Category: Resources – Conferences

Conference Presentations

• “Forensic Accounting and the Trust and Payment Provisions of the Construction Act: What’s New in 2020”
  • Andrew Heal JD, LLM, CFI – Partner, Heal & Co LLP
• “Value-for-Money Auditing and Investigative Work”
  • Bonnie Lysyk MBA, FCPA, FCA, LPA – Auditor General, Auditor General of Ontario
• “Issues to Address on Civil Fraud Recovery, Criminal and Regulatory Intake Meetings” 
  • Norm Groot LLB, CFI – Director, Investigation Counsel PC 
• “Doing What’s Right – How to Handle Ethical Issues in Fraud Investigations and Recovery Proceedings” 
  • Denise Bambrough LLB – Partner,Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 
• “Investigative Receiverships” 
  • Joseph Albert CPA, DIFA, LIT – Principal, Albert Gelman Inc 
  • Lou Brzezinski LLB – Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP 
• “Remediation Agreements” 
  • Vladimir Napoleon – Senior Investigator – RCMP 
  • Stéphane Hould LLL – Senior Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada 
  • Sam Goldstein – Criminal Lawyer: Trials & Appeals 
• “Investigation and Discipline of Accountants Accused of Fraud” 
  • James Lane LLB – Partner, TBLL Advocates 
  • Anita Patel CPA, CA, DIFA, CFE, CFF, CAMS, CPA (Illinois) – Investigator, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario 
• “Fraud within the Food Industry” 
  • Erin Egeland MBA, CPA, CGA, CFI – Accounting Professor & Department Chair, Vancouver Island University 
• “Fidelity Insurance: Forensic Accounting & Crime Risk” 
  • Nick Angellotti FCPA, FCA, DIFA, CFI, CFF, CFE – President, Williams Meaden & Moore Inc 
• “The Psychology of Fraudsters”
  • Charles Smedmor CPA, CA, CFF, CFE – Owner, Smedmor & Associates 
• “Crisis Communications”
  • Robyn Osgood APR – Partner & Managing Director – McMillan Vantage Policy Group
• “Whistleblower Investigations – Best Practices!”
  • Chetan Sehgal CPA,CA, CFF, CFI, CAMS – Partner, BDO Canada LLP
  • David Yazbeck LLB – Principal, Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck LLP
• “Do the Benefits of a Fraud Investigation Justify the Cost?”
  • Allen Tait CFI – Fraud Risk Management & Training Consultant, AET Consulting
• “Identity Management & Fraud”
  • Laura Barkley-McKeeman CFI – Sr Business Analyst, Document Verification Specialist Ministry of Transportation
• “Investigating White Collar Crime in Canada”
  • Norm Keith JD, LLM – Partner, Fasken
• “Fraud in the Age of Digital Currency”
  • Neil Abbott JD – Partner, Gowling WLG
• “Financial Statement Fraud”
  • Dave Oswald CPA, CA, CA(SA), CFI, CFE – Owner, Forensic Restitution
  • Alessandra Leggio CPA – Principal, Leggio Di Matteo CPA Professional Corporation
• “Handling Harassment Investigations: How to Minimize Workplace Disruption & Legal Liability”
  • Eric Poirier CPII – Founder & Director, Investigative Consultant, HSE Advisor Argus Research Group
  • Stuart Rudner LLB – Employment Lawyer and Mediator Rudner Law
  • Kristen Pennington JD – Associate, McMillan LLP
• “Combatting Criminal Fraud Using the Weapons of Prevention, Disruption & Enforcement”
  • Staff Sergeant Ken Derakhshan – Greater Toronto Area Financial Crime Section, RCMP
• “Why Canada’s Weak Regulatory Regime for its Capital Markets Creates a Necessity for Fraud Investigators”
  • Bruce Livesey LPI – Managing Director – i20 Research Inc
• “The Shallowest of Men”
  • Jeff Filliter CFE – Senior Investigator – Haywood Hunt & Associates
• “Parables for Experts”
  • Jack Blackier FCA, DIFA, LLM – Partner, Cox & Palmer
  • Peter Wells – Retired Partner, McMillan LLP
• “Reliability of Non Verbal Communication During Fraud Investigation Interviews”
  • Murad Tirmizey CPA, CGA, MFAcc, CFE – Senior Consultant, Forensic – KPMG LLP
• “Through the Looking Glass: Protecting Yourself While Conducting Internet-Based Investigations”
  • Ryan Duquette CFE, CFCE, EnCD, MCFE, LPI – Partner, RSM Canada
• “Cyber Sleuthing – Investigation Resources & Best Practices”
  • Keith Elliott LASA (Hons), CII, PI – President & CEO – Reed Research Investigations 
• “Collision Course: Forensic Issues in Personal Injury Claims”
  • Matt Mulholland CPA, CMA, DIFA, CFF – Partner/Senior VP – MDD Forensic Accountants

Workshop Presentations

• “Bitcoin & How to Trace Fraud by Decrypting the Blockchain” 
  • Dave Oswald CPA, CA, CA(SA), CFI, CFE – Owner, Forensic Restitution
  • Simon Padgett MBA, CPA, CGA, FCCA (UK), CFE – Associate – Forensic Restitution
• “Cryptocurrency, Bankruptcy & Fraud”
  • Lou Brzezinski LLB – Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP
  • Natasha Rambaran JD – Associate, Blaney McMurtry LLP
  • Philip Yang – Articling Student, Blaney McMurtry LLP

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
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.
1-5A&B “Integrated Financial Crime Intelligence” David Stewart – Partner, Forensics, Financial Crime, Deloitte
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
Track A	Track B
2-1A “Credible & Incredible Witnesses: A View From the Bench” David Debenham – Judge (Retired) from Kansas District Court
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
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
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
2-5A “Where There Is a Right, There Is a Remedy” Michael Tweedie – Researcher, Author & Retired Barrister
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
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.
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

Wednesday – 5 October 2022
Track A	Track B
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)
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
3-3A “Managing Bribery & Corruption Risk” Rob Fowlie – Partner, MNP Karen Ng – Manager, Forensics & Litigation Support, MNP	3-3B “The Psychology of Fraud” Jeffrey Gilbert – Executive Director Investigations and Strategic Projects, Office of the Auditor General Manitoba
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
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
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

Into the 23rd Annual Fraud Conference Presentations

Monday
Track A	Track B
1-1A “Auditing the Management of Fraud Risk — How the Auditor General Contributes to Trust in Public Institutions” – Martin Dompierre – Office of the Auditor General of Canada
1-2A “Forensic Accounting, Audit Rights, & Construction Contracts” – Andrew Heal – Heal & Co	1-2B “Procurement Fraud” – Dave Oswald – Forensic Restitution
1-3A “When Fraud and Insolvency Collide – Case Studies” – John Finnigan, Leanne Williams & Mitch Grossell – Thornton Grout Finnigan LLP	1-3B “COVID-19 Impact In Loss Quantification” – Jean-Charles Plante – RSM Canada
1-4A “Structural Simplification – Fewer Rocks to Hide Under” – Donald Stoyle – Scotiabank	1-4B “Fraud in the Not-for-Profit/Charity Sector” – Erin Egeland – Vancouver Island University
1-5A “Polygraph: Fact v. Fiction” – Michael Martin – Global Polygraph Network	1-5B “Conflict of Interest – Beyond Employment Issues” – Allen Tait – AET Consulting
1-6A “Aboriginal Identity Fraud” – Tamara Bell – Lowd Television Productions Inc.	1-6B “Where in the World are Canadian Whistleblower Laws?” – Sandy Boucher – Grant Thornton LLP
1-7A “Fraud, but Not Enough – A Case Study in Title Fraud” – Jeremy Rubenstein – Williams Litigation Lawyers LLP	1-7B “Elder Abuse” – Mark Grenon – Forensic Accounting Management Group (FAMG), Govt of Canada
1-8A “R v Roland Eid: A Tale of a Successful Fraud Prosecution” – Catherine Galligan – Department of Justice Canada & Moray Welch – Public Prosecution Service of Canada	1-8B “QuadrigaCX: A Review by Staff of the Ontario Securities Commission” – Daniel Tourangeau – Ontario Securities Commission

Tuesday
Track A	Track B
2-1A “Ransomware Attacks” – Varoujan Arman – Blaney McMurtry LLP	2-1B “From Interrogation to Elicitation: A Short History of Suspect Questioning Practices” – Kerry Watkins – TIG – The Interview Group
2-2A “Fraud Fusion Centers: Can They Be Successful in Combating the Growing Cyber Financial Crime & Fraud Threat Landscape?“ – Mary Onufer – Carlow University	2-2B “Covid-19 Frauds Against Organizations & Individuals” – Charles Smedmor – Smedmor & Associates & Meredith Mednick – Scotiabank
2-3A “Stingray Technology” – Bruce Engel – Engel & Associates	2-3B “The Data Potentially Left Behind” – Lynn Correia & Liane Chance – Deloitte
2-4A “Fraud and International Enforcement” – Munaf Mohamed QC – Bennett Jones LLP	2-4B “AML and Human Trafficking: How is this Relevant for Business Leaders?” – Jennifer Fiddian-Green & Caroline Dixon – Grant Thornton LLP
2-5A “Getting to the Truth When Conducting Interviews and Interrogations” – Ron Gehl – Investigative Training and Systems Consulting	2-5B “A View of the Investor Fraud Industry in Ontario from 1989 to 2021” – Brian Doyle – Doyle Salewski Inc
2-6A “Artificial Intelligence Uses in the Accounting, Investigation and Legal Fields” – Cynthia Busin Nicola – Carlow University	2-6B “Blockchain and Bitcoin Forensics” – Simon Padgett – BDO Canada LLP
2-7A “Unmasking Fraud” – Heidi Stewart – Serious Fraud Office, Ontario Provincial Police & John Corelli – Ministry of Attorney General	2-7B “Body Language Cues & Lie Spotting” – Vanessa Greenblat – VMG Investigative Consulting
2-8A “Stocking Your Resilience Toolbox: How to be Proactive in Managing Your Stress” – Rob De Toni – National Capital Law/Cynosure Coaching Inc	2-8B “The Advantages of Conducting a Parallel Financial Investigation During a Narcotics Investigation” – Mark Malinowski – Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office

Wednesday
Track A	Track B
3-1A “Claims Under Crime Policies/Fidelity Bonds” – Arthur Goguen – BBCG Claim Services	3-1B “E-Discovery in Fraud Investigations” – Mike MacDonald & Andrew Janusas – BDO Canada LLP
3-2A “Recovery by Way of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (BIA) for Transfers Under Value in the St. Mike’s Hospital and Bondfield Construction Fraudulent Invoicing Scheme” – Norman Groot – Investigation Counsel PC, Jeremy Opolsky – Torys LLP – Counsel for the Monitor, & Alan Merskey – Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
3-3A “Asset Recovery for Multiple Victims” – Maureen Ward – Bennett Jones LLP
3-4A “Ethical Dilemmas for Professionals” – Mark Tassé – SIRA International Risk Advisors	3-4BA “TBC” – Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre
3-5A “Emerging Issues” – ACFI President (David Debenham) & Members of the ACFI Board
AGM for ACFI Members (CFIs, CFTs & CFI(Ret)s) – Chair: David Debenham –