Conference Agenda
Focus on private sector
Work plan
Promoters
Regional Conference on integrity in private sector – Together for Integrity – in Romania is jointly organized by Transparency International Romania and Transparency International Secretariat and will bring together the region’s most authoritative specialists in this complex field.
Practices that were once seen as common in doing business in many parts of the world are becoming increasingly unacceptable. More stringent domestic laws requested by European and international institutions as well as the efforts to address the financial crisis are compelling the Romanian government to ensure a better and sounder framework for a competitive economy and companies operating in Romania to set the ground for sustainable and equitable growth through.
The financial crisis demands decisive actions on behalf of all the actors on the market, but any steps in this regard are likely to be discouraged if they are not grounded in transparency, accountability and integrity. Thus, a prerequisite for a combined collective effort in the fight against corruption is a comprehensive assessment of the risks and costs corruption has for the business environment. The objective of the conference is to identify the European and international tools that address these risks corruption for businesses operating in Romania and to maximize the competitive advantages provided by integrity in business through networks of collective action.
The conference provides a high-level forum for business, government, high level regional and international fora, civil society and the academic world from almost 50 countries from Europe and Central Asia to explore strategies to address the integrity vulnerabilities and their costs for the reputation and sustainability of businesses. Questions to be discussed include: What is the importance of business integrity for governments and business? How do governmental policies and self-regulation of industries interact? Is it desirable and possible to have greater convergence of rules and practices at corporate level?
This event is the first major effort for Romania to meet one of the most topical challenges facing governments and business in the aftermath of the economic crisis and we are honoured by your attendance to it.
