Beyond Compliance: Why Culture Matters
A breakfast discussion with Camilla C. Collet, Michaela Ahlberg and Niina Ratsula
Most organizations have policies, controls, and compliance programs designed to prevent misconduct. Yet ethical failures, corruption cases, and conduct risks continue to emerge across industries.
Why?
Perhaps the challenge is not a lack of rules, but a deeper understanding of how people make decisions, how culture shapes behaviour, and how organizations can build trust in an increasingly complex world.
Join us for an interactive breakfast discussion where legal, ethics & compliance, risk, HR, and business leaders come together to explore the growing importance of culture in managing risk, strengthening integrity, and supporting responsible business conduct.
Discussion themes
- Why good people make bad choices: what behavioural science teaches us about misconduct and ethical decision-making
- Beyond compliance: why regulators, boards, and business leaders are increasingly focused on culture, incentives, and leadership
- AI, ethics, and accountability: how emerging technologies are reshaping organizational culture and compliance
- Building trust and speak-up cultures: practical ways to strengthen ethical culture and responsible leadership
Agenda
08:30-09:00 Breakfast and registration
09:00-09:05 Welcome
Camilla C. Collet, Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel
09:05-09:30 Keynote: Beyond Compliance: Why Culture Matters
Michaela Ahlberg
09:30-10:30 Moderated discussion and audience dialogue
Discussion with Camilla C. Collet and Michaela Ahlberg, Moderated by Niina Ratsula
Speakers
Camilla C. Collet is Partner at Gorrissen Federspiel and advises Danish and international organizations on compliance, investigations, corporate governance, and regulatory matters. She works closely with organizations navigating increasing expectations around organizational culture, accountability, and responsible business conduct.
Michaela Ahlberg is a lawyer and ethics & compliance professional with almost four decades of experience working with global organizations on business ethics, compliance, and responsible leadership. She has held senior ethics and compliance roles at companies including Nokia, Volvo Cars, Telia Company, and Getinge, and is co-author of The Grey Zone. Michaela is also the founder of LEAP Series, an educational initiative focused on ethics, culture, and leadership.
Niina Ratsula is the Founder and CEO of Code of Conduct Company, an advisor on ethics, compliance, and organizational culture, and the author of several books on ethical leadership and responsible business. She works with organizations across Europe to strengthen ethical culture, trust, and responsible decision-making. Niina is also co-founder of LEAP Series and co-founder of the Nordic Business Ethics Initiative.
Who should attend?
This event is intended for compliance officers, legal counsel, ethics professionals, board members, HR leaders, risk professionals, and executives interested in strengthening ethical culture and responsible business conduct within their organizations.
Time & Place
📆 10 November 2026
⌚ 09:00 – 10:30
📍 Gorrissen Federspiel, Axel Towers, Axeltorv 2, 1609 Copenhagen
Registration
Participation in the event is free of charge, but we kindly ask you to register using the form below.