Making the most of the latest tools and techniques (including gen AI) to speed up your investigations
Are you aware that the latest investigatory tools and techniques to deal with large data volumes and for speeding up investigations ARE within your reach, without a long commitment or large price tag?
Are you missing out on using the latest AI-powered technology and analytics techniques for forensic investigations because you think they’re not commercially viable or you simply don’t have the requisite skills?
Think the most advanced tools are only available to the big forensic investigator firms? Think again.
Join the panel on 2nd July at 12:00 UK time to find out about the latest tech developments and for a practical insight into what’s available to support investigations today.
David Fisk, Managing Director at Salient Discovery will share his insights on the latest methods of data extraction and analysis available to all, for both unstructured and structured data sets. Moderated by Ashu Sharma , Group Investigations Manager, Anglo American Plc and board member of the ACI, the panel will draw on real life examples from various clients’ investigative work and explore practical use cases of the technology and techniques that are available today to accelerate your investigations.
The discussion will cover:
the AI-powered tools that help at each stage in an investigation
the visualisation tools that can help to provide focus and clarity in investigations
dealing with different types of data, including:
Unstructured sources (e.g. WhatsApp, social media, text messages, email, loose documentation, etc.); what’s possible and what’s not
Structured sources; how to manage large volumes and tools for finding the needle in the haystack
how you can get access to the latest tech and as importantly, the skills to get the most from it
Firmly rooted in real case studies, we’ll share experiences of the practical acceleration of investigations to help investigators large and small remain competitive and relevant in the ever-evolving technology landscape.
Cryptocurrencies present unique risks given its susceptibility to illicit activity and ability to enhance anonymity and obfuscate the flow of funds. Despite these challenges, the inherent immutable and permanent nature of the blockchain provides an opportunity for investigators to understand the digital footprint of on-chain transactions to identify potential unusual activity.
Managing complex compliance and regulatory obligations of a regulated crypto platform
Addressing bespoke crypto typologies and recent investigation trends
Enhancing investigation strategies through the use of blockchain analytics and forensic capabilities
Creating a safe digital asset ecosystem from suspicious activity reporting to law enforcement cooperation.
Panel
Thomas Hyun (FRA) is a Director, Cryptocurrency Compliance in FRA’s Washington, DC office. He brings years of industry experience as a compliance leader, with a focus on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) compliance in emerging payment technologies across the blockchain and digital asset ecosystem. Prior to joining FRA, Thomas was the Director of AML and Blockchain Strategy at PayPal for four years, where he established PayPal’s financial crime policy and control framework for its cryptocurrency-related products. His earlier roles include Director of Compliance and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) Officer of Paxos and Vice President of Compliance at Mastercard as a dedicated compliance officer for its consumer products portfolio. He also spent over seven years within the forensics practice at Ernst & Young, working on a variety of FCC investigations for US and foreign-based financial institutions.
Oliver Van Zant (PayPal) is PayPal’s Director of Compliance Investigations for the Americas, where he oversees suspicious activity investigations including those involving cryptocurrency. Prior to joining PayPal, Oliver worked at the Manhattan District Attorney’s office as a blockchain investigative analyst helping to pioneer early cryptocurrency investigations. In his position at PayPal, Oliver is dedicated to integrating new technologies into effective compliance solutions, enabling the company to conduct top-tier investigative work.
Sercan Karapoyraz (Crypto.com) is the Vice President of Compliance (Global Financial Crimes), where he leads key initiatives in customer due diligence, risk assessment, transaction monitoring, enhanced due diligence, and escalations. An ACAMS-certified professional, Sercan brings a thoughtful and solutions-driven approach to financial crime operations and compliance process optimization, helping organizations stay ahead in an ever-evolving regulatory landscape.
Tuesday 24th June; 14:00 – 17:00 UK time, online Teams
This workshop introduces participants to:
Responding to whistleblower reports Triaging, Assessment, Planning & Scoping Investigation Principles Relevant best practice and ISO frameworks Introduction to gathering and assessing evidence Cognitive Interviewing Models Case Study
Workshop 2: Interviewing & Documentation
Tuesday 1st July 2025, 14:00 – 17:00 UK time
Covering key topics including:
Case Study review and planning Communicating with (and managing) stakeholder expectations Fundamentals of investigative interviewing Memory, Recall and Non-Verbal Communication Report writing essentials Understanding thematic learning, process improvements and case closure
Workshop Learning Goals: These sessions aim to help participants:
Understand the core components of workplace investigations Recognise typical challenges in the investigation process Learn about a structured six-step investigation approach Explore methods for gathering and assessing information Develop foundational investigation planning skills Gain an introduction to investigative interviewing principles
In today’s digital age, conducting thorough and effective internal investigations requires not only traditional investigative techniques but also the strategic use of eDiscovery software. This webinar will provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of the key principles and best practices for conducting internal investigations, with a special focus on leveraging eDiscovery tools.
The importance of internal investigations and their role in risk management
Steps to plan and initiate an investigation
Techniques for data mapping in identifying and harvesting relevant data
Best practices for using eDiscovery tools to manage and analyze large volumes of data
The evolving nature of what can be accessed from mobile devices
Ensuring confidentiality and legal compliance
Reporting results and implementing corrective actions
Join us to enhance your skills and knowledge, and ensure your organization is prepared to handle internal investigations with confidence and professionalism, utilizing the latest eDiscovery technology.
Simon Kinzel, Director, Forensic Services EMEA, KLDiscovery
Simon Kinzel is the Director Forensic Services EMEA, at KLDiscovery and leads the team of 14 forensic consultants located in 3 countries within the EMEA region. Aside from the dynamic and complex nature of coordinating data collection and onsite data filtering requirements throughout EMEA on a day-to-day basis, Simon’s role is to conduct and provide expert guidance in investigations ranging from high profile criminal prosecutions, to the complete range of disciplinary and civil litigation cases. Simon has extensive experience with a broad spectrum of criminal and data breach investigations, computer security compliance and auditing. With a military counter-intelligence background
specialising in information systems, document security, he is trained and certified in digital forensic examination techniques by various government, local and international law enforcement agencies.
Peter Tutton, Associate Managing Director, Nardello & Co LLC
Peter is a financial investigator and forensic accountant with expertise in fraud, financial crime, and regulatory review projects. Prior to joining Nardello & Co., Peter led complex international, high-profile, and politically sensitive banking fraud and money-laundering investigations. Having trained as an accountant with a Big Four accountancy firm, Peter has over 20 years’ experience within the consulting industry. His casework includes engagements working on global investigations, forensic audits and regulatory look-back reviews in UK & Ireland, EU, USA, Switzerland, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. His work is often used in litigation and arbitration proceedings, as well as regulatory enforcement actions and internal disciplinary procedures. His experience extends to providing anti-fraud and financial crime control and framework testing, remediation and compliance services for clients.
Anthony Merlino, Senior Consultant, Global Advisory Services & Strategic Client Solutions, KLDiscovery
Anthony Merlino has more than 29 years of accumulated legal, eDiscovery and computer forensics experience. As KLDiscovery’s Senior Consultant of Global Advisory Services & Strategic Client Solutions, Mr. Merlino is a member of KLD’s Advisory Services team and works consultatively with clients to develop and implement cost effective, efficient, defensible discovery, data governance and data privacy compliance strategies. Leveraging his experience in legal operations,
computer forensics and electronic discovery with his knowledge of current legal trends and technology associated with data management, Mr. Merlino designs defensible strategies and technology solutions to optimize client efficiencies in alignment with industry accepted practices
Vanessa McGoldrick is a counsel in the White Collar Defense and Investigations team at Skadden London. Vanessa advises clients on a broad range of cross-border regulatory, criminal and civil investigations and financial crime matters, including bribery and corruption, money laundering, financial sanctions, fraud and tax evasion. Vanessa has represented clients before a range of U.K. prosecutors and regulators, including the Financial Conduct Authority, Serious Fraud Office, Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation, Competition and Markets Authority, as well as advised clients facing parallel investigations and proceedings by other international regulators. She has conducted numerous internal investigations involving allegations of corporate misconduct and has completed a secondment to a major international bank’s financial crime (legal) team.
Ben Fielding, Director, Business Development, KLDiscovery
Ben specialises in driving growth and forging strategic partnerships within the legal technology sector. With 18 years of experience in business development and a deep understanding of eDiscovery, Ben combines industry expertise with a proven track record of delivering innovative solutions to meet client needs. Ben advises clients on the management of data and the use of technology in cyber incident response, litigation, arbitration, internal or regulatory investigations, data subject access requests and contract lifecycle management fostering long-term relationships with law firms, corporate legal teams, insurers and government agencies.
Great investigations start with great questions. When working with AI, how you phrase your prompts can mean the difference between a breakthrough insight and a missed opportunity. But how do you craft an effective prompt? How can you be sure AI understands exactly what you need?
With Relativity aiR for Review, the process is seamless. This generative AI solution helps refine your prompt criteria, making it easier than ever to get precise, relevant results.
In this webinar, we’ll demonstrate how prompting in aiR for Review works and give you tips and tricks for engineering the perfect prompt for your next investigation.
You’ll learn:
How to structure clear and precise investigation-specific queries
Techniques for breaking down complex investigative tasks
Our first event for investigators based in The Netherlands and the surrounding region. The afternoon features an exciting agenda with plenty of networking time.
Hosted by Baker McKenzie the ACi Pharma Investigations Forum will explore key trends and learning points for at investigations in the pharma and life sciences industries. We will discuss insider threats & protecting IP and data, the risk landscape, sanctions investigations and trends in pharma investigations.
The life sciences and pharmaceutical industry faces unique challenges in managing compliance and navigating risks across borders. In this insightful webinar, sponsored by Control Risks, we will delve into some of the most pressing issues impacting the sector today.
Our experts will explore:
Challenges in Cross-Border Compliance Investigations: Addressing complexities in regulatory requirements and managing multi-jurisdictional risks.
Combatting Counterfeiting, Theft, and Parallel Import: Strategies for investigations in high-risk jurisdictions.
Navigating Sanctions: Practical guidance for companies operating in increasingly regulated global markets.
Regulatory Developments and Enforcement Trends: Insights into anticipated government actions under the new US administration and their implications for compliance.
This session will provide actionable insights and practical strategies for investigators, compliance professionals, and risk managers to safeguard operations in this highly regulated and dynamic sector.
Ash Sharma has over 20 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. Ash is a Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Financial Crime Specialist, and Certified Cryptocurrency Investigator.
Tristan Grimmer, Partner, Baker McKenzie
Tristan Grimmer
Tristan is a Partner at Baker McKenzie, advising clients on sanctions and export controls, anti-bribery and corruption and other corporate compliance risks. He provides compliance advice to clients across these risk areas, including in the context of complex cross-border transactions, as well as supporting clients in the management of related internal and external investigations. Tristan has advised clients in respect of investigations by the Serious Fraud Office, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), the National Crime Agency, HM Revenue & Customs, and the Competition and Markets Authority, as well as in related investigations by overseas agencies, including the US Department of Justice and the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). He also counsels clients in the design and implementation of their corporate compliance programmes. Tristan is the UK head of Baker McKenzie’s market leading international trade practice, which is ranked as Tier 1 by Legal 500 and Band 1 by Chambers UK. He is personally ranked as a Leading Individual for ‘Trade, WTO, Anti-dumping and Customs’ by Legal 500 and for ‘Sanctions’ by Chambers UK. He is the EMEA Chair of the firm’s Investigations, Compliance & Ethics practice.
Martina Rozumberkova, Principal, Control Risks
Martina Rozumberkova
Martina Rozumberkova is a Principal within Control Risks’ Compliance, Forensics and Intelligence practice in the Americas. She has over 17 years of experience assisting companies with fraud and forensic investigations as well as reviews, assessments, development and implementation of global compliance programs, and internal controls. She advises companies conducting investigations involving the FCPA and helps address regulatory actions with focused expertise assisting the life science industry. She has also led teams conducting regulatory mandated monitorships.
Whitney Potts, Head Global Security Investigations, Novartis International AG (Switzerland)
Whitney Potts
Whitney Potts is an accomplished and agile global risk, compliance and legal professional currently serving as the Deputy Head of Global Security and Head of Global Security Investigations at NovartisInternational. As the Global Security Head of Investigations for Novartis, Whitney oversees a team of expert investigators around the world who investigate allegations of high-risk misconduct and recommend remediation actions. Previously, she held senior roles including as Head of Ethics, Risk & Compliance as well as Head of Legal, Oncology for the region covering Asia, Middle East, Africa and China at Novartis Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for the legal and compliance aspects of region-wide strategies, programs and initiatives and developing and delivering the Ethics, Risk & Compliance program, supervising regional enterprise risk assessments (anti-bribery, third party), compliance audits, monitoring, and remediation of issues including those from internal investigations. Whitney is a Certified Fraud Examiner, licensed attorney and a graduate of Columbia Law School in New York.
The evolving landscape of corporate crime and misconduct in India has led to significant regulatory and legal changes and collaborative efforts among stakeholders. In our event we look at the key considerations for investigators, so that we can mitigate current challenges and proactively address future risk trends, ensuring the stability and integrity of Indian businesses in the years to come.
This webinar explores how modern research tools and Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) can revolutionise investigative processes. Learn how to efficiently gather, analyse, and apply critical information to uncover insights and make informed decisions. Featuring innovative strategies and cutting-edge tools, the session is tailored for investigators, analysts, and professionals seeking to enhance their methodologies with powerful, accessible resources. Join us to discover how these solutions can optimise your investigations and deliver actionable results.
Kevin brings over 30 years of experience in intelligence and investigations, serving national and international agencies in roles spanning criminal investigation, surveillance, and covert operations. He has led the design and delivery of national training standards for multiple intelligence agencies and now heads a business providing intelligence and security solutions to public and private sectors. Specialising in threat and risk intelligence with a focus on OSINT, SOCMINT, and cyber capabilities, Kevin is known for innovative problem-solving, resilience, and delivering actionable insights to empower decision-makers.
Tom Galpin, Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Tom Galpin is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at vLex, Tom manages the UK and Ireland Investigations accounts and delivering cutting-edge legal research solutions.. With extensive experience in sales and client management, Tom helps legal professionals and organisations streamline workflows using vLex’s advanced research platform and Generative AI tools. Known for his consultative approach and deep understanding of the intersection between legal tech and investigative processes, Tom is dedicated to fostering innovation and achieving measurable results for his clients.
Brad McGrath, ExCo Committee Member, ACi
Brad is Global Head of Compliance Conduct & Ethics for Shell Trading and Supply now based in London having worked in the U.S and Singapore. He has a background in Conduct Risk, Regulatory Enforcement and Intelligence/Investigations from U.K. law enforcement and the financial regulator (FCA – CoLP) Brad specialises in Whistleblowing and Compliance Incident management.
Workshop 1: Investigation Fundamentals
This workshop introduces participants to:
Workshop 2: Interviewing & Documentation
Covering key topics including:
Workshop Learning Goals: These sessions aim to help participants: