Barbara H. Kipp, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) to Speak at KC’s Legal and Compliance Programs: Ethics and Effectiveness Live Webcast

New York, NY, February 02, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Barbara H. Kipp, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will speak at a 2-hour webcast entitled “Legal and Compliance Programs: Ethics and Effectiveness Live Webcast.” This two-hour event is scheduled on March 1, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM ET.

About Barbara H. Kipp

Barbara ("Bobby") Kipp is a Boston-based partner in PwC's Risk Assurance and Sustainable Business Solutions practice. She leads the firm’s Conflict Minerals solutions.

She has over 30 years’ experience in professional services, including many years as a financial auditor and IT auditor. As the former Global and US Ethics & Business Conduct Leader, and US Chief Privacy Officer for PwC, she led the development and operation of PwC’s US and Global Ethics & Business Conduct Programs and US Privacy Program. Her client work spans auditing, risk and compliance management, privacy and sustainability engagements, including helping clients develop and operate their ethical sourcing and sustainable supply chain risk management programs. She leads the PwC team on Walmart’s Supplier GHG Innovation Program. She frequently speaks and writes on sustainability, risk management, business ethics and compliance topics at leading conferences, events and publications.

About PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

PwC understands that significant risk is rarely confined to discrete areas within an organization. Rather, most significant risks have a wide-ranging impact across the organization. As a result, PwC's Risk Assurance practice has developed a holistic approach to risk that evaluates your business, facilitates strategic decision making and promotes efficiency. This approach is complemented by the extensive risk and controls technical knowledge and sectors specific experience of its Risk Assurance professionals. The end result is a risk solution tailored to meet the unique needs of clients.

For more information about Barbara H. Kipp and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), please visit: www.pwc.com

Event Synopsis:

Legal and Compliance Programs: Ethics and Effectiveness Live Webcast is a must attend event for attorneys who need to be 100% up-to-date to help their companies and clients navigate the potentially tricky waters of legal ethics. Our panel of key thought leaders and experts will teach attorneys, among other things, how to conduct internal investigation, how to safeguard attorney-client privilege, how to recognize and avoid common ethical pitfalls in the use of technology, how to comply with ethical rules and how to best handle ethical problems and situations.

About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series

The Knowledge Congress is a series of live webcasts produced by The Knowledge Group, LLC, which examine trends, regulatory, and technology changes across a variety of industries. Its mission is to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webcasts that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format.

The organization brings together the world's leading authorities and industry participants through informative two-hour webcasts to study the impact of changes and emerging trends. Hear from leading government officials/regulators, key thought leaders, and industry experts objectively analyze the latest trends and issues and their impact on industries. For further details, please visit the organization’s website: www.knowledgecongress.org