Jonathan Drimmer

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Barrick Gold Corporation

Jonathan Drimmer is a Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Barrick Gold Corporation, where he oversees the Company’s global business and human rights program, as well as its global anti-corruption program, global investigation group, entity level litigation and disputes, and other matters. For more than a decade he has taught courses related to business and human rights at Georgetown University Law Center, and is a frequent author, lecturer, and media commentator on business and human rights issues, and in particular, the Alien Tort Statute and human rights disputes. Until 2011, he was a partner at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, in Washington, D.C., where his practice focused on representing and advising clients in developing preventative compliance strategies, in navigating discrete questions and problems, and in enforcement proceedings and litigation related to human rights, anti-corruption, and other U.S. laws and international norms. He is a former Deputy Director in the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigations, where he led investigations, first chaired numerous prosecutions, and argued appeals in cases involving suspected war criminals. He is a Lexis/Nexis Contributing Expert on International Law, he has testified twice before the U.S. Congress, and among his awards and recognitions is the first U.S. Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General Award for Human Rights Law Enforcement. He is a former Bristow Fellow in the Office of the U.S. Solicitor General, and a judicial clerk on the U.S Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He graduated from Stanford University and UCLA Law School, and is on the Board of Directors of Trace International, a non-profit dedicated to transparency and anti-corruption compliance.

Sgt. Pat Poitevin

Senior Investigator at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Sgt. Patrice Poitevin is a 34 year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who has worked on organized crime, proceeds of crime and fraud investigations and is sought for his knowledge on financial crime and corruption related issues. Sgt. Poitevin has extensive experience in program development and capacity building. He has developed and/or managed a number of outreach programs and projects at the local, provincial, and national levels. He has also provided training at the national and international levels on a range of issues that impact businesses and communities. In his role as senior investigator and outreach coordinator for the Sensitive and International Investigations unit of National Division, Sgt. Poitevin’s mandate is to connect with Canadian businesses and stakeholders in order to provide them information on the RCMP’s global efforts to combat corruption and help them mitigate their risk and exposure to bribery and corruption. In addition to sharing information on the costs and impact of corruption on businesses and communities, Sgt. Poitevin advises on tools, strategies and good practices that will minimize risks, help individuals and companies to recognize red flags, and enhance the role of businesses in preventing and fighting corruption. Sgt Poitevin has completed studies in business administration as well as the Canadian Securities Course and is a Subject Matter Expert on anti-corruption and compliance. He is a frequent guest speaker at anti-corruption conferences and events. He also lectures on Anti-corruption and compliance at the MBA, EMBA and LLB level at several universities. Sgt Poitevin is the co-founder of the Canadian Centre of Excellence for Anti-Corruption (CCEAC) at the University of Ottawa and of the Global Anti-Corruption University project. He is a member of the Canadian mirror committee for the ISO 37001 Anti-Bribery management system standard and the UN Global Compact Network Canada Working Group.

Felix Caveda

Trade Commissioner at the Responsible Business Practices Unit of Global Affairs Canada

Felix Caveda is a Trade Commissioner currently working at the Responsible Business Practices Unit of Global Affairs Canada. He manages the Corporate Social Responsibility funds and supports the promotion of international CSR standards and guidelines at the Trade section of the Department. Felix covers the files of anti-corruption as one of the subjects under CSR and is responsible for supporting the missions in Latin America and the Caribbean raising awareness of the Canada Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) among other tasks. Lived and worked in Guinea, West Africa, and Colombia, Barbados and Uruguay. Graduate from Carleton University with Master Degree in Latin American Studies.

Susan Côté-Freeman

Senior Network Manager and Senior Researcher Governance, Compliance and Risk, The Conference Board of Canada

Susan Côté-Freeman joined the Conference Board of Canada in 2016 after almost two decades with the international Secretariat of Transparency International.

At the Conference Board of Canada, Susan manages an executive network of some 60 Canadian risk professionals and carries out research in the governance, compliance and risk areas.

Throughout her career with Transparency International, Susan worked for the organization in London, Washington D.C. and Berlin. As Head of Transparency International’s Business Integrity Programme, Susan led projects aimed at raising standards of corporate anti-corruption practice. She represented Transparency International on global anti-corruption initiatives such as the United Nations Global Compact, the Partnering against Corruption Initiative of the World Economic Forum and the B20.

Susan recently joined the Board of Transparency International Canada and is the President of the board of directors of Partnership Africa Canada, a non-profit organization dedicated to addressing the problem of conflict minerals.