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Since graduating from Plymouth in 2016, I was inspired to undertake a masters degree in social policy and research at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Building upon this experience, I am now a training manager for a global firm and design and deliver training to managing directors, executives, business developers, and compliance officers across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. I base this training on the International Organization for Standardization, which brings together experts to support innovation and provide solutions to global challenges.
I try to stay up to date with the rapidly evolving anti-corruption industry by attending many conferences. A very memorable one was organised by Thomson Reuters, where child-trafficking survivor Rani Hong – kidnapped at age seven and now a United Nations special adviser on human rights – gave a speech about her story. It demonstrated what the real consequences of corruption are and how important the compliance industry is.
The most exciting thing I have done so far has been travelling to Dubai and New York. In Dubai I conducted in-house and client training on anti-bribery management systems. It was the first full-day training I had delivered, so I was nervous, but it went really well. While in New York I represented the company at the twentieth New York Conference on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
On both occasions I was able to sightsee. We went on a road trip when we were in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and trekked up its highest peak, Jebel Jais, which admittedly is not very high, but the views were still breathtaking. We were made to feel very welcome and went for drinks after training. While in New York I squeezed in the chance to experience another great view, with a quick trip to the Empire State Building.
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