The South West Fraud Forum - Autumn 2024 Workshop

The South West Fraud Forum invites its members (existing and new) to our Autumn 2024 morning workshop and networking event on 16 October 2024, kindly hosted by Vistra.

This event is free for members - request your discount code by emailing [email protected]

SWFF is delighted to welcome speakers from:

• The Insolvency Service - Mark Stephens, Chief Investigator

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-s-a7342821)

• Cardiff University - Professor Nic Ryder

With an international reputation for excellence in policy-oriented research in financial crime, Nic has played advisory roles both nationally (Home Affairs Select Committee, Home Office, National Crime Agency, Law Commission, the Nationwide, Transparency International, Synalogik and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and internationally (NATO, United Nations, Cepol, Europol, EUROMED Police, the Dutch Police, the France Telecom Group, the Law Reform Commission of Ireland). Between 2023 and 2024 Nic acted as a Special Advisor for the Home Affairs Select Committee for the duration of its investigation into fraud.

• OPUS - Robert Brooker

(https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-brooker/)

With over 17 years as Chair of the London Fraud Forum and many more leading teams of fraud investigators, Rob will pose, and try to answer, the question: “Is fraud only about the money?” Highlighting what drives fraudsters, the impact for fraudster, the effect on victims business perspective as well as personnel and third parties.

• Ramboll - Andrew Gregory, Chief Information Security Officer

Andrew is the CISO at an international civil engineering business with offices in 30 different countries including Denmark, US, China and India China including an office at the Distillery, Bristol, Chippenham, Frome and Exeter. He has over 25 years of practical experience in the delivery of IT leadership, information governance and compliance, consultancy and operations.

• UWE - Dr Diana Johnson

Diana is a Solicitor and Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her research is on financial crime and competition law, with a particular focus on corporate criminal liability, fraud, deferred prosecution agreements and money laundering. Diana has written several publications on these topics and has submitted evidence to policy makers and influential organisations including the Law Commission, FCA and the Treasury. Diana is a Steering Group Member for the South West Fraud Forum and has contributed to an Innovate UK funded project, which examined the submission of suspicious activity reports to the National Crime Agency for the regulated sectors.

• Foot Anstey - Ben Hay

Ben is a specialist fraud lawyer at law firm, Foot Anstey LLP. Ben advises businesses on how to mitigate against the risk that fraud events take place. Where they do happen, Ben also advises on the bringing or defending of claims and the recovery of assets. Ben has been closely following the development and implementation of the new fraud-based offences set out in the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 and has previously delivered a webinar, in collaboration with CIFAS, on the new offences and how businesses should prepare for them.

This event is free to members. Nb. For ICAEW members (and others with CPD needs), if the topics covered during the event are relevant to your role and will help you to meet your learning needs, then you can add your attendance to your CPD record using the ICAEW online CPD record tool – link:

Membership

An annual membership to The SWFF is £75 and provides access to our Annual Conference and networking event during the year.

Join here: https://swff.org.uk/members/shop/swff-membership/

Discounted membership is available to public sector, charities and not-for-profits - contact [email protected] for details.

Get Involved

If you would like to speak or sponsor future events, please email us for more information at [email protected]

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