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Who should attend
This course was recorded in October 2022 and is suitable
for
fraud and forensic investigation professionals
from across the private and public sectors in Ireland/Northern Ireland, as well
as other business professionals, with an interest in the field.
Course overview
- Opening Address (Barry Dempsey, Chartered Accountants Ireland)
- Updates from Corporate Enforcement Authority (Ian Drennan, CEO of
Corporate Enforcement Authority)
- The Protection of Whistle-blowers and the related legislation (Susan
Doris-Obando, Senior Associate, Matheson and Kevin Hart, Certified Fraud
Examiner and ACFE Accredited Trainer)
- Corruption and Money Laundering: Global Perspectives (Scott Hanson,
Director, Policy and Global Engagement, IFAC)
- Data Analytics and the use of AI in Forensic Investigations (Andy
Harbison, Head of Technology, Grant Thornton)
- Lessons learned from the pandemic: a spotlight on fraud (Sinead O?Neill
and Roslyn Lee-Symmons, Grant Thornton)
- Digital Assets - scams/crypto scams and asset recovery (Aidan Larkin,
Founder and CEO, Asset Reality)
- International Economic Crimes and the Risks for Irish Organisations (Panel
discussion with Kevin Hart and Hannes Jansen van Vuren, FCG Finnish Consulting
Group)
- Closing comments and close
Key Learning outcomes
- Have an understanding of the key issues impacting fraud and forensic
investigation professionals in Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Speakers
Ian Drennan - CEO of Corporate Enforcement Authority
Kevin Hart - Kevin has 22 years? experience in accounting, audit,
financial management; fraud, corruption, and money laundering investigations;
forensic accounting; and litigation support including eDiscovery and Data
Analytics. Kevin is the President of the ACFE Ireland Chapter
Susan Doris-Obando - Susan is a senior associate in the Employment,
Pensions and Benefits Group in Matheson. She previously worked in London at
leading international firms for over ten years. Prior to that she was an
independent employment barrister in London for eight years, having been Called
to the Bar at Gray?s Inn, London in 1998. She is a CEDR accredited mediator.
Susan has a wealth of multi-jurisdictional experience in transactions (project
managing many across multi-jurisdictions), general advisory and litigation. She
has particular interest in restrictive covenants and whistleblowing.
Scott Hanson - (Director, Policy and Global Engagement, IFAC)
Andy Harbison - is one of the most experienced computer forensics
investigators in private practice in Ireland. He has completed in excess of 750
separate computer investigations for clients ranging from multinational
companies and major financial services companies to small and medium sized
enterprises and private individuals. He has carried out forensic IT evidence
investigations in many countries. He has innovated a number of important IT
investigative techniques and seen them put into Irish precedent. Andy is also
Adjunct Lecturer in Digital Investigation at UCD. He worked with the UCD
Cybercrime Institute to develop their highly successful MSc in Digital
Investigation. He also lectures on the Law Society of Ireland Higher Diploma
course in Intellectual Property and Information Technology Law and he also
lectures on the Advanced Diploma in Corporate, White Collar & Regulatory
Crime at the Honorable Society of Kings Inns.
Aidan Larkin - Aidan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Asset Reality (a
Techstars portfolio company). The fintech startup has developed the world's
first end-to-end solution for complex asset recovery. A former criminal tax
inspector for HM Revenue & Customs in the UK and experienced Seized Asset
Manager, Aidan was the world's first seized crypto auctioneer. He also acts as a
lecturer and consultant for the UNODC, government agencies and NGO's to increase
effectiveness in Asset Recovery by building infrastructure around seized asset
management and implementing international best practice.
Sinead O'Neil - Sinead joined the Grant Thornton team in 2015 having
previously worked in Corporate Finance, Restructuring and Forensics in a big
four firm. Sinead?s experience includes quantification of the loss of revenue
and profits in relation to legal proceedings and has played a key role in
producing numerous Expert Witness Reports across various jurisdictions. Sinead
has also investigated whistle-blower claims in a number of publically funded
entities, including misappropriation of public funds, employee fraud and
misconduct. She is also a Founding Board member of Northern Ireland Fraud Forum.
Roslyn Lee-Symmons - Roslyn is an experienced forensic accountant and
a Director in Grant Thornton?s Forensic team. Roslyn?s specialist areas include
forensic accounting, commercial disputes, forensic data analytics, loss of
profits, breach of contract, insurance claims, loss of earnings, expert witness,
financial investigations, financial crime, fraud investigations, fraud training,
fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, Whistleblowing, and protected
disclosures. Roslyn is a graduate of University College Dublin (UCD) where she
obtained a Bachelors in Business and Legal Studies (BBLS). She is a Fellow of
the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Hannes Jansen van Vuren -
Hannes is Team Leader for FCG Finnish Consulting Group. He has previous
experience as a Financial Investigations advisor on the UNODC ARINSA project in
Southern Africa on capacity building related to asset forfeiture and financial
investigations. He has been an independent forensic consultant for the last 8
years and has 23 years of forensic experience. Team Leader, FCG Finnish
Consulting Group.
Contact us
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