The corporate investigations landscape in the United States is undergoing significant change. Shifting enforcement priorities at the DOJ, SEC and OFAC, rising whistleblower incentives, and the rapid integration of artificial intelligence into investigative practice are reshaping how organisations detect, respond to and manage misconduct and the expectations placed on those responsible for doing so.
The inaugural ACi North America Investigations Forum brings together senior investigation professionals for an afternoon of expert-led discussion, practical insights, and peer exchange focused on the challenges investigators face in an increasingly complex and fast-changing environment.
Hosted by Miller & Chevalier in Washington DC, the programme explores what these changes mean in practice, with sessions covering the evolving US enforcement regime, the current state of whistleblowing programmes, AI-driven innovation in investigations, and the complex realities of managing cross-border, multi-jurisdictional cases.
Sessions will feature practitioners from Miller & Chevalier alongside experienced in-house investigators, and will combine panel discussion, presentation and an interactive case study, giving attendees practical tools and perspectives they can apply immediately.
Whether managing allegations of misconduct, responding to regulatory scrutiny, handling whistleblower reports, or navigating multi-jurisdictional investigations, attendees will gain practical insights from experienced practitioners and have the opportunity to share perspectives with peers facing similar challenges across North America and Canada.
The forum concludes with a networking drinks reception, offering delegates the opportunity to connect with peers from across the sector.
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Who should attend?
This forum is designed for professionals working in or alongside corporate investigations functions, including those in the following roles and departments:

Head of Investigations / Director of Investigations
Chief Compliance Officer and compliance leadership teams
Chief Ethics Officer
Head of Legal / General Counsel
Internal Audit leadership
Financial Crime and Fraud teams
Ethics and Integrity functions
Risk and Governance professionals
External counsel advising on investigations, enforcement and compliance matters
Discovery and forensic technology specialists

The forum is particularly well suited to professionals operating in heavily regulated industries or those with significant US or cross-border exposure, and is open to both ACi members and non-members.

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ACi 2026 Swiss Healthcare and Life Sciences Investigations Forum
2026-11-12 14:00 - 17:30 | Baker McKenzie Zurich, Holbeinstrasse 30, Zurich, 8034, Switzerland
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ACi 2026 Swiss Healthcare and Life Sciences Investigations Forum
When innovation meets scrutiny
Thursday 12 November 2026 | Baker McKenzie, Zurich
The Swiss healthcare and life sciences sector is currently navigating a period of significant change, shaped by evolving regulatory expectations, the growing role of artificial intelligence in investigative practice, and the implications of the EU Pharmaceutical Reform package for the Swiss market. This forum will bring together regulators, in-house practitioners and industry specialists to examine these developments and their practical implications for investigations professionals.
Hosted by Baker McKenzie at its Zurich office, the agenda is ready to view – click here.
Who should attend
This forum is designed for corporate investigators, compliance and ethics professionals, legal counsel, and risk management professionals operating within or alongside the healthcare and life sciences sector, in Switzerland and internationally. It will be of particular relevance to those addressing the integration of AI into investigative practice, navigating Swiss data protection enforcement, or seeking to engage with peers facing comparable regulatory and operational pressures.
Why attend
The forum will offer a focused and substantive programme, combining regulatory insight, practitioner experience and a structured opportunity for peer discussion. The day will conclude with a networking reception, providing a further opportunity for delegates to continue discussions and build connections within the sector.

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ACi Transport and Logistics Investigations Forum
2026-11-18 13:30 - 19:30 | Weightmans Birmingham, 103 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3AG, United Kingdom
The transport and logistics sector sits at the intersection of some of the most demanding and fast-moving regulatory environments in UK industry. Operators, investigators and compliance professionals face a landscape shaped by the Traffic Commissioner regime, the Health & Safety Executive, law enforcement, employment law, and an evolving patchwork of fraud prevention and anti-money laundering obligations, often all at once, and often following a single incident.
Whether you’re investigating a fatal road traffic collision, navigating an operator licence review, responding to a whistleblowing disclosure, or trying to get ahead of supply chain fraud risk, the pressures are real and the stakes are high. This Forum is designed specifically for the professionals doing that work.
About the Forum
This half-day ACi forum, kindly hosted by Weightmans, brings together investigators, compliance leads, legal professionals and industry figures for an afternoon of candid discussion, practical insight, and genuine peer connection.
There will be plenty of time for questions, and the evening closes with networking drinks so that conversations in can continue a more relaxed setting.
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Who Should Attend
If your work touches transport compliance, driver conduct, supply chain integrity or regulatory enforcement, you’ll find the afternoon directly relevant. This forum brings together corporate investigators, fleet and compliance managers, legal and regulatory professionals, HR teams working in logistics, and risk and insurance specialists, all grappling with the same complex, high-stakes environment.
Equally importantly, you’ll be in a room full of peers who understand the specific pressures of this industry. That’s often worth as much as the agenda itself.
Practical Details
Wednesday, 18th November 2026 Registration from 1.30pm | Proceedings begin 2.00pm | Networking drinks 5.30pm – 7.30pm Weightmans Delegate fee: £99.00 Internal Investigators/£199 External Consultants, Product and Service Providers.

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