Professional Bodies' Business Ethics Network Meeting
For this session we would like to introduce you to our new Director, and Chair of this group, Ian Peters. This meeting will be a chance for the new Chair and ProfBEN members to get to know each other better, and for you to put forward any suggestions you may have for this network moving forward.
We would also be interested in hearing your experiences of the impact that COVID-19 and associated restrictions has had on the professions, and any steps you have taken as a response to this new way of working.
Informal Agenda
Informal Agenda - ProfBEN meeting 20200924.pdf
Secretary and Chair
Senior Engagement Officer, Institute of Business Ethics
As Senior Engagement Officer, Linn acts as a single point of contact for internal project matters and collaborates with the wider team on the planning and delivery of engagement activities. She is also secretary to the IBE’s Business Ethics Network (BEN) and the IBE's Professional bodies' Business Ethics Network (ProfBEN).
Linn joined the IBE in August 2018 as Researcher. In this role, she assisted the Research Hub with the writing up of publications, blogs, newsletters as well as other written output specific to the IBE. Her other responsibilities included conducting advisory work on a range of business ethics topics, particularly those related to organisations’ codes of ethics.
Before joining the IBE, Linn completed her master's degree in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen. She also holds a master's degree in Politics and Government in the European Union from the London School of Economics & Political Science and a bachelor's degree in International Politics from King's College London. She has several years’ experience working as a freelance researcher and translator.
LinkedIn: linn-byberg
Director, Institute of Business Ethics
As Director of the Institute, Ian is responsible for implementing strategy, leading the team and ensuring that the Institute meets its charitable aims of raising awareness and spreading best practice in the field of business ethics.
Ian’s career has spanned business policy, government relations and corporate communications. He has extensive experience of working at the highest levels with business, government, regulators and the professions.
After studying for a degree in geography at Lancaster University and taking his PhD at Southampton (on the drivers of small business growth) Ian joined the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) as a small business policy specialist. In 1989 he moved to international public relations firm Burson-Marsteller where he worked for a number of major corporate clients. Following a second stint at the CBI Ian became Deputy Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce in 1996 where he led the policy, research and communications functions. From 2001 to 2008 he was Director of External Affairs and Marketing at the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) and in 2009 joined the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors as Chief Executive, a post he held until December 2019.
Ian has held a number of non-executive and public appointments including Chair of the Independent Monitoring Panel of the UK Chartered Banker Professional Standards Board, member of the UK government’s Regulatory Policy Committee and Better Regulation Task Force, and member of the Court of the University of Lancaster.
In 2015 Ian was awarded an MBE for services to regulatory reform.
What are Professional Bodies' Business Ethics Network (ProfBEN) meetings?
What are ProfBEN Meetings?
ProfBEN meetings provide a confidential forum for the sharing of both good practice and any challenges faced in encouraging professional ethics.
Who are ProfBEN Meetings for?
These meetings are open to supporters from professional and trade bodies (organisations with members) only.
Why attend a ProfBEN Meeting?
It is a unique opportunity to discuss with your peers the challenges, issues and successes of embedding ethical values within your profession.
Event Guide
These meetings are open to supporters from professional and trade bodies (organisations with members) only.
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What happens next...
Once you have registered you will receive confirmation of your booking.
We look forward to you joining our online event, and we hope you stay safe and well. Please note that when attending our online training, your Health & Safety is your responsibility.
To encourage frank discussion amongst participants and the open sharing of ideas and experiences, this meeting will take place under the Chatham House Rule.
This means that participants are free to use the information received but neither the identity nor affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed.