GACO & ENFCO Half-Day Conference - Beyond the Checklist: Disrupting the Normalisation of Corruption in European Compliance

The Gibraltar Association of Compliance Officers (GACO) and the European Network for Compliance Officers (ENFCO) invite you to a critical half-day conference designed for senior Compliance Officers and MLROs across Europe.

Move beyond the headlines and high-profile cases. This conference directly addresses our central theme: Beyond the Checklist: Disrupting the Normalisation of Corruption in European Compliance  —the subtle, systemic, and cultural ways bribery and corruption (B&C) flourish in the day-to-day "grey zones" of business.

This is not a session on policy theory and is not a session on bribery & corruption linked to governments, governmental institutions or countries. We will provide practical, forensic, and behavioural insights you can immediately implement to enhance vigilance within your organisation on day-to-day corporate "grey zones" of business.

Key Focus Areas:

Systemic & Governance Failure: Dr. José Hernandez will expose how cultural erosion and governance blind spots—from inflated expense reports to complex third-party risks—create the foundation for systemic leakage. Learn frameworks for measuring and resetting ethical culture.

Behavioural & Team Culture: Ben Lyttleton will shift the focus to the power of organizational dynamics. Discover how groupthink normalizes corruption and gain practical tools for fostering an "upstander" culture where ethical challenge is rewarded.

Investigative & Transactional Schemes: Antonio Baquero will share the investigative mindset, moving beyond cash payments to identify "New Generation Red Flags." Learn how B&C is disguised through complex cross-border financial products, phantom services, and enhanced KYC/KYCC protocols.

The event will be opened by The Hon Nigel Feetham KC MP, Minister for Justice, Trade, and Industry. The conference will conclude with the official launch of the GACO/ENFCO White Book on European B&C Inquiries.

Join a targeted community of 250 Local & European compliance and risk management experts to gain the practical, behavioural, and investigative steps needed to actively disrupt corruption in our marketplaces.

Target Audience: Senior Compliance Officers, MLROs, and Risk Management Professionals.

Date: 20th November 2025
Time: 9.00am - 12.30pm
Location: Aurora Ballroom, Sunborn Yacht Hotel, Gibraltar
Programme: 
09.00 - 09.30am: Registrations & Coffees
09.30 - 09.45am: Introduction by Hon Minister Nigel Feetham KC MP
09.45 - 10.30am: Part I - Dr. José Hernandez: The Systemic and Corporate Governance Angle (Cultural Decay, Governance Failure, and The Unnoticed Systemic Leak)
10.30 - 10.45am: Break & Networking I
10.45 - 11.30am: Part II - Ben Lyttleton: The Behavioural and Team Culture Angle (The Social Dynamics of Corruption, Groupthink, and Creating a High-Integrity Team Culture)
11.30 - 11.45am:  Break & Networking II
11.45am - 12.30pm: Part III - Antonio Baquero: The Investigative and Transactional Angle (Cross-Border Schemes, Hidden Red Flags, and the Investigative Mindset)
12.30pm - Small Buffet Lunch
Fees: £95 for the 1st attendee and £80 for all subsequent attendees

Speakers

The Hon Nigel Feetham KC MP

We are very happy as well to inform you that the Minister for Justice, Trade, and Industry, the Hon Nigel Feetham KC will address the audience with an initial introductory speech. 

Nigel Feetham KC is Gibraltar’s Minister for Justice, Trade, and Industry. Elected to Parliament in October 2023, he has Ministerial responsibility for financial services, gaming, taxation, policing, and more. 
A passionate advocate for youth engagement, he established the Connect Hub to connect young people with career opportunities in financial services, fintech, gaming and emerging sectors. 

As Minister with responsibility for taxation, he has also led efforts to realign Gibraltar’s taxation system, balancing corporate contributions with the jurisdiction’s global competitiveness.

Minister Feetham has represented Gibraltar in high-level engagement with the FATF and the European Commission in Brussels. 

His vision centers on economic sustainability, international compliance, and fostering opportunities for future generations.

Dr. José Hernandez

Dr. José Hernandez, a globally recognised expert in corporate misconduct and ethical leadership, combines a distinguished career as an independent advisor, CEO, and author. He has an impactful advocacy for ethical business, education, and mental health.
 
World-Leading Corporate Crisis Consultant Introducing José Hernandez – a globally recognised expert in corporate misconduct, scandal remediation, and ethical leadership.
 
José has worked on some of the largest fraud, bribery and money laundering cases on record. In 2008, after being a partner with PwC, José and former FBI Director Louis Freeh established a new firm focused on corporate investigations and remediation.
 
In 2016, he founded his own Zurich-based crisis response consultancy, Ortus Strategies. His client list has included global giants like FIFA, Siemens, and Daimler. His two decades of experience have taught him that no business is immune from the possibility of an existential crisis. He believes that corporate misconduct is inevitable, but scandal is not.
 
At the core of his practice, José works to identify the deep causes of misconduct and tackle them head on before they escalate into scandal, to protect both a company’s reputation and its bottom line.
 
José is active in global governance discussions in Latin America, Europe, and North America. He comments in Spanish and English as an international expert on ethics and innovation; corruption and money laundering; and the future of business and leadership.

Ben Lyttleton

Ben Lyttleton is a British author, penalty coach, and football club co-owner. His work explores the deeper structures that shape success in sport, particularly the organizational dynamics that underpin high-performing teams and ethical leadership.
 
Best known for books like Twelve Yards: The Art and Psychology of the Perfect Penalty, and the Football School series, Ben blends storytelling with an understanding of behavioural science, psychology, and team culture. He knows how leadership, communication, and values can drive sustainable success in football and other industries. In Edge: Leadership Secrets from Football’s Top Thinkers, Ben explores how to win with integrity. And as a football club co-owner, he understands how the right cultural foundations can help teams combat systemic dysfunction and ethical failure. 
 
Ben has worked with some of the biggest organizations in sport, creating content and advising on leadership development and values-driven success. His work continues to influence how teams operate and why that matters.

Antonio Baquero

Based in Barcelona, Antonio Baquero joined OCCRP in 2020 and is an investigative editor covering Europe and beyond. Before that, he made his professional career at El Periódico Catalunya, where he served as a correspondent in North Africa, specializing in migration, as well as a war reporter in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq.

As an investigative journalist, he received the King of Spain Prize for Journalism — known as the Latin Pulitzer — for an investigation into the wrongful imprisonment of a Spaniard in Italy that led to the man’s release. He has also published investigations into jihadism in North Africa and Europe, and the misuse of rubber bullets by anti-riot police in Spain. While at El Periódico, Antonio collaborated with OCCRP on the Troika Laundromat investigation.