ACi Immersive Workshop Geneva
2019-10-31 08:00 - 2020-11-16 17:00 (Europe/London)
Event Sponsor

The ACi and Schellenberg Wittmer are hosting to the ACi’s immersive investigations workshop to be held at Schellenberg’s offices in Geneva.
The workshop will benefit corporate investigators new to corporate investigations that are developing their skills, or more experienced investigators, who wish to enhance their skills and learn from others experienced in the field. The training will also benefit in-house HR, Compliance, and Legal professionals supporting and handling corporate investigations and disputes as well as Consultants supporting corporate clients with such investigations.

Delegates will be immersed in a real-life case from the beginning, identifying and discussing the issues, interviewing witnesses, planning the investigation and watching as the evidence is gathered, schemes are revealed, and the subject is put on the spot.
Delegates will enhance their investigative knowledge and skills from subject matter experts in interviewing, forensic accounting and data analytics, open source intelligence, forensic IT / e-Discovery, and legal. Areas of focus will be on investigation planning, interviewing, working with subject matter experts, developing the case, and how to identify and interpret evidence and establish investigative conclusions.
All lectures will be in English.

Nico Van der Beken

Kelsey Froehlich

Philippe Fleury

Claudia Jung

Benjamin Borsodi

David Wolfe

Steve Young

Supporters

Prevention of Sexual Harassment Investigations (POSH) in India
2020-10-08 08:00 - 09:00
The Indian law on prevention of sexual harassment of women at the workplace (POSH Act) is quite process driven when it comes to investigating complaints. Ground realities of corporate India as well as the Indian socio-cultural milieu poses multiple challenges in conducting investigations which have to comply with some stringent requirements of the law. This webinar will address some of the issues faced by corporates and will provide insights, based on experience and judicial precedents, on how to overcome challenges to enable companies to conduct investigations which meet the spirit of the law.
Ebru Tiberi, Director, Deutche Bank
​Ebru is currently a Director in Deutsche Bank Anti-Financial Crime Department with more than 20 years of experience in investigations, anti- financial crime advisory and audit with a strong background in risks & controls. Having worked in major multinationals and consultancy firms in Europe, Middle East and Asia, Ebru has a wide experience of setting up functions and overseeing multi-disciplinary teams with diverse backgrounds.
Expert Panel​ Members:
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Sunila Awasthi, Senior Partner, AZB​
Having qualified as a lawyer from Delhi University in 1992, Sunila has been in general corporate law practice for more than 25 years with a master’s in law from Australia’s University of Queensland. Starting initially with joint ventures, technical collaborations and M&A, over the past decade her focus has primarily been on general advisory with emphasis on employment laws, compliances and investigations related to POSH as well as code of ethics and standards of business conduct. She has also been involved in pro bono initiatives in the area of POCSO and POSH laws for NGOs and schools.
Sonal Mattoo, Lawyer and Founder, Helping Hands
​Sonal Mattoo is a lawyer with 25 years PQE. She works extensively in the area of prevention of sexual harassment. She supports companies pan India as an independent Ombudsperson and committee member to investigate matters. Sonal runs a self funded NGO Helping Hands to drive legal awareness and counseling. Sits on the boards of a few companies as an independent board member.
Sukhjit Singh Pasricha, Group Chief Human Resource Officer, Kotak Mahindra Bank
Sukhjit Singh Pasricha joined the Kotak Mahindra Bank in 2019 as Group Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO). His responsibilities include overseeing all HR functions to secure long term growth for the company by leading training, talent acquisition and career development activities across Kotak Mahindra Group companies. In a career spanning 25 years, Sukhjit has been in leadership position across sectors and in complex businesses that operate in both the B2B and B2C spaces. He has been instrumental in building business-aligned HR strategies, driving HR transformational projects and strengthening organisational capabilities through formulation & implementation of HR processes and ensuring proactive HR interventions.

Ebru Tiberi

Sunila Awasthi

Sukhjit Singh Pasricha

Sonal Mattoo

Investigating Cyber Crimes
2020-10-22 08:00 - 17:00
Cyber Crime Investigations are more and more prevalent but many corporate investigators do not have current knowledge or tools to manage these complex investigations successfully. In this webinar we’ll talk to the experts to consider why motives for cyber attacks including, monetary gain, disruption, social engineering and data leakage. We’ll discuss how internal and external hackers attack corporate networks, plus GDPR and data privacy, issues arising during investigations, red flags to watch out for and how Covid 19 has impacted organisations and exposed their weak points for cyber attacks.
Presented by
Matthias Bossardt, Partner, KPMG
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​Matthias is a Partner at KPMG where he leads the Cyber and Technology Risk Consulting department. He has 22 years of professional experience and has advised clients in Europe, US and Middle East. He has published KPMG’s thought leadership series titled “Clarity on Cyber Security”, is a member of the cyber security advisory board of Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW) and chaired the cyber working group of economiesuisse. Matthias is an active angel investor in start-up companies. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from ETH Zürich and a M.Sc. from EPFL.
Vanessa Nigro, Global Internal Audit, Investigations and ERM Director, Dufry.
​The majority of Vanessa’s work has been devoted to Internal Audit, with over 25 years’ experience in banking, consulting and retail. She has an accountant bachelor along with a Finance MBA among other certifications leveraged by significant international experience in developed and undeveloped countries. She is always interested in new risks on the horizon and how culture can impact the control environment. Vanessa is determined to continuously develop new investigations solutions and assurance approaches. She is already working with AI/Machine learning in investigations and looks for future trends to enhance results while reducing workload.
Basha Galvin, COO, ACi
Basha is a seasoned financial crime investigator in the public and corporate sector. She has led and managed global investigations teams. During her career Basha has had the opportunity to work in a number of jurisdictions including the USA, APAC and Europe, 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

Matthias Bossardt

Vanessa Nigro

Internal and Cross Border Investigations
2020-11-18 13:00 - 14:00 | Online
Internal and Cross Border Investigations
Evaluating corporate compliance programs in the context of DOJ updated Guidance
Free Webinar
Wednesday, 18th November 2020 @ 1pm GMT

Join our experienced panel for a discussion on applying the recently updated DoJ guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs as it applies to internal and cross border investigations. Especially in these times of COVID-19. Gain insights and perspectives from the DoJ, In-House and External Counsel.
Delegates attending this webinar are eligible for CLE credits.

Panel Members
Amanda Raad, Partner, Ropes & Gray
Leo R Tsao, Principal Deputy Chief, MLARS, DoJ Criminal Division.
Geoff David, Group Head, Litigation & Investigations , Rio Tinto, DC
Stacey Hanna, General Counsel, Ethics & Compliance , Lonza, NY

Leo R Tsao

Geoff David

Stacey Hanna

Moderator:
Steve Young, CEO, ACi
Steve Young

ACi Foundation Investigation Interviewing Skills
2020-11-19 13:00 - 16:00
ACi Foundation Investigation Interviewing Skills
Workshop Overview
Practitioner Series – Foundation Investigation Interviewing Skills
Live course November 19, 23 & 26th 2020
This 3 x 3 hour virtual practical training program is designed to develop your investigative interviewing skills
The program, developed by Neil Fletcher (who has taught this program across the globe in English & using interpreters), will utilise a real life case study (anonomised) and experienced role-players/assessors to assess/provide feedback and help you develop the practical skills associated with conducting interviews to gather information/evidence.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this 3 webinar workshop, participants will be able to:

Plan and structure interviews in accordance with the PEACE model
Understand Cognitive Interviewing foundations
Develop fit for purpose interview plans
Understand how memory affects a person’s recall
Structure questions to obtain free recall
Understand and apply various question formats
Understand how to use time lines to identify information gaps and probe for the relevant information
Understand how to manage support people
Begin to formulate strategies for dealing with difficult interviewees
Understand the barriers to effective probing and undertake effective probing of topics to gain relevant information
Properly introduce documents and probe for information/evidence
Take interview notes that enable effective reporting

The workshop involves:

A workbook is provided in advance with relevant case study information, theory and pre-workshop activities for the attendee.
Three x 3 hour interactive and practical webinars over 3 weeks.
Six hours of actual role play interviewing a Reporter/Source; a Witness and the Subject of the Case study and receiving verbal assessment & feedback

Joining Info:
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Dates: First course runs on:
Thursday 19th November, Monday 23rd November and Thursday 26th November 2020
Time: 1pm – 4pm
Price: £550
Places are limited. Delegates must attend the three sessions to gain the attendance certificate
If you’d like to enquire about this course please contact us.

Corporate Investigations in Russia
2020-12-03 11:00 - 12:30
Join our experienced panel for a discussion on managing corporate investigations in Russia.
Thursday, December 3rd at 2pm-3.30 Moscow Time/11am-12.30 London Time
Panel Discussion Topics:

Investigation of Cyber Threats

Alexey Sharykhin, Senior Specialsit of Cyber Investigation Department Group-IB

Asset search abroad through public records; Business casesNikolay Smetanin, CSI Group, Head of financial investigations and audits.

Troubled debts investigation framework and asset tracing

Vitaly Falin, Ernst & Young, Senior Manager Forensic.

Investigating Fraud.

Dmitry Budanov, International Risk & Information Services, Advisor.
Joined by:
​Sergey Martynov, ACFE Russian Chapter, Chairperson

Alexey Sharyknin

Vitaly Falin

Dmitry Budanov

Sergey Martynov

Nikolay Smetanin

Dmitry Bazhenov

Webinar recordings are available in our members’ area. To view please sign up

Fraud, Bribery & Corruption Investigations in Asia
2020-12-07 08:00 - 09:00
This webinar is kindly sponsored by EY
Live Broadcast Monday, 7th December 2020 @8am-9am GMT
Corruption is dishonest behaviour by those in a position of power, such as managers or government officials.
Corruption can include giving or accepting bribes, inappropriate gifts, under-the-table transactions.
​Join our expert panel to discuss how best to manage these issues.

Panel:
Arpinder Singh, Partner and Head – India and Emerging Markets, Forensic & Integrity Services, EY
Arpinder Singh has significant experience spanning over 25 years in multi-jurisdiction investigations, forensic accounting and dispute advisory in India, US, UK and other regions. As a trusted advisor, he has worked with corporates, regulators and law enforcement officials on many high profile and global investigations across diverse sectors. He has acted as an expert forensic accountant in several disputes and arbitration cases and has been consistently recognized as one of the foremost practitioners in the “Who’s Who Legal”. He is a forensic accountant with significant knowledge of the law and one of the few experts in India who was an internal auditor, statutory auditor, financial controller and leads forensic investigations. He is an ISO 37001 Certified Lead Auditor, Founder of the Mumbai Chapter of the ACFE and Special invitee in the ICAI’s Digital Accounting and Assurance Board (2020-21). ​​
Sara Ritch, Investigations Manager, Global Fund Office of the Inspector General
Sarah Ritch is a lawyer and an Investigations Manager who has been with the Global Fund’s Office of the Inspector General for 9 years. She leads a multi-disciplinary team of investigators, analysts and computer forensic experts to root out fraud, corruption and abuse of grant funds. Her team covers over 75 countries where the Global Fund invests, with a particular focus in Asia and Eastern Europe. Prior to this, Sarah worked as an Assistant District Attorney in Manhattan prosecuting cases involving violent crime, identity theft and financial fraud. She has litigated complex financial matters as an associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Richards Kibbe & Orbe law firms in New York City. Sarah graduated with honors from the Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Akshita Bajaj, Head of Investigations, Citi South Asia Cluster
Akshita is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and brings with her, 16 years of experience in risk management across retail banking and insurance. She has worked across all lines of defense, including Business, Independent Control & Compliance, and Internal/External Audit.
Moderator:

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 leaving in 2006 and moving to Barclays plc as Head of Investigations & Whistleblowing for Wealth & Investment Bank. Basha is a seasoned financial crime investigator in the public and corporate sector. She has led and managed global investigations teams. During her career Basha has had the opportunity to work in a number of jurisdictions including the USA, APAC and Europe, 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.

Monitorships: Root Cause Analysis for Investigations
2020-12-09 12:00 - 13:00
This webinar is kindly sponsored by StoneTurn.

Wednesday, 9th December 2020 @ 7am New York – 12 noon London – 8pm Singapore
​Join our expert panel for an informative discussion on how in-house investigators can go beyond the facts of individual investigations and help Companies under Monitorship understand the root causes of issues and ultimately strengthen the broader ethics and integrity programme.

Jonny Frank, Partner, StoneTurn
Jonny Frank serves as DOJ Monitor to Deutsche Bank, DOJ Independent Compliance Auditor to a Big 3 U.S. Automotive Manufacturer, Voluntary Monitor to a Northern Europe bank, and E&C adviser to the SEC Independent Consultant of a Big 4 Audit Firm. Previously, he led PwC’s global Fraud Risks and Controls practice and served as the Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney, EDNY.

Alexander Jüngling, Partner, Comfield Legal
Dr. Alexander Juengling is an attorney and partner at Comfield Legal in Berlin, an interdisciplinary law and consulting firm with a focus on governance and compliance matters. An alumni of University of Freiburg i.Br. and University of Chicago, Alexander started his career as consultant with McKinsey & Co., Inc. before working as an antitrust and compliance attorney for WilmerHale LL.P. In 2010, he joined Bilfinger SE as Group Chief Compliance Officer. During his time at Bilfinger, Alexander was involved in two US monitorships. In 2015, he became Group Chief Compliance Officer of Danone in Paris. Since 2020, when he returned to private practice, Alexander advises companies on preventive and investigative aspects of corporate governance and compliance with a focus on anti-corruption, healthcare compliance, data protection, antitrust law, money laundering and export control. He is also an expert on legal and ethical aspects of artificial intelligence. Alexander is a lecturer at Freie Universität Berlin and regularly publishes on various compliance topics.

Patrick Wellens
Patrick Wellens, Board Member of Ethics and Compliance Switzerland
Patrick has over 30 years’ professional experience gathered as a country CFO, regional finance manager, corporate audit manager, senior manager forensics (in Big4) and as country and divisional compliance officer of a pharma company. He is a certified fraud examiner (CFE) who has managed and led the investigation of many complex white-collar crime investigations in various continents.

Marc Leppard
Marc Leppard, Senior Adviser, StoneTurn
Mark has more than 25 years of senior management experience in risk, ethics and compliance issues in both corporate and financial services sectors. Marc has specialized in change programs in areas such as corporate compliance, investment banking compliance, anti-bribery and corruption, financial crime prevention and investigations, often in response to serious incidents. A former regulator, Marc takes a pragmatic and creative approach to problem-solving and is well-versed at advising and operating at the C-suite level. He has developed and led compliance program teams in response to incidents leading to ethics and compliance monitorships.

Moderator:
Annabel Kerley, ACi Advisor
Annabel Kerley, Partner, StoneTurn
Annabel Kerley is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Graduate Diploma in Law. She specialises in forensic accounting and has a considerable track record in leading complex, cross-border criminal, regulatory and corporate internal investigations for clients across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining StoneTurn, Annabel spent five years in the Enforcement Division of the Financial Conduct Authority and has been seconded to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO).

Prevention of Sexual Harassment Investigations in India Part 2
2020-12-10 08:30 - 09:30
Join us as we continue to explore the issues of the POSH Act in India
​Live Broadcast 2pm IST/4.30pm Singapore/8.30am GMT on Thursday, 10th December 2020
ACi brings you part 2 of the IC inquiry process.
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In October 2020 we discussed how the Indian law on prevention of sexual harassment of women in the workplace (POSH Act) is managed by organisations in India, issues faced and how to overcome investigative challenges.
In the second concluding part of our series, we share best practise for your Internal Committees, unique circumstances, maintaining timelines, handling legal cases and troubleshooting options.

Panel

Ebru Tiberi
Ebru Tiberi, Director, Deutche Bank
​Ebru is currently a Director in Deutsche Bank Anti-Financial Crime Department with more than 20 years of experience in investigations, anti- financial crime advisory and audit with a strong background in risks & controls. Having worked in major multinationals and consultancy firms in Europe, Middle East and Asia, Ebru has a wide experience of setting up functions and overseeing multi-disciplinary teams with diverse backgrounds.

Sunila Awasthi
Sunila Awasthi, Senior Partner, AZB​
Having qualified as a lawyer from Delhi University in 1992, Sunila has been in general corporate law practice for more than 25 years with a master’s in law from Australia’s University of Queensland. Starting initially with joint ventures, technical collaborations and M&A, over the past decade her focus has primarily been on general advisory with emphasis on employment laws, compliances and investigations related to POSH as well as code of ethics and standards of business conduct. She has also been involved in pro bono initiatives in the area of POCSO and POSH laws for NGOs and schools.

Sonal Mattoo
Sonal Mattoo, Lawyer and Founder, Helping Hands
​Sonal Mattoo is a lawyer with 25 years PQE. She works extensively in the area of prevention of sexual harassment. She supports companies pan India as an independent Ombudsperson and committee member to investigate matters. Sonal runs a self funded NGO Helping Hands to drive legal awareness and counseling. Sits on the boards of a few companies as an independent board member.

Will Simmons, Head of Global Ivestigations & Associate Director, Global Ethics Compliance, Lonza Group
Will Simmons
Will Simmons is the Head of Global Investigations and Associate Director, Global Ethics Compliance at Lonza Group, a chemical and biotechnology company. His primary role involves the investigation and resolution of ethics and compliance related issues. He also oversees due diligence screening and management of third parties as well as directs and manages the implementation of the global Ethics and Compliance training and education program. Prior to assuming this role, Will worked in a variety of different positions within the pharmaceutical industry to include Modified Release manufacturing, Quality Assurance, and DEA Controlled Substance auditing.
He served as an active duty captain in the Air Force in the capacity of a federal agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, specializing in counterintelligence and counter-insurgency operations. He is an Iraq War veteran and recipient of the Bronze Star and Air Force Combat Action Medal and serves as a Leadership Fellow with the non-profit group Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America.

CV Clinic for Corporate Investigators
2021-01-06 11:00 - 12:00
Join ACi & City CV for a 1 hour free webinar on
Wednesday 6th January 2021 11am London, 2pm Russia, 4.30pm India
CV Clinic for Corporate Investigators
Looking for a change of direction, the next step in your career or more flexibility? Understand what recruiters look for in a CV, overhaul your CV and have your burning questions answered.
ACi , Enteles Search and City CV are hosting a FREE one-hour online live training session to help you to create a strong and authentic CV which will get you noticed for the right reasons. Expertise and insider knowledge gathered from years of CV writing and recruiting will be shared, including:
1. CV evolution – how AI and algorithms can make or break your career (and how to beat the CV robots)
2. Soft skills to avoid in your CV – how to show, not tell
3. Three essential items in every bullet point
4. The competencies you must include
5. Being ‘smart’ – how to sell yourself every step of the way
6. Avoid the formatting errors that guarantee rejection from most CV screening systems
7. The two mistakes that 97% of hirers will reject your CV for
8. Live Q&A

Panellists
Victoria McLean, Founder and CEO of City CV.
James Butler, Managing Partner – enteles Search
Chris Meager, Managing Partner – enteles Search

Victoria McLean,

James Butler

Chris Meager

HR Investigations in Asia
2021-01-21 08:30 - 09:30
8.30am – 9.30 am GMT
In this webinar, we explore the scope and requirements of an HR Investigation.
You will receive information and advice related to the various types of cases assigned under the HR banner, from bullying to conflict of interest matters. We will give you advice, based on significant experience, on how to manage the various investigations and identify and address possible hurdles such as what could be critical to the case with regard to notifying those involved in the case, legal support for you and the alleged wrongdoers and those jurisdictions with varying time frames for the conduct of investigations. Other advice to be provided will cover investigation planning, analysis of the evidence obtained and writing an investigation report. We will also discuss the role of the investigator in the disciplinary process, with a focus on the positive and negative aspects of decisions to suspend employees during an investigation.

Panel:
Nisha Shetty, Director Human Resources, Global Investment Bank
Nisha has over 20 years’ experience as an HR professional, with the last 10 years being in Employee Relations in various global investment banks. In her role, she has been part of various multi-disciplinary investigations and has also led different types of HR Investigations. HR investigations primarily covering various employee issues (Conflicts, harassment, grievances etc.).

Jaydene Buckley, Managing Director, OSACO Group
Jaydene Buckley
Jaydene spent 18 years as a sworn member of the New Zealand Police finally as a Police Strategic Advisor for Maori, Pacific and Ethnic Communities. Since leaving the NZ Police in 2009, she has undertaken and managed investigation for both private and public sector organisations as well as the United Nations and international non-government organisations across the globe. Jaydene is the Managing Director and a founding member of – OSACO Group Ltd. OSACO Group is a global and multi-lingual team of extensively experienced investigative consultants and specialists in compliance, governance, safeguarding and anti-corruption. She has specialised in workplace investigations and crisis management reviews, she is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors, Marlborough Chamber of Commerce and a board member for Marlborough Women’s Refuge and Sexual Violence Support Centre. She is also a qualified ISO 19600 and 37001 Anti-bribery Management System Auditor.

Mark Gough, Regional Compliance Officer, East Asia, Japan and Pacific, Schneider Electric
Mark Gough
Mark has over 30 years of professional investigation experience at both national and international levels within the public sector and private sector. Mark started his career as a counter-terrorism investigator with the Australian Federal Attorney General’s Department. From 1996 to 2008, Mark worked in the Investigations Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services at the United Nations (UN) in New York. Mark joined Siemens in 2008 as the Global Deputy Head of Compliance Investigations and managed the Europe/Middle East/Africa investigation team from the Munich headquarters. In October 2014, Mark was appointed as the Regional Head, Case Handling Asia Australia (within the newly created Legal and Compliance – Regulatory Governance structure in Siemens AG), based in Singapore and with a regional office in Beijing. Mark has served on many anti-corruption policy committees, and regularly delivers bespoke training to investigators, compliance officers, legal professionals and HR personnel on investigations with an emphasis on investigative interview techniques.

Combatting & Investigating Illicit Trade
2021-01-27 12:30 - 13:30
In this webinar sponsored by Alvarez and Marsal, we will discuss the challenges of conducting investigations into illicit trade. We will look at the best investigative techniques and which agencies investigators can collaborate with.

Panel:
Chris Martin, MBA, Dip. Man. OECD Countering Illicit Trade Taskforce

Chris has 45 years service in HM Customs and Excise and HM Revenue and Customs, with the past 38 years in the criminal investigation and intelligence disciplines.
He has wide international experience. He opened the first UK drugs liaison post in Paris in 1992 and returned to France in 2002 to perform the fiscal crime role. Between 2006 and 2009 he led the HMRC Fiscal Crime Liaison Network, driving through a significant expansion programme in China, Malaysia, Eastern Europe and the UAE. From 2012 to 2018 he served as Counsellor for Fiscal Crime Liaison at the British Embassy, Washington DC. He now leads a series of cross-cutting projects for HMRC Organised Crime Operations.
He has also undertaken several external secondments, to the police regional crime squads, to the National Criminal Intelligence Service, and to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office – for the strategic drugs survey of Central Asia 2001/02. He became active in the OECD Countering Illicit Trade Task Force in 2014, and has held the position of Chair since 2018.
John Flint, Global Head of Anti-Illicit Trade, British American Tobacco.

John started his career as a British Diplomat in 1996. Following stints in London, Eastern Europe and the Eastern Caribbean working on a variety of bilateral and multilateral issues, John joined the National Criminal Intelligence Service (NCIS) in 2002. Following a variety of roles in NCIS and subsequently, the UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), John was posted to the Balkans as the Regional Head of Investigations. With teams based in the British Embassies across the Balkans, John was responsible for managing the UK’s relationship with national law enforcement and intelligence agencies and led investigations in a multitude of threat areas, including drug trafficking, people smuggling and fraud. John joined BAT in 2013 following 17+ years as a public servant. Based initially in Budapest and then Prague, John managed security and anti-illicit trade for a cluster of 12 countries in Central and Eastern Europe before moving to BAT HQ to take up the global position as Head of Anti-Illicit Trade (AIT). The AIT team at BAT consists of a number of engagement managers which assist BAT markets in their efforts to combat the illicit tobacco trade, as well as a Forensics and Compliance Team which provide product authentication and illicit trade analysis, as well as compliance activities to ensure the security of BAT’s own supply chain.
David M. Luna, President and CEO of Luna Global Networks & Convergence Strategies LLC
David is a former U.S. diplomat and national security official; current Chair of the Business at OECD Anti-Illicit Trade (AIT) Expert Group; Chair of AIT Committee of the U.S. Council for International Business (USCIB); Senior Fellow for National Security and co-Director of the Anti-Illicit Trade Institute (AITI), at the Terrorism, Transnational Crime, Corruption Center, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University.

Chris Phillips, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal, London
Chris specializes in the conduct of complex financial investigations involving allegations of misconduct and/or criminal activity, mainly involving fraud, bribery and corruption, money laundering, sanctions abuse, accounting misstatement and tax evasion. Chris has given expert evidence in several disputes and investigations cases in Courts in UK, Australia, Switzerland and Sweden.​ With more than 30 years of forensic investigation experience, he has worked on many complex investigations for global multi-national companies, working alongside external legal advisors, and reporting to Boards, external regulators and law enforcement/Courts.​With regard to financial crime, supply chain, sanctions and related areas, Chris has been involved in many investigations and regulatory review projects including:​Investigating allegations of criminal conduct with regard to supply and manufacture of shipping vessels, specifically the use of non-compliant product in key components​; Investigation allegations of fraud and bribery in the manufacture of food and drinks products for major global food manufacturers, and in the provision of medicines to HPCs in Eastern Europe​; Investigating alleged organization crime in the white goods and insurance industries, and bribery investigations involving government funded infrastructure projects​; Managed an AML lookback project for a major global bank, involving the review and assessment of key elements of the bank’s global AML policy and framework for a substantial portfolio of international clients;​ Appointed by the Board of a major global bank to review suspicious accounts relating to business involving CIS related clients, and offshore jurisdictions and related transaction reviews​; Assisted in the performance of three global OFAC sanctions reviews for French and Nordic banks, working alongside external counsel and the regulators. The work involved the analysis of trade finance contracts and all payments/flow of funds for certain products in sanctioned countries.

Forensic Accounting in Investigations
2021-02-03 11:00 - 12:30
This webinar kindly sponsored by FRA will explain the role of the forensic accountant in corporate investigations and give delegates a basic understanding of accounting concepts and principles. The content of this webinar has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles.
The webinar is designed for corporate investigators (or any other person) at all levels who wish to improve their knowledge of the role of forensic accountants.
Delegates will learn:
• Introductory accounting concepts, such as the fundamental accounting equation and debits and credits;
• The accounting cycle, starting from journal entries and flowing through to the general ledger all the way to the company’s financial statements;
• Vulnerabilities and manipulation schemes of financial statements;
• Overview of the forensic accounting approach to investigations, from the initial planning phase and conducting a preliminary controls assessment, to the subsequent data collection, analysis and interviews;
• Forensic accounting transaction testing approach.

Panel:
Amy Cheung,Associate Director, FRA, London
Amy has over 10 years’ experience in external audit and forensic accounting, during which she has worked on cases involving anti-bribery and corruption, regulatory investigation, potential sanctions violations, disgorgement and fine calculations, litigation, due diligence, compliance and internal control review. Amy’s assignments have spanned a wide range of industry sectors and jurisdictions and she has assisted counsel to companies in the aerospace, engineering, manufacturing and retail industries in enforcement matters brought by the US DOJ, DOS, SEC, OFAC, French PNF and UK SFO. In the landmark case, Amy managed the FRA team in supporting Airbus in its €3.6 billion global settlement across four authorities, announced in January 2020.

Uuljan Djangazieva, Associate Director, FRA,Washington DC
She has over nine years’ experience in matters involving bribery and corruption, fraud and misconduct, regulatory compliance, and risk management. Uuljan is experienced with assisting counsel in multi-jurisdictional enforcement matters; conducting forensic accounting investigations focusing on issues surrounding complex fraud and bribery schemes, and evaluating and implementing compliance programs with in-country experience across Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the US. Uuljan’s recent experience includes managing a two-year DOJ monitorship as a result of FCPA violations by an aviation supply company; and conducting a fraud and misconduct investigation for an oil and gas services company in Kazakhstan.

Conducting Corporate Investigations in Central and Eastern Europe
2021-02-10 11:00 - 12:00
In this ACi webinar kindly sponsored by Scheonherr, we explore the challenges of conducting corporate investigations in Central and Eastern Europe.
We will look at some of the key issues investigators face including: Remote investigations and interviews; Working across borders; Language and cultural considerations; Legal requirements; Corporate processes and procedures. We will look at a range of issues investigators face and give some expert advice on how to keep investigations on track.

Panel:

Georgiana Bădescu
Georgiana Bădescu is a partner at Schoenherr, where she heads the EU & competition practice group. Her experience covers the full range of competition matters. Relevant projects include a consistent series of national and EU-level merger control cases, advice in virtually all large-scale sector inquiries or investigations for potential breaches conducted by the national competition authority, various competition assessments, general competition advice to a strong portfolio of clients, as well as state aid matters. Georgiana’s experience also includes assistance in ground-breaking projects, such as the monitoring of commitments undertaken by entities investigated by the Romanian competition regulator. She has conducted a considerable number of compliance audits, has implemented mock dawn raids, and has delivered competition training programmes for the clients’ teams. Georgiana is actively involved in advocacy projects as part of her membership in the AmCham competition & state aid task force. She is frequently invited as speaker in competition events and has authored numerous articles on EU & competition legal topics.

Christoph Haid
Christoph Haid is a partner at Schoenherr and joined the law firm in January 2004. He is a member of the EU & Competition department and co-heads Schoenherr’s Compliance & Investigations teams.
On the competition law side, he has since been involved in numerous high-profile merger control proceedings before the Austrian competition authorities and the European Commission, and coordinated global merger control filings, particularly in CEE, where his focal point of work is. On the compliance side, Christoph is frequently involved in supporting clients to implement comprehensive compliance programmes, investigate perceived misconduct and respond to emergency situations.

Elisa Castrolugo is the Head of Internal Investigations (Global) for Getinge, a leading Swedish medical technology company, and has held a similar position for a major multinational based in Belgium. Prior to transitioning to the private sector, Ms. Castrolugo worked for over a decade with the U.S. Department of Justice as a federal criminal prosecutor, immigration judge and overseas legal advisor on anti-money laundering and countering terrorist financing. Ms. Castrolugo holds a law degree from Columbia University Law School in New York City and a bachelor’s degree in History from The University of Texas at Austin.

Maria Dardai
Maria Dardai is an experienced legal professional, with over 15 years’ experience and with a demonstrated history of working as a “real generalist” in different types of industries. She is skilled in almost all area of internal legal matters, with specific expertise in the telecom industry and all kinds of compliance matters. A very experienced leader in the area of management, Maria is a strong legal professional who graduated from ELTE, Budapest, and whose further education continued in the prestigious IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Moderator:
Manu Hanspal
Manu Hanspal is currently Investigations Lead EMEA/AMA at Rio Tinto conducting and overseeing investigations into Business integrity concerns in addition to having accountability for the management and development of the Global Investigations programme. Manu additionally designs and delivers in-house investigations training for compliance, HR, Legal and business specialists in order to enhance this capability whilst also contributing to the development of the ACi education and training programme. Manu’s investigative experience stems from having served within U.K. Law enforcement for 15 years leading teams investigating serious and organised crime using specialist, proactive and covert methods. Having worked across sectors and transitioned to corporate investigations, Manu brings a keen understanding of the operational challenges and elements required for those conducting investigations.

Digital Data: The Current Trends and Challenges for Investigations
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:00
Sponsored by Consilio, the webinar will discuss the types of digital data sources being used to assist investigations, current challenges investigators are facing with obtaining digital data, the impact on investigations and how it differs by geography and insights into what the new trends are with digital data in investigations.

Panellists:
Edward Nkune
Edward Nkune, Moore Kingston Smith
Sitting within Moore Kingston Smith’s forensic accounting team, Edward has 20 years’ law-enforcement experience in the counter-fraud arena. Edward is an accredited practitioner and experienced in high-risk government projects as well as global corporate compliance monitorships. He manages forensic accounting, eDiscovery and digital forensics projects for clients across all major continents. In previous roles, he has led multidisciplinary teams in the public and private sectors, working on criminal, regulatory and internal investigations. Clients describe Edward as meticulous, analytical and lateral-thinking, while bringing a sense of empathy and calm to the situation. This is endorsed by the impressive roll call of clients Edward has assisted across Europe, the United States, Africa and Australia.

Mark Garnett
Mark Garnett, Consilio
Mark is a Senior Vice President of Client Services at Consilio, is the global head of the Digital Forensic and Expert Services team and is based in London. He is responsible for managing forensic teams across the US, UK, Germany and APAC regions. The forensic team is responsible for the delivery of all forensic collection, forensic data analysis, discovery consulting and electronic discovery services to both law firm and corporate clients alike. Mark specialises in managing teams responsible for seizing and analysing digital evidence, data recovery, electronic evidence preservation, electronic discovery and conducting other computer-related investigations.
He is a qualified investigator, electronic discovery and forensic technology practitioner with 14 years’ experience as a Detective in the Queensland Police Service and over 20 years specialist electronic discovery and forensic experience, six of which were with a “Big Four” forensic practice in Australia. Mark was also previously a Partner of McGrathNicol and was the leader of its Forensic Technology team. As a Partner at McGrathNicol, Mark led a large team providing a broad range of matters in Australia and overseas involving digital evidence recovery, data analysis, providing expert witness testimony, network intrusion, asset tracing, procurement frauds and misappropriation. These investigations included reviewing and analysing digital information, interviewing suspects and witnesses, liaising with financial and statutory institutions, adhering to specific evidentiary requirements and data preservation. Mark has extensive international experience and has led electronic discovery and forensic engagements in the US, Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand, Japan and China.

Anne-Marie Ottaway
Anne-Marie Ottaway is a white-collar defence and investigations specialist with over 20 years’ experience, including 13 years’ at the UK’s Serious Fraud Office. She was also the Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords’ Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010. Recognised as an expert in economic crime-related matters Anne-Marie provides clients with advice on all aspects of government investigations and prosecutions, with a particular focus on fraud, bribery and corruption, insider dealing, market abuse and money laundering. She is also highly experienced in conducting internal investigations and advising on corporate self-disclosures and related reporting obligations.

Use of Analytics in Regulatory Investigations
2021-03-10 12:00 - 13:00
Nuix recently conducted a global survey of over 30 regulators across several industries to review how regulators conducted their investigations from tip-off to conclusions. Identifying data sharing challenges, new data types, using analytic tools for visualization and end-user solutions. This webinar will share the findings of the survey, providing an insight into how regulators handle investigations.

Panellists:
Ari Kaplan
Ari Kaplan, an attorney and legal industry analyst, is an inaugural Fastcase 50 honoree, a fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, and a finalist for ILTA’s Thought Leader of the Year award. He is the author of Reinventing Professional Services: Building Your Business in the Digital Marketplace (Wiley, 2011) and The Opportunity Maker: Strategies for Inspiring Your Legal Career Through Creative Networking and Business Development (West Academic, 2nd Ed. 2016). Kaplan serves as the principal researcher for a variety of widely distributed benchmarking reports, hosts the Virtual Lunch daily on Zoom, has been the keynote speaker for events worldwide, and is the founder of the Lawcountability® business development software platform and iPhone app. He is an avid swimmer, a self-taught, struggling, but hopeful, python coder, and a two-time Ironman triathlon finisher.
Stuart Clarke
Stuart is an internationally respected investigations & cybersecurity expert who is responsible for the legal, corporate and investigation strategy and delivery at Nuix. Stuart also has consultancy experience across the areas of digital forensic, cybersecurity and eDiscovery, and has advised the United Nations’ peak cybersecurity body ITU providing cybersecurity training for over 60 national CERTs. Stuart has extensive business management, consultancy, and leadership expertise, enabling him to develop business strategies and development initiatives on a global basis.
Stuart holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in Computer Forensics. He also holds several professional certifications and has developed material for MSc programs as well as professional text books covering evidence preservation as well as published several industry-recognized white papers.
Michael Keane
Mike is the Head of Investigations at BT. He and his team manage a range of internal and external challenges across the global estate, which includes the EE, Openreach and Plusnet brands. He manages and directs the response to a variety of incidents and investigations including fraud, physical, acquisitive, cyber enabled and illegal streaming, along with whistleblowing investigations and law enforcement engagement.
Mike’s two years at BT are underpinned with 17 years of policing as a Detective Inspector as an SIO for serious, organised and priority crime investigations, operational intelligence and front line operational policing. Mike has said he’s ‘really pleased to be part of the ACi and looking forward to contributing to a fantastic community, meeting members and helping it to grow through the superb professional development sharing opportunities.
Peter Robinson
Peter leads Deloitte’s Electronic Discovery function in the UK. He has 18 years’ experience in helping clients marshal their data in response to legal, regulatory and investigative issues. Peter is also part of the leadership team in Deloitte Analytics, specializing in Information Management. Throughout his career, Peter has led teams employing all the primary methods by which technology is used in investigations and dispute resolution.
Bryant Isbell
Bryant handles all aspects of Global e-discovery and forensics, focusing on White Collar criminal litigation, anti-corruption and compliance-related matters. He has significant experience in the collection of data in multi-jurisdictional investigations and Data Privacy laws in foreign jurisdictions. During Bryant’s career, he has worked on numerous FCPA Investigations pursued by the U.S. Government. Bryant is a UK board member of ACEDS and a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group. He is a frequent panellist on topics of e-discovery and innovation and speaks regularly at LegalTech and SOLID (Summit on Legal Innovation & Disruption). Bryant is also a member of the Baker McKenzie Global Disputes Resolution Group’s eDiscovery Committee as well as the North American Litigation Practice Group’s eDiscovery Committee.
Joanna Ludlam
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.

The use of AI and forensic technology in investigations in South Africa
2021-03-24 12:00 - 13:00
Fraud, corruption, money laundering, bribery: all part of our daily news diet. Do these issues conjure up images of teams of lawyers, forensic accountants, investigators, tons of files, gazillion pieces of data, huge expenditure to gather evidence: all somewhat overwhelming?
Then add to the mix the deep web, the dark web, the open web, onion routers… why do we bother? Where do we start?
Join our panellists who will explore the power of using data analytics in fraud and white collar investigations. They will explain the basic inherent principles and techniques used to identify the red flags and anomalies. Case studies will demonstrate why artificial intelligence and machine learning are amongst the most effective tools deployable during an investigation.
Finally, the panellists will demonstrate how humans and machines can work together: we are not living in the Matrix yet…!

Panel
Rainer Buehrer – founder member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy
After studying law at the University of Cape Town, Rainer joined the South African Police Service as a detective in the Commercial Branch. In 1995 Rainer was seconded to the Interpol General Secretariat in Lyon, France, as the Head of the Economic Crime Branch. In 2002 Rainer left the Police and joined Interpol as the Head of the Anti-Corruption Directorate. In 2008 Rainer joined the German engineering company Siemens AG in Munich as the Global Head of Compliance Investigations, managing Offices in Germany, the United States, China, Mexico, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. In 2014 Rainer returned to South Africa as the Regional Compliance Officer for Africa. Rainer has vast experience in conducting and managing financial crime investigations and has dedicated a large part of his career to combatting Corruption in the public and private sectors. Rainer is also a proud founder member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy situated in Vienna, Austria.

Dave Loxton, Partner, Schindlers
Dave Loxton began his career as a state prosecutor, prosecuting the complete range of “ street crimes” such as rape, murder, robbery, drug-related crimes as well as fraud, corruption, theft and forgery. He has been in-house counsel at a major listed entity, and in private practice has been a partner in some of South Africa’s premier law firms. He started the white-collar crime practice areas in a few of these firms. He has advised clients across all sectors of industry, including state-owned enterprises, and government departments on matters of governance, regulation, employment, litigation, corporate crime prevention and investigation. He has acted in many highly sensitive matters involving fraud and corruption, often crossing multiple jurisdictions. Clients will often look to Dave for guidance on risk mitigation, civil recovery as well as disciplinary proceedings involving implicated individuals. Dave has assisted local and international law enforcement agencies with criminal aspects stemming from investigations and has headed up teams investigating complex cross border cybercrime matters. He is often sought by the media for expert comment and opinion on fraud and corruption, compliance and regulation, as well as cybercrime.
Trevor Coltman, Head of Technology, Schindlers
Trevor has spent his career on the forefront of technological advances in areas including computer vision, artificial intelligence and robotics process automation.
He has been responsible for nationwide financial sector automation and document validation and extraction solutions. He is an automation specialist who enjoys finding custom niche solutions to large scale problems and creates autonomous workflows to enhance manual areas across an organization’s forensic investigations.

Fireside with Antoine Deltour
2021-04-06 12:00 - 13:00
In this session, ACi’s CEO Steve Young interviews Antoine Deltour – the main whistleblower in LuxLeaks case.

Antoine worked as an auditor for PwC Luxembourg from 2008 to 2010. When he resigned, he copied hundreds of tax rulings that have lead, amongst other documents, to the so-called “LuxLeaks scandal”. The disclosure of large-scale tax avoidance practices fostered several initiatives for better tax justice. But Antoine Deltour faced criminal charges in Luxembourg. After a first conviction to a 12-months suspended sentence in 2016 followed by several appeals, he was finally recognized a whistleblower and was acquitted for all the charges related to the Luxleaks. He is now working for the French statistics administration and is involved in several organizations protecting whistleblowers.

The EU Whistleblowing Directive & Investigations
2021-04-14 12:00 - 13:00
A discussion about what the directive requires in respect of the investigations process and how your organisation can comply.
This webinar is kindly sponsored by

Panel
Christoph Haid is a partner at Schoenherr and joined the law firm in January 2004. He is a member of the EU & Competition department and co-heads Schoenherr’s Compliance & Investigations teams. On the competition law side, he has since been involved in numerous high-profile merger control proceedings before the Austrian competition authorities and the European Commission, and coordinated global merger control filings, particularly in CEE, where his focal point of work is. On the compliance side, Christoph is frequently involved in supporting clients to implement comprehensive compliance programmes, investigate perceived misconduct and respond to emergency situations.

Maria Dardai
Maria Dardai is an experienced legal professional, with over 15 years’ experience and with a demonstrated history of working as a “real generalist” in different types of industries. She is skilled in almost all area of internal legal matters, with specific expertise in the telecom industry and all kinds of compliance matters. A very experienced leader in the area of management, Maria is a strong legal professional who graduated from ELTE, Budapest, and whose further education continued in the prestigious IMD Business School, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Katie Hodson is the Head of Investigations, at the Global Fund’s Office of the Inspector General. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is an international financing organisation that aims to “attract and disburse additional resources to prevent and treat HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. Katie is from England and has more than 20 years of experience in conducting and supervising investigations. Prior to working at The Global Fund, she served at Novartis International AG, Basel as the Global Head of Investigations, where she managed a team of 30 investigators working on international matters. She has extensive experience leading fraud investigations globally, including product theft, diversion and counterfeiting as well as numerous investigations involving employee misconduct.

Miranda Brown, Whistleblower, will also join the panel.

Whistleblowing reporting channels & systems - how to measure effectiveness
2021-04-21 12:00 - 13:00
In this webinar sponsored by EY, we look at how to measure the effectiveness of Whistleblowing systems. Measuring the effectiveness of Whistleblowing presents Heads of Investigations, Boards of Directors, the Whistleblowing Champion and the Audit committee – who are the recipients of Management Information – an array of data points.
This webinar will consider the key data points, and provide both internal and external views on how you accurately assess and then present this information
As a framework for the discussion, we will cover System Administration, Investigation Competency and Process, Outcome Assurance and Remediation.

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Panel:
Andrew Webster, Assistant Director, Financial Crime & Forensics, EY
Andrew has over 30 years of operational intelligence and investigations experience. He began working with confidential informants related to money laundering in 1996. Since 2004 he has worked in consulting with Control Risks, Navigant and internally at LafargeHolcim managing internal investigations. At Prudential Plc and Bank of America Merrill Lynch he held senior Financial Crime roles where he managed Whistleblowing systems and the investigations which they generate. In his current role at EY he acts as an SME on a wide range of Financial Crimes Compliance components including Whistleblowing, Fraud, AML, Sanctions, Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption.

Andy Noble, Head of Whistleblowing and Speak Up, NatWest Group.
Starting his career with NatWest in 1984, he has held numerous front line and risk function roles, predominantly in the Retail and Private Banking sectors. His experience spans compliance, operational risk, credit risk and financial crime. Following the introduction of new whistleblowing regulations by the UK’s financial regulators in 2016, Andy led the development and implementation of a group-wide whistleblowing framework at NatWest (formerly RBS). This provides a mechanism for colleagues across the bank to confidentially raise concerns about unethical behaviour and wrongdoing, helping to support a strong risk culture. Andy was also a Special Constable with the Metropolitan Police Service for 29 years. He received a long service award from the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police prior to retiring in 2018.

Peter Stone, Head of Business Integrity, RB

Pete is the Head of Business Integrity at reckitt, a multinational consumer goods company responsible for brands falling into three categories, health, hygiene and nutrition. During the last 18 years has been involved in investigation, intelligence, risk management, audit and compliance in both the public and corporate sector. Pete is responsible for having delivered global investigation training, case management system implementation, audit app development and recently taken on responsibility of overseeing the Global Compliance Training design, organisation and delivery.

Jean Salloum, Assistant Director, Forensic & Integrity Services, EY
Jean is an investigations and compliance practitioner within the Forensics and Integrity practice in EY. He has been undertaking leadership roles over the past few years on international and multi-jurisdictional forensic audit and investigation engagements. Additionally, Jean has been particularly focused on assisting major corporations in assessing their speak-up programs. Having an academic background in systems engineer, Jean started his career in 2010 in technology consulting which he is currently leveraging in order to bring technology to speak-up solutions.

Moderator:
Bruce Forbes, Head of Global Investigations, Prudential Plc
Bruce Forbes
Bruce has over 30 years’ experience gained in diverse Law Enforcement and Financial Services roles. He has directed complex, cross-jurisdictional investigations in Asia and globally and has led international in-house Corporate Investigations functions in banking and insurance. Based in Hong Kong, Bruce is the Head of Global Investigations for Prudential plc where he currently leads both the Counter Fraud and Whistleblowing programmes for the Group, in addition to the Corporate Investigations function. Bruce leads and directs the most sensitive, complex and significant bribery, corruption, fraud and misconduct investigations globally and is accountable for the standard and conduct of investigations globally.

Managing Whistleblowers during an investigation and should Whistleblowers be rewarded?
2021-04-28 12:00 - 13:00
In this webinar sponsored by Constantine Cannon we look at Managing Whistleblowers: how should Whistleblowers be managed during an investigation and should they be rewarded?

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Panel

Christopher Ehrman
Christopher Ehrman is the Director of the Whistleblower Office at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Section 748 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act established a whistleblower program under which the CFTC will pay awards, based on collected monetary sanctions, to eligible whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information about violations of the Commodity Exchange Act that lead either to a “covered judicial or administrative action” or a “related action.” Mr. Ehrman formerly served as an Assistant Director in the Office of Market Intelligence at the Securities and Exchange Commission. In that role, he oversaw the processing, review and assignment of all tips, complaints and referrals received by the SEC. Mr. Ehrman also formerly served as the Co-National Coordinator for the Microcap Fraud Working Group, a cross-divisional specialized group charged with creating novel ways to detect, disrupt and prosecute fraud relating to securities quoted on the OTC Market. Prior to joining OMI, Mr. Ehrman worked in a variety of other roles within the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, including Branch Chief, Senior Counsel, and Staff Attorney. Mr. Ehrman is a graduate of Miami University and the University of Kentucky College of Law.
Mary Inman
Mary Inman is a partner in Constantine Cannon’s London and San Francisco offices. After 20+ years representing whistleblowers in the U.S., she moved to London in July 2017 to launch the firm’s international whistleblower practice and after 3.5 years in London, she now splits her time between the London and San Francisco offices. She specializes in representing whistleblowers from the U.S., U.K., Europe and worldwide under the American whistleblower reward programs, including the federal and various state False Claims Acts and the SEC, CFTC, IRS, DOT and new Treasury Department AML whistleblower programs. Ms. Inman’s efforts to export the American whistleblower programs to the United Kingdom, including her efforts on behalf of a successful British whistleblower, were featured in a recent New York Times article “Law Firm Sees Britain as Hunting Ground for U.S. Whistleblower Cases.” Ms. Inman’s successful representation of three whistleblowers exposing fraud in the Medicare Advantage program was featured in the February 4, 2019 issue of the New Yorker magazine in an article entitled “The Personal Toll of Whistle-Blowing.” Ms. Inman was interviewed for a CNBC segment entitled “How corporate whistleblowers make millions”, which aired in November 2019, discussing the SEC’s successful whistleblower program. Ms. Inman represents renowned whistleblower Tyler Shultz who exposed the now infamous Silicon Valley blood testing start-up Theranos, and regularly speaks on lessons to be learned from this scandal. Most recently, Ms. Inman led 11 teams across the globe in responding to a challenge issued under the Financial Times’ Global Legal Hackathon to empower whistleblowers to help alleviate problems created by the COVID pandemic.

Annabel Kerley
Annabel Kerley, ACi Advisor
Annabel Kerley is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Graduate Diploma in Law. She specializes in forensic accounting and has a considerable track record in leading complex, cross-border criminal, regulatory and corporate internal investigations for clients across a broad range of industries. Prior to joining StoneTurn, Annabel spent five years in the Enforcement Division of the Financial Conduct Authority and has been seconded to the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Annabel advises the Executive Committee on financial strategy, accounting, financial risk management, and governance.

Moderator
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. Basha is a seasoned financial crime investigator in the public and corporate sector. She has led and managed global investigations teams. 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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Foundations in Corporate Investigations - Module 1
2021-05-04 06:00 - 08:00
The ACi 5-module course has been developed for aspiring investigators and individuals who have investigations as part of their remit but have not received any investigative training, and for those who are considering a career change to determine if being an investigator is for them.
This course is run online via live webinars and is based on a whistleblowing report and case study. There are five modules that take delegates through the theory and practice of running a successful investigation.

Module 1
Assessment of the case study
Delegates examine a case study, some supporting documents and some theory on Investigative Assessment. We review the case study and discuss the assessment phase. The webinar provides additional Open Source Intelligence research information to review and discuss. In addition, there is a role play interview with the Source of the concerns.
Module 2
Planning
In this module delegates will explore the Planning Stage of conducting an internal investigation. We will explore the activities undertaken during a good practice planning process and prepare an investigation plan.
Module 3
Collection and evaluation of evidence
A role play interview is conducted with the witness and the subject, showcasing some of the techniques essential for a good interview (introduction, rapport building, open-ended questions, closed questions, producing documents, challenge questions etc.), including poor interviewing techniques to show what can happen with poor interview practices. At the end of the session, we will summarise the investigation.
Module 4
Report Writing
We discuss report writing, finalise the key findings together and the structure of the report. A final example of the investigation report is reviewed. Points to consider: fact-based report; exhibits & attachments; conclusions.
Module 5
Control & Process Gaps, Remediation and Case Closure.
We discuss the theory and any relevant points for the case: update controls; review of existing processes & procedures; risk acceptance; records retention.
At the end of the five modules, attendees will be able to:

Describe the key elements of an effective, fair and respectful corporate investigations process
Identify the common issues that arise during investigations
Apply a six-step investigations process
Collect and evaluate information and evidence
Implement a planned investigation approach
Understand the theory of investigative interviews of witnesses and subjects.

5 modules build to our ‘Foundations in Conducting a Corporate Investigation’ certificate.

Dates for the course are as follows:
Tuesday, 4th May 2021:
6.00am – 8.00am BST / 1.00pm – 3.00pm Singapore
Tuesday, 11th May 2021:
6.00am – 7.30am BST/ 1.00pm-2.30pm Singapore
Tuesday, 18th May 2021:
6.00am – 7.30am BST/ 1.00pm-2.30pm Singapore
Tuesday, 25th May 2021:
6.00am – 7.30am BST/ 1.00pm-2.30pm Singapore
Thursday, 27th May 2021:
6.00am – 7.30am BST/ 1.00pm-2.30pm Singapore
Delegates who are unable to attend the live training can watch a recording on demand.
Costs:$350
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Measuring Investigations Effectiveness
2021-05-12 12:00 - 13:00
In this webinar sponsored by Deloitte, we examine concepts relating to how organisations demonstrate value from their investigation programme. This event will be particularly of interest to those reviewing existing programmes or designing means to measure and track effectiveness.
Please join our experienced panel as they discuss:

In what ways can you determine if trust exists in the process/programme?
What key performance indicators are there?
What can be measured, tracked and how?
How do you report on and make visible KPI’s to senior management to demonstrate value?

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Panel:
Stephanie Accousti, Head of Integrity Investigations & Monitoring ABB
Stephanie is a legal counsel, investigator and compliance professional who started her white collar defense and investigations practice at the law firm of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher in Washington, D.C. She then transitioned to an international oilfield services company, Weatherford International, where she managed their post-FCPA settlement obligations, and eventually transitioned to Associate General Counsel for Compliance, responsible for managing their global ethics, integrity and compliance program and team. Stephanie currently is the Head of Integrity Investigations & Monitoring for global technology and engineering firm, ABB. She is responsible for the firm’s integrity investigations portfolio and integrity risk detection and monitoring program. Stephanie has a Bachelor of Sciences from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, and a juris doctor from the University of Virginia, where she graduated order of the coif. Stephanie is based in Washington D.C.
Tracy Hunter, Head of Investigations, Aviva Plc
Tracy is currently the Head of Investigations for Aviva’s UK and European Insurance business. She moved to Aviva 2½ years ago following a 20-year career at Deloitte within their UK Forensic practice. Tracy qualified as a chartered accountant in Johannesburg in 1994. Following her career in audit, she specialised in forensic and accounting investigations matters and has developed over 22 years of forensic experience across most industry sectors focusing primarily on the Financial Services sector. Tracy has extensive fraud and financial crime investigatory and advisory skills and has led high profile cases involving white collar crime and corruption, including accounting irregularities, financial crime related compliance investigations, procurement fraud, conflicts of interest issues and is experienced in dealing with a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders, including, internal auditors, management, police, retained counsel and financial regulators. She has also worked on numerous expert witness and forensic accounting matters. Tracy is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales (ICAEW).
Stacey Toder Feldman, Economic Crime Specialist, Deloitte Forensic
An international lawyer, Stacey Toder Feldman is a Director in Deloitte’s Forensic practice. Stacey has over 20 years’ experience advising clients on all aspects of the economic crime compliance lifecycle, in particular on global export controls, sanctions, customs, corruption and fraud. Her practice covers a wide range of industries, with a particular focus on energy and resources, oil and gas, chemicals, manufacturing, trading, shipping and maritime, metals and mining, industrial products, technology, telecommunications and media. She specialises in conducting complex, multi-jurisdictional investigations and regulatory disclosures, including identifying and delivering remedial actions to address gaps or failings identified from such retrospective work. She has an equally strong advisory practice, focused on identifying areas of risk and opportunity, with emphasis on delivering risk assessments, conducting training programmes, and developing and implementing tailored compliance frameworks designed to minimise economic crime risk.
Danny Mayhew, Director, Compliance Investigations, Amgen
Daniel has over 26 years of serious and complex investigative experience at the highest level as a leader, practitioner and people manager within the public and private sectors. Working on major investigations both nationally and internationally including economic & organised crime, anti-bribery and corruption, fraud and healthcare compliance misconduct, in both the public and corporate sectors. He has been a key player in ensuring the delivery of successful outcomes on investigations in the UK, US, throughout Europe, MEA and Asia-Pac. Daniel concluded his law enforcement career in 2013 and joined BP Oil International on the Global Business Integrity Team as an Investigations Manager investigating concerns incorporating the impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and UK Bribery Act. In August 2016, Daniel joined Amgen Inc. a US global leader in the Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals industry where he is now the Director of Compliance Investigations for the EU, TMEA & JAPAC regions in the Worldwide Compliance and Business Ethics Function and serves as key leader of the global compliance function and expert advisor to the global leadership and management teams with reference to compliance investigation work.
Ben Roberts, EMEA Director of Investigations, Citibank
Ben is the EMEA Director of Investigations, Citi Security & Investigative Service (CSIS), the corporate investigations unit of financial services group Citibank N.A. CSIS is responsible for the investigation of significant external/internal fraud events and non-HR related conduct matters on behalf of the firm.
Moderator
Simon Scales, International Corporate Investigations Expert

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The Tech Savvy Investigator at Relativity Fest London
2021-05-18 15:15 - 16:00
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the investigations industry in ways we could have never predicted. But the industry has adapted rapidly, forever changing the way we use technology to conduct investigations. In this session, you’ll hear from experts with real-world examples of the ways investigations have changed during the past year. You’ll walk away with key insights on how to incorporate new technology into your investigations, as well as some predictions on what changes are here to stay – and how you can adapt to those changes.
ACi’s Executive Committee Members Steve Young and Basha Galvin will present this session at Relativity Fest with Laura Virgo, Rio Tinto, and Simon Scales. For details please visit https://relativityfest.com/london/

How a Digital Detective Approach can enhance your Investigation
2021-06-02 12:00 - 13:00
In this webinar sponsored by Accuracy, we look at how a “digital detective” approach can be used to enhance your investigations with forensic information.
This event will be of interest to all investigators and will demonstrate how various forensic clues can be leveraged for investigative advantages.
Please join our panel as they discuss:

How can the digital detective approach enhance
investigations?
What clues and red flags can be automatically extracted from suspects’ data?
How can these red flags for guilty behaviour (such as data deletion and evidence manipulation) be used to accelerate your investigation?
What other benefits can be obtained by integrating these clues into document reviews and investigations?

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Panel
Darren Mullins – Partner, Forensic Technology
Darren Mullins, who is a Partner and Head of Forensic Technology for Accuracy in the Middle East, has 16 years of experience in the fields of Digital Forensics, Electronic Discovery, Fraud Analytics, and more recently Cyber Forensics and Incident Response. Acting as an expert, he provides the understanding and insights into digital evidence uncovered during cyber and fraud-related investigations and disputes, delivering defensible solutions that take critical evidence from identification and preservation through to presentation and disclosure in the support of internal matters and litigation around the globe. He has provided confidential expertise to clients operating in the Middle East region for over 10 years and has provided expert testimony in successful litigation and arbitration cases in the DIFC and UK. Prior to joining Accuracy, Darren was a Partner at KPMG Lower Gulf and led both Deloitte and EY’s Forensic Technology practices in the Middle East and he is a regular speaker and chair for industry and government-sponsored conferences in the UAE.
Rae Lawrie – Director, Forensics
Rae has over 26 years of professional investigation experience within both the public and private sectors. Rae started his career in 1994 at the UK Serious Fraud Office. He worked on numerous cases including BCCI, one of the largest banking frauds in the UK at that time. Rae is also a trained accountant and Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Prior to joining Accuracy in 2020, Rae gained extensive experience with KPMG and Deloitte in London before transferring to Deloitte’s MENA Forensic practice where he has spent the last ten years. He has had leading roles in investigations brought by regulators including the DFSA and Central Banks in the GCC and also by the SFO and DOJ/SEC. Rae has provided forensic investigation and asset tracing services to corporate clients globally since 2004. He is experienced in running all aspects of an investigation working closely and as part of multi-disciplinary teams with counsel, lawyers, accountants, law enforcement and financial investigators.
Steve Molloy – Director, Forensic Technology
Steve Molloy is a Director for Accuracy based in Milan, Italy. Steve has extensive experience in Digital Forensics, Electronic Discovery and the automation of forensic technology processes. Steve has supported investigations and litigation around the globe for multi-national organisations, as well as creating bespoke processes to handle massive data sets in the context of investigations. Steve was instrumental in building Accuracy’s Forensic Technology services in order to support their investigation and crisis services. Prior to joining Accuracy, Steve gained experience in the forensic technology teams at EY and Deloitte, where he worked on a broad spectrum of investigations including matters of intellectual property thefts, regulatory issues and compliance programs.
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Professional Whistleblower Management - Blending innovative technology and the personal touch
2021-06-23 08:00 - 09:00
In support of World Whistleblower Day on 23 June 2021, we are delighted to host this webinar sponsored by Whispli.
Join us on this important day where you will hear the first hand experience of a corporate whistleblower and how this decision changed his life. Plus, a unique view of whistleblower issues currently being addressed in Africa. You will also be provided with sage advice from a corporate whistleblower policy owner and the challenges that he faces. To round out the webinar, we will also offer advice on what technology now exists to help professionalise your reporting systems and overall management of whistleblowers.
This webinar will be a fantastic opportunity to learn from practitioners working in this always challenging space. There will also be a very interesting discussion around what constitutes a “whistleblower” and how this title can become an issue for corporations seeking to enhance their “speak up” culture.
The ACi looks forward to presenting this event sponsored by “Whispli” and offering support to entities and individuals responsible for the intake, assessment and management of those who report misconduct.

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Sylvain Mansotte
Back in 2012, Sylvain Mansotte received a call from the newly appointed Chief Procurement Officer of a large Australian based construction company to assist in building a new function.　 He jumped at the chance, and one of his first priorities was to understand his new employer’s third party spend profile. Within 2 months, Sylvain had uncovered a $20M fraud that spanned 12 years and led to the perpetrator – a finance executive with 30 years of experience in the company – admitting to the crime, and ultimately being sentenced to 15 years in prison. Although he was promoted in his organization, Sylvain couldn’t stop thinking about how his experience as a whistleblower could have been better. He was initially reluctant to approach any of his colleagues and did not feel confident speaking to the third-party organization appointed by the company because it would compromise the anonymity he felt necessary.
In 2016, he left the company he was working for and he decided to build a better solution, that’s how Whispli was born: A secure and anonymous two-way communication platform to anonymously report misconduct or wrongdoing without fear of retribution
As the only platform on the market built by a whistleblower, Whispli has a unique understanding of what it has at stake and the importance of protecting the organization and the whistleblower. Whispli is trusted by hundreds of compliance teams (including Ipsen, Servier, Synlab…) in more than 100 countries.
Mark Gough
Mark Gough
Mark has over 35 years of professional investigation experience at both national and international levels within the public sector and private sector. Mark started his career as a counter-terrorism investigator with the Australian Federal Attorney General’s Department. From 1996 to 2008, Mark worked in the Investigations Division of the Office of Internal Oversight Services at the United Nations in New York. Mark joined Siemens in 2008 as the Global Deputy Head of Compliance Investigations and managed the Europe/Middle East/Africa investigation team from the Munich headquarters. In October 2014, Mark was appointed as the Regional Head, Case Handling Asia Australia (within the newly created Legal and Compliance – Regulatory Governance structure in Siemens AG), based in Singapore and with a regional office in Beijing. In August 2019, Mark joined Schneider Electric in Singapore as the East Asia, Japan and Pacific Compliance Officer also responsible for all investigations across the region. Mark returned to Australia in early 2021 and started his own consulting company, Gough Risk Consultancy, based in Queensland. Mark will provide the ACi with advice on corporate investigations management, investigation training (investigations and interviewing), strategic investigation policy identification and drafting, and whistleblower risk management issues.
Bruce Forbes, Head of Global Investigations, Prudential plc
Bruce Forbes
Bruce has over 30 years’ experience gained in diverse Law Enforcement and Financial Services roles. He has directed complex, cross-jurisdictional investigations in Asia and globally and has led international in-house Corporate Investigations functions in banking and insurance. Based in Hong Kong, Bruce is the Head of Global Investigations for Prudential plc where he currently leads both the Counter Fraud and Whistleblowing programmes for the Group, in addition to the Corporate Investigations function. Bruce leads and directs the most sensitive, complex and significant bribery, corruption, fraud and misconduct investigations globally and is accountable for the standard and conduct of investigations globally.

Rainer Buehrer – founder member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy
After studying law at the University of Cape Town, Rainer joined the South African Police Service as a detective in the Commercial Branch. In 1995 Rainer was seconded to the Interpol General Secretariat in Lyon, France, as the Head of the Economic Crime Branch. In 2002 Rainer left the Police and joined Interpol as the Head of the Anti-Corruption Directorate. In 2008 Rainer joined the German engineering company Siemens AG in Munich as the Global Head of Compliance Investigations, managing Offices in Germany, the United States, China, Mexico, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. In 2014 Rainer returned to South Africa as the Regional Compliance Officer for Africa. Rainer has vast experience in conducting and managing financial crime investigations and has dedicated a large part of his career to combatting Corruption in the public and private sectors. Rainer is also a proud founder member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy situated in Vienna, Austria.

Whispli is an award winning whistleblowing platform for Security-Conscious organisations. Hundreds of them (e.g. Westpac, CBA, Qantas…) leverage Whispli to power their whistleblowing system and comply with the law. Our easy-to-use platform lets your people speak up safely and without fear. When employees speak sooner, you identify risks before they are a threat to your organisation and its reputation. By using Whispli, our clients have received reports and investigated thousands of disclosures. Whispli has protected their brand and financial reputation, along with building a culture of accountability with their employees.

Investigations v2.0 - How to uncover the truth using Data & Technology
2021-07-14 09:30 - 11:00
With the plethora of data, how do in-house investigations teams undertake modern-day investigations?
By supplementing their investigations using Technology to sift through the data using artificial intelligence, we discuss Technology’s theoretical and practical uses, including case studies from regulatory investigations and employee-related investigations.
Webinar time 9.30 – 11.00 am GMT + 1/ 4.30 – 6.00 pm SGT

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Ebru Tiberi, Head of Anti-Financial Crime Investigations APAC, Deutsche Bank
Ebru Tiberi
​Ebru is currently the Regional Head of Anti-Financial Crime Investigations APAC in Deutsche Bank. She has over 20 years’ experience in investigations, anti-financial crime advisory and audit and has a strong background in risks & controls. Having worked in major multinationals and consultancy firms in Europe, Middle East and Asia, Ebru has a wide experience of setting up functions and overseeing multi-disciplinary teams with diverse backgrounds.

Gino Bello, Managing Director, Technology (Digital Forensics & e-Discovery), FTI Consulting
Gino Bello
Gino Bello leads the Technology segment in South East Asia. Mr. Bello is a digital forensics expert – having given expert testimony and submitted expert reports and affidavits to Courts and government in Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines – and is a certified computer examiner. Recognised as a Global Elite Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal, Mr. Bello has over sixteen years of experience in Digital Forensics, Cybersecurity, eDiscovery and Litigation Support, & IT. Mr. Bello has led a broad range of matters including regulatory investigations, high stakes investigations into data leakage, cross-border disputes, government enquiries, bribery & corruption, incident response, Cyber Risk & Posture Reviews, class actions, white collar crime, & other employee-related misconduct.

Sarita Misir, Senior Vice President, Global Legal, Legal Lead for M&A and Technology Transactions
Sarita Misir
Sarita is a transactional and technology lawyer practising in the areas of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital markets and information technology law, with a keen interest in employment law. She is currently Senior Vice President, Global Legal at a major Asia-Pacific focused international healthcare company, where she acts as the legal lead for global M&A, capital markets and healthcare tech, and helps to fulfil the organisation’s purpose of providing affordable and accessible care for all in Asia Pacific. She also manages strategy for complex dispute-related matters, having originally “cut her teeth” as a litigator before moving to the corporate transactional world. Sarita was recently a finalist nominee in the Singapore Company/Business category for the 4th Singapore Chief Legal Officer Awards 2020 by the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA).

Lee Bik Wei, Partner, Allen & Gledhill
Bik Wei
Bik Wei is the Deputy Head of the Firm’s White Collar & Investigations Practice. She regularly advises clients on white-collar, regulatory and compliance and corporate governance matters, and regulatory and corporate investigations. These include matters involving criminal breach of trust, corruption, anti-money laundering, market misconduct, mutual legal assistance matters, and employee misconduct, fraud, and corporate governance-related issues. Her main areas of practice also encompass commercial litigation and international arbitration. She has substantial experience in a range of areas including cross-border joint venture disputes, corporate disputes such as shareholder and/or directors’ disputes, property and trust, and contentious employment disputes. Bik Wei’s clients include local companies and multinational corporations, both private and listed, and trust companies. Bik Wei is also proficient in Mandarin and regularly advise Chinese clients. She joined the Firm in 2008 and has been a Partner since 2015.

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Digital forensic and investigations – The Next Generation
2021-07-21 08:00 - 09:00
Investigations have become more complex not only because of the nature of an investigation but also the technology used by the workforce. In this session sponsored by Deloitte, we will showcase how traditional and proactive digital forensic methodologies allows an investigator to identify, assess and report on core issues relevant to a matter.

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Donna Thomson, Specialist Leader, Deloitte Forensic | Financial Advisory
Donna has over 25 years’ experience in accounting in Australia and the US, working within chartered accounting and federal law enforcement. Donna focuses on conducting Forensic Technology led investigations into fraud, corruption and misconduct, including bullying and sexual harassment in the private and public sector. Donna works with clients and legal counsel to conduct independent investigations, often involving senior executives and serious allegations. Donna utilises leading Forensic Technology tools to undertake investigations for civil or criminal proceedings. Donna also assists clients to undertake proactive risk management in the form of policy reviews and training for Whistleblowing and reporting management.

Paul Taylor, Partner, Deloitte Forensic | Financial Advisory
Paul is the National Digital Forensic Lead Partner in the Deloitte Forensic Technology team in Sydney; he has over 23 years of experience in digital forensic and electronic discovery working both in law enforcement and corporate settings. Paul specializes in managing electronic evidence matters in relation to investigations, litigation and regulatory response and is frequently called upon to produce written reports on his findings. He has testified as an expert witness in computer forensics in multiple jurisdictions and is often engaged as a court-appointed independent computer forensic expert. Paul has provided his services across many different industries such as financial services, life sciences, technology, telecommunications, retail, and government.

Adam Fairhurst, Partner, CurbyMcLintock | Forensic
Adam is the lead Partner for CurbyMcLintock in Brisbane, Australia. He has over 23 years’ experience in fraud risk and investigations including data analytics, Forensic Technology and electronic evidence. With a background in law enforcement, government and professional services at a National and Global level, Adam brings his experience to clients providing proactive compliance risk management solutions and reactive investigative and digital technology methodologies. Adam works directly with clients and legal counsel to conduct investigations including criminal, regulatory and administrative matters. He also assists corporate compliance teams with proactive discovery and data analytical approaches to identify trends and minimize potential wrongdoing or breaches. Adam provides clients with the ability to visualize disparate data sets in interactive dashboards enabling clients to drill down into the data to proactively identify potential issues and trends.

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Jason Landers, ACi Regional Committee, APAC
With 19 years of practical investigations experience, Jason commenced his investigations career within law enforcement before transitioning into the corporate sector. His experience includes criminal, business integrity and governance-related matters along with anti-bribery and corruption investigations. Jason was the Investigations Lead – ASPAC for Rio Tinto. This position included responsibility for overseeing the company’s whistle-blower programme to ensure effective coordination of all resultant investigations across the Asia/Pacific region. To date, his experience has exposed him to investigations in Papua New Guinea, China, Mongolia, India, Singapore and Australia.

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Supply chain integrity: identifying and investigating ethical issues in your supply chain
2021-07-28 12:00 - 13:00
In this webinar, kindly sponsored by Control Risks, our panellists will share their expertise on various procurement related matters, and how best to deal with ethical failures when these arise.
Without adequate controls in place, supply chain departments run a risk of harbouring fraudulent activity either as a result of the failure of systems, processes and procedures, or as a result of a failure in the governance and oversight of the division, and sometimes of the organisation as a whole. In recent times, the “state-capture” inquiry in South Africa has highlighted shortfalls due to the lack of oversight in various supply chain or procurement departments within various organisations.
Our panellists will offer their views on policies and procedures that are effective in managing the procurement processes and will talk you through the conduct of supply chain related investigations. The ACI looks forward to presenting this event sponsored by Control Risks, and to offering participants support with challenges they may be facing within their supply chains

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Panel
Joyce Nkini-Iwisi, Director, Investigations & Forensic Accounting
Joyce is a Director in charge of the Investigation and forensic accounting practice in Johannesburg with a remit for the Sub Saharan African region. She has over a decade of combined experience in forensic investigations, auditing, strategy management.
Prior to joining Control Risks, Joyce worked for two of the Big 4 audit firms in East and South Africa and headed the Forensics division of one of South Africa’s oldest law firms. Joyce specialises in forensic investigations and strategy advisory. She has experience servicing clients across Africa, Europe and Asia. Joyce was recognised as one of the Top 50 Women in Management in 2019.
Joyce specialises in assisting clients with proactive and reactive solutions in the form of forensic investigations and fraud risk management advisory. Joyce works with clients in various industries including, inter alia, Financial institutions, Government regulators and state-owned entities, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs), mining and technology companies.

Maryanne Karanja FCIPS, Chair, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supplies (CIPS) Kenya branch
Maryanne Karanja is a Supply Chain and Project turnaround expert with over 20 years’ experience in corporate senior leadership roles in Africa. Maryanne has a solid Supply Chain and Procurement background and sound knowledge in the development of Supply Chain Strategy, application of Category Management, Contract Management, Sustainable Procurement and Local Content Development. She seeks to harness technology, and in particular AI, Data Analytics and Robotics in the delivery of business transformation and company growth. She actively leverages stakeholder associations in order to deliver desired organisational results.

Dotun Olaifa , Head of Business Integrity, Guiness Nigeria
Dotun, until his appointment in January 2020 as the Head of Business Integrity for Guinness Nigeria, was the Head of Customer Relations and Credit Risk, where he was pivotal in supporting the business in the overall delivery of top-line performance objectives from 2016 to December 2019 as well as the continuous improvement in the Order to Cash (OTC) Processes. He streamlined the market OTC process and successfully transited more roles to the shared service centre in DBSI allowing the market focus on credit risk, driving further value for the business and trade partners support. Before his appointment as the Head of Credit Risk in December 2016, he was the Controls and Governance Manager in the Controls Compliance & Ethics department where he achieved great strides along the paths of controls assurance and risk management. He made the CARM process for Guinness Nigeria seamless and the business leveraged on this to achieve Satisfactory audit ratings in GAR successively for four years.Dotun is a graduate of Accountancy and a Fellow of the Institute of from the University of Lagos and an Msc in International Relations.

Moderator
Rainer Buehrer – founder member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy
After studying law at the University of Cape Town, Rainer joined the South African Police Service as a detective in the Commercial Branch. In 1995 Rainer was seconded to the Interpol General Secretariat in Lyon, France, as the Head of the Economic Crime Branch. In 2002 Rainer left the Police and joined Interpol as the Head of the Anti-Corruption Directorate. In 2008 Rainer joined the German engineering company Siemens AG in Munich as the Global Head of Compliance Investigations, managing Offices in Germany, the United States, China, Mexico, Russia and the United Arab Emirates. In 2014 Rainer returned to South Africa as the Regional Compliance Officer for Africa. Rainer has vast experience in conducting and managing financial crime investigations and has dedicated a large part of his career to combatting Corruption in the public and private sectors. Rainer is also a proud founder member of the International Anti-Corruption Academy situated in Vienna, Austria.

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2021-09-15 12:00 - 13:00
Identifying and responding to a data breach can be a very daunting task. Whilst there is no perfect, automated technology solution to manage the breach response and investigation, by combing powerful AI with process-driven human review there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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Juan Di Luca, LL.M, Principal Head of Managed Review Services UK, OpenText Legal Tech
Juan has over 10 years’ experience conducting technology-assisted investigations and heads the OpenText MDR Service in the UK (as part of EMEA investigations and the Global Data Breach Response team). He is an international bilingual (Spanish-English) legal professional with experience in the UK, Europe, the United States and Latin America. Juan holds a Juris Doctor degree, a Paralegal Technology post-bachelor’s degree and a LL.M in International Law. Juan has worked as an International Legal Consultant in the common law system of the United States and as a lawyer in the civil law system in South America. Juan is also a Certified eDiscovery Specialist (CEDS), an Axcelerate R&A Investigator/Case Manager and is qualified in various eDiscovery technologies. Whilst working within the EDRM domain, Juan has provided eDiscovery/eDisclosure services worldwide, including MDR services in Switzerland, the UK and Europe.

Andrew Jenkinson, Chief Executive Officer, Cybersec Innovation Partners (cybersecip.com)
A seasoned business leader with 25 years’ experience as a hands-on CEO/COS coach and leader. A ‘big deal’ maker and business builder involved in many transactions over £100M. Advised business owners and created his own businesses within the technical, risk and compliance management markets. A thought-provoking, challenging consummate professional and natural leader whose drive, energy and enthusiasm is not only infectious but inspirational ensuring everyone climbs the ‘ladder of success’ as a group.
Moderator
Vanessa Nigro, CTO, ACi
Vanessa Nigro
Vanessa Nigro is currently the Global Internal Audit, Investigations and ERM Director for Dufry. The majority of her work has been devoted to Internal Audit, with over 25 years’ experience in banking, consulting and retail. She has an accountant bachelor along with a Finance MBA among other certifications leveraged by significant international experience in developed and undeveloped countries. She is always interested in new risks on the horizon and how culture can impact the control environment. Vanessa is determined to continuously develop new investigations solutions and assurance approaches. She is already working with AI/Machine learning in investigations and looks for future trends to enhance results while reducing workload.

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