Tuesday 3 March 2020

Addleshaw Goddard, 3 Sovereign Square Street, Leeds, LS1 4ER

We are delighted to welcome the Insolvency Service for our first Masterclass of 2020. The Insolvency Service will be demystifying its principal functions, including how the service is structured, its internal processes and its powers, including statutory powers to investigate insolvencies, investigations into the conduct of directors involved in failed companies and criminal investigations.

The aim of the session is to promote better collaboration between organisations and The Insolvency Service and ensure that organisations know what help is available.

Agenda

09:00	Registration and refreshments
09:30	Welcome & introduction	Ben Lowans, YHFF
09:35	Introduction from The Insolvency Service	Claire Entwistle, Assistant Director of Operations, North
09:40	Official Receiver’s investigations	Terri Kelly, Official Receiver (Leeds)
10:10	Insolvent investigations	Robert Clarke, Chief Investigator Insolvent Investigations North
10:40	Confidential enquiries into limited companies	Lee McKenna, Senior Investigator, Companies Live
11:10	Refreshments
11:30	Criminal Investigations	John Townsend, Criminal Investigator, North
12:00	Financial Investigation Unit	Richard Farthing, Senior Investigation Officer, FIU
12:30	Buffet Lunch

09:40 – 10:10

Terri Kelly – Official Receiver (Leeds)

Whilst the majority of insolvencies are genuine financial failures, official receivers’ investigations identify those who cause financial harm to others. The culprits’ behaviour may range from negligence or mismanagement of their affairs to serious dishonesty and fraud. Terri is familiar with using statutory powers to investigate such cases, to recover money for creditors and take civil action against those involved.

10:10 – 10:40

Robert Clarke – Chief Investigator, Insolvent Investigations, North

Rob will provide an overview of The Insolvency Service’s investigations into the conduct of directors involved in failed companies, the common types of unfitness encountered and the nature of the outcomes achieved. Investigations undertaken within Rob’s command produce upward of 150 disqualifications each year, with an average ban of 5.6 years. The teams also refer criminality to internal prosecutors and work closely with criminal investigators to support the criminal enforcement regime. Their powers also extend to Scotland.

10:40 – 11:10

Lee McKenna – Senior Investigator, Companies Live

The Live Investigations Team has civil powers to conduct confidential enquiries into limited companies where it has received information which indicates that the company is not trading in the public interest or there is serious corporate abuse taking place. They receive complaints from a wide variety of sources including members of the public, employees and other regulators and prosecutors. Where misconduct is identified, they may apply to the court for the company to be wound up and/or for the directors to be disqualified. They may also refer information to other prosecuting or regulatory bodies where those bodies have more appropriate powers to deal with any misconduct identified. They also cover Scotland.

11:30 – 12:00

John Townsend – Criminal Investigator, Criminal Investigation Team

The Criminal Investigations Team was an addition to The Insolvency Service’s range of in-house services from January 2018. They provide the lead in tackling criminality within the insolvency regime. With teams based in four regions of England and Wales, each teamcontains a wealth of expertise gained within the law enforcement community. John will describe their processes and role within The Insolvency Service and, importantly, how to refer cases, presenting best evidence, whilst negotiating evidential pitfalls along the way. This is an area of “work in progress” within the Service and this session will allow you the opportunity to influence and steer that development.

12:00 – 12:30

Richard Farthing – Senior Investigating Officer, Financial Investigation Unit

The Financial Investigation Unit uses Accredited Financial Investigators to conduct confiscation investigations under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. These investigations are conducted to establish whether a person convicted of a criminal offence has benefitted from their criminal conduct, or the extent, or whereabouts, of their benefit from criminal conduct. The Accredited Financial Investigators then send their evidence to the Crown Court to proceed to Confiscation under Section 6(3a) of the Act. The unit also has a Gateway Liaison Officer who deals with requests for information on behalf of Criminal Investigators from several external organisationssuch as HMRC, DWP, Passport Office and UK Border Agency.

How to pay

YHFF™ MEMBERS

Attendance at this valuable Masterclass is free for all current YHFF™ members.

If you are unable to attend in person you are welcome to send a colleague in your place; simply let us have the name and address of your replacement.

NON YHFF™ MEMBERS

For non-members the cost will be £80 plus VAT (£96). This price includes membership of the YHFF™ with access to at least two further Masterclasses in the membership year to 30 September 2020 included in the price. Payment is required prior to attendance at the event and is non-refundable.

By bank transfer: Please make payment to the YHFF™ bank account using the details below. Please include your name (individual/organisation) as the reference.

Bank: TSB
Account name: The Yorkshire and Humber Fraud Forum Limited
Sort Code: 30-94-53
Account number: 19748468

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Wednesday 13 November 2019

Well Met, Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2HA

Key topics at this year’s conference include:

• Fraud: a law enforcement perspective
• Business banking fraud
• Counter fraud in the NHS
• Trading Standards – fighting fraud

We are delighted that Shari Vahl, of BBC Radio 4 will chair the conference, sharing insight gained from cases she has investigated for the programme You & Yours.

Programme

09.15	Coffee & Registration
09.45	YHFF WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
09.50	CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
10.10	TRADING STANDARDS: INVESTIGATING FRAUDS The role of Trading Standards in combating fraud including case study of Operation Gauntlet, a multiagency team specialising in protecting the elderly and vulnerable from all forms of frauds and scams. Ruth Andrews, Head of Investigations & Safeguarding, North Yorkshire County Council
10.45	BUSINESS BANKING FRAUD A look at current trends in business banking fraud. Including impersonation scams, fraudulent merchant/customer collusion and break out fraud. Paul King, Senior Fraud Strategy Manager, Barclays Bank
11.20	Coffee
11.45	FRAUD: A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE Detective Superintendent Alex Rothwell, City of London Police
12.25	Lunch
13.25	INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING A look at current types of fraud and money laundering in the region through the work of the North Yorkshire Economic Crime Unit, including underground banking or informal value transfer systems. Detective Sergeant Jonathan Rowland, North Yorkshire Police
14.05	NHS COUNTER FRAUD AUTHORITY: A RESPONSE TO MANDATE FRAUD An introduction to the role of the NHS counter fraud team, including a case study of an investigation into mandate fraud. David Guy Hall, Fraud and Financial Investigation Lead, NHS Counter Fraud Authority
14.45	Coffee
15.00	OPEN SOURCE INTELLIGENCE KPMG’s Corporate Intelligence team will use several real-life scenario-based case studies to explain how open source intelligence can be used to paint a fuller picture of an entity’s financial position, public reputation and and uncover potential political, fraud and other financial crime risks. Amelie De Borchgrave & Helena Brooks, KPMG’s Corporate Intelligence
15.40	Chairperson’s closing remarks
16.00	Close of conference

Thursday 26 September 2019 at 3.45pm

BDO LLP, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL

We are delighted to welcome Vijay Velu, Head of Offensive Security Services, BDO LLP.

In this Masterclass Vijay will be giving us an insight into how and why cyber hacks are an increasing risk for businesses of all size on the public and private spectrum. Vijay will introduce us to the reasons and methods for cyber hacks and, given varying budgetary constraints on organisations, the minimal defences that we need to have in order to protect the assets and intelligence of our organisations. There will be a live demo… this Masterclass is not to be missed!

Attendance at this YHFF Masterclass is free for YHFF members. If you are unable to attend, you are welcome to send a colleague in your place.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Wednesday 26 June 2019

KPMG, One Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4DA

We are delighted to welcome David Charity, Financial Investigation Manager from the Economic Crime Unit at West Yorkshire Police.

David is a manager at West Yorkshire Police’s Economic Crime Unit (ECU), the largest ECU outside of London. The Unit specialises in investigating serious fraud and corruption, and dismantling organised crime through money laundering and asset recovery investigations. David’s particular area of responsibility in West Yorkshire, and his area of expertise, is money laundering and asset recovery investigations. David has worked in this area for 15 years and has also graduated with a Master’s Degree in Financial Investigation and Financial Crime.

In this Masterclass David will be giving us a presentation on asset recovery, explaining the different options available to law enforcement in the UK (from both a criminal and a civil perspective).

Agenda

3:45pm	Registration and refreshments
4:15pm	Welcome & introduction	Lauren Smith, YHFF
4:20pm	Asset Recovery Masterclass	David Charity
6:00pm	Refreshments

Thursday 28 March 2019

Addleshaw Goddard, 3 Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4ER

We are delighted to welcome Gary Shaw, Professor of Professional Practice at the University of Sunderland, former Detective Chief Inspector, and expert in the field of investigative interviewing, to the first Masterclass of 2019.

Gary has considerable experience in the field of investigative interviews. A former Detective Chief Inspector in the Northumbria Police with over 30 years’ service, Gary dedicated much time to developing training in this specialism. He was awarded an MBE in 2009 for his services to policing.

Gary has lectured internationally to police and academic institutions, and became the National Investigative Interviewing Adviser within the National Crime Agency (NCA). During this time, Gary supported police services throughout the UK with their investigations into serious, complex and major crime, developing implementation plans around the National Interview Strategy, and developing training on the interviewing of significant witnesses and suspects.

In this Masterclass, Gary will share practical tips on how to conduct an effective investigative interview, focusing on workplace investigations, bringing insights (and stories) from his colourful career.

Agenda

3.45pm	Registration and refreshments
4pm	Welcome & introduction	Ben Lowans, YHFF
4.05pm	Planning and Conducting Investigative Interviews	Gary Shaw
6pm	Refreshments

Wednesday 14 November 2018

Well Met, Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2HA

Key topics at this year’s conference include:

• Understanding Crypto currencies and their fraud risks
• Fraud: The current view from the Cabinet Office
• How the Insolvency Service investigates fraud within Limited Companies

Our conference chair is Shari Vahl, of BBC Radio 4, she will also lead a session focusing on a case study when the tables were turned on the fraudsters.

Programme

09.15	Coffee & Registration
09.45	YHFF WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
09.50	CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSON’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
10.10	INVESTIGATING LIMITED COMPANIES Insolvency Service: understanding the investigation and enforcement work of the Insolvency Service. They will highlight a real-life case study that demonstrates their work and how they interact effectively with other regulators and investigatory authorities. David Usher, Company Investigations
10.45	INSURANCE FRAUD – THE CHANGING FACE OF FRAUD, CURRENT AND FUTURE FRAUD THREATS Nigel Muttick, Technical Fraud Consultant RSA
11.20	Coffee
11.45	FRAUD: THE CURRENT STATE OF PLAY Mark Cheeseman, Deputy Director Public Sector Fraud
12.25	Lunch
13.25	SOCIAL ENGINEERING This talk will help you think like a social engineer and understand your own psychological vulnerabilities to give you an edge in detecting, preventing and recovering from a social engineering attack. Lilly Fogarty
14.05	PROTECTING THE CLIENTS Shari Vahl will interview Neil Liversidge – IFA on his personal account of foiling a fraudster. Neil Liversidge, West Riding Personal Financial Solutions Ltd
14.45	Coffee
15.00	CRYPTO CURRENCIES John Townsend – A view from an investigator
15.40	Chairperson’s closing remarks
16.00	Close of conference

Thursday 20 September 2018

BDO, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL

Fraud across the public and private spectrum – When it comes to fraud and the vulnerabilities to fraud, are the public and private sector really any different?

We are delighted to welcome Adam Smith, Director (BDO), and Dr Maria Ioannou, (University of Huddersfield), to the third masterclass of 2018. Adam and Dr Maria are both experts in their respective fields in relation to fraud and will provide insights into organisations’ vulnerabilities to fraud regardless of sector and look at the psychology of the perpetrators. In a walk through fraud we will hear tips and traps that may resonate in our own organisations.

If you are a current member of the YHFF attendance at the masterclass is free of charge. If you are unable to attend in person you are very welcome to send a colleague in your place.

We look forward to hearing from you and seeing you at the masterclass.

Thursday 17 May 2018

We are delighted to welcome Caroline Allen, Senior Manager (KPMG), and Detective Inspector Jon Hodgeon (North Yorkshire Police), to the second masterclass of 2018. Caroline and Jon will provide insights into the changes brought about by introduction of the Criminal Finances Act 2017, including the corporate offences of failure to prevent facilitation of tax evasion and the potential impact to organisations from changes around areas such as disclosure orders, interim freezing orders and beneficial ownership.

They will discuss the risks that organisations face and how these can be better managed, as well as providing examples of good practice as seen from their corporate and law enforcement perspectives.

Thursday 1 February 2018

Addleshaw Goddard, 3 Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4ER

We are delighted to welcome Paul Boyle OBE, Chair of Public Concern at Work (PCaW), to the first masterclass of 2018. Paul will provide an insight in to the developments and trends in the whistleblowing landscape, focusing on the importance of corporate culture.

PCaW is the leading authority in the field. The charity, which is approaching its 25th anniversary, aims to protect society by encouraging workplace whistleblowing. They advise individuals with whistleblowing dilemmas, support organisations with their whistleblowing arrangements and inform public policy, as well as seeking legislative change.

We would be delighted to see you!

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds

The 12th annual YHFF conference was held on Wednesday 15th November 2017 at the Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds.

The event was attended by over 80 front-line anti-fraud practitioners and was extremely well received:

“One of the best conferences I have attended.”
“An excellent conference.”

Key topics at this year’s conference included:

• the cybercrime threat landscape, including the Dark Web
• an update from the Joint Fraud Task Force
• data protection and data loss: the implications for anti-fraud practitioners of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Programme

09.15	Coffee and registration
09.45	YHFF WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
09.50	CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
10.10	AN UPDATE FROM THE JOINT FRAUD TASK FORCE Owen Rowland, Head of Economic and Cyber Crime Unit (ECCU), Strategic Centre for Organised Crime, Home Office
10.45	TACKLING FRAUD AND CORRUPTION IN THE CHARITY SECTOR
11.20	Coffee
11.40	DATA PROTECTION AND DATA LOSS (WITH CASE STUDY) Speakers: Ewan Donald, Senior Manager, KPMG Beatrice Duke, Associate, Addleshaw Goddard Andy Ralston, Investigations Manager, Aviva
12.40	Lunch
13.25	THE FRAUD VICTIM’S PERSPECTIVE Shari Vahl will interview a fraud victim, who will share their experience of a case of boiler room fraud.
14.05	THE CYBERCRIME THREAT LANDSCAPE – is the Dark Web as scary as it’s made out to be? – understanding the threats from ransomware, malware, phishing and business email compromise – and protecting your business from attack – Open Source Intelligence (OSINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT) and how to use them to defend your company Adrian Cheek, Threat Intelligence Lead, Cyber Security Specialist, Tempest Security Intelligence
14.45	Coffee
15.00	AN UPDATE FROM THE LAW ENFORCEMENT FRONT LINE: the changing face of the police response to fraud Detective Chief Inspector Jon Hodgeon, North Yorkshire Police
15.40	CASE STUDY: OPERATION BOLDO Operation Boldo was a recent food fraud case involving enquiries in the UK, Denmark, Ireland, Poland, France, the Netherlands and Italy . The City of London Police worked with partners from local authorities, the Food Standards Agency and the food industry, resulting in two convictions in July 2017 for conspiracy to defraud. A representative, City of London Police
16.15	Chairman’s closing remarks
16.30	Close of conference

Wednesday 28 June 2017

BDO, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL

At our February masterclass our speaker was Kweku Adoboli, who was convicted in 2011 on two counts of fraud after UBS, at which he was a director of the Global Synthetic Equities Trading team in London, lost over 2 billion dollars as a result of unauthorised trading. Kweku talked openly about his story, including the failures of the process and controls and the challenges he and other traders faced in a competitive environment.

The City of London Police said of the case, “This was the UK’s biggest fraud committed by one of the most sophisticated fraudsters the City of London Police has ever come across.”

At our June masterclass we were delighted to welcome Detective Constable Mark Warner, who was the City of London Police officer in the case. Mark shared his experience of the case, including:

• how the police approached the investigation
• the regulators’ involvement
• the technical expertise required
• the rationale for prosecution
• lessons for internal control and governance in business

and more!

Mark’s side of the story was a fascinating follow-up to Kweku’s talk and will provide valuable insights into law enforcement agencies’ involvement in fraud cases.

Wednesday 10 May 2017

The YHFF masterclasses are a great opportunity to update your knowledge on the latest issues affecting your business, and also to network with your fellow YHFF members, and share knowledge, experiences – and refreshments at the end of the afternoon!

We are delighted to welcome James Wilson from the Serious Fraud Office (SFO,) who is going to provide an update on the latest trends and developments in fraud prosecution, with a focus on corporate investigations, developments at the SFO regarding investigations and messages to take from these. James will explore some recently concluded cases, touching on changes to court processes and sentencing trends and look at the developing use of Deferred Prosecution Agreements (DPAs), following their introduction back in 2014, and the SFO’s approach to them.

Following James’s update, Nichola Peters, Head of Corporate Crime at Addleshaw Goddard, will provide a lawyer’s perspective on fraud prosecution and the use of DPAs including the context to DPAs, the court process and when DPAs may be appropriate, and will subsequently explore the benefits of self-reporting and what co-operation in such a process means.

Attendance at the masterclass is free of charge to current YHFF members. Members who are unable to attend in person are very welcome to send a colleague in your place.

All places do need to be booked in advance, please – and places are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment!

Wednesday 8 February 2017

The YHFF masterclasses are a great opportunity to update your knowledge on the latest issues affecting your business, and also to network with your fellow YHFF members, and share knowledge, experiences – and refreshments at the end of the afternoon!

We are delighted to announce that our speaker for the event will be Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader, who was convicted in 2011 on two counts of fraud after using the bank’s money for unauthorised trades by entering false information and hiding the trades he was making. His trades cost the bank £1.3 billion and wiped £2.7 billion from its share price. Kweku was sentenced to seven years in prison and banned by the FCA from working in the City for life. He was released in June 2015 and now speaks to the anti-fraud and compliance communities, to try to help lessons to be learnt from his experiences.

Attendance at the masterclass is free of charge to current YHFF members. Members who are unable to attend in person are very welcome to send a colleague in your place.

All places do need to be booked in advance, please – and places are limited, so book now to avoid disappointment!

Wednesday 16 November 2016

Park Plaza Hotel, Leeds

Programme

Chairman: Shari Vahl, Reporter, You and Yours, BBC Radio 4

09.15	Coffee and registration
09.45	YORKSHIRE & HUMBER FRAUD FORUM WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
09.50	CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
09.55	PANEL SESSION: THE LATEST RESPONSES TO THE RISING TIDE OF FRAUD The panellists will each make a brief presentation, and then the discussion will be opened to the audience. Panellists: David Kirk, Chairman, Fraud Advisory Panel Steve Proffitt, Deputy Head and Performance Manager, Action Fraud Owen Rowland, Head of Economic and Cyber Crime Unit (ECCU), Strategic Centre for Organised Crime, Home Office Daniel Lawrence, National Cyber Security Centre
11.15	Coffee
11.35	WHISTLEBLOWING a) WHY WHISTLEBLOWING MATTERS: the whistleblower’s story Ian Foxley, formerly of GPT Special Project Management, who blew the whistle on the bribery and corruption involved in a £2bn defence deal with Saudi Arabia
12.10	b) THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WHISTLEBLOWERS AND WHISTLEBLOWING Dr Mike Drayton, Opus Performance
12.50	Lunch
13.40	CORPORATE BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION: LESSONS FROM THE FRONT LINE Shari Vahl interviews David Wilton, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, Sweett Group
14.30	IMPROVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT TO HELP PREVENT CYBERCRIME IN YOUR ORGANISATION Sarah Janes, Managing Director, Layer 8
15.05	Coffee
15.25	CASE STUDY: OPERATION TALON A worldwide advanced fee fraud and money laundering investigation DC Paul Walker, Kent & Essex Serious Crime Directorate
16.05	Chairman’s closing remarks
16.15	Close of conference

Wednesday 21 September 2016

BDO LLP, Central Square, 29 Wellington Street, Leeds, LS1 4DL

Fraudsters are increasingly using a form of psychological manipulation to obtain details and to encourage victims to perform actions unwittingly, which ultimately leads to financial losses. This is now commonly known as “social engineering”.

If most of us now hit the delete button when we see the email regarding the “unclaimed lottery win” or a long-lost relative, or the banking requests from foreign royalty, then why is social engineering still on the increase?

Is our ever-increasing reliance on social media and the internet increasing our risk to an attack? In this masterclass we will hear from Dr Chris Street, a leader in this field who will be considering social engineering, why we don’t always spot the people who are lying to us, and how to spot social engineering attempts. We will also hear about the impact of social engineering and the learning points we could all put to use.

The masterclass is free for YHFF and other Fraud Forum members.

Wednesday 4 May 2016

KPMG, One Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds LS1 4DA

Fraud is still as prevalent as ever, with the latest KPMG Fraud Barometer showing that nationally fraud was up on the previous year to £732m from £717m in 2014.

But who commits fraud? Why do people commit fraud? What motivates fraudsters? In this Masterclass, we will hear from Dr Nikki Grieve-Top BSc. (hons), MSc., PhD, a leader in this field who will be considering the psychology of a fraudster, the different models of fraud, fraudsters’ profiles and the opportunities to deter fraud.

Agenda

3.45pm	Registration
4.00pm	Welcome & Introduction	Vivien Hopkins, YHFF
4.05pm	The psychology of a fraudster	Dr Nikki Grieve-Top BSc. (hons), MSc., PhD.
5.25pm	Conclusion	Vivien Hopkins, YHFF
5.30pm	Refreshments

Speaker

Dr Nikki Grieve-Top BSc. (hons), MSc., PhD.

As an expert in Investigative Psychology, and its practical application, Dr Grieve-Top is Head of Health Analytics for Bupa Global. She has operational responsibility for the analytical and investigative processes to detect, investigate and prevent financial crime throughout Bupa Global’s network of providers and service partners in more than 190 countries. She is accountable for the monitoring of health trends through the analysis of ‘member claiming’ behaviour and provider billing patterns which in turn guide the strategic direction of Healthcare Commissioning Activities and Provider Relationship Management.

In addition, Nikki is a guest lecturer at several influential UK Universities and sits on a number of industry anti-fraud boards. Her PhD from the Centre for Critical and Major Incident Psychology, University of Liverpool, titled ‘Explorations into Insurance Fraud: Bare facts, Behaviours and Beliefs’ cements Nikki as a leader in this field.

The masterclass is free for YHFF and other Fraud Forum members.

Monday 1 February 2016

Addleshaw Goddard, 3 Sovereign Square, Sovereign Street, Leeds, LS1 4ER

Cyber attacks and threats from cyberspace have become increasingly prevalent and newsworthy. Sophisticated fraudsters are infiltrating companies’ control systems and networks for their own gain. To prevent potentially catastrophic harm, companies need to be increasingly vigilant to meet this threat.

How is your company vulnerable? How can your company’s network be exploited? In this masterclass we will be considering these questions and what steps can be taken to minimise the current cyber threat. We will hear from both the public and private sectors, with a leading figure from the global information security industry – Jason Hart, CTO, Gemalto Data Protection – and a current DI from the West Yorkshire Police – DI Geoff Halpin – who occupies a role in the Yorkshire & Humber Regional Cybercrime Unit.

The masterclass is free for YHFF and other Fraud Forum members.

Wednesday 18 November 2015

Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive, Leeds, LS10 1LT

Key topics at this year’s conference include:

• tackling insider fraud effectively
• the growing use of social engineering to commit fraud
• the cyber-threat: how vulnerable are we?
• private prosecutions and the presentation of evidence

Our keynote speaker this year is Paul Kimmage, the former Olympic cyclist and now journalist, who was instrumental in exposing Lance Armstrong as a fraud. Paul will tell his story and explore the relevance of whistleblowing to all types of organisation.

Chairman: Shari Vahl, Reporter and Presenter, BBC

Programme

09.15	Coffee and registration
09.45	YHFF WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
09.50	CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION
09.55	CURRENT AND EMERGING TRENDS IN FRAUD Mark Cheeseman, Deputy Director – Cross Government Fraud & Error Policy, Fraud, Error & Debt Team Cabinet Office
10.30	THE GROWING USE OF SOCIAL ENGINEERING TO COMMIT FRAUD and what your organisation can do to prevent it Jenny Radcliffe, Jenny Radcliffe Training
11.05	Coffee
11.25	PRIVATE PROSECUTIONS AND THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE Jonah Anderson, Associate – Corporate Crime & Investigations Team, Addleshaw Goddard and A Name, job title, Grant Thornton
12.05	THE CYBER-THREAT: HOW VULNERABLE ARE WE? Jason Hart, VP – Cloud Solutions, Safenet (former ethical hacker) and Lee Newcombe, Senior Manager, KPMG
13.00	Lunch
13.45	KEYNOTE WHISTLEBLOWING: A RACE TO THE TRUTH Paul Kimmage, former Olympic cyclist and journalist
14.20	TACKLING INSIDER FRAUD EFFECTIVELY Stephen Senior, Head of Financial Crime Prevention, Leeds Building Society
14.50	Coffee
15.10	CASE STUDY: OPERATION COMPONENT Operation Component was a complex investigation that targeted a highly sophisticated organised crime gang from Manchester, who made around £3m by hijacking corporate identities. The gang were jailed for a total of 15 years in February 2013. DCI Dave Pester, Greater Manchester Police
15.45	Chairman’s closing remarks
16.00	Close of conference