ACFE 27th Annual Fraud Professional's Conference (Hybrid)

Session 1 - Governance and Assurance over Public Sector Fraud

Speaker: Dr. Richard LeBlanc, Professor of Governance, Law and Ethics, York University

This session explains the best practices in fraud governance, covering topics such as the increase in fraud due to recent trends (pandemic, cryptocurrency, WFH, AI), effective internal controls, procurement fraud, auditor testing, governance oversight, cybersecurity, whistle-blowing, and key takeaways.

Session 2 - City of Ottawa Fraud and Waste Hotline

Speaker: Nathalie Gougeon, Auditor General and Joanne Gorenstein, Deputy Auditor General, City of Ottawa

In this session the Auditor General and Deputy Auditor General for the City of Ottawa will explain the use of the Fraud and Waste Hotline and share highlights from their 2023 Annual Report. They will cover trends in the types of reports received over the past few years and provide insights on future plans for the hotline.

Session 3 - Corporate Criminal Personalities

Speaker: Dr. Nathan Innocente, Associate Professor, University of Toronto

This session explains the psychological profile of white-collar offenders and discusses how criminological approaches can help us understand and identify the perpetrators of white-collar crime. The session covers topics of projection bias, criminal thinking patterns, personality characteristics such as weakness exploitation and power orientation, and the psychological traits association with white-collar offenders.

Session 4 - Public Sector Disclosures of Wrongdoing

Speaker: Harriet Solloway, Public Sector Integrity Commissioner

Session 5 - Unexplained Wealth Orders and the Role of a Forensic Accountant

Speaker: Jaspreet Sangha, Forensic Accountant at Williams Meaden & Moore Inc.

This session explains what unexplained wealth orders (UWOs) are, the adoption of UWOs in various countries including Canada, criticisms of UWOs and how the skills of an Investigative and Forensic Accountant can be leveraged when it comes to UWOs. 

Session 6 - AML Overview and Trends

Speaker: Joseph Nammour, Senior Manager, Financial Crimes at KPMG

This session explains the Anti-Money-Laundering and Terrorist Financing regime in Canada, including its legislative framework, the roles of key government bodies, compliance trends in federal organizations, and public-private partnerships.