Institute of Criminal Justice Studies

Counter Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference - 4 June 2013

The Centre for Counter Fraud Studies (CCFS) and the Department of Accounting and Finance (DAF) at the University of Portsmouth will hold the 2013 Counter Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference on Tuesday 4th June in the Portland Building.

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Agenda

Morning Plenary Sessions: 09.00-11.05, Portland 1.53
Chair: Professor Lisa Jack
TimeEvent
09.00-09.30

Registration and Visit Conference Exhibitors - Refreshments served in Portland Atrium

09.30-09.35

Welcome
Professor Lisa Jack, University of Portsmouth

09.35-10.00

Advanced Cyber Defense: Cyber Fraud Preventive Framework for Businesses
Azeem Aleem, Senior Manager – Advanced Cyber Defense Practice EMEA | RSA, The Security Division of EMC

10.00-10.25

Title TBC
Jim Gee, Director of Counter Fraud Services at BDO LLP, Chair of the CCFS

10.25-10.50

Meet the Author Session: Accounting for crimes – an examination of the motivations, rationality and afterthoughts of convicted fraudsters
Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, Criminologist, GW Associates
Refreshments: 10.50-11.05 
Paper Sessions: 11.05-12.20, Breakout rooms
TimeRoomPapers

11.05-12.20

Portland 1.53
Chair: Prof Mark Button

Is a Fraudster corrupt from birth, or do they develop into the role?
Simon Scales, MIPI MCMI MSyI

Profile of a Household Insurance Fraudster
Dean Blackbourn, Research Fellow

Female fraudsters – a breed apart?
Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, Criminologist, GW Associates

Tackling Fraud and Corruption in the Former Soviet Union
Alexander Gaft, Head of Investigations fro the Eurasian Natural Resources Company
Portland 0.27
Chair: Alan Graham

Decision making in (i) investigations; (ii) when disclosing evidence in interviews, and (iii) when judging investigative interviewing skills
Dr Dave Walsh, Research Director, University of Derby

Forensic Accounting: From Engagement to Litigation: The Nigerian Experience
Oyedokun Godwin E. Asst. Director  (HOD)- Finance & ICT

Election Fraud
Rt. Hon Bruce George
Portland 0.36
Chair: Martin Tunley

“False Identity Documents – A crime enabler” - An introduction to clandestine ID forgery factories and their impact on crime
Russ Middleton, Delmont- ID Ltd

Can organisations influence how we apply professional scepticism?
Kevin Sharman, Chief Finance Officer, East of England NHS

FALI: The Analysis of User Input Stored on Volatile Memory of Windows Computer Systems
Dr Funminiyi Olajide, Lecturer

High Yield Investment Programmes (HYIPs), Fraud, Regulation and restitution: The Nigerian Experience
Azuamah Ifeanyi Augustine, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Buffet Lunch: 12.20-13.20
Paper Sessions: 13:20-15:15, Portland 1.53 & Breakout rooms
TimeRoomPapers

13.20-14.10

 Portland 1.53
Chair: Professor Lisa Jack

Twenty-first century food fraud 
Glen Taylor, Head of Coroners and Scientific Services, Hampshire County Council - Scientific Services

OhHi’s Facial recognition technology could be the Holy Grail in the fight against Identity Fraud
Mathew Silverstone, OhHi CEO
14.10-15.15 Portland 0.27
Chair: Martin Tunley

Industrial and Corporate Espionage: Can it be a crime?
Chris Freeman, South Cambridgeshire District Council

Stemming the tide: Reducing Healthcare Fraud in the US
Martin Tunley, Senior Lecturer

2013: Year of the Snake – New Trends in Cybercrime (and How Criminals Launder the Proceeds).
Darren Hodder, Vice President, Cyber Fraud Intelligence CSCSS / Centre for Strategic Cyberspace + Security Science
Portland 0.36
Chair: Dr Graham Brooks

The World is our Laboratory: Corruption in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Dr Graham Brooks, Senior Lecturer

The management of corruption of fraud in football in England
Arjun Medhi, Operations Manager, CIFAS

The Nature and Extent of Housing Tenancy Fraud
Alan Bryce, Head of Counter Fraud
Portland 1.53
Chair: Professor Mark Button

The Real Cost of Staff Fraud
Professor Mark Button, Director of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies

DWP’s Response to Internal Fraud – A Proactive Response
Keith Dutton, Operations Manager & Mike Youatt, Investigations Manager, DWP

Occupational Fraud
David Shepherd, University of Portsmouth, PhD Student
Refreshments: 15.15-15.30
Afternoon Plenary Sessions: 15.30-16.30, Portland 1.53
Chair: Professor Mark Button
TimeSession
15.30-15.55

Labour’s Plans for Countering Fraud
Emily Thornberry, MP for Islington South & Finsbury and Shadow Attorney General

15.55-16.20

Contemporary perspective upon the investigative interviewing of fraud suspects in England and Wales
Dr Dave Walsh, Research Director, University of Derby

16.20-16-30

Conference Close
Professor Mark Button, Director of Centre for Counter Fraud Studies, University of Portsmouth

Conference Sponsor: OhHi