Digital Data: The Current Trends and Challenges for Investigations
2021-03-03 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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 (Europe/London)
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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Panel
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 (Europe/London)
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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Panel
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 (Europe/London)
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.

Moderator
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 (Europe/London)
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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AI Powered Data Breach Response and Investigation
2021-09-15 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
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.
In this webinar kindly sponsored by OpenText you will learn about:

How to establish whether a website is authentic and can be trusted
How organisations can ensure their legal obligations are being satisfied and met to ensure security for their customers and
website visitors, especially with reference to PII data
The challenges of responding to and investigating a data breach
How combining AI with human review, you can significantly reduce cost, speed up the time to respond and investigate the
breach and ultimately reduce your risk and exposure from the breach
Work Product or Final Report: Same as regular document review?

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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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Whistleblowing Course
2021-09-29 12:30 - 13:30 (Europe/London)
Whistleblowing investigation programmes
How to make sure you are identifying and responding effectively to employee concerns.

Never has it been more important to listen to employees. A whistleblowing or speak up programme can be a vital tool in understanding what is happening in your company, identifying misconduct and improving risk management. Get it right by investigating allegations quickly and effectively, and you provide confidence to employees, the board and other key stakeholders. Get it wrong and it can create an atmosphere of mistrust and lack of transparency.

Join our whistleblowing training sessions to understand recent and upcoming changes in legislation, how to practically improve your whistleblowing investigation programme and how to make the most of data to measure the effectiveness of your whistleblowing programme and identify key risk areas.
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Session summaries:
Session 1: 29 September, 12.30pm – 1.30 pm GMT + 1
Current legislation and key components of an effective whistleblowing programme
A short high level overview of the key UK and European legislation and guidance available, upcoming legislation and the key components of an effective whistleblowing programme.
Session 2: 6 October, 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm GMT + 1
Practical matters to consider when establishing and running a whistleblowing investigation function and programme
Legislation, policy and procedures are important in building a whistleblowing programme but often the practical aspects of integrating the programme into your organisation can cause the most issues. By using a case study, we explore the common areas of a whistleblowing programme that often need improvement or refinement, as well as the areas of particular sensitivity and complexity during the investigation stage when dealing with certain types of whistleblowing complaint.
Session 3: 13 October, 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm GMT + 1
Using the data from whistleblowers to improve conduct and compliance
Reported concerns can provide your organisaton with a wealth of information and insight into the company, which should be of interest to senior management and the Board. This session looks at how to measure and report whistleblowing KPIs and combining this information with other compliance and performance data to provide a powerful tool for identifying risk areas whilst observing data protection obligations.
Who is this training for?
The programme is designed for those who have responsibility or run whistleblowing programmes, conduct whistleblowing investigations or review the outcomes of whistleblowing investigations.
Price:
Book before September 6th for Early Bird price:
ACi Member Early Bird: £170
Non-member Early Bird £200
Regular price – booking after September 10th
ACi Member: £199
Non-member: £225
The Association of Corporate Investigators, as a non-profit association, seeks to deliver training at a cost price for the benefit of the corporate investigations community. This training is kindly delivered by StoneTurn and Allen & Overy pro bono with the fees contributing to the operating costs of the ACi.
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Investigations Quality Assurance
2021-10-20 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Conducting proportionate and robust investigations takes skill and experience. In this webinar sponsored by Grant Thornton we will look at several elements – generally and throughout the investigation life-cycle – that may help investigators identify and improve the quality and consistency of their investigations, and help stakeholders gain assurance over the same.

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Panel
Steve Donaghy, Director, Grant Thornton UK
Steve is a director in Grant Thornton UK’s Forensic and Investigations team, specialising in financial services. He has over 20 years’ experience in investigations and disputes across all segments of the financial services industry, having led on multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations, as well as investigations into culture, conduct, controls, compliance programmes and systems, and accountability. Throughout this Steve has had extensive engagement with whistle-blowers. Prior to joining Grant Thornton in 2019, Steve’s experience includes seven years at the Royal Bank of Scotland plc, 12 years in a big four forensics practice, and a period of time in Enforcement at the FSA.

Lorne Wiggin, Managing Investigator, NatWest
Lorne is a Managing Investigator for the Litigation & Investigations team within NatWest Bank. This means as well as running investigations, he also manages a team of investigators and oversees the investigations they undertake. Having worked for NatWest for over 36 years, Lorne has undertaken multiple roles in that time from starting in-branch banking, through selling mortgages and the associated regulated products, Area Sales Management, Regulated Trainer, Compliance Manager and then Specialist Regulated Compliance Manager, prior to joining investigations in 2006.

Simon Stephen, Legal Director, Gowling WLG
Simon is a Legal Director in the Employment, Labour and Equalities team in Gowling WLG, where he has over 12 years’ experience. Prior to re-joining Gowling Simon also spent nearly 5 years in the employee relations department of a global investment bank. There he carried out and supported the whole range of internal investigations, as well as supporting the compliance, legal, risk, audit and whistleblowing teams with HR matters. As an employment lawyer Simon uses his unique blend of in-house and legal experience and specialises in undertaking and advising on investigations (whether himself or as part of a wider working group), cultural reviews, whistleblowing matters and complex employee relations matters. Simon works across all sectors but has a specific interest in financial services and the SM&CR.

Basha Galvin, COO, ACi
Basha started her career with the Metropolitan Police and moved to the City of London Police Fraud Unit, covering money laundering, trade finance fraud, bribery and corruption. Basha left the police and moved to Citigroup for four years, moving to Barclays plc in 2006 as Head of Investigations & Whistleblowing for Wealth & Investment Bank. In 2018 Basha moved to the Oil & Gas Industry as Head of Investigations for Tullow Oil Plc leaving in late 2020. 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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Navigating Senior Management Investigations
2021-11-17 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
For all investigators, navigating senior management allegations involves handling a number of unique challenges. In particular, sensitivities arise regarding initial escalation, stakeholder engagement, data retrieval and review, and conducting interviews. Issues may also arise regarding whether the individual remains in their role during the investigation, notifications to relevant regulatory bodies, and consequence management. At the same time, investigation teams can face significant pressure to conduct the investigation quickly in order to minimise disruption. This webinar, kindly sponsored by K2 Integrity, explores these challenges, and more, based on the panellists’ practical experience of handling these types of allegations.

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Jane Shvets, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton
Jane Shvets is a partner and member of Debevoise & Plimpton’s White Collar & Regulatory Defense Group focused on white collar defense and internal investigations, in particular regarding compliance with corrupt practices legislation. Ms. Shvets boasts a genuine international pedigree, having worked with clients on enquiries from authorities in the U.S., UK, Germany, Russia, and elsewhere, and on matters spanning jurisdictions in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Russia and the Middle East. In addition to her core investigations practice, Ms. Shvets also leads the firm’s sanctions practice in Europe, guiding clients through a sanctions landscape that has shifted significantly and swiftly in recent years. She is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including having been named White-Collar Crime Lawyer of the Year (Benchmark Litigation Europe Awards 2020), Best in White Collar Crime (LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019), and listed to Global Investigations Review’s 2020 “40 Under 40” list and Benchmark Litigation USA’s 2021 “40 and Under Hot List.” Ms. Shvets holds a J.D. with honors from Harvard Law School. She is a native Russian speaker and is proficient in Ukrainian.

Olivia Allison, Senior Managing Director, K2 Integrity
Olivia Allison is a senior managing director in the Investigations and Risk Advisory practice for K2 Integrity, resident in London. She has extensive expertise helping large private, state-owned and publicly listed companies carry out investigations into fraud, bribery, corruption and other misconduct. Olivia has also worked closely with a range of entities to improve their governance and controls, including in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other emerging markets. Her practice has been particularly focused in oil and gas, mining and extractive industries, as healthcare, retail and financial services.

Joanne Taylor, Senior Managing Director, K2 Integrity
Joanne Taylor, a senior managing director at K2 Integrity, has 20 years of legal, investigations and financial crime compliance experience, which includes fraud risk management, anti-bribery and corruption, regulatory enforcement and investigations experience working within the financial and legal services industries. She has extensive experience of leading investigations relating to conduct issues, fraud, bribery & corruption and AML and her previous roles have included Global Head of Whistleblowing and Global Deputy Head of Anti-Fraud Bribery & Corruption at a major European bank.

Moderator
Mary Eastwood, Executive Director
Mary is an Investigations, Whistleblowing and Ethics specialist with 21 years’ experience in the fields of evaluation, assurance and investigations. She has worked across the public, private, charitable and humanitarian sectors. Mary started her career as a criminology researcher focusing on crime reduction, social inclusion and ethical compliance for the UK Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Board and UK police forces. She then worked in an international NGO as Oxfam’s Fraud and Corruption Team lead and most recently as Head of Investigations at the world’s largest university publisher, Oxford University Press. She is a certified fraud examiner and investigator with significant experience in fraud, bribery and corruption risk management and prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. She has successfully set up and managed internal global ‘whistleblowing’ channels, investigations functions and ethics programmes, and has conducted hundreds of complex global investigations across cultures and languages in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, often in hardship settings. Mary enjoys communications and outreach: she is a regular contributor to thought leadership discussions, and delivers training in corporate investigations and ethical behaviour programmes to stakeholders at all levels.

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Remote Investigations - looking ahead
2021-12-08 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Remote Investigations have become the norm during the Covid-19 Pandemic but are they here to stay? In this webinar kindly sponsored by Control Risks, seasoned investigators from the Middle East and the UK will explore the challenges and opportunities remote investigations and interviews presented during the pandemic. The panel will look at the role technology played and discuss the forward-looking outlook for conducting investigations beyond the pandemic to assess what is here to stay. Additionally, the panel will discuss the opportunities that have opened up for investigators as they have embraced the new ways of working.

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

Kanupriya Jain, Director, Control Risks
Kanupriya is a Director and co-leads our compliance and investigations practice in the Middle East and North Africa from our Dubai office. She is a forensic accountant, investigator and a trained first responder.
Kanupriya brings extensive experience of working with large companies and global law firms on both proactive and reactive problem-solving assignments. She has investigated numerous financial and non-financial cases related to corruption, financial statement fraud, revenue-sharing and quantification of costs in the Middle East and South Asia regions. She has led proactive fraud risk assessments and trained C-suite client representatives on fraud and corruption.
Examples of Kanupriya’s recent experience include:
Leading large cross-border investigations between the UAE, the UK, India and the US over allegations of earnings mismanagement, misappropriation of assets, theft of cash, bribery and corruption, and fraud.
Leading proactive and reactive corruption and internal controls reviews, including advising clients on robust policies, procedures and compliance frameworks.
Designing fraud and corruption training programmes for clients and launching an online training course for a client that was rolled out to more than 15,000 employees worldwide.
Kanupriya is named as an “Asset Recovery Expert” for India by Who’s Who Legal Magazine in 2014 and 2015. She has co-authored the white paper titled “Grey Practices – Fuelling Fraud and Corruption in the Indian business environment”, spoken at the ACFE Middle East conference and contributed to published articles on fraud and corruption in Asia.
Kanupriya is a member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, the Institute of Internal Auditors (UAE) and the Indian Business Professional Council. She is a chartered accountant and has both a bachelor’s degree in law and in commerce.

Ching Liu, Principal in Control Risks’ EMEA Forensic Technology and Digital Forensics & Incident Response practice
Ching is a dedicated digital forensic specialist and expert witness with industry experience since 1995. He has extensive experience in leveraging technology solutions for multi-jurisdiction and regulatory mandates. He frequently assists clients on assignments ranging from forensic collections to interrogation of enterprise and cloud systems on subject matters such as money laundering, corporate fraud, terrorism, drug trafficking and murder. He has investigated significant cybercrimes and system breaches involving ransomware, email compromises and electronic espionage.​
He has been engaged in many civil and criminal cases concerning cyberattacks, and computer fraud and misuse. These assignments have involved technical computer forensic investigations to management of electronic discovery tasks. He has worked extensively across the world for corporate clients, law firms and law enforcement agencies, and provided expert testimony in international courts of law.
Ching has significant technical expertise, ranging from personal devices to business networks and cloud architecture. He has extensive knowledge of forensic tools and techniques providing solutions to complex problems. He is qualified as an EnCase Certified Examiner (EnCE) and is listed in the UK Register of Expert Witnesses and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP).
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Your right, your role - say no to corruption
2021-12-09 08:00 - 09:00 (Europe/London)
ACi is delighted to support the United Nations International Anti Corruption Day this year.
Your right, your role: say no to corruption
Votre droit, votre défi : dites non à la corruption
Tu derecho, tu desafío: dile no a la corrupción
احفظ حقك، العب دورك: قل لا للفساد
你的权利，你的作用：对腐败说不
твое право, твоя роль: скажи коррупции нет
On 31 October 2003, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) based in Vienna, Austria, as the secretariat to the Conference of the States Parties to the Convention. The Convention was opened for signature at a High-Level Signing Conference held in Mexico from 9 to 11 December 2003. As such, the General Assembly designated 9 December as International Anti-Corruption Day (IACD), to raise awareness of corruption and of the role of the Convention in combating and preventing it.
The UNCAC places a premium on the prevention of corruption as a fundamental aspect of criminal justice. It provides for a comprehensive range of preventive anti-corruption measures in a dedicated Chapter (Chapter II) which precedes the Chapter on criminalization and law enforcement. Several provisions of the Convention address the private sector. Among them, Article 12, under Chapter II, calls upon States parties to ensure “…that private enterprises, taking into account their structure and size, have sufficient internal auditing controls to assist in preventing and detecting acts of corruption…”. As such, the prevention of corruption is an obligation for the corporate world too.
The theme of International Anti-Corruption Day 2021 is: “Your right, your role: say no to corruption”. The key message is that a corruption-free word is everybody’s right, and that anti-corruption efforts are everybody’s responsibility – governments, companies, professions, society and individuals alike. The second key message is that policies, laws and mechanisms must be in place, in public and private sectors, for individuals to be able to speak up and say no to this crime without fear of unjustified treatment. An environment where individuals feel free to report wrongdoings, in good faith and on reasonable grounds, contributes to a culture of lawfulness and integrity. It provides a strong deterrent to corrupt practices by those who count on low detection risks if not impunity.
Giovanni Gallo will explain the ongoing role of the UNODC as the “managers” of the UNCAC, their efforts to raise awareness and promote the speak-up culture around reporting corruption and how the Convention addresses the role of the private sector. There will also be a description of a significant integrity initiative developed by the World Bank to establish longer term funding for anti-corruption initiatives. Duncan Smith from the European Investment Bank will then describe anti-corruption efforts from a multi-lateral bank perspective – investigating and sanctioning governments and corporations who engage in corrupt acts in MDB funded projects, and how they can assist in building integrity cultures in the private sector. Finally, Basha Galvin from the Association of Corporate Investigators will explain how the ACi can assist the global fight against corruption through training, education and raising of investigative standards in the corporate world.
The significant impact of corruption on society calls for each of us to play a role in its prevention. Join our high calibre and experienced speakers on International Anti Corruption Day 2021 for this ‘must watch’ webinar.
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Panel
Mr. Giovanni Gallo, Chief of the Implementation Support Section Corruption and Economic Crime Branch
Division for Treaty Affairs, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Mr. Giovanni Gallo is the Chief of the Implementation Support Section of the Corruption and Economic Crime Branch at UNODC. He oversees the global delivery of technical assistance for governments to better implement the UN Convention against Corruption. This work includes the engagement of other key actors such as the business community, the academic world and civil society. Over the past 20 years, he held several positions at UNODC, both at headquarters and in the field.
From 2011 to 2019, Mr. Gallo served in the Office of the Director-General of the United Nations Office of Vienna (UNOV) and Executive Director of UNODC. He was Deputy Chief of the of the Office from 2011 to 2015, when he received the additional role of Senior Legal Adviser to the Director-General and Executive Director.
From 2006 to 2010, Mr Gallo supported Member Sates’ efforts to tackle transnational organized crime and corruption by providing normative and operational assistance in line with the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and its Protocols and the UN Convention against Corruption. From 2001 to 2003, he worked for the UNODC Office in Myanmar.
Mr. Gallo is a lawyer by training and holds an advanced law degree from the University of Bologna, Italy.
Duncan Smith, Deputy Head of Fraud Investigations, European Investment Bank
Duncan Smith is Deputy Head of Fraud Investigations at the European Investment Bank. As a barrister, he prosecuted fraud & corruption in the UK. After working for the World Bank’s Investigation Unit (as Team Leader and then policy adviser), he moved to the European Investment Bank to address outreach, training, prevention and deterrence issues. He is a co-author of the International Financial Institution’s Anti-Corruption Uniform Framework Agreement (2006) & other harmonized Multi-lateral Development Bank documents.
Duncan has written articles for the Basel Institute of Governance and the FCPA Blog, for example: The European Investment Bank’s 2020 Fraud Investigation Activity Report is an important compliance resource;
What Happens to Allegations of Prohibited Conduct at the European Investment Bank
A fast way to identify fraud risks and vulnerabilities: Proactive Integrity Reviews
and authored the recently published book: Promoting Integrity in the Work of International Organisations: Minimising Fraud and Corruption in Projects.
Basha Galvin, ACi Chief Operating Officer
Basha Galvin
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.

Mark Gough, ACi Regional Advisor
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.
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ACi Africa - Virtual Networking Event
2022-02-16 13:00 (Africa/Nairobi)
ACi invites our members, sponsors and supporters to join us for a virtual networking event on 16th February 2022. Led by ACi Africa members, we will facilitate discussion of topics of importance to investigators in Africa, and how we can shape the future of our Association together.
This event will be run on Microsoft Teams at 11.00 WAT – 12.00 SAST – 13.00 EAT (10.00 am UK, 11.00 am CET).

To register please click the button below to complete the registration form. After registration, you will be sent a diary invitation.
If you have queries, please email admin@my-aci.com

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Breaking the Bias - Women in Corporate Investigations
2022-03-08 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London) | Online
The corporate investigations profession calls for higher-order metacognitive and interpersonal skillsets to recognise and avoid biases that can prejudice fact-finding, including one’s own cognitive bias blind-spots.
But are we alive to gender bias in the profession? How do we challenge it where we see it? What are the experiences of women working in corporate investigations?
The Association of Corporate Investigators and the International Anti-Corruption Academy invite all our network to a candid virtual panel discussion with a distinguished panel of women in corporate investigations. We will share realities, aspirations, and bias-breaking tips. Please be part of this conversation
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Panel:
Ebru Tiberi, Head of AFC Investigations APAC, Deutsche Bank ACi Advisor for APAC
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.

Joyce Nkini-Iwisi, Principal, Control Risks, ACi Africa and EMEA Investigations Advisor
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 more than a decade of combined experience in forensic investigations, auditing, and 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.

Katie Hodson, Head of Investigations, The Global Fund; ACi CAO
Katie 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.

Kate Marston, Mast People Support Director, ACi HR Investigations Advisor
Kate Marston is an Investigations and training specialist with a career spanning law enforcement, in-house and external corporate investigations. She is a former Detective Sergeant in the UK Metropolitan Police, where she spent time on the Specialist Crime Directorate, specialising in Firearm offences, and also trained as a Financial Intelligence Officer. After a decade with the police, she headed up the Investigations function at a FTSE 100 luxury brand, covering criminal and misconduct investigations, Whistleblowing, Digital Fraud, AntiBribery and Corruption Programme, Travel Risk and Executive Protection and Data Analytics. In 2020, she set up Mast People Support which offers Investigation, HR and Ethics support to organisations. Kate is an associate member of the CIPD (the UK’s HR body), an accredited member of HRi, and Executive Director of Women in Ethics and Compliance Global (WEC).

Monde Magolo, Ethics Officer FAO; ACi Mentoring Advisor
Monde Magolo is a seasoned risk and investigations professional having worked for over 17 years at national, regional and international levels in both the private and public sectors in the areas of law enforcement, internal corporate investigations, compliance management and fraud risk management. Monde started her investigations career in 2002 and was among the first team of financial crime investigators to join the newly established Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit under the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) of Zambia. In 2008 she moved to the private sector joining the then Barclays Bank Zambia (now Absa Bank Zambia), as Fraud Manager. In 2010 she took up the role of Head of Fraud Risk Management and Investigations for Barclays Bank Zambia and in 2012 moved on to take up a new role as a Regional Manager Investigations at the Absa Bank Group, leading and providing oversight over investigations teams in five countries on the African Continent. In 2016 her portfolio was expanded to Head of Investigations for 10 countries. In 2020 Monde moved from corporate investigations into a more advisory role joining the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) as Ethics Officer.

Moderator
Mary Eastwood Jones, Executive Director, ACi
Mary is an Investigations, Whistleblowing and Ethics specialist with 21 years’ experience in the fields of evaluation, assurance and investigations. She has worked across the public, private, charitable and humanitarian sectors. Mary started her career as a criminology researcher focusing on crime reduction, social inclusion and ethical compliance for the UK Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Youth Justice Board and UK police forces. She then worked in an international NGO as Oxfam’s Fraud and Corruption Team lead and most recently as Head of Investigations at the world’s largest university publisher, Oxford University Press. She is a certified fraud examiner and investigator with significant experience in fraud, bribery and corruption risk management and prevention of sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. She has successfully set up and managed internal global ‘whistleblowing’ channels, investigations functions and ethics programmes, and has conducted hundreds of complex global investigations across cultures and languages in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, often in hardship settings. Mary enjoys communications and outreach: she is a regular contributor to thought leadership discussions and delivers training in corporate investigations and ethical behaviour programmes to stakeholders at all levels.

Co-organiser: Marie Sonnenstuhl, Member of the Academic Programmes Team, International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
Marie started her career at the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) in September 2019 and rejoined IACA in June 2020 as a member of the Academic Programmes Department. Marie manages the students’ affairs and the admission of IACA’s academic programmes. She is also a member of IACA’s Alumni body. As a member of this, she is involved in organizing Virtual Panel Discussions, bringing together professionals, mainly amongst IACA alumni, in various anti-corruption related areas. Marie has initiated a series of panel discussions where she aims at bringing female anti-corruption professionals together to promote the role of women in anti-corruption and compliance.

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IACA is an intergovernmental organization and post-secondary educational institution in Anti-Corruption and Compliance. They are promoting effective and efficient prevention and combat of corruption through education and professional training, research, technical assistance, and cooperation and networking. IACA’s academic education programmes offer a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary study of anti-corruption and compliance by using diverse asynchronous and synchronous teaching methods.
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Investigating Insider Threats with a Remote/Hybrid Workforce
2022-03-16 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/London)
Navigating Governance, Risk and Compliance with employees working from anywhere and using their own devices.
The concept of an insider threat has different meanings to different people. There is a wide range of threats that businesses have to consider when it comes to risk management. Having a remote or hybrid workforce presents new and additional challenges when it comes to insider threat. This webinar, hosted by Nuix, aims to explore the different threats that exist and the role investigators play in uncovering problems.

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Panel

Neil Thomas, Director Advisory & Service Providers, Nuix
Neil has over 25 years of experience in consultancy and sales. At Nuix, his focus is assisting leading organisations to utilise Nuix technology solving complex customer problems and gaining value from their data. Prior to joining Nuix, he has held several leadership positions in the Financial Services sector within Western Union, Thomas Cook and Prudential; starting his career working in IT Security transitioning to consulting roles delivering market leading global payment solutions within regulated markets helping businesses compete internationally.

Paul Slater, Head of Investigation Solutions – Nuix
With over 25 years of experience within the DFIR and investigations industry, Paul is seen as a subject matter expert and thought leader. He identifies innovative ways to solve customer problems within the digital forensics and investigations space and has been instrumental in many of Nuix investigation customer success stories. Paul has worked with multinational organisations both in the UK and globally, advising on forensic technology solutions (including electronic disclosure, litigation readiness, data compromise and forensic data analysis) and can engage on all levels from the server room to the boardroom; with experience covering the technological, legal and commercial aspects of digital and forensic investigations and discovery.

Richard Williams, Partner, Forensics, Deloitte UK
Richard is a Partner in Deloitte UK Forensics, with more than 30 years’ experience in investigation, compliance and litigation work throughout Europe and Asia. He started his career in Australian law enforcement and transitioned to the private sector whilst working as a digital forensic investigator. Richard’s work in Asia provided the opportunity to live in Hong Kong, Beijing and Shanghai where he grew significant forensic businesses focusing on leveraging the latest technology to assist his clients with complex data matters, specifically relating to compliance and regulatory issues. Following his years in Asia, he has now relocated to London, applying his analytic mindset to solving other business issues his clients face in the complex world of security and privacy. He remains passionate about digital forensics and continues to invest time in developing methodical solutions to analyse forensic data more efficiently.

Chris Taylor, Assistant Director, Forensics, Deloitte UK
Chris is an Assistant Director in the Forensic Technology practice of Deloitte where he leads a team of investigators in Digital Forensic Insider Threat engagements. Chris is a subject matter expert in this area and has successfully helped clients in both the financial services and government sectors deploy and operate effective solutions to internal threats. He has considerable experience in overseas investigations and has recently returned from The United Arab Emirates where he led the “Insider Threat” programme and security operations centre of the Electronic Government Authority of Ras-Al-Khaimah. His career in cyber investigations spans a 15 year period and includes engagements with large international industrial organisations and multi-department government agencies in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Nick Conway, Partner, Deloitte
Nick is a Forensic Partner in Deloitte’s Fraud, Data and Disputes practice. Having qualified as a barrister in London and worked within the legal and technology industries for more than 20 years, Nick is well versed in cutting through complex matters with a logical, common sense approach to eDiscovery, contract review and monitoring/surveillance investigations. Nick is also an Advisory Board Member at the University of Law Business School and is listed as one of the top 10 legal technologists, globally, in the Financial Times Intelligent Business Report 2019.

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Manu Hanspal, Head of EMEA, ACi
Manu Hanspal
Manu’s investigative experience stems from having served within UK Law enforcement for 15 years leading teams investigating serious and organised crime using specialist, proactive and covert methods. Transitioning into Corporate investigations, Manu has worked across numerous jurisdictions within the mining and extractive sector conducting and overseeing investigations into Business integrity concerns in addition to having accountability for the management and development of Rio Tinto’s global investigations programme. Manu is currently Investigations and Conduct Monitoring Director in Ethics & Integrity at Compass Group, leading and designing both a Group Investigations programme and conduct monitoring framework. 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. Having worked across sectors and transitioned to corporate investigations, Manu brings a keen understanding of the operational challenges and elements required for those conducting and managing investigations.

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Good Guidelines: the rudder of an effective investigation
2022-03-30 09:00 - 10:00 (Europe/London) | Online
Investigations are almost never plain sailing. Good guidelines can steer your cases in the right direction. In this webinar with EY and Women In White Collar Defense Association (India Chapter), we hear from different perspectives- external, internal and counsel – or, to keep with the nautical analogy, different boats in the same investigations storm!
Join Saguna Sodhi, Partner EY Forensic and Integrity Services, Rupinder Malik, Partner, JSA – M&A/PE, General Corporate and White-Collar Crime Investigations and ACi as we discuss good practice tips for investigators in the APAC region.

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Saguna Sodhi, Partner, EY Forensic & Integrity Services in India.
Saguna Sodhi is a Partner with EY Forensic & Integrity Services in India. She is also part of the leadership team of the India Chapter of Women’s White Collar Defense Association.
Saguna is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has over 20 years of professional experience with cross functional expertise across industries and specializes in Ethics and Compliance Programs, Corporate Governance, fraud investigations and Integrity risk management. She has led several investigations including fraudulent diversion of funds, misrepresentation by management and business units and allegations of bribery and corruption. She specializes in the area of risk and compliance including FCPA across different sectors as it relates to investigation, due diligence and trainings. She has also advised clients on policy and process level controls to manage fraud and corruption risks and recommended controls to be implemented for mitigating the possible monetary and reputation impact on companies.
Rupinder Malik, senior partner, JSA
Rupinder Malik, a senior partner at JSA specializes in M&A/PE and Anti-Corruption and WhiteCollar Crime practice areas. She is also the Chapter leader of the India Chapter of Women in White Collar Defense Association. Rupinder’s practice focusses on general corporate commercial, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, joint ventures and strategic alliances, cross- border investments, corporate restructurings; and in particular anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws, with specialization in corporate governance, fraud, anti-corruption, money laundering and other white-collar crime matters and investigations. Rupinder advises and assists on diverse compliance issues and internal investigations in connection with the Prevention of Corruption Act; the Money Laundering Act; the FCPA; the UK Bribery Act; and other local and international anti-corruption laws and sanctions. She has also extensively advised on data privacy, employment law advisory, workplace policies, code of conduct, Prevention of Sexual Harassment and related matters. Rupinder is recognised as a solution-oriented lawyer with a wealth of experience over 25 years.
Ash Sharma, Group Investigations Manager, Anglo American Plc
Ashu Sharma
Ash Sharma has over 18 years’ experience in investigations and financial crime risk mitigation. Ash presently manages one of two global investigation hubs for Anglo American Plc, a global mining, minerals and extraction company. His team conduct corporate ethics and compliance (including regulatory and financial crime) investigations. Ash has worked in the UK and Asia in regional and group roles for a global bank. There, he headed up an internal fraud risk, background vetting and investigation function, before leading and coordinating global significant investigations for the group. He has worked on new investigation function development, designing frameworks and procedures for large global operational teams. He has also led on technological innovation for efficient investigations at high volumes, for global teams across 40 plus countries. Ash was Senior Investigator at the UK Serious Fraud Office, securing successful prosecutions including Weavering Capital UK (one of the first hedge fund prosecutions of its kind to arise out of the 2008 financial crisis) where the net losses to the investors were approximately US$536 million. He also worked the Sustainable Agroenergy Plc ‘Green biofuel’ fraud and bribery prosecution, with a fraud value of over USD$30 million. He worked for the UK Electoral Commission, where he investigated UK political parties and elected officials for regulatory breaches, as well as corrupt acts. He has also managed investigations in the not-for-profit and charity sector, looking at financial crime and counter-terrorism risks. Ash is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, and Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator. He is also a member of the Association of Corporate Investigators.

Moderator
Basha Galvin, Senior Investigations Manager, BAT & COO, ACi
Basha Galvin
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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Investigaciones Corporativas en Latinoamérica
2022-03-31 15:00 - 16:00 (Europe/London)
La Asociación de Investigadores Corporativos (ACI) se complace en anunciar su primer evento para Latinoamérica para el día jueves 31 de marzo de 2022, el cual será auspiciado por Control Risks y desarrollará un marco general sobre las tendencias, casos más comunes y desafíos de las Investigaciones en el ámbito corporativo presentados en los diversos países de la región.

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Enrique Gómez Pinzón – Holland & Knight / Partner
Enrique Gómez-Pinzón is the executive partner of Holland & Knight’s office in Colombia. He practices in the areas of compliance and internal investigations, cross-border investment and financings, mergers and acquisitions, international arbitration and project finance. Mr Gómez-Pinzón has assisted clients in coordinating internal investigations and crisis mangement response for several multinational companies with operations in Colombia. He has participated in some of the most important financings and privatizations in Colombia in the last 30 years, including licensing of cellular telephones, banking entities, power generating and distribution companies, and transportation of petroleum. He has served as an arbitrator in a variety of cases administered by ICSID, ICC, PCA, CIETAC, cases administered under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Mr Gómez-Pinzón is the sole founder and former head of one of the leading law firms in Colombia. He received his JD from Universidad de Los Andes and an LLM from Harvard University Law School in Massachusetts. He is admitted to practice law in Colombia, the State of New York and Washington, DC.
Lucas Martins – Clarios / Deputy Legal Counsel LATAM
Lucas joined JCI in 2014 as Senior Corporate Counsel, Litigation LATAM and in 2018, was appointed Senior Corporate Counsel for Brazil Power Solutions. He has extensive experience working in Brazil and LATAM countries and has focused his practice on litigation, risk management, law department management, recoveries and business strategy. Lucas started his legal career in Sao Paulo with TozziniFreire Advogados in 1999 with a broad spectrum of litigation and arbitration cases. After working in private practice, he joined Duke Energy Brazil, as Litigation Manager in 2009. At Duke Energy, he progressively assumed more challenging roles, including real estate and environmental, compliance and investigations. In 2014 Lucas become Senior Corporate Counsel, Litigation LATAM in Johnson Controls’ Sao Paulo office, providing commercial litigation for all of JCI`s businesses in LATAM. He progressively assumed more senior roles in law department management, recoveries, material Labor & Employment matters and business partner of Power Solutions in Brazil. Lucas has a very hands-on profile, balanced with ethical and legal compliance standards and a sense of constant cooperation and partnership with business colleagues and team members. His greatest professional satisfaction is to deliver timely customer-centric work that drives business growth and he is passionate about supporting the development of his team members and colleagues. Since joining JCI, Lucas has received client recognition through several performance assessments and more recently, a Merit Award for material recoveries. He graduated Johnson Controls Leadership Edge Program (JCLE) in 2018. Lucas graduated from Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo in 2001 and concluded the Master of Laws on Civil Law in 2008 He has been Professor of Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law in Brazilian and Post-Graduation Courses from 2009 to 2014 and is registered with Sao Paulo Bar Association.In his free-time, Lucas enjoys off-roading, spending time with his family, participating in triathlons and travelling. His native language is Portuguese and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Nelly Arocha – Control Risks / Director – Compliance, Forensics and Investigations
Nelly Arocha is a Director in Control Risks’ Compliance, Forensics and Intelligence practice, based in Mexico City. Nelly is a lawyer with experience across a variety of industries both during her time with the Mexican federal government and as a consultant for Control Risks, where she has had experience conducting complex internal investigations into national and multinational companies. Nelly has more than 15 years of experience in several government postings that include the President’s Office, the Federal Institute for Transparency and Access to Public Information and the Ministries of Education and of Communications and Transport, among others. At the Federal Electoral Institute, she participated in conducting investigations in two of the largest campaign finance cases in Mexico. Additionally, as head of the Internal Control Office at a government agency, she was responsible for auditing federal expenditures and monitoring the implementation of internal controls to ensure the efficiency of the institution and prevent corruption. Her areas of expertise includes transparency and government reform, data protection, government accountability, investigations and audit.
In addition to graduating as a lawyer from the Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Nelly holds a MA in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and a MSC in Comparative Politics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is fluent in English and Spanish.

Juliana Pontes – MercadoLibre / Internal Investigations Manager
Juliana Marcucci Pontes Amaral es abogada especializada en derecho civil, gestión empresarial e investigaciones internas. Al largo de su carrera de 20 años, ha trabajado en estudios de abogados y desde 2009 se encuentra en Mercado Livre, donde estuvo a frente del área estratégica de Dispute Resolutions en Legales hasta 2021, cuando fue a Compliance implementar el área de investigaciones internas.

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Nestor Garrido, Head of LATAM, ACi
Nestor is a Senior Corporate Security Executive with over 23 years of professional experience in Crisis Management, Product Security, External and Internal Fraud and Compliance Investigations. From 1996 to 2005, Nestor worked in the Investigations Unit of Peruvian Navy. He started his career in the private sector in 2006 as Security Manager Peru at Novartis, conducting Compliance and Illicit Pharmaceutical investigations. After 7 years in Novartis, Nestor joined Mondelez Peru as Security Manager. Since December 2018, Nestor is currently Head of Security Peru at the multinational energy company Enel managing and overseeing Critical Event Management, Fraud Investigations and Critical Infrastructure Security. Nestor also develop training in Crisis Management, Risk Management and Corporate Investigations in association with Business Alliance for Secure Commerce (BASC). He is a Certified ISO 31000 Lead Risk Manager by Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB), Member of ASIS International and ACFE.

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Tools and Takeaways to Upskill your Investigations Practice
2022-04-06 16:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London)
April 6 2022
16:00 – 17:00 BST
11.00 – 12.00 EDT
08.00 – 09.00 PDT
The nature of corporate communication is shifting, and that rate of change is accelerating—new channels and data types are continuously springing and it’s becoming increasingly easy for it all to be recorded and archived… somewhere. But how do you target and capture only the relevant information and quickly make sense of it when you do? The complexity and volume are now simply beyond human ability to keep up with.
In this session, experts will talk through the cutting-edge techniques and tools that are being applied to sift through rising data volumes from a host of different communication platforms and show you how in-house teams are easily applying powerful AI to zero in on and simply review the data most relevant to your matter.
Corporate investigation experts from Capital One and Lam Research will join to discuss the rising challenges they are seeing and how they are adapting their investigations practices.
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Panel:
Amelia Chen, Sr. Manager, Product Marketing – Corporate Solutions at Relativity
Amelia is the Senior Manager, Product Marketing – Corporate Solutions at Relativity where she oversees the product marketing function for the corporate segment. With a background in finance, sales, strategic partnerships and marketing, Amelia is passionate about understanding the market and finding the most effective and resonant ways to meet customer needs. Always seeking to learn more, Amelia holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from Northwestern University.

Ben DeWitt, Senior Manager, Cyber Insider Threat & Technical Investigations eDiscovery at Capital One
Ben DeWitt is the eDiscovery Lead for Capital One’s Cyber Insider Threat and Investigations Program. With 15 years of eDiscovery experience, Ben and his team have a primary focus on the collection, processing, and analysis of evidence and the administration of technology solutions. He collaborates with investigative and legal partners to develop strategy for technology and workflows in support of internal investigations, government investigations, and corporate litigation matters. Ben is a certified Relativity Expert and Brainspace Analyst.

Nolan Robinson, Program Manager, Legal Operations at Lam Research

Kristin Sunderman, Litigation Support Director, Freddie Mac
Kristin Sunderman is the Litigation Support Director at Freddie Mac. Prior to joining Freddie Mac, Ms. Sunderman spent the last 20+ years in the industry working not only for law firms and corporations but also as an eDiscovery vendor. It is in the vendor world that Ms. Sunderman spent the bulk of her career. She started off in project management but quickly worked up to managing all of Operations. It is there that she focused on creating efficiencies, implementing automation and providing a development path for new eDiscovery specialists. Ms. Sunderman continues to focus on process improvements and development in her new role and prides herself on being heavily involved in mentorship and inclusion programs.

Moderator
Simon Scales
Simon’s extensive international experience in corporate investigations includes significant Employee Misconduct, Fraud, Bribery, Corruption, Antitrust & Competition, AML, Sanctions, Market Abuse and commensurate preventative / remedial measures. His 30 years of expertise in major investigation management, covert and overt intelligence gathering, relationship and stakeholder management, Ethics / Compliance / Integrity related investigations and reviews demonstrate his proven ability to facilitate consensus through negotiation and collaborate with senior management across all geographies. Simon is a visiting lecturer to a number of UK Universities and has articles published in leading UK, EU and US journals, newspapers and other international media, including Global Investigations Review, The Times (UK), The Guardian (UK), Le Monde (France), Washington Post (US) and the Law Society (UK). Having appeared on the BBC and CNN, he has provided editorial content and testimonies for those writing about the world of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption, and is in demand for his knowledge, experience and unique approach. Simon chairs significant industry recognised conferences on the subjects of Fraud, Bribery, Corruption, Ethics, Risk Management, Internal Control, IPR, Identity Theft, eCrime and Corporate Security.

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

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

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

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

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Banking Investigators Forum
2022-05-26 08:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | IET London, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2R )BL, United Kingdom
The ACi was delighted to host this invitation-only event kindly sponsored by FRA.It took place on Thursday, 26th May 2022 at IET London, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL.
The agenda items included;

Whistleblowing – how Banks investigate Whistleblowing allegations.
Conduct Investigations – what are they? and how are Banks organising and investigating these cases
Recording Investigative Interviews – best practice in the when and how
Investigations and Data Sharing – best practice when sharing with other Banks during investigations
Crypto Investigations – how are Banks investigating these cases?
Measuring investigations – measuring the effectiveness of investigations
Centralising investigation teams –a panel discussion

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Our event featured:

Citibank
JP Morgan
Standard Chartered
Lloyds
Nat West
HSBC
Barclays
Deutsche Bank
UBS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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