Into the 24th Annual Fraud Conference Presentations
| Monday – 3 October 2022 | |
| Track A | Track B |
| 1-1A&B “Sport Fraud: Sometimes It’s Not Just for the Money” Richard Pound – Counsel (Retired), Stikeman Elliott – Member, International Olympic Committee |
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| 1-2A “Fraud in the Metaverse” Varoujan Arman – Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP |
1-2B “Using the Power of Data in Fraud Detection & Investigations” Dave Oswald – Owner, Forensic Restitution |
| 1-3A “Breaking the Scam: Cross-Border Investigation & Recovery” Michael Nowina – Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP Danielle Ferron – Partner, Langlois Lawyers Rob Stelzer – Partner, Grant Thornton |
1-3B “Public Sector Fraud & Legislated Audit Offices” Jesse Dufour – Senior Audit Manager, Office of the Auditor General of Ontario |
| 1-4A&B “How to Testify” David Debenham – Counsel, Low Murchison Radnoff LLP Nick Angellotti – President, Williams Meaden & Moore Inc. Ivor Gottschalk – Partner, Williams Meaden & Moore Inc. |
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| 1-5A&B “Integrated Financial Crime Intelligence” David Stewart – Partner, Forensics, Financial Crime, Deloitte |
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| 1-6A “Wei v. Mei: Practical Tips for Foreign Judgment Enforcement in Canada” Lauren Liang – Partner, Clark Wilson LLP |
1-6B “Conducting Effective Internal Fraud or Wrongdoing Investigations” Kas Rehman – Partner, KPMG LLP |
| 1-7A “Financial Crime in Canada: Partnerships & Shared Priorities” Cameron Field – Vice President, VIDOCQ Group |
1-7B “Occupational Fraud Update: Employers Defrauding Employees & Employees Defrauding Employers” Athena Koros – Managing Director, Athena Koros, CPA, CMA Charles Smedmor – Managing Director, Smedmor & Associates |
| 1-8A “The Midnight Runner: Employer Protection Against Fraud by Employees & Departing Employees” Richard Billington KC- Founder, Billington Barristers |
1-8B “Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy (OSB) Overview” Tim Braovac – Official Receiver | Senior Bankruptcy Analyst, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Zaeed Buksh – Senior Advisor, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy |
| Tuesday – 4 October 2022 | ||
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| 2-1A “Credible & Incredible Witnesses: A View From the Bench” David Debenham – Judge (Retired) from Kansas District Court |
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| 2-2A “Money Laundering – June 2021 Amendments” Bruce Engel – Criminal Defence Lawyer, Engel & Associates |
2-2B “The Influence of Tunnel Vision on Forensic Accounting Investigations” Patricia Harris – Senior Investigator, CPA Ontario |
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| 2-3A “Neural Networks & AI – Advantage Fraudsters?” Jerrard B Gaertner – President, Managed Analytic Services |
2-3B “Cannabis Production Losses” Terence Karacsony – Senior Manager/Vice President, MDD Forensic Accountants Dave Robinson – Senior Manager / Vice President, MDD Forensic Accountants |
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| 2-4A “How a Forensic Document Examiner (FDE) Helps Fraud Investigations” Meredith Dekalb-Miller – Forensic Document Examiner, Meredith DeKalb Miller & Associates |
2-4B “Managing Fraud Within Insurance & Leveraging Analytical Investigative Platforms” Sharleen Saldanha – Senior Manager, Forensics, Financial Crime and AML Practice, Deloitte |
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| 2-5A “Where There Is a Right, There Is a Remedy” Michael Tweedie – Researcher, Author & Retired Barrister |
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| 2-6A “A View From the Other Side: Employee Rights in Workplace Investigations” Kim Patenaude – Partner, RavenLaw LLP |
2-6B “Cryptocurrency: The Balance Between Opportunity and Risks” Marie-Chantal Dréau – Partner, Forensic Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Chris MacDonald – Managing Director, Cyber Forensic Investigations, Crypto Lead, Forensic Services, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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| 2-7A “CFPOA Investigations & Enforcement: A Whole New Ballgame?” John Boscariol – Partner, McCarthy Tétrault LLP |
2-7B “Recovering Fraud Losses” Joe Albert – Licensed Insolvency Trustee and Partner, Albert Gelman Inc. |
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| 2-8A “Fraud Fusion Center (FFC): A Synchronized Approach to Combat Fraud in Canadian Banks/Fintechs” Khaled Shoeb – Ex Senior Advisor – Cyber Fraud, Laurentian Bank Financial Group |
2-8B “Fraud and the Pandemic” Jean-Charles Plante – Director, RSM Canada Stephanie Greenwald – Partner, Litigation Support Services, RSM Canada |
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| Wednesday – 5 October 2022 | ||
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| 3-1A “Forensic Accounting, Audit Provisions & Construction Contracts: Inflation, Supply Chain Disruptions, & the COVID-19 Hangover in 2022” Andrew Heal – Partner, Heal & Co LLP |
3-1B “Forensics in the Future” Julie Fawcett – Lead-Forensic AML, Flow Traders – Amsterdam (EU) |
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| 3-2A “Current State of Digital Investigation & Digital Evidence” Kevin Lo – Managing Director, Digital Forensics, Froese Forensic |
3-2B “Prevention of Money Laundering in Canadian Real Estate: The Adequacy of Legislation and Enforcement” Fred Watkin – Managing Director, Pinnacle CPAs Professional Corporation |
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| 3-3A “Managing Bribery & Corruption Risk” Rob Fowlie – Partner, MNP Karen Ng – Manager, Forensics & Litigation Support, MNP |
3-3B “The Psychology of Fraud” |
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| 3-4A “An Evidence-Based Approach (“EBA”) To Expert Witnesses in Canada: Conceptualization to Effective Practical Implementation” Jack Blackier – Partner, Cox & Palmer |
3-4B “The Effectiveness of Emergencies Act Measures Involving Financial Services Cessation and Seizure” Matt McGuire – Co-Founder & Practice Leader, The AML Shop |
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| 3-5A “When ‘I Didn’t Know’ Is No Defence: Fraudsters, Parties, and Dupes in Professional Regulation” Daniel Goldbloom – Barrister and Solicitor, Goldbloom Law |
3-5B “Tackling Cyber Fraud: A Team Sport” Chetan Sehgal – Partner, BDO Canada LLP Rob Philpotts – Director, Cyber Threat Mgmt & Response, BDO Canada LLP |
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| 3-6A “Responding to a Mareva – the Recovery of Donor Funds in the Canadian Freedom Trucker Convoy Litigation” Norman Groot – Director/Lawyer, Investigation Counsel PC |
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