Whistleblowing – Developing a Resilient Workplace Culture

Susan Kramer, Baroness Kramer, PC began her career in finance where she held several Vice President positions. She served as a Member of Parliament for Richmond Park from 2005-2010 and was made a life peer in December 2010. In 2013, she was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Transport, which she held until the 2015 General Election and has since served as the Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson for the Treasury and Economy. 

Susan currently serves as the Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Whistleblowing, the aim is to put whistleblowers at the top of the agenda. The APPG is committed to world class whistleblower protection and is currently undertaking an enquiry into the strength and effectiveness of existing whistleblower legislation before making comprehensive proposals for improvements.

In 2014 Georgina became the subject of a police investigation and was arrested and charged under the Data Protection and Theft Act after raising concerns about child abuse at a Kent school. A year later she was fully acquitted and vindicated after the same police force launched ‘Operation Snowdon’ investigating the sexual and physical abuse of over 40 children. Since this time, she has developed WhistleblowersUK into an internationally recognised organisation leading the campaign for the introduction of the Office of the Whistleblower. WhistleblowersUK provides practical and ethical assistance to whistleblowers providing a range of professional services. Georgina advises organisations and Governments at the highest level on best practice, legislation and dispute resolution.

An expert in organisational whistleblowing management, Jan is engaged in the development of the new ISO 37002 Standard, is a frequent speaker on subjects related to whistleblowing, and has authored various articles on new legislation concerning whistleblower protection, anti-corruption, and organisational whistleblowing best practices. Jan is CIPP/E is an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). He holds a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) from King’s College London in the United Kingdom (EU Competition Law) and a master’s degree (LL.M) from Leiden University in the Netherlands (European Law). 
 
Jan was recently accepted as a member into The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) “Working Party on Regulatory Cooperation and Standardization Policies.” This working party is broken into six parts and Jan is a member of the Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems.