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Who should attend?
This course is was recorded in October 2023 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
This conference is currently being curated, and topics and speakers may be
subject to some change.
- Opening Address (Peadar Hogan, Interpath Advisory
Ireland)
- Updates from Corporate Enforcement Authority (Fallon
Judge, Director of Civil Enforcement, Corporate Enforcement Authority)
In this session we will cover the purpose of CEA/ the CEA’s principle
functions;CEA approach to achieving its mandate – enforcement v
regulator;Principle sources of the CEA’s work; CEA’s principal enforcement
outputs and outcomes; Contribution of forensic accountants within the CEA in
achieving those outputs
- The Importance of Unified Audit Logging When a Cyber Incident
Occurs (Tony Hughes, ANSEC IA)
Learn from the front line of incident response about what is valuable, what
is not and gain some easy insights into protecting your business from cyber
threats.If you own, manage or advise business then this session could help you
make the difference between a breached or secure organisation.
- "Greenwashing" - the risks of fraud and ESG (Kevin Hart,
Director Account Manager, Asset Reality)
Ensure you understand what Greenwashing is and the fraud risks posed by
exaggerating claims made about your products and services, and how to protect
your organisation.
- How useful is AI in investigations? (Andy Harbison, Head
of Legal Technology, Grant Thornton)
The use of available technologies to assist in fraud
investigations,regulatory investigations,data protection case and cyber
incidents
The Asset Recovery Revolution? The quest to reclaim
illicit gains in a world where "crime still pays" (Terry Davies, Account
Director, Asset Reality)What are we getting right in crypto asset recovery that we can learn in wider
asset recovery cases? We’ll explore case studies to look at best practices (and
what to avoid) in seizing, managing and realising proceeds of crime.
- Conference summary and key take aways
- Closing comments and close
Key Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, participants will have an understanding of the key
issues impacting fraud and forensic investigation professionals in
Ireland/Northern Ireland.
Speaker Bios
Tony Hughes - Tony is a tutor on the ISACA CISA and CRISC
qualifications and lectures for Chartered Accountants Ireland on their
Certificate in Technology Risk and Data Incident Management. Tony is the
Director of Cybersecurity Consulting and Technology Risk at ANSEC IA, one of
Northern Ireland's leading Cyber Security companies.
Kevin Hart, Certified Fraud Examiner and ACFE Accredited
Trainer - Kevin has been with Asset Reality since January 2022 and has helped
develop Asset Reality's business with the co-founders. He is a Certified Fraud
Examiner and finance professional and has spent a career in forensic accounting
and fraud investigations including founding Kroll's financial investigations and
intelligence practice in Ireland after serving as Director of Forensics for
Grant Thornton Ireland and South Africa. Kevin has assisted with complex
investigation and asset recovery projects and provided training to public and
private sector clients with a fraud prevention and anti-corruption focus.
Andy Harbison, Head of Legal Technology, Grant Thornton -
Andy is the Head of Legal Technology at Grant Thornton in Dublin. He 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.
Fallon Judge, Director of Civil Enforcement, Corporate
Enforcement Authority - Fallon is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants, a Member of the Institute of Taxation of Ireland and
holds Post Graduate Diplomas in Regulatory, Corporate & White-Collar Crime
(King's Inns), Forensic Accounting (Chartered Accountants Ireland), and
Insolvency (Chartered Accountants Ireland). Fallon joined the ODCE in 2018 as a
forensic accountant. Fallon trained in Audit and Tax before specializing in
Insolvency and Corporate Restructuring.
Terry Davies, Account Director, Asset Reality - He was
formerly Detective Chief Inspector within Merseyside Police's Economic Crime
Team, leading the Fraud Investigation, Proceeds of Crime, and Financial
Safeguarding Teams upon his retirement from the force in October 2022. During
his career, Terry also proudly volunteered as a nationally accredited Hostage
and Crisis Negotiator. He is passionate about promoting change in both physical
and crypto asset recovery, helping the public and private sector make the
process simpler, more effective, and impactful. Returning more ill-gotten gains
back to victims of fraud and communities blighted by criminality.
Peadar Hogan, Director of Forensic and Investigation
Services with Interpath Advisory Ireland - Peadar is a fellow of Chartered
Accountants Ireland and a Certified Fraud Examiner. He spent 17 years employed
in Ireland as a law enforcement forensic accountant, and 3 years as
investigative accountant with the Office of the Director of Corporate
Enforcement (ODCE). He has considerable experience in conducting financial crime
related investigations, preparing expert reports and advising Counsel in
economic crime, proceeds of crime, asset tracing, money laundering, organised
crime, and other criminal financial investigations. He has given expert oral
evidence and was cross examined in numerous successful civil proceedings and
criminal prosecutions. He has extensive experience in managing corporate
investigations which address financial misstatement, fraud, procurement,
regulatory breaches and whistleblowing issues. Peadar lectures on Chartered
Accountants Ireland’s Diploma in Forensic Accounting and Investigation. He also
lectures in Financial Investigation Techniques and Money Laundering on the
Postgraduate Diploma in Proceeds of Crime and Asset Identification with the
University of Limerick and the Garda College.
Contact us
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requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930