Can the Role of Whistleblowers Be Protected and Honored around the World?
In both public and private spheres, the act of whistleblowing often carries a great and heavy risk. Even in Western societies, a fear of punishment and retaliation looms large for individuals and groups who seek to reveal illegal or immoral behavior. How can reformers hold corrupt governments and companies to account if those who would tell the truth are discouraged or intimidated? At a time when bad actors seek to undermine democracy, can whistleblowing survive as an international phenomenon?
Join the Free Speech Project at Georgetown University and the Future of the Humanities Project, a joint endeavor of Georgetown University and Blackfriars Hall at Oxford, for the next monthly program in the ongoing virtual series, Free Speech at the Crossroads: International Dialogues, on Monday, July 11, 2022.
Featuring:
Elizabeth Gardiner, chief executive, Protect
Floyd Graham, British lawyer and corporate adviser
Sean McKessy, first chief, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower Office
Sherron Watkins, former vice president, Enron Corporation; professor at University of North Carolina Business School
Michael Scott (moderator), senior dean, Blackfriars Hall, Oxford.
Sanford J. Ungar (moderator), director, Free Speech Project, Georgetown University.
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