Evidence Gathering in Middle East and Africa
2022-05-18 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/London) | Online
On the ground in the MEA region: Evidence Gathering Challenges.
11.00 am – 12.00 pm London
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm Nairobi
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm Dubai
In this webinar sponsored by Ground Truth Intelligence, we explore the challenges faced by investigators running investigations based in the Middle East and Africa.
Investigators running investigations in the region on the ground or remotely face significant challenges. We will explore what information investigators can obtain at their fingertips, what resources are available and how they can access them, what are the key challenges and how do investigations work in reality. The ACi and GTI have brought together MEA based Heads of Investigations managing their teams and investigation in this complex area, using case specific examples.

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Matthew Hunt, COO, Ground Truth Intelligence
Matthew is co-founder and COO of Ground Truth Intelligence and worked as a director, senior consultant, and analyst at four risk and investigations companies: The Risk Advisory Group, Livingstone, Veracity and FTI. He has led projects in various global regions and co-developed a security risk analysis platform. Ground Truth Intelligence is the first comprehensive platform for global due diligence and investigations. Launched in 2020, the platform was designed to bring innovation, standardisation and scaleability to the world of investigations.

Vinay Sugunanandan
Vinay Sugunanandan is an innovative thought leader with over two decades of experience working for and assisting financial institutions develop robust financial crime prevention strategies. He has over two decades on experience in banking and consulting working for top tier banks and Big 4 consulting firm in North America, Asia, Middle East and Africa where he has lead key strategic initiatives to transform financial crime prevention programs for banks, set up fraud prevention Centre of Excellence, implement fraud detection and AML monitoring tools, design and implement fraud prevention strategies for payments, cards, customer on boarding, digital banking and online channels. Over the years he has undertaken financial crime, conduct risk and whistle-blower investigations in many jurisdictions. Currently he is the Head of Fraud Risk Management at Commercial Bank of Dubai in UAE. Vinay holds an MBA from Cornell University and is a Certified Fraud Examiner. He is passionate about the use of technology to combat financial crime and for investigations.

Charanjeet Singh
Charanjeet Singh is a career banker with experience of over 24 years in retail and commercial banking. He has worked in India, Africa and for the last 11 years in the UAE. He has worked with banks like ICICI, Barclays, Mashreq and is currently employed with First Abudhabi Bank. He has worked in various domains in being sector including Sales, Collections, Audit and Fraud Risk. Charanjeet has been the Chairperson of the UAE Bank Federation’s Fraud Prevention Committee since 2020 and in the past has also served as vice-chairperson of the same committee. He is a Postgraduate in finance and holds certifications in Anti Money Laundering, Information Security and Fraud risk. He is passionate about fraud prevention and investigations and likes to share knowledge in this area. He has participated in multiple conferences as a speaker on matters related to fraud risk. His expertise lies in setting up fraud risk frameworks including fraud prevention, monitoring & investigations. He has worked on implementing fraud prevention & monitoring systems to address fraud risk across the organisation including customer acquisition, staff and vendor onboarding, digital banking and operations.

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Assessing the appropriate response to increasing cyber risks
2022-06-01 13:30 - 15:00 (Europe/London) | Online
In an environment where modern cyber risk ranges from state-sponsored acts to amateurs licensing cyber tools, how do recent events such as the pandemic and the Ukraine conflict affect the risks, and what is the appropriate response for a business or individual?

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Louie J. Freeh, Vice Chairman, AlixPartners
Louie advises senior leaders of global companies and governments on complex investigative, governance, compliance, and regulatory matters. Since leaving government service, Louie has been appointed by courts, corporate boards and governments to help the world’s largest companies navigate legal and compliance issues related to the FCPA and similar anti-corruption regulations. Louie’s firsthand experience with U.S. judicial, law enforcement and regulatory agencies, national governments, and leaders of global businesses allows him to assist organizations in navigating crisis situations and complex, multi-jurisdictional matters quickly and strategically. His expertise and leadership qualities advise and support Boards, governments and CEO’s on a range of sensitive undertakings including investigations and enhanced due diligence, litigation strategy, compliance monitoring and assessments, and liaison with regulatory authorities. Louie was founder and chairman of Freeh Sporkin and Sullivan, and Freeh Group International Solutions from 2007 -2020. Prior to that, he was FBI director and a former federal judge.

Paul Brabant, Managing Director, Alix Partners
Paul has more than 20 years of experience working in a variety of roles in the global legal sector. He has acted as a lawyer, an electronic discovery expert, and a software development executive in the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Paul advises lawyers in cross-border disputes and investigations, and he leads internal and regulatory investigations for high-profile clients. As a former legal technology executive, Paul incorporates automation, machine learning, and predictive modeling into his practice yet understands how to work within the limits of such technologies. Paul has a Juris Doctor from Washington College of Law at American University and speaks English, French, and Spanish.

Michael Welch, Director, AlixPartners
Michael has more than 30 years’ experience in the areas of multijurisdictional investigations, cybersecurity, incident response, breach detection, threat hunting, anti-money laundering, digital forensics, asset recovery, organised crime, bribery and corruption, fraud and international training. He held several senior executive positions during his 25-year career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation including assistant director of the International Operations Division and Deputy Assistant Director of the Cyber Division. In the private sector, he was global head of investigations at Standard Chartered Bank and later, director of retail and regulatory investigations at the Financial Conduct Authority, both positions were based in London, England. Previously, he was the managing director of cybersecurity investigations at Freeh Group International Solutions.

Martin Simpson, Director, AlixPartners
Martin is a versatile technology leader with a successful record of solving complex problems. In the current hostile cyber environment, he is at the forefront of helping organizations withstand, absorb, and recover from disruption triggered by technology failure or cyberattack. He is recognized for his ability to quickly shape a proportionate response to multifaceted threats in a business context. Previously, he was chief of staff to a Fortune 50 chief information security officer, responding to unprecedented global crises, defining and leading the procurement of a series of cybersecurity services for deployment across the enterprise. He led the post-incident review of a significant breach of personal data and was subsequently seconded into the client organization as the interim director of technology, operational, and risk management, he resolved no-regret cyber and technology-related issues. Martin holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in communication systems engineering from the University of Portsmouth, is an advisor to boards on cyber risk and operational resilience.

Ben Hughes, Senior Security Consultant
Ben brings a diverse background in cyber security, IT, law, and law enforcement. After earning his JD and providing IT and e-discovery support to law firms, Ben joined Booz Allen Hamilton as a cyber security consultant in 2012. While a member of APT hunt teams assigned to commercial and federal clients for three years, Ben sharpened his network security monitoring, forensics, incident response, cyber threat intelligence and security architecture skills. Ben has earned the CISSP, GIAC Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT), CIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA) and Splunk Certified Power User certifications.

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Investigating Greenwashing
2022-06-29 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Investigating Greenwashing
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm London time
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) investigations are taking center stage at the moment with climate change and sustainability foremost on all our minds. What is Greenwashing? How do you avoid it and what are the potential outcomes for organisations subject to Greenwashing investigations? This webinar will answer these questions and more.

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Hannah Gilkes, Risk Advisory
Hannah leads Risk Advisory’s global ESG intelligence practice. Hannah helps clients across a range of industries access hard-to-find information that helps them to understand and mitigate ESG issues across their operations. Based in London, Hannah forms part of Risk Advisory’s wider business intelligence and investigations practice which helps businesses survive and thrive by equipping corporate decision makers and their advisors with the meticulously sourced, local intelligence they need to make the right commercial decisions. Hannah has worked in intelligence for eleven years. Prior to this role, she headed Risk Advisory’s Africa practice, managing its investigations on the continent across the company’s integrity, strategic intelligence and ESG service lines. She has also worked at FTI Consulting, Livingstone & Company, Africa Confidential and The Africa Report.
Hannah is an Ethiopian national. She has lived and worked in Addis Ababa and travelled extensively across sub-Saharan Africa, spending extended periods of time in Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa.

Joanna Ludlam, Partner, Baker & Mckenzie
Joanna Ludlam is co-chair of Baker McKenzie’s Global Compliance & Investigations group. She is a partner in the Firm’s London office, where she also leads the market-leading Regulatory, Public & Media law team. Joanna’s principal areas of practice are corporate internal investigations, corporate compliance and complex business disputes. She regularly leads investigations of compliance issues, including in particular under the UK Bribery Act, for multinational corporations in multiple international jurisdictions. She also advises clients and their boards of directors on issues of corporate compliance and risk management, particularly with respect to anti-corruption matters, as well as on crisis and reputation management. Joanna focuses on bringing practical solutions to client issues, and designed the Firm’s innovative Investigations Academy, a comprehensive and state-of-the-art training programme for investigations practitioners. She is co-author of Baker McKenzie’s Connected Compliance thought leadership series. In 2016, Joanna was named as one of The Lawyer’s “Hot 100” for her practice, and is recognised by Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners.

Linzie Forrester, President of Sustainability, Wood Group

Linzie is a passionate advocate for sustainable development, safety and environmental protection with a career spanning more than 30 years. She has worked across a number of industries and latterly in the corporate setting. Her role brings sustainability into the forefront of thinking at the strategic level; ensuring ESG risks are clearly and effectively identified and mitigated through the governance systems of the organisation. Linzie provides both strategic thinking and challenge to Wood’s executive leadership team, integrating sustainability into the mainstream management of their company. Previously she has developed and integrated AMEC’s sustainability program, achieving sector leader status multiple times in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index.

Moderator
Steve Young, CEO, ACi
Steve served 20 years in UK law enforcement investigating economic crime specialising in the pro-active investigation of Banking Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Whistleblowing and Money Laundering. This was followed by 6 years at Citigroup Inc. as EMEA Regional Director of Investigations, and 8 years as Barclays Bank Plc, Global Head of Investigations for Investment Banking & Wealth Management. Currently Head of Fraud & Investigations in Group Compliance at Lombard Odier, based in Geneva. To date, 40 years of international economic crime experience in both a law enforcement and corporate environment.

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Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Investigations
2022-07-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Changing technology, changing tactics: how the investigator can respond to the ever-evolving landscape of employee communications

Investigations routinely require the recovery and analysis of relevant electronic devices for evidence of activity and communications. Those communications have long since migrated from corporate email, to a variety of encrypted messaging apps and beyond with data that can be held in multiple locations, both physical and cloud based. This is further complicated when an organisation allows employees to carry confidential, proprietary, client or sensitive information.
Battling these complexities to give the investigator the greatest chance of obtaining the best evidence without inadvertently falling foul of data governance legislation requires a mix of tactics. In this webinar sponsored by Ankura we will discuss:

The evolving web of communication methods
Requesting an employee’s device for examination
What is the legal stance – consent versus refusal
Forensic capture and analysis – in person and remote
How to forensically secure social media messages
Aggregating multiple data sources for review
The unique challenges of Bring Your Own Device (and how to overcome them)
Data governance when moving data/reviewing across borders

Join our expert panel of Kaz Poultney, Director of Investigations for EMEA & AsiaPac at Amgen, Laura Ford, White Collar Crime Partner at DLA and Jonathan Brown, Senior Managing Director – Forensics at Ankura for this lively discussion.

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Kaz Poultney
Kaz is the Director of Investigations for EMEA and Asia Pac at Amgen. Kaz joined Amgen 4 years ago as the Lead Investigator for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining Amgen, Kaz worked in the Forensic Practice at Ernst & Young and in the Global Risk and Investigations Practice at FTI Consulting.

Laura Ford
Laura advises and represents clients in the conduct of UK and multi-jurisdictional investigations into allegations of serious and complex misconduct, including in the areas of bribery, fraud, money laundering, sanctions, data breach, human rights and market abuse. She also advises clients in the design and implementation of their global compliance programmes – from risk assessment to policy drafting and training – and conducts due diligence and investigations in the context of corporate transactional activity.

Jonathan Brown
Jonathan is a Senior Managing Director at Ankura based in London and has supported clients exposed to acute reputational and regulatory risk for over 20 years. He has worked for enforcement agencies including the Serious Fraud Office and the UK’s insolvency regulator and also spent a decade in the forensic practice of a Big 4 accounting firm focusing on fraud and corruption investigations. Jonathan specialises in multi-jurisdictional matters and has undertaken proactive and reactive investigations, disputes, and compliance projects in over 50 countries.

Moderator
Basha Galvin
Basha is Senior Investigations Manager, BAT & COO, ACi. She is a seasoned financial crime investigator in the public and corporate sectors. She has led and managed global investigations teams, provided investigations training and built case management systems. During her career, Basha has had the opportunity to work in a number of jurisdictions including the USA, APAC and EMEA developing investigation models and collating evidence for civil and criminal prosecutions. Basha was named as one of the “Top 40 in-house” investigation professionals by Global Investigations Review.

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Investigações corporativas: um olhar prático
2024-03-28 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Rio_Branco)
Investigações corporativas: um olhar prático
Março 28th, 9:00 a.m – 10:30 a.m (Brazil)
Ao passo que a endemia de desvios de conduta intencionais é percebida e cada vez mais denunciada, as organizações precisam responder cada vez mais rápido, sofisticando seus processos de investigação. Precisamos elucidar mais casos com menos tempo e com os mesmos recursos.” Na manhã de 28 de Março, a ACi junta especialistas no assunto para te oferecer insights para fortalecer sua função de forma inteligente em 2024.
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Ian Cook, Managing Director na StoneTurn em São Paulo. Ian suporta a prática global de inteligência corporativa e investigações da StoneTurn. Com duas décadas de experiência em risco e compliance, Ian é especializado em lidar com investigações complexas relacionadas a fraude, corrupção e desvios de conduta. Adicionalmente, atua em projetos importantes para conformidade regulatória e gerenciamento de riscos.

Queila Oliveira possui mais de uma década de experiência no ambiente de auditoria. Atualmente. Queila atua como Head de Auditoria Interna, Risco e Compliance na RHI Magnesita. Queila cuida de uma função multifacetada que abrange auditorias e investigações, bem como iniciativas em avaliação de riscos e adesão à conformidade.

Derico Carvalheda atuou na Polícia Federal em diversas áreas: investigação de crimes financeiros, corrupção, crimes ambientais, desvio de recursos públicos, corregedoria, entre outros. Também trabalhou com a EY, no Rio de janeiro, como gerente sênior forense. Dercio tem vasta experiência na condução de investigações criminais e dedicou sua carreira ao combate à corrupção em todos os setores.

Livia Correatem mais de 15 anos de experiência realizando e liderando investigações corporativas no setor de mineração e indústria, especialmente em grandes Projetos de Capital. Sua experiência abrange uma variedade de violações de conduta e ética relacionadas a crimes financeiros, regulamentação e conformidade, práticas trabalhistas desleais, assédio sexual e fraude.

Investigators and the new 'Failure to Prevent Fraud' Offence
2024-05-29 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Whether helping large organisations prepare reasonable procedures or leading investigations when things go wrong, corporate investigators will be heavily invested in the successful implementation of the pending UK corporate ‘failure to prevent fraud’ offence.* The offence will apply to UK-based large organisations as well as offshore large organisations with business and/or customers in the UK.
But what are the views of investigators on general readiness for the new legislation? RSM and the ACi are launching a Fraud Offence Readiness Survey, giving you the opportunity to express your thoughts on the matter.
*Section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act, 2023.
Click here for the survey.
The survey runs until 20 May. The results will be discussed in a webinar on 29 May 2024.

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Flip Stander, Partner, Forensics & Investigations, RSM UK

Sam Tate, Partner, RPC

Ashu Sharma, Head of Advisory Panel, ACi

Banter, Harassment and Bullying Investigations
2024-09-20 09:30 - 12:30 (Europe/London) | Online
Have you seen complex investigations go wrong? Do you want to make sure your organisation safely addresses Bullying and Harassment cases? Does the phrase “it’s just banter” cause you to shudder? For investigators dealing with Bullying and Harassment cases, this terminology is all too common.
Join us as we discuss the nuances of bullying and harassment investigations. We will cover current trends, debunk myths, and review how the harm-centred approach can be adopted to make your investigations safer for everyone.
Participants will analyse a closed case, identifying what went well and what fell short. We will explore how to carry out safe investigations from disclosure to closure, and look at how organisations can integrate investigation insights to drive cultural change and promote accountability.
Agenda:
Day 1: Friday, 20th September 2024, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm (UK)

Welcome and Introductions
Introduction to the case study
Bullying and Harassment – key terms and definitions
Receiving Disclosures -viewing documents from this case and discussion of best practice
Interviewing – viewing a video and interview statements, and discussion
Myth busting – the harm-centred approach

Day 2: Friday, 27th September 2024, 9.30 am – 12.30 pm (UK)

Reminder of Day 1
Weighing up evidence and coming to a conclusion on a case – balance of probability approach in bullying and harassment cases
Viewing an investigation report activity
Bringing in the harm-centred and trauma-informed approach
Case closure and organisational culture

Learning Outcomes:

Gain more confidence to carry out bullying and harassment investigations
Be more familiar with a harm-centred approach and applying it in bullying and harassment investigations
Be more aware of risks and challenges in bullying and harassment investigations and how to avoid pitfalls and mistakes

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This training event will take place on Zoom and delegates will receive an invite after registration

Insurance Investigations: Trends and Challenges
2024-10-09 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Join our free webinar looking at the trends and challenges in Insurance Investigations. Sponsored by RPC we are looking at the evolving landscape of insurance fraud detection and investigation. We will discuss how technological advancements, changing regulatory environments, and emerging fraud schemes are shaping the field of insurance investigations across different regions.
Key topics will include the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning in fraud detection, the impact of social media and digital footprints on investigations, and the challenges posed by cross-border insurance fraud. The webinar will also address the ethical considerations and data privacy concerns that arise with advanced investigative techniques, as well as strategies for balancing thorough investigations with customer experience. Attendees will gain insights into best practices for adapting to these global trends and overcoming common challenges faced by internal investigators in the insurance industry.
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Traversing Generative AI: Transforming the Length and Breadth of Investigations and Legal Workflows
2024-10-23 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
A free webinar exploring how generative AI can help investigators save time reviewing documents, speeding up the investigative and legal process.

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Investigators are currently forced to spend inordinate amounts of time navigating data challenges instead of focusing on their core areas of expertise. Legal and investigation professionals are engaged in a constant struggle to contain escalating costs while building consistent and defensible processes for their legal and investigation teams.
Generative AI tools, such as Relativity’s aiR for Review, have the capacity to transform investigative workflows. Gen AI tools can quickly locate hot documents and clearly explain their relevance, delivering vital information that is often found late in review or even missed. Instead of spending days – or even weeks – establishing case knowledge, teams can work with AI tools to quickly understand their case data and accelerate the path to valuable insights.
Leveraging generative AI capabilities to analyse documents for relevance and key issues, with greater speed and quality, drives significant time and cost savings for investigators, helping legal teams to meet aggressive deadlines, cut out unnecessary noise, and focus efforts on project strategy.
Join Alistair Hack, FTI Consulting and Relativity’s Paul Gordon, Manager, Sales Engineering as they discuss how generative AI tools represent a seismic shift in how the industry operates and how legal teams and investigators are traversing through this latest chapter of AI innovation.

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About the Panel

Alistair Hack, Director UK Innovation Team, FTI Consulting
Alistair has over a decade of experience in financial services across investigations and eDiscovery, including six years in international investigation, litigation & regulatory matters across the whole EDRM. His investigations experience includes compliance, conduct, whistleblowing and extends to liaising with law enforcement to support successful criminal prosecutions. Alistair is part of the wider UK innovation team at FTI developing custom solutions to help leverage the power of technology enabling humans to do what they do best.

Paul Gordon, Manager, Sales Engineering, Relativity
Paul has been in the legal technology field for over 20 years. He has been with Relativity for over 10 years and currently leads Relativity’s Sales Engineering team across EMEA. With both sales and operations experience, Paul has supported diverse projects, covering computer forensics through document review and productions at both software and service provider organisations. He is also one of Relativity’s regional leads for Generative AI products. Paul is based in London and serves the international Relativity user community.

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OSINT: A Game Changer for the Corporate Investigator's Toolkit
2024-11-06 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Join our free webinar to discuss all things OSINT! Sponsored by Tadaweb, we will be looking at the evolving landscape of OSINT in corporate investigations, how OSINT platforms can distil large data sets into actionable intelligence, and the role of automation and AI in OSINT. We will also discuss the legal boundaries in OSINT and the importance of using compliant platforms.

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Steve Young, ACi
Steve is the CEO of ACi. He served 20 years in UK law enforcement investigating economic crime specialising in the pro-active investigation of Banking Fraud, Bribery & Corruption, Whistleblowing and Money Laundering. This was followed by 6 years at Citigroup Inc. as EMEA Regional Director of Investigations, and 8 years as Barclays Bank Plc, Global Head of Investigations for Investment Banking & Wealth Management. Currently Head of Fraud & Investigations in Group Compliance at Lombard Odier, based in Geneva. To date, 40 years of international economic crime experience in both a law enforcement and corporate environment.

Jill Sanborn, Tadaweb
Jill Sanborn is a geopolitical risk, investigations and intelligence leader who brings decades of experience in both the public & private sector, helping businesses navigate today’s global risk environment.
Jill served nearly 24 years in the FBI rising to become the Executive Assistant Director of the National Security Branch representing the FBI on all national security matters. In previous roles Jill served as the Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division where she oversaw thousands of terrorism investigations and also held a senior leadership role as a deputy director with the CIA.
As a career-long advocate of the importance of partnerships, Jill routinely collaborates with peers across the law enforcement and intelligence communities, academia, and the private sector to create a network of community engagement.

Euan Crawford, Tadaweb

Euan Crawford is the Director of Intelligence Innovation at Tadaweb, where he is recognised as a leading authority in extracting actionable insights from publicly available information (PAI). Euan has spearheaded initiatives that advance multi-source data fusion while upholding the highest legal and ethical standards.
Prior to joining Tadaweb, Euan led open-source intelligence efforts across both public and private sectors, with a particular emphasis on integrating disruptive technologies.
Beyond his role at Tadaweb, Euan is a British Army Reserve officer, with service experience in Iraq and Afghanistan. He is also the co-founder of TechVets, a non-profit organisation committed to bridging the gap between military veterans and the tech industry, fostering a new generation of technologically adept leaders.

Rory Horgan
Rory served for 14 years in the British Army, including tours in Afghanistan, Ukraine and the MOD and working across government. He left the Army in 2022 for M& C Saatchi, running major programmes for their Security & Defence Services Branch.

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Using Research Tools & OSINT to Enhance Your Investigations
2025-02-19 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
This webinar explores how modern research tools and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) can revolutionise investigative processes. Learn how to efficiently gather, analyse, and apply critical information to uncover insights and make informed decisions. Featuring innovative strategies and cutting-edge tools, the session is tailored for investigators, analysts, and professionals seeking to enhance their methodologies with powerful, accessible resources. Join us to discover how these solutions can optimise your investigations and deliver actionable results.

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Kevin Weekes, CEO, Zenrs
Kevin brings over 30 years of experience in intelligence and investigations, serving national and international agencies in roles spanning criminal investigation, surveillance, and covert operations. He has led the design and delivery of national training standards for multiple intelligence agencies and now heads a business providing intelligence and security solutions to public and private sectors. Specialising in threat and risk intelligence with a focus on OSINT, SOCMINT, and cyber capabilities, Kevin is known for innovative problem-solving, resilience, and delivering actionable insights to empower decision-makers.

Tom Galpin, Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Tom Galpin is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at vLex, Tom manages the UK and Ireland Investigations accounts and delivering cutting-edge legal research solutions.. With extensive experience in sales and client management, Tom helps legal professionals and organisations streamline workflows using vLex’s advanced research platform and Generative AI tools. Known for his consultative approach and deep understanding of the intersection between legal tech and investigative processes, Tom is dedicated to fostering innovation and achieving measurable results for his clients.

Brad McGrath, ExCo Committee Member, ACi
Brad is Global Head of Compliance Conduct & Ethics for Shell Trading and Supply now based in London having worked in the U.S and Singapore. He has a background in Conduct Risk, Regulatory Enforcement and Intelligence/Investigations from U.K. law enforcement and the financial regulator (FCA – CoLP) Brad specialises in Whistleblowing and Compliance Incident management.

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The Right Questions, The Right Results: Mastering the Art of AI Prompting for Investigations
2025-02-26 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Great investigations start with great questions. When working with AI, how you phrase your prompts can mean the difference between a breakthrough insight and a missed opportunity. But how do you craft an effective prompt? How can you be sure AI understands exactly what you need?
With Relativity aiR for Review, the process is seamless. This generative AI solution helps refine your prompt criteria, making it easier than ever to get precise, relevant results.
In this webinar, we’ll demonstrate how prompting in aiR for Review works and give you tips and tricks for engineering the perfect prompt for your next investigation.
You’ll learn:

How to structure clear and precise investigation-specific queries

Techniques for breaking down complex investigative tasks

Common prompt pitfalls and how to avoid them

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Mastering Internal Investigations: Leveraging eDiscovery Software for Effective Results
2025-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
In today’s digital age, conducting thorough and effective internal investigations requires not only traditional investigative techniques but also the strategic use of eDiscovery software. This webinar will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the key principles and best practices for conducting internal investigations, with a special focus on leveraging eDiscovery tools.

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Topics covered will include:

The importance of internal investigations and their role in risk management
Steps to plan and initiate an investigation
Techniques for data mapping in identifying and harvesting relevant data
Best practices for using eDiscovery tools to manage and analyze large volumes of data
The evolving nature of what can be accessed from mobile devices
Ensuring confidentiality and legal compliance
Reporting results and implementing corrective actions

Join us to enhance your skills and knowledge, and ensure your organization is prepared to handle internal investigations with confidence and professionalism, utilizing the latest eDiscovery technology.

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Panel
Simon Kinzel, Director, Forensic Services EMEA, KLDiscovery
Simon Kinzel is the Director Forensic Services EMEA, at KLDiscovery and leads the team of 14 forensic consultants located in 3 countries within the EMEA region. Aside from the dynamic and complex nature of coordinating data collection and onsite data filtering requirements throughout EMEA on a day-to-day basis, Simon’s role is to conduct and provide expert guidance in investigations ranging from high profile criminal prosecutions, to the complete range of disciplinary and civil litigation cases. Simon has extensive experience with a broad spectrum of criminal and data breach investigations, computer security compliance and auditing. With a military counter-intelligence background
specialising in information systems, document security, he is trained and certified in digital forensic examination techniques by various government, local and international law enforcement agencies.
Peter Tutton, Associate Managing Director, Nardello & Co LLC
Peter is a financial investigator and forensic accountant with expertise in fraud, financial crime, and regulatory review projects. Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Peter led complex international, high-profile, and politically sensitive banking fraud and money-laundering investigations. Having trained as an accountant with a Big Four accountancy firm, Peter has over 20 years’ experience within the consulting industry. His casework includes engagements working on global investigations, forensic audits and regulatory look-back reviews in UK & Ireland, EU, USA, Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. His work is often used in litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as regulatory enforcement actions and internal disciplinary procedures. His experience extends to providing anti-fraud and financial crime control and framework testing, remediation and compliance services for clients.
Anthony Merlino, Senior Consultant, Global Advisory Services & Strategic Client Solutions, KLDiscovery
Anthony Merlino has more than 29 years of accumulated legal, eDiscovery and computer forensics experience. As KLDiscovery’s Senior Consultant of Global Advisory Services & Strategic Client Solutions, Mr. Merlino is a member of KLD’s Advisory Services team and works consultatively with clients to develop and implement cost effective, efficient, defensible discovery, data governance and data privacy compliance strategies. Leveraging his experience in legal operations,
computer forensics and electronic discovery with his knowledge of current legal trends and technology associated with data management, Mr. Merlino designs defensible strategies and technology solutions to optimize client efficiencies in alignment with industry accepted practices
Vanessa McGoldrick, Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK )LLP
Vanessa McGoldrick is a counsel in the White Collar Defense and Investigations team at Skadden London. Vanessa advises clients on a broad range of cross-border regulatory, criminal and civil investigations and financial crime matters, including bribery and corruption, money laundering, financial sanctions, fraud and tax evasion. Vanessa has represented clients before a range of U.K. prosecutors and regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority, Serious Fraud Office, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Competition and Markets Authority, as well as advised clients facing parallel investigations and proceedings by other international regulators. She has conducted numerous internal investigations involving allegations of corporate misconduct and has completed a secondment to a major international bank’s financial crime (legal) team.

Ben Fielding, Director, Business Development, KLDiscovery
Ben specialises in driving growth and forging strategic partnerships within the legal technology sector. With 18 years of experience in business development and a deep understanding of eDiscovery, Ben combines industry expertise with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions to meet client needs. Ben advises clients on the management of data and the use of technology in cyber incident response, litigation, arbitration, internal or regulatory investigations, data subject access requests and contract lifecycle management fostering long-term relationships with law firms, corporate legal teams, insurers and government agencies.

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Impacto da Integridade Corporativa nas Investigações Internas
2025-06-11 14:00 - 15:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) | Online
Neste webinar, Marcelo Zenkner abordará o papel essencial da integridade nas investigações internas corporativas.
Com base em sua experiência prática e em casos reais, ele mostrará como os princípios éticos influenciam diretamente os resultados das investigações, os processos de tomada de decisão e a construção de uma cultura organizacional sólida e sustentável.

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Marcelo Zenkner
Managing Director da FTI Consulting em São Paulo. Ex-Diretor de Governança e Conformidade da Petrobras. Ex-Promotor de Justiça do Ministério Público do Espírito Santo. Ex-Secretário de Controle e Transparência do Estado do Espírito Santo. Membro da Comissão de Ética e Integridade do IBGC e do Conselho Deliberativo da Transparência Internacional. Líder do Comitê de Cultura de Integridade da Rede Brasil do Pacto Global da Organização das Nações Unidas. Professor dos Cursos de Mestrado e Doutorado da Faculdade de Direito de Vitória (FDV) e Instrutor Credenciado do IBGC. Doutor pela Universidade Nova de Lisboa e autor da obra “Integridade Governamental e Empresarial”, dentre outras.

Dercio Carvalheda
Dercio Carvalheda is a governance advisor, corporate compliance expert, lawyer, and certified board member specializing in risk management and internal investigations. He holds a law degree from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (2000) and is a licensed attorney in Brazil. He began his career in private legal practice before joining the Brazilian Federal Police in 2003, where he served as a Chief Investigator. Over nearly two decades, he led investigations into financial crimes, corruption, embezzlement of public funds, internal affairs cases, among others. In 2020, Dércio retired from public service and specialized in Compliance at Ibmec. He returned to private practice and, from 2021 to 2022, served as a Senior Forensic Manager at EY (Ernst & Young) in Rio de Janeiro, focusing on corporate fraud investigations and risk management. His expertise focuses on uncovering how fraud or misconduct occurred — not only to report the facts but also to identify underlying gaps, helping organizations better understand and strengthen their prevention strategies.
Livia Gurgel
Livia is head of ACi LATAM. She started her career within Internal Audit and Risk management. She has more than 15 years’ experience performing and leading corporate investigations in the mining and industry sector, especially in large Capital Projects. Her experience covers a variety of conduct and ethics breaches related to financial crime, regulation and compliance, unfair labor practices, sexual harassment and fraud. Livia has a degree in Marketing, post-graduation on International Financial Reporting Standards and Corporate Governance. She is now leading the South America Investigations function for a large Group in the mining, diamonds and minerals sector. Livia is Certified Fraud Examiner and holds an Executive MBA by Fundação Dom Cabral.

Crypto Investigations Demystified
2025-06-25 13:30 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Online
Cryptocurrencies present unique risks given its susceptibility to illicit activity and ability to enhance anonymity and obfuscate the flow of funds. Despite these challenges, the inherent immutable and permanent nature of the blockchain provides an opportunity for investigators to understand the digital footprint of on-chain transactions to identify potential unusual activity.

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This webinar, sponsored by FRA, will address:

Managing complex compliance and regulatory obligations of a regulated crypto platform
Addressing bespoke crypto typologies and recent investigation trends
Enhancing investigation strategies through the use of blockchain analytics and forensic capabilities
Creating a safe digital asset ecosystem from suspicious activity reporting to law enforcement cooperation.

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Thomas Hyun (FRA) is a Director, Cryptocurrency Compliance in FRA’s Washington, DC office. He brings years of industry experience as a compliance leader, with a focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance in emerging payment technologies across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem. Prior to joining FRA, Thomas was the Director of AML and Blockchain Strategy at PayPal for four years, where he established PayPal’s financial crime policy and control framework for its cryptocurrency-related products. His earlier roles include Director of Compliance and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officer of Paxos and Vice President of Compliance at Mastercard as a dedicated compliance officer for its consumer products portfolio. He also spent over seven years within the forensics practice at Ernst & Young, working on a variety of FCC investigations for US and foreign-based financial institutions.
Oliver Van Zant (PayPal) is PayPal’s Director of Compliance Investigations for the Americas, where he oversees suspicious activity investigations including those involving cryptocurrency. Prior to joining PayPal, Oliver worked at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office as a blockchain investigative analyst helping to pioneer early cryptocurrency investigations. In his position at PayPal, Oliver is dedicated to integrating new technologies into effective compliance solutions, enabling the company to conduct top-tier investigative work.
Sercan Karapoyraz (Crypto.com) is the Vice President of Compliance (Global Financial Crimes), where he leads key initiatives in customer due diligence, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, enhanced due diligence, and escalations. An ACAMS-certified professional, Sercan brings a thoughtful and solutions-driven approach to financial crime operations and compliance process optimization, helping organizations stay ahead in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape.

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Tools & Techniques to Speed Up Your Investigations
2025-07-02 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Making the most of the latest tools and techniques (including gen AI) to speed up your investigations
Are you aware that the latest investigatory tools and techniques to deal with large data volumes and for speeding up investigations ARE within your reach, without a long commitment or large price tag?
Are you missing out on using the latest AI-powered technology and analytics techniques for forensic investigations because you think they’re not commercially viable or you simply don’t have the requisite skills?
Think the most advanced tools are only available to the big forensic investigator firms? Think again.
Join the panel on 2nd July at 12:00 UK time to find out about the latest tech developments and for a practical insight into what’s available to support investigations today.

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David Fisk, Managing Director at Salient Discovery will share his insights on the latest methods of data extraction and analysis available to all, for both unstructured and structured data sets. Moderated by Ashu Sharma , Group Investigations Manager, Anglo American Plc and board member of the ACI, the panel will draw on real life examples from various clients’ investigative work and explore practical use cases of the technology and techniques that are available today to accelerate your investigations.
Wilmari Janse van Rensburg – Abacus Financial Crime Advisory: Wilmari has more than a decade’s experience as a forensic accountant. She started her career within investigations for a Big Four consultancy and is now associate partner in a specialist corporate investigations firm. She has extensive experience leading financial crime investigations for a global client base.
Geoff Budge – Blue Top Consulting: Geoff brings 30 years+ experience as a fraud and forensic investigator to the panel. During his career, he has worked in the area of forensic technology for global consulting firms, supporting clients with data analytics, digital forensics and eDiscovery challenges. He now runs his own corporate investigations consultancy business with a wide range of clients, operating across jurisdictions and in multiple industries.
The discussion will cover:

the AI-powered tools that help at each stage in an investigation
the visualisation tools that can help to provide focus and clarity in investigations
dealing with different types of data, including:
Unstructured sources (e.g. WhatsApp, social media, text messages, email, loose documentation, etc.); what’s possible and what’s not
Structured sources; how to manage large volumes and tools for finding the needle in the haystack
how you can get access to the latest tech and as importantly, the skills to get the most from it

Firmly rooted in real case studies, we’ll share experiences of the practical acceleration of investigations to help investigators large and small remain competitive and relevant in the ever-evolving technology landscape.
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Smarter, Faster, Sharper: Transforming Investigations with AI-Driven Review
2025-08-20 13:00 - 14:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Data is exploding, and the clock is ticking. Investigators face mounting pressure to make sense of massive, complex data sets – fast. But with generative AI, overload can become opportunity.
Join Relativity and industry leaders for a deep-dive into how Relativity aiR – our generative AI – is transforming modern investigations. From DSARs to fraud cases, you’ll get practical tips to work more efficiently while uncovering hidden evidence.
You’ll learn:

How Relativity aiR helps investigators identify key documents, detect anomalies, and connect the dots – fast.
Real stories and results from customers who have used Relativity aiR to uncover crucial evidence, save critical time, and improve outcomes
Practical tips for seamlessly integrating AI-powered workflows into your practice and maximizing aiR’s effectiveness.
How evolving AI tools are reshaping investigative roles, ethics, and strategy

Brenda Malinki from Relativity will also give you a preview of what’s coming in Relativity aiR in 2026 and beyond. Register today to secure your spot and stay ahead of the curve.

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Safety For Investigators
2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Investigators face unique security challenges when operating in unfamiliar environments, from criminal threats like armed robbery and kidnapping to terrorism, targeted criminality from competitors or government actors, and environmental risks including medical emergencies and civil unrest. Our free webinar sponsored by Control Risks provides essential knowledge and practical strategies to keep you and your team safe while conducting investigations in challenging locations worldwide.
The webinar covers three key areas:

Personal Security Fundamentals (including ISO 31030 travel risk management standards, threat assessment, preparation protocols, situational awareness techniques like Cooper’s Color Code and OODA Loop, profile management, and digital footprint security)
Working with Armed Security Teams (featuring a real-world case study from a Somalia deployment with detailed convoy procedures, emergency protocols, and coordination with local security professionals),
Interactive Q&A Session where participants can get specific questions answered by security experts.

Join investigators and security professionals from around the world in this essential training session led by Control Risks’ industry-leading security professionals with extensive high-risk environment experience. Learn critical skills including secure communication protocols, emergency response procedures, pattern of life analysis, cultural sensitivity, and equipment preparation.
Don’t compromise on security – equip yourself with the knowledge needed to operate safely in challenging environments.

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Matt Newman is an Associate Director with a background in the provision of close protection and crisis security consulting. Matt leads in the development and delivery of Control Risks’ security training courses from our UK Training Centre and other international delivery locations. Prior to this, Matt spent several years as an embedded crisis security consultant to a Multi-National Corporation operating out of Libya and Iraq.

Oleg Kozlov is an Associate Director in Control Risks’ forensic investigations practice in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He is a forensic accountant with over nine years of experience in fraud and anti-bribery and corruption investigations and compliance advisory engagements across a broad range of geographies and sectors.

Estratégia e planejamento de investigação interna
2026-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Sao_Paulo) | Online
Participe de um webinar essencial, desenvolvido para profissionais de compliance, equipes jurídicas, profissionais de RH e especialistas em gestão de riscos que desejam aprimorar a abordagem de suas organizações em relação a investigações internas. Esta sessão gratuita fornecerá a você estruturas práticas e estratégias comprovadas para conduzir investigações mais eficazes, eficientes e juridicamente sólidas.
O que você aprenderá
Planejamento Estratégico de Investigações
Descubra como estabelecer protocolos de investigação robustos antes que os problemas surjam. Abordaremos o desenvolvimento de gatilhos claros para iniciar investigações, a formação da equipe certa, a determinação do escopo apropriado e a criação de fluxogramas de decisão que orientem sua resposta a diferentes tipos de alegações. Aprenda a diferenciar entre assuntos que exigem ação imediata e aqueles que podem seguir procedimentos padrão.
Gestão de Custos e Otimização de Recursos
Investigações internas podem se tornar rapidamente caras se não forem gerenciadas adequadamente. Exploraremos técnicas para controlar custos sem comprometer a qualidade, incluindo quando lidar com os assuntos internamente versus contratar consultoria externa, como aproveitar a tecnologia para revisão de documentos e entrevistas e estratégias para coleta eficiente de evidências. Você aprenderá a criar orçamentos e cronogramas realistas que estejam alinhados com os recursos da organização.
Evitando Erros Críticos
Com base em estudos de caso reais, examinaremos as armadilhas mais comuns que prejudicam as investigações: escopo descontrolado, documentação inadequada, conclusões precipitadas, conflitos de interesse e falhas de comunicação. Compreender esses erros ajudará você a implementar salvaguardas e controles de qualidade em todo o processo de investigação.
Melhores Práticas para Investigações Modernas

Explore abordagens contemporâneas, incluindo preservação de evidências digitais, técnicas de entrevista remota, considerações sobre privacidade de dados e manutenção da confidencialidade em um ambiente de trabalho interconectado. Discutiremos como equilibrar rigor e agilidade e como garantir que suas descobertas sejam defensáveis ​​caso sejam analisadas por órgãos reguladores ou em processos judiciais.
Quem Deve Participar
Este webinar é ideal para qualquer pessoa responsável ou envolvida em investigações no ambiente de trabalho, incluindo profissionais de compliance, consultores jurídicos internos, líderes de recursos humanos, equipes de auditoria interna e investigadores corporativos. Inscreva-se hoje para garantir sua vaga e receber acesso a recursos complementares, incluindo listas de verificação de investigação, modelos de protocolos e a gravação da sessão.

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Painel
Dercio Carvalheda
Dercio Carvalheda é consultor de governança, especialista em compliance corporativo, advogado e membro certificado de conselho, especializado em gestão de riscos e investigações internas. Ele é formado em Direito pela Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (2000) e é advogado licenciado no Brasil. Iniciou sua carreira na advocacia privada antes de ingressar na Polícia Federal brasileira em 2003, onde atuou como Investigador Chefe. Ao longo de quase duas décadas, liderou investigações sobre crimes financeiros, corrupção, desvio de verbas públicas, casos de assuntos internos, entre outros.
Em 2020, Dércio se aposentou do serviço público e se especializou em Compliance na Ibmec. Retornou à advocacia privada e, de 2021 a 2022, atuou como Gerente Sênior de Forense na EY (Ernst & Young) no Rio de Janeiro, com foco em investigações de fraudes corporativas e gestão de riscos. Sua expertise se concentra em desvendar como a fraude ou a má conduta ocorreram — não apenas para relatar os fatos, mas também para identificar lacunas subjacentes, ajudando as organizações a entender melhor e fortalecer suas estratégias de prevenção.

Queila Oliveira
Queila Oliveira traz consigo mais de uma década de experiência na área de auditoria. Atualmente, como Diretora de Auditoria Interna, Riscos e Compliance da RHI Magnesita, ela desempenha um papel multifacetado que abrange a liderança de auditorias e investigações, bem como iniciativas de avaliação de riscos e conformidade, tanto interna quanto externamente. Com experiência como Especialista em Auditoria na Anglo American, ela se especializa em procedimentos de auditoria interna. Queila formou-se em Ciências Contábeis pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais em 2014 e aprimorou suas habilidades na Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, onde ascendeu ao cargo de Auditora Sênior. Sua trajetória profissional inclui a obtenção de um MBA em Auditoria Interna e Práticas de Compliance em 2021, ampliando ainda mais sua expertise.

Ian Cook

Ian Cook é Managing Director da StoneTurn, atuando no escritório de São Paulo, e integra a equipe global de compliance, investigações e inteligência corporativa. Com mais de 20 anos de experiência, lidera investigações complexas envolvendo fraude, corrupção e má conduta de funcionários para empresas multinacionais, governos e grandes escritórios de advocacia, além de coordenar investigações estratégicas em suporte a litígios e projetos de implementação e aprimoramento de programas de compliance e integridade corporativa.
Antes de ingressar na StoneTurn, foi diretor sênior na Kroll e ocupou posições estratégicas de compliance no mercado financeiro, incluindo Head de Compliance do Barclays Bank no Brasil. Atuou durante sete anos na Nova Zelândia, onde foi Gerente Executivo de Prevenção à Lavagem de Dinheiro no ASB Bank. Naquele país, integrou o grupo de trabalho relacionados à revisão da legislação de prevenção à lavagem de dinheiro, com interação direta com reguladores e legisladores.

From Questions to Insight: Conversational AI in the Investigator’s Workflow
2026-03-11 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Natural language AI tools are transforming how investigators interact with data—shifting teams from complex query building to conversational exploration, surfacing narratives faster, and accelerating early case understanding. In corporate investigations, this evolution promises meaningful efficiency gains, while also introducing new considerations around accuracy, defensibility, and responsible use.
This free webinar will explore how conversational AI is being applied in investigative workflows today, where it delivers real value, and where caution is warranted.
Drawing on practical experience and emerging innovations—including Relativity’s aiR Assist, an in-platform natural language Q&A solution now in Advanced Access—we’ll discuss how investigators can better understand actors, relationships, and events within their data, uncover insight earlier, and move case strategy forward with confidence. Throughout, we’ll examine how to balance speed with rigor to maintain control, defensibility, and trust.
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Panel
Erica Albertson
Director AI Transformation, International, Relativity
Erica Albertson is the Director of AI Transformation International at Relativity, where she is a recognised thought leader and trusted advisor guiding organisations through the adoption of generative AI. Working across EMEA, she partners with senior executives, innovation leaders, and legal technology teams to shape AI strategy, drive product adoption, and lead transformational change at scale. At Relativity, Ms. Albertson acts as a bridge between customers and cross-functional teams, ensuring international market needs, regulatory considerations, and jurisdictional differences are reflected in global AI strategy and go-to-market execution. She is a key international subject-matter expert for the aiR suite, supporting adoption across review, privilege, and case strategy.

Basha Galvin
COO, ACi
Basha started her career with the Metropolitan Police and moved to the City of London Police Fraud Unit, covering money laundering, trade finance fraud, bribery and corruption. Basha left the police and moved to Citigroup for four years, moving to Barclays plc in 2006 as Head of Investigations & Whistleblowing for Wealth & Investment Bank. In 2018 Basha moved to the Oil & Gas Industry as Head of Investigations for Tullow Oil Plc leaving in late 2020. In early 2021 Basha moved to Lloyds Banking Group managing Conduct Investigations and in November 2022 commenced a role as Senior Investigations Manager at British American Tobacco. Basha is a seasoned financial crime investigator in the public and corporate sector. She has led and managed global investigations teams, provided investigations training and built case management systems. During her career, Basha has had the opportunity to work in a number of jurisdictions including the USA, APAC and EMEA developing investigation models and collating evidence for civil and criminal prosecutions. Basha was named as one of the “Top 40 in-house” investigation professionals by Global Investigations Review.

Dr. Victoria McCloud, W Legal, Gatehouse Chambers and Portlaw Strategic Intelligence
Dr McCloud is a recently retired King’s Bench Master in the UK High Court. She had a distinguished judicial career spanning nearly two decades. Post-retirement, she remains active in legal circles, focusing on issues such as human rights, AI in legal tech, and global privacy law and has recently moved into the startup phase of a new Irish company, Portlaw Strategic Intelligence, aimed at assisting businesses in talent location and team formation where multiple disciplines are needed for cross-border investigations and legal issues involving data and data transfer. She speaks regularly for example at Relativity Fest London and Chicago including on their Judicial Panel alongside USA judges, on issues around documents and AI, law and discovery, and at the International Data Law forum in Europe. She has given keynotes at for example the American Bar Association Cross Border Institute (on cyber war crime), and has lectured to judges in The Hague on war crimes prosecution. One of her legal books is the Intelligence and Surveillance Law Handbook, by Oxford University Press, she has been a witness before the Lords Committee on the Constitution, on surveillance matters and has written for the Covert Policing Review on that topic. Her doctorate is in the computational aspects of how the human visual system integrates 3-dimensional visual data.

Dr. McCloud works as a legal consultant, mediator, and lecturer, and has authored several publications. She is recognised for her LGBTQ advocacy and has been featured in various prestigious media outlets. In 2025 she was listed No. 1 in the Independent Pride List. She continues to contribute to legal discourse and practice across multiple domains.

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Challenges In Corporate Investigations: Survey Launch
2026-04-29 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Challenges in Corporate Investigations: Inaugural Survey Results Webinar | 29 April 2026

About this webinar
Corporate investigations are operating in an environment of accelerating complexity. AI is reshaping how evidence is gathered and analysed. Data privacy regulation is tightening. Investigative teams are stretched thin. And questions around independence are more pressing than ever.
To understand how the profession is navigating these pressures, the Association of Corporate Investigators (ACi), in together with Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA), is launching a dedicated benchmarking survey of the corporate investigations community, having gathered responses from over 140 investigators across 42 countries and 24 industry sectors.
Join us on 29 April as we present the full findings for the first time.

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What we’ll cover

The state of AI adoption in corporate investigations – the opportunities, the risks, and what investigators say they need to use it responsibly
Why capacity constraints are undermining investigation quality across organisations of all sizes
The stakeholder cooperation gap – and what governance structures are (and aren’t) helping
Emerging risks on the horizon: regulatory shifts, digital evidence challenges, and workforce change

Who should attend
This webinar is relevant to anyone involved in or responsible for corporate investigations, including professionals working in compliance, legal, HR, internal audit, and risk functions.

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Hosted by the Association of Corporate Investigators (ACi) and Forensic Risk Alliance (FRA).

UK Regulatory Financial Investigations – Investigators, are you prepared?
2026-05-12 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
April 2026 has brought significant changes to how the FCA initiates, conducts, and communicates investigations. Consumer Duty is now an active enforcement trigger. The revised Enforcement Guide has reset expectations around transparency and individual accountability. For investigators, compliance leads, and legal advisers operating in UK financial services, the margin for unpreparedness has narrowed considerably.
This free webinar session cuts through the complexity. You will leave with a better picture of what has changed, how it affects your organisation’s investigatory posture, and a practical checklist to benchmark your readiness against current FCA expectations.

Understand exactly how FCA investigations are being triggered in 2026 including the Consumer Duty dimension many organisations are underestimating
Get up to speed on the April 2026 Enforcement Guide changes and what greater transparency means for your organisation in practice
Assess your own readiness live, via two poll questions benchmarked against peers
Walk away with a practical readiness checklist

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