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(Live Streaming) Implementing Effective Whistleblowing Programmes and Governance

CPE Hour: 1

Synopsis

In today’s fast-changing business environment, organisations are under increasing scrutiny to uphold transparency, accountability, and ethical behaviour. High-profile corporate scandals have highlighted the importance of robust whistleblowing frameworks and strong internal controls to detect misconduct and protect organisational value and reputation.

This webinar will explore the practicalities of implementing an effective whistleblowing programme, establishing sound internal control systems that align with global governance standards and ethics for accountants. You will gain insights into:

• Key components of an effective whistleblowing programme.
• Best practices in internal controls to safeguard against fraud, corruption, and operational risks.
• The role of leadership and governance bodies in ensuring independence, accountability, and tone at the top.
• Recent high-profile cases, and what can be learned from them.
• The accountant’s role in upholding ethics, integrity and professional responsibility.

Suitable for boards, senior management, compliance officers and internal auditors who are seeking to strengthen governance and build resilient organisations.

Speakers

Mr. Ong Woon Pheng
Director, Financial Advisory Services
Nexia Singapore PAC

Woon Pheng is a Director of Nexia Singapore PAC and heads the Financial Advisory Services department.

With over two decades of experience since 2001 in the accounting and finance industry, Woon Pheng specialises in business valuation, intangible asset valuation, valuation for IFRS compliance, IFRS advisory, financial and tax due diligence, deal advisory, forensic accounting, fraud investigation and litigation support services.

He has been instrumental in the design, implementation and ongoing oversight of Nexia Singapore’s whistleblowing programme, including the development of policies, reporting protocols, investigation frameworks and escalation procedures.

Woon Pheng has led and conducted investigations arising from whistleblower disclosures received from both for-profit and non-profit organisations. These matters typically involve allegations of employee grievances, asset misappropriation, financial irregularities, conflicts of interest, breach of fiduciary duties, inadequate internal controls and ethical misconduct.

Mr. Edwin Hooi
Director, Risk Advisory Services
Nexia Singapore PAC

Edwin is a Chartered Accountant and audit practitioner with more than 30 years’ experience serving clients in both the private and public sectors, contributing to their efforts in enhancing their governance, risk management and compliance. His experience includes internal auditing for government agencies, such as the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Education (for more than 10 years), and fund management companies regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and manufacturing & trading companies.

Edwin brings deep, directly relevant experience to whistleblowing and ethics-related engagements, grounded in more than 30 years of senior audit, risk advisory, and governance work across both public and private sectors.. As a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA), he has led internal audit and compliance work across government agencies, MAS-regulated fund management companies, and complex commercial organisations. His work has consistently focused on assessing governance structures, control effectiveness, regulatory compliance, and issue-escalation and remediation processes—core foundations of robust whistleblowing arrangements. This enables him to evaluate whistleblowing frameworks holistically, including policy design, reporting and escalation mechanisms, confidentiality safeguards, investigative governance, and management oversight, in line with regulatory expectations and leading practices.

Mr. David Morgan
Global Managing Director
Veremark Whistleblower Technology Solutions

David is the Managing Director of Veremark Whistleblower Technology Solutions and leads the design, implementation and operation of Veremark’s whistleblowing technology platforms. He has over 20 years’ of experience in investigations and whistleblowing operations across government, financial services and corporate environments.

David has extensive hands-on experience in managing whistleblower disclosures, operating reporting channels and supporting organisations in the effective handling of complex and sensitive matters. His work focuses on balancing whistleblower protection with effective escalation and resolution of reported issues. The best-in-class technology has been designed with mass scale in mind and through a trusted network of partners, such as Nexia Solutions. The ISO 37002 international best practice whistleblower management principles of trust, protection and support are at the heart of the offering and design.

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