Educational Sessions

Attend and choose from more than 90 educational sessions led by experts from the world's top organizations. Can't be in more than session at once? You'll have access to session recordings for one year following the event.

Speakers and session descriptions will be added soon.

Sunday, June 19

Pre-Conference Sessions (In-Person Only)

1:00 - 5:00 PM (CT)

Session Title

Speaker

Options

Understanding and Improving an Organization's Ethical Profile: Why Being Ethical Is Harder Than You May Think

Bret Hood

PRE1

Root Cause Analysis: Getting to the Root of the Matter

Mary Breslin

PRE2

Monday, June 20

Main Conference Sessions (In-Person and Virtual)

7:00 - 7:50 AM (CT) Sunrise Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Effectively Blowing the Whistle Under the Federal False Claim Act, Sponsored by Morgan and Morgan

Clark Bolton, J.D., CFE, AHFI

SS1

Healthcare Fraud and Liens: Challenges of Reasonable Billed Amount Calculation

Jacqueline Bloink, CFE

SS2

How a Leaky Password Shut Down a Pipeline

Rick Roybal, CFE

SS3

How to Put the Quality in Your Fraud Report

Jonnie Keith, CFE, CISA, CIA

SS4

Investigate with Biometrics, Sponsored by Nuance

Simon Marchand, CFE

SS5

Predict to Prevent: Unleashing Internal Audit’s Value

Imran Zia, CFE

SS6

Need for Gamification of Internal Audit and Ethics and Compliance (Online Only)

Rajiv Gupta, CFE, CCSA, CISA, CA

SS7

Fraud and Money Laundering Will Be Eternally Linked (Online Only)

Dwayne King, CFE

SS8

8:30 - 9:45 AM (CT) Opening General Session

10:15 - 11:30 AM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Utilizing Technology to Ensure Procurement Integrity

Tom Caulfield, CFE

2A

Corporate Investigative Interviewing: Making Sure Your Interview Approach Leads to Successful Prosecutions

Jonathan Davison

2B

Violation of Public Trust: Inside the Nation's Largest Public Corruption Scandal

Jeff Matthews, CFE

2C

Beyond the Image of Diversity: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion

Dima Ghawi

2D

How Well Do You Understand Digital Wallets and Alternative Payment Systems?

David Utzke, Ph.D., CFE, CFI, CDFE

2E

When an Audit Turns Into a Fraud Investigation

Robert Rudloff, CFE, CIA

2F

Incorporating Analytics and Research Methods into Anti-Fraud Program Management (In-Person Only)

Erik Halvorson

2G

Through the Looking Glass Workshop (In-Person Only)

Ryan Duquette, CFE

2H

Facing Fraudsters to Recover Assets (Online Only)

Daniel Barton, CFE and Emily Palmer, CFE

2I

Practical Open Source Intelligence for Fraud Investigators (Online Only)

Craig Pedersen, CFE

2J

11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:20 PM (CT) General Session: Rachel Wilson

1:50 - 3:05 PM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Benchmark Drives Behavior: A Look at How Behavior Follows What We Measure

Guido Van Drunen, CFE, CIA, CA

4A

Fraud Risk: Behind the Scenes in the Executive Suite and Boardroom

Bethmara Kessler

4B

Payroll Frauds: Prevention and Detection

Ken Stalcup, CFE, CPA/CFF

4C

The 7 Deadly Ethical Sins of Organizations

Jo (Amanda) Erven, CFE, CIA, CPA

4D

Healthcare: The Power of Leveraging Data Analytics to Identify Fraud, Waste and Abuse

Richard Haines and Jacob Gray

4E

Panel: Shades of Green: The Rise of ESG Fraud, Sponsored by Grant Thornton

Moderator: Linda Miller

4F

Identifying Opportunities to Apply Artificial Intelligence for Audits and Forensics (In-Person Only)

Ivy Munoko, CISA

4G

Panel: Fraud Persistence Approaching a Post-COVID Era: The Role of Anti-Fraud Technologies, Sponsored by SAS (In-Person Only)

Moderator: Ellen Roberson, CFE

4H

Meta-Communication and the High-Stakes Fraud-Related Interview (Online Only)

Don Rabon, CFE

4I

Panel: International Whistleblower Panel (Online Only)

Sheryl Goodman, Moderator

4J

3:35 - 4:50 PM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

The Fraud Epidemic: Pandemic Loan Fraud Investigations

Christopher Covington, CFE

5A

Making Lemonade from Lemons: How to Benefit from the Imposition of a Monitor

Eric Feldman, CFE, CCEP, CIG

5B

The Anatomy of Investment Fraud

Sarah Lewis, CFE

5C

Do You Have a Whistleblower Case or Just a Complaint?

Tina Maier, CFE, CPA, CIG and Chase Jicha, CFE

5D

Synthetic Identities and Entities: Chasing a Fraudulent Ghosts

Steve Lenderman

5E

Using Enterprise Risk Management to Bring Fraud, Audit, and Compliance into Focus

Benito Ybarra

5F

The Case of the Man Cave Interactive Case Study (In-Person Only)

Leah Wietholter, CFE

5G

Audit Panel: Changing Expectations for Auditors (In-Person Only)


5H

eDiscovery Techniques and Technologies for Internal Investigations (Online Only)

Costel Ion, CFE

5I

Rethinking the Fraud Triangle for the “Business” of Fraud (Online Only)

Mary Breslin, CFE, CIA, ACA

5J

Tuesday, June 21

Main Conference Sessions (In-Person and Virtual)

7:00 - 7:50 AM (CT) Sunrise Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Culture of Inclusivity, Sponsored by OneTrust

Asha Palmer

SS9

Conflicts and Corruption: Examination and Investigation

Colin May, CFE

SS10

Can Your Digital Behavior Reveal Your Age?, Sponsored by BioCatch

JP Blaho

SS11

Curiosity and Bias: Are They Opposite Sides of the Same Coin?

Janet McHard, CFE, CPA/CFF

SS12

Deep Fakes and Artificial Intelligence Threats

Peter Warmka, CFE

SS13

Machine Learning Is the New Thing. What Does It Mean for Finance Organizations?, Sponsored by Oversight

Terrence McCrossan

SS14

Building a Community-Oriented Fraud Strategy (Online Only)

Philip Swan, CFE

SS15

Agile Fraud Risk: Addressing the Dynamic Nature of Fraud in an Agile Tech World (Online Only)

Nicholas Harris

SS16

8:30 - 9:45 AM (CT) General Session

10:15 - 11:30 AM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Utilizing Technology to Ensure Procurement Integrity

Tom Caulfield, CFE

7A

Corporate Investigative Interviewing: Making Sure Your Interview Approach Leads to Successful Prosecutions

Jonathan Davison

7B

Violation of Public Trust: Inside the Nation's Largest Public Corruption Scandal

Jeff Matthews, CFE

7C

Beyond the Image of Diversity: How to Create a Culture of Inclusion

Dima Ghawi

7D

Alt Assets: The Limitless Nexus of Fraud and Money Laundering

Christopher DeAngelis

7E

When an Audit Turns Into a Fraud Investigation

Robert Rudloff, CFE, CIA

7F

Incorporating Analytics and Research Methods into Anti-Fraud Program Management (In-Person Only)

Erik Halvorson

7G

Through the Looking Glass Workshop (In-Person Only)

Ryan Duquette, CFE

7H

Fraud Risk: Behind the Scenes in the Executive Suite and Boardroom (Online Only)

Bethmara Kessler

7I

Tracing Cryptocurrency Transactions for Investigations (Online Only)

Craig Hicks

7J

11:40 AM - 12:30 PM (CT) Lunch Break

12:30 - 1:20 PM (CT) General Session: Alex Gibney

1:50 - 3:05 PM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Fraud Risk Universe: Identifying All Fraud Risks Threatening Your Organization

Leonard Vona, CFE, CPA

9A

Investigations and Surveillance in Today's Landscape

Keith Elliott

9B

The Art of Social Engineering and How to Use it as an Investigative Technique

John Pizzuro, CFE

9C

Panel: Inside the Lens of Elder Financial Exploitation

Dora Gomez, CFE, CRMA, Moderator

9D

FinOSINT: Financial Open Source Intelligence

Cynthia Hetherington, CFE

9E

Biometrics Replacing Passwords: The Future of Account Protection

Samantha Weeks, CFE

9F

The Impact of Speak-Up Culture on Fraud Investigations (In-Person Only)

Wendy Evans, CFE

9G

Roundtable: Data Breaches, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response: Welcome to the New World (In-Person Only)

Roderick Chambers

9H

Behavioral Analysis and Truth Detection in the Remote Era (Online Only)

Rupert Evill, CFE

9I

Challenges in Conducting Forensic Investigations of Family-Owned Enterprises (Online Only)

Christopher Tierney, CFE

9J

3:35 - 4:50 PM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Increasing Integrity by Reducing Fraud at Nonprofits and Community Organizations

Rollie Dimos, CFE, CIA, CISA

10A

Indirect Methods of Proving Income

Jo-Ann Weiner, CFE

10B

Conflicts of Interest: The Critical Questions to Address

Ken Dieffenbach, CFE

10C

The Dark Triad: Three Unconscious Threats to Objectivity for Fraud Examiners

Bret Hood, CFE

10D

Death, Data, and Digital Legacies

Derek Ellington, CFE

10E

Discover More with Less: Unlock Your Team's Potential Putting New Technologies in Their Hands, Sponsored by MindBridge

Danielle Supkis Cheek, CFE

10F

For the Love of Money: Fraud Cases That Prove the World Needs Fraud Examiners (In-Person Only)

Ryan Hubbs, CFE, CCSA, CCEP

10G

Panel: Beyond the Triangle: Managing Culture to Mitigate Fraud Risk (In-Person Only)

Erik Lioy, CFE, CPA, CCA, Dr. Victoria Grady, and Scott Spohn

10H

The Case of the Man Cave Interactive Case Study (Online Only)

Leah Wietholter, CFE

10I

Panel: In-House Forensics, Fraud and Compliance Career Paths

Moderator: Naddav Paran, CFE, CPA

10J

Wednesday, June 22

Main Conference Sessions (In-Person and Virtual)

7:00 - 7:50 AM (CT) Sunrise Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Exploring the Updated ACFE/COSO Fraud Risk Management Guide

David Cotton, CFE, CPA

SS17

“Don’t You Lie To Me:” Analysis of Ponzi Scheme Outcomes and Legal Theories

Christopher Ekimoff, CFE, CPA

SS18

Operation Outsource: Investigating the Call Centers Behind the IRS Scam

Kristofor Healey

SS19

Best Practices Learned the Hard Way: What 50 Years of Fighting Fraud Taught Me

Kenneth Citarella, J.D., CFE, CIPP

SS20

Cannabis: Industry Red Flags and Case Studies

Mitzi Keating (Miriam Hollenbeck), CFE, CPA

SS21

How to Eliminate Uncertainty in Your Audits and Investigations

John Clabaugh, CFE

SS22

Globally Significant Investigations in the Financial Sector

Ashu Sharma, CFE

SS23

From Fraud Investigator to NFT Auditor: The Convergence of Law and Technology

David Loxton, CFE

SS24

8:30 - 9:45 AM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Crypto-Crime and the Emerging Regulatory Environment, Sponsored by Thomson Reuters

Seth Sattler and Todd Ehret

11A

Rethinking the Fraud Triangle for the “Business” of Fraud

Mary Breslin, CFE, CIA, ACA

11B

Session Details Coming Soon


11C

Session Details Coming Soon


11D

The Costliest Cyber Fraud in History: Business Email Compromise

Ross Worden, CFE and Michael Brewer

11E

Cybersecurity for Internal Auditors

Raj (Kultej) Sawhney, CFE, CISA, CRISC and Soo Yim

11F

What Happens When Your Most Trusted Supervisor is Left Unsupervised (In-Person Only)

Sheryl Goodman

11G

Session Details Coming Soon


11H

The Pros and Cons of Conducting Virtual Investigative Interviews (Online Only)

Bruce Pitt-Payne

11I

The Dark Triad: Three Unconscious Threats to Objectivity for Fraud Examiners (Online Only)

Bret Hood, CFE

11J

10:05 - 11:20 AM (CT) Concurrent Sessions

Session Title

Speaker

Number

Fraud Risk Universe: Identifying All Fraud Risks Threatening Your Organization

Leonard Vona, CFE, CPA

12A

Investigations and Surveillance in Today's Landscape

Keith Elliott

12B

Crawl, Walk, Run: The Fraud Management Perspective

Jethro Cornelissen, CFE, CISSP and Ron van Amsterdam, CFE

12C

Panel: Perspectives from In-House Forensic Accountants and Compliance Professionals

Naddav Paran, CFE, CPA, Moderator

12D

FinOSINT: Financial Open Source Intelligence

Cynthia Hetherington, CFE

12E

You're in Charge: Are You Ready for a Techno-Crime Challenge?

Walt Manning, CFE

12F

The Impact of Speak-Up Culture on Fraud Investigations (In-Person Only)

Wendy Evans, CFE

12G

Roundtable: Data Breaches, Vulnerabilities, and Incident Response: Welcome to the New World (In-Person Only)

Roderick Chambers

12H

Behavioral Analysis and Truth Detection in the Remote Era (Online Only)

Rupert Evill, CFE

12I

The 3 Vs of Fraud Detection in Financial Services (Online Only)

Kenneth Matz, CFE

12J

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM (CT) Closing General Session: Conversation with a Fraudster with Tom Hardin & John Gill

Thursday, June 23 and Friday, June 24

Post-Conference Sessions (In-Person Only)

8:30 AM - 4:55 PM (CT)

Session Title

Speaker

Options

Professional Interviewing Techniques

Jonathan Davison

POST1

Contract and Procurement Fraud

Tom Caulfield

POST2

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