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Fraser Simpson

Fraser Simpson

Enterprise Strategy, Governance & Ethics Leader at Wellcome Trust

Jun 17, 2026

13:44
So we're going from interaction with Connie to actual behavior as it relates to code of conduct or compliance.
13:52
Yeah, absolutely.
13:52
And I am a great believer that judgment isn't something that you can just turn on as soon as you enter a crisis.
13:58
It's something you've got to build and practice over time.
14:00
What I see so often in organizations is ethics is treated like that annual refresher that you get a badge for or a compliance moment rather than an institutional and an individual capability that you need to keep up to speed.
14:14
We're taking the same approach, interestingly, now in the strategy function.
14:17
Because again, strategic stuff, it's not something you just turn on in a moment.

5 MINS LATER

19:27
Can you share some of your own experiences with using technology in compliance?
13:44
So we're going from interaction with Connie to actual behavior as it relates to code of conduct or compliance.
13:52
Yeah, absolutely.
13:52
And I am a great believer that judgment isn't something that you can just turn on as soon as you enter a crisis.
13:58
It's something you've got to build and practice over time.
14:00
What I see so often in organizations is ethics is treated like that annual refresher that you get a badge for or a compliance moment rather than an institutional and an individual capability that you need to keep up to speed.
14:14
We're taking the same approach, interestingly, now in the strategy function.
14:17
Because again, strategic stuff, it's not something you just turn on in a moment.

5 MINS LATER

19:27
Can you share some of your own experiences with using technology in compliance?

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