2021 Annual Counter Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference

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Event schedule

Chair Professor Lisa Jack.

9.25am – 9.30am: Professor Lisa Jack and Professor Ann Murphy, University of Portsmouth – Welcome address.
9.30am – 10.00am: Dr. Cassandra Cross, Assoc. Professor, QUT, Australia – Exploring the relationship between romance fraud and identity crime in Australia.
10.00am – 10.30am: Mr. Jim Gee, Partner and National Head of Forensic Services, Crowe UK LLP and Visiting Professor and Chair of the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies at University of Portsmouth – Title TBC.
10.30 am – 11.00am: Professor Robert Barrington, Sussex University – The Governance of Corruption in the UK: who is in charge?

Chair Dr. Branislav Hock

Paul Gilmour, Lecturer in Criminal Justice and Policing, University of Portsmouth – The Application of Photography in investigating fraud.
Andrew Booth, Chief Operating Officer, Synalogik Innovative Solutions Limited – Risky Business: An innovative technological response to fraud using Open Source Intelligence tools.
Dr. Richard Fairchild & Dr Oliver Marnet, University of Bath, University of Southampton – Fraud-perception, superegos, and cultural spread of unethical behaviour: theory and evidence from Enron.

Chair Professor Mark Button

Mike Betts, Cifas – Title: Tackling the Insider Fraud Threat.
Neil Pickavance MSc MCIOB Research Student (MPhil / PhD) School of Civil Engineering and Built Environment, Liverpool John Moores University – Bribery in UK construction: a qualitative study of contemporary malpractice.
David Wolfe, Senior Investigator, Forensic Accountant, Office of the Inspector General of The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria – Is the Fraud Diamond a True Gem?

Chair Professor Lisa Jack

Dr. Suleman Lazarus – The Nigerian Cyber-fraudsters (Yahoo Boys) and society.
Peter Taylor, Fraud Consultant, Peter Taylor Consultants – The Behaviours of Organised Cyber Criminals – Structures, Markets and Exploitation. An Investigation into the structures, distribution, and methods used in Cyber-crime.
Dr. Ossi Heino, Dr. Tuomas Korhonen, Prof. Teemu Laine & Prof. Lisa Jack – One’s opportunity is a threat for another: Understanding terrorism through pragmatic constructivism.

Chair Dr. David Shepherd

John Davies, IFB – Understanding the Insurance Fraud Landscape.
Dr. Yuriy Timofeyev, Assistant Professor of Management at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow – Insurers' Responses to Cyber Crime: Evidence from Russia.
Michael Ellis MSc Chairman, International IP Crime Investigators College – The Convergence of IP Crime

Chair Professor Mark Button.

2.00pm – 2.30pm: Dr. Peter Tickner – Ten fraud Facts you thought you knew
2.30pm – 3.00pm: Rebecca B. Fitzhugh, CPA, CFF, CFE, CIT, CIGA; Member of the Firm, Forensic & Valuation Services, Sobel & Co, LLC – Integrity Monitoring –addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in complex construction projects.

Chair Professor Mark Button.

3.30pm – 4.30pm: The Debate: The Case for Regionalisation/Nationalisation of Police Fraud Investigation:
- The Case For: Michael Skidmore and Dr. Rick Muir, Police Foundation
- The Case Against: Mike Betts and Dr. Peter Tickner.
4.30pm – 4.40pm: Professor Mark Button, University of Portsmouth: Vote and Conference Close.

This conference counts for 14 CPD credits for the Security Institute