Association of Corporate Investigators

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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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 11:00 - 12:00 (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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