8th ANNUAL FRAUD CONFERENCE

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1 8th ANNUAL FRAUD CONFERENCE Fraud remains on the up with cases reaching court, worth over 100,000 in value, totalling over 0.5bn in the first half of 2013, up over a quarter on the previous year (KPMG Fraud Barometer). For this year's YHFF conference, we invite you to join our outstanding speakers to hear about the latest trends in fraud. As well as hearing about the economy you will receive an update on Action Fraud, learn about recent developments in fraud, including dial through fraud, denial of service attacks and cyber enablers, and hear about fraud from a victim s perspective. Keynote Speaker: BBC Reporter and Presenter, Shari Vahl Wednesday 20 th November 2013 at the Thackray Museum Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7LN

2 YHFF The aim of the Yorkshire & Humber Fraud Forum is to bring together the public and private sectors to reduce fraud by: increasing awareness of fraud; communicating the risk; and promoting best practice in countering fraud. Agenda 09:00 09:50 Coffee and registration 09:50 10:00 Introduction David Ransom, YHFF 10:00 10:30 The economy how things are changing Bill Robinson Head of Economics, KPMG 10:30 11:00 Cyber enablers David Ransom and Mark Connell, BCRC 11:00 11:15 Coffee 11:15 12:15 BBC fraud investigations: Shari Vahl Shari Vahl, BBC reporter and presenter talks about recent investigations affecting businesses (including dial through fraud, cyber blackmail and denial of service attacks) 12:15 13:15 Lunch 13:15 13:45 Action Fraud: an update Detective Inspector Glyn Whittick, NFIB 13:45 14:30 Panel discussion Shari Vahl, BBC reporter and presenter Ben Lowans, Addleshaw Goddard Vivien Osborne, KPMG Ian Wills, North Yorkshire Police Chris Clements, Grant Thornton Shawn Senior, Local Authority Investigation Officers Group (LAIOG) 14:30 14:45 Coffee 14:45 15:15 Fraud from the victim s perspective Allan Crerar, Aviva Group Investigations & Forensic Audit 15:15 15:45 Current and emerging trends in international fraud David Clarke, Fraud Advisory Panel

3 Venue The Thackray Museum (Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7LN) is next to St. James's Hospital, two miles to the North East of the city centre. By bus frequent bus services from Leeds city centre. Numbers 16, 42, 49, 50, 50A & 61 all stop outside the museum. By car From M621 follow signs for York (A64) then follow the brown tourist signs. From the North, take the A58 towards the city then follow the brown tourist signs. Free parking is available at the venue for conference attendees. Speakers KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Shari Vahl, BBC Reporter and Presenter Anyone who has spent time in the fraud arena will know Shari Vahl. She is a passionate, knowledgeable and talented investigative reporter who regularly features on Radio 4's You and Yours programme. It was here that Shari discovered her niche in fraud investigation. Long-running investigations like Accident Group, Auctionworld, the Miners' Compensation Scheme, boiler room frauds, Land Registry frauds and fake concert ticket sellers, have been some of the most memorable. Shari's investigation into quiz TV channels resulted in a police raid, and she gave evidence to the Parliamentary Select Committee. Shari has recently been involved in a number of investigations affecting businesses, including dial through fraud, denial of service attacks and blackmail. Detective Inspector Glyn Whittick, National Fraud Intelligence Bureau Detective Inspector Glyn Whittick joined the City of London Police in 1993 and has been a career detective. The City of London Police have the National Lead for fraud investigation and Glyn has also spent a considerable amount of time within the City Police Economic Crime Directorate. He spent 3 years on the Cheque and Credit Card Unit in the late 90s and spent 3 years as a Detective Inspector on a fraud investigation team from Glyn returned to the Economic Crime Directorate in March 2012 and works within the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) and manages a team of 30 staff who assess and review action fraud crimes as well as a prevention and disruption team. David Clarke, Fraud Advisory Panel David Clarke is a trustee director of the Fraud Advisory Panel. He is also the advisory board member responsible for security assurance and risk at international translations firms, Today Translations, and a specialist in financial crime strategy for Risk Reward. David is a former detective chief superintendent who has served in the UK, Middle East and Eastern Europe, leading international police operations as part of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia Herzegovina. He is also a former member of the UK government's Fraud Review team, responsible for designing and delivering new counter-fraud services including the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau and Lead Force for Fraud.

4 Bill Robinson, KPMG Bill is Head of Economics for KPMG Forensic. He is a Special Adviser to the Chancellor and the Treasury Committee, an Economic Adviser in HM Treasury and a Director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He has vast experience in conducting economic impact studies. He has published two books and 58 academic articles and writes regular newspaper columns for the Sunday Times, Financial Times and Independent newspapers. He is Head of Division in charge of medium term planning at the European Commission. Allan Crerar, Head of Investigations (UK), Aviva Group Investigations & Forensic Audit Allan has worked for Aviva for 22 years and has spent the last 15 years fighting financial crime. He worked in the Claims Fraud Department until 2002 and then transferred to Aviva Group Investigations and Forensic Audit. He is currently Head of Investigations and is responsible for investigating instances of employee and supplier fraud. Allan has extensive experience in leading complex / sensitive investigations and supported North Yorkshire Police during Operation Badminton Business Crime Reduction Centre (BCRC) The Business Crime Reduction Centre is a European funded initiative that is strengthening the region s economy by helping small & medium sized businesses to resist the negative impact of crime. BCRC offers an in-depth assessment of the business vulnerabilities both to threats from traditional crimes such as burglary & theft and also to the growing threat of cyber-enabled crime. A business security report is produced and BCRC s security advisers work with the business to implement any changes to security. This is a free service provided through a partnership between the charity, People United Against Crime, and the four police forces in the region. David Ransom David is the Chief Executive of People United Against Crime - a registered charity, which works as the arms length body for the four police forces that comprise the Yorkshire and Humberside region. Prior to working in the charity sector he was Chief Executive of England Basketball, where he had previously been the England Coach. He retains his interest in coaching by being actively involved with juniors in a voluntary capacity. Previous roles also include being a Director of Marketing and Deputy Principal of a Further Education College. Mark Connell Mark has a background in ICT technical support and has spent countless hours locked away from sunlight researching current cybercrime trends. He has a wide range of security expertise, including Microsoft Windows, mobile device and social media platforms. Mark is a geek and loves to test the theory, from ripping apart malicious code to holding a large collection of phishing s. In his present role at the Business Crime Reduction Centre, Mark supports small businesses to implement the latest ICT security solutions to help combat the growing threat of cybercrime.

5 Panel Speakers Shawn Senior, Local Authority Investigation Officers Group (LAIOG) Shawn has over 20 years' experience within the Fraud Industry and during this time he has held a number of senior positions within the public sector. Shawn s current role is that of Fraud Manager at Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. He recently attained a BSc (Hons) Degree in Counter Fraud & Criminal Justice Studies at Portsmouth University and is an active member of the national and local fraud community. Shawn is also currently an Executive Officer on the Local Authority Investigation Officer s Group (LAIOG) National Committee and is also Chairperson for the LAIOG (Northern Region). Vivien Osborne, KPMG Vivien leads the Investigation and Compliance team within the Forensic department of KPMG, Leeds. She is a director with over 12 years' experience of fraud and financial investigations work. She has led a number of high profile investigations and has extensive experience of advising companies on their Fraud Risk Management procedures. Vivien has worked in a range of industry sectors as well as the public sector. She is a founding director of the YHFF and is an accredited Counter Fraud Specialist. Ian Wills, North Yorkshire Police Ian joined North Yorkshire Police in 1985 and is the head of the North Yorkshire Police Economic Crime Unit. He has vast experience in the investigation of financial crime. In 1993 he secured the first ever conviction for misleading the money markets in the UK whilst seconded to a Serious Fraud Office investigation into the collapse of the chemical company MTM Plc. Since then he has been the Senior Investigating Officer on numerous major fraud investigations including the recent conviction of seven members of an organised crime group who laundered the proceeds of a 1.3 million fraud from DEFRA at York. Chris Clements, Grant Thornton Chris is a founding director of the YHFF and heads Grant Thornton s Forensic and Investigation Services team across the UK regions. His experience includes regularly advising clients in the public and private sectors on fraud prevention, response and investigation issues. He is an Expert Assessor, Expert Determiner and Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators as well as an accredited mediator with over 20 years' experience in forensic accountancy. He has given expert accountancy evidence in disputes across the UK as well as North America, Mainland Europe, North Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Ben Lowans, Addleshaw Goddard Ben is a Litigation and Dispute Resolution partner at Addleshaw Goddard LLP specialising in finance litigation and fraud. Ben's experience involves all aspects of finance litigation including claims for and against banks, recovery actions, fraud claims and dealing with complaints to the Financial Ombudsman Service. Ben has a particular specialisation in dealing with fraud claims and asset recovery, both in the financial services sector and for commercial organisations, particularly when they are the victims of employee fraud. Ben is a Board Director of the YHFF and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

6 Book Your Place Today Places are limited so if you are an existing YHFF member, book now. If you are not currently a YHFF member, now is the time to join and benefit from our wide range of master classes, conferences and access to a wide range of anti-fraud professionals. To register for this event please complete the application form below and return to Ute Lindner-Green: Post: Business Crime Reduction Centre, People United Against Crime, 3 rd Floor, The Tower, Furnival Square, Sheffield, S1 4QL Telephone: u.lindner@bcrc-uk.org The Annual Conference is 35 plus VAT (total 42) for YHFF and other Fraud Forum members. For nonmembers the cost is 60 plus VAT (total 72), which will include membership fees for the remainder of our financial year to 31 March Payment is required prior to attendance at the event and is non refundable. Lunch and refreshments at the annual conference are included in the price. o Yes, I would like to attend the Annual Conference and I am a member of the YHFF or another Fraud Forum. I enclose a cheque for 35 plus VAT ( 42) payable to YHFF. o Yes, I would like to attend and become a member of the YHFF. I enclose a cheque for 60 plus VAT ( 72) payable to YHFF. o Please send an invoice/receipt to the address below. o My organisation would like to have an exhibition stand on the day for 250 or sponsor the event (including stand) for 750. Payment is required prior to attendance at the event and is non refundable. Name Job Title Company Address Postcode Telephone No For more information about the YHFF, please visit our website at