Top fraud professionals gather to share experiences, lead workshops and network.
The Fraud Summit, put on annually by the Jindal School’s Center for Internal Auditing Excellence, gathers professionals interested in the latest trends in fraud schemes and fraud prevention.
The two-day summit also offers continuing professional education through workshops and a general conference. The workshops offer 8 hours of CPE credit, and the conference offers another 8 hours of CPE credit.
Fraud Summit Moves Virtual in 2020
Due to the pandemic, the Center for Internal Auditing Excellence held its 15th Annual Fraud Summit in a virtual environment for the first time in its storied history. The two-day event featured its customary workshops and its traditional conference.
The 15th edition of the Fraud Summit featured the following:
Workshop #1 FRAUD: Do Everyone Once & The Easy Ones Twice. How to Identify, Investigate and Resolve Fraud, presented by Bill Brown
Bill Brown is a former FBI Special Agent with more than 40 years of experience in forensic accounting investigations, litigation support, and compliance program design and implementation. Throughout his career, he has investigated complex white-collar criminal matters and provided expert testimony.
In-Depth Discussion of Recent FCPA Trends, by Guler Ann Wiefling and Heather Hatfield
Guler Ann Wiefling is a Partner in the Forensic Investigation and Litigation Support Practice at Weaver where she assists her clients’ in house and outside counsels on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) investigations. Heather Hatfield is a Partner with Porter Hedges where she represents clients in corporate investigations, white collar crime investigations and defense involving the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), complex contract disputes, oil and gas litigation, bankruptcy litigation, construction disputes, and general commercial litigation matters.
Workshop #2 Red Flag Mania – Dr. Kelly Richmond Pope
This 4-hour high energy, multi-media workshop is designed as an opportunity for participants to spot red flags to solve a crime and determine the fraud schemes used in the case. Participants will view a film and receive abundant evidence to lead them to the perpetrator and the methodologies used.
Fraud Summit – Conference
Tom Mueller: Author and journalist Tom Mueller explores “the nature of the whistleblowing act” and profiles insiders who have exposed fraud in America’s public and private institutions in his new book “Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in the Age of Fraud.” Mueller traces the rise of whistleblowing through a series of riveting cases drawn from the worlds of Big Pharma, healthcare, the military, finance, and government.
In addition to Tom Mueller, we will also include multiple breakout sessions from our sponsors and contributors.
Data Analytics: Adjunct Professor and experienced internal auditor Jeff Kromer provides his insights on how to get the most out of Data Analytics using IDEA.
CIA Ethics: IAEP Director Joseph Mauriello leads a two-hour professional Ethics course that satisfies the IIA’s CIA Ethics guidelines.
Thank you for your support and understanding during these trying times. We look forward to seeing you at the 15th Annual Fraud Summit!
For information on attending the summit, please contact joseph.mauriello@utdallas.edu.