For conference details and to access the 2021 Annual Fraud Conference website, www.houstonfraudconference.com.
The Houston ACFE Chapter is hosting its Annual Fraud Conference offering a 3-day, 24-hour CPE training event stacked with dynamic, entertaining presentations. The lineup of speakers includes some new faces and familiar crowd pleasers! Make sure to register soon. Day One was the virtual conference on 10/27/2021.
Day One - Wednesday, October 27, 2021 (Virtual Pre-Conference)
Session
Time
Speaker
Topic
1
8:00 – 8:50 am
Chukwunonso Okoro
Cyber Espionage: Red Alert for IT Companies & Governments (1 CPE)
2
9:00 -9:50 am
Ricardo Bocutti
Why A Culture Of Not Speaking Up Boosts Corporate Fraud And How To Tackle It (1 CPE)
3
10 - 10:50 am
Yoshua Garfinkel
Emerging Trends In The World Of Fraud (1 CPE)
4
11 - 11:50 am
Chelsea Binns
The Art of Investigation (1 CPE)
11:50 - 11:55 remarks ACFE
12:00 - 12:55 Lunch break on your own
BREAK
5
1:00 - 1:50 pm
Joseph Palmar
The Dunning Kruger Effect: Not Knowing What We Think We Know (1 CPE)
6
2:00 - 3:40 pm
Christina Brown & Jim Ryan
Antitrust 101: Recognizing Antitrust Conspiracies And Working With The Procurement Collusion Strike Force (DOJ) (2 hr CPE)
7
3:50 - 4:40 pm
Jon Scherr
Enhanced Investigation Techniques for Finding Fraud (1 CPE)
4:40 – 4:50 pm
Houston ACFE
Closing remarks
Day Two - Thursday, October 28, 2021 (Norris Center - in person)
8:00 –10:00 am
Brett Johnson
Cybercrime: A Criminal's Perspective. (2 CPE) * Ethics
10:10 am - 11:00 am
Sean Sarsfield
Fraud in a COVID-19 World (1 CPE)
11:10 - 12:00 pm
Dan Ramey
Cyberfraud & Cryptocurrencies (1 CPE)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
LUNCH
LUNCH & ACFE REMARKS
1:05 pm - 1:55 pm
Gabriel Friedlander
Wire Fraud & Scam Stories (1 CPE)
2:05 pm - 2:55 pm
Kelly DiLoreto
Your Interviewing Tools (1 CPE)
3:05- 3:55 pm
Aleksandra (Sasha) Gartman
Fraud Investigations in Foreign Subsidiaries and Abroad (1 CPE)
4:00 - 4:50 pm
Sophia Carlton
Fraud and Financial Crimes (1 CPE)
ALL ACFE MEMBERS INVITED
TO NETWORKING
RECEPTION
5:00 - 7:00 pm
Reception
Networking Reception
Day Three - Friday, October 29, 2021 (Norris Center in person)
8:00 – 8:50 AM
James Ruotolo
The Best Defense Is A Good Offense: Anti-Fraud Playbook And Fraud Risk Mitigation (1 CPE)
9:00 - 9:50 AM
Frank Goldstein
Combatting Insurance Fraud Using The Courts (1 CPE)
10:00 - 11:40 am
Sergio Leal & Rick Chapman
FCPA And Anti-Corruption: Monitorship (2 CPE)
11:40 - 12:30
12:30 - 12:40
ACFE President
Remarks and Thanks
12:40- 1:30 PM
Rachel Chavarria
Finding and Investigating Red Flags and Fraud Using OSINT: Case Studies From The Trucking Industry (1 CPE)
1:40 - 2:30 pm
Jim Tarantino
How Digital Technologies Prevent And Detect Fraud (1 CPE)
2:30 - 4:10 PM
Kathleen Anderson & K. Grace Hinton
Forensic Accountants in the FBI & Case Study of Diagnostic Testing from a Forensic Accountant's Point of View. (2 CPE)
4:15 - 4:30 pm
ACFE Events Director
CLOSING REMARKS
Presentations*
CPE Credits (Conference & Virtual Preconference): 24 credits
CPE Credits (In-Person Conference Only): 16 credits
CPE Credits (Virtual Preconference Only): 8 credits
If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST email fraudconference@houstonacfe.org no later than 10 days prior to the event to request a refund and/or cancel your registration.
Cancellations within 10 days of the event will not be eligible for a refund, but substitutions will be accepted.
For more information regarding refund, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, please visit the Terms & Conditions section of the website, or email us at fraudconference@houstonacfe.org.
Additional Information:
Delivery Method: Group-Live (October 28 & 29), Group Internet Based (Oct 27)
Prerequisites: Working Knowledge of Fraud and Fraud Schemes
Field of Study: Specialized Knowledge
Who Should Attend?: Anti-fraud professionals, Auditors, Accountants, Attorneys, Investigators, Law Enforcement, Educators, Students
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
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The Houston Area Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: www.nasbaregistry.org}
Houston Area ACFE ChapterPO Box 22853Houston, Texas 77227-2853
