Fraud and corruption risk in business

How prepared are you?

New for 2012

Financial and other managers in all companies: fraud affects business and government entities of all shapes and sizes, making prevention and detection everyone's business.

A review of the practical steps that your business can take to reduce the risk of fraud and corruption and ensure, for example, that your systems and controls are robust enough to deter/identify a fraud and that your data is secure. Fighting fraud is a challenge for us all - prepare yourself by discovering:

• how to identify fraud
• recent developments in fraudulent practice
• practical risk assessment techniques
• the key points of The Fraud Act 2006
• how to respond to fraud
• a police perspective on investigation and reporting.

Dr Stephen Hill BSc (Hons), PhD, CIIP, TAP

Dr Stephen Hill is the managing director of Snowdrop Consulting Ltd, a company with the aim of providing education and consultancy to the private and public sector in fraud risk management, prevention/awareness and data security including ISO27001, PCI DSS and the Data Protection Act.

Stephen spent 12 years working for a top 25 firm of accountants, heading the Fraud and Forensic group, leading an expert body advising clients on prevention, detection and recovery of fraudulent assets, working closely with the police, HMRC and private sector.

He is a trustee director of the ICAEW Fraud Advisory Panel and chairs the Cybercrime Working Group with colleagues from SOCA, The Home Office and the private sector.

Stephen specialises in combating e-crime and fraud with 10 years experience in internet fraud awareness, identity theft, not-for-profit fraud and risk management.  He has published a book on Corporate Fraud: Prevention & Detection by Bloomsbury Professional with practical advice on all aspects of fraud and how to prevent it, with the royalties going to Victim Support.

9.00    Registration and coffee

9.30    What is fraud? - an introduction.

10.30  Identity fraud - is your corporate identity safe?

11.00  Break

11.15  Staff fraud - who is working for you?

12.00 Cybercrime - is your data exposed?

1.00   Lunch

2.00   Introduction to corporate fraud - setting the scene with the video Tone at the top.

2.30  Corporate fraud and case studies - the threats of fraud?

3.00  Risk management - identifying the degree of uncertainty.

3.30  Break

3.45  Fraud response planning - prevention NOT reaction.

4.15  The Fraud Act 2006 - summary of the key points.

4.30  Learning from the fraudsters - video.

5.00  Close of seminar

It will use real life case studies and scenarios.

6 CPD hours (where applicable)