Inaugural ACFE Sydney Conference

Learn about the latest financial crime developments and state-of-the-art methodologies to collect and analyse intelligence and forensic evidence during our inaugural ACFE Sydney Chapter Conference!

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Event Details

Where:

Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Macquarie University, North Ryde.

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When:

Thursday 29 September 2016

Register & Pay

Click on the links below to register and pay via:
1. PayPal
2. Credit or Debit Card (via PayPal)

If you have any dietary requirements, please contact us by emailing secretary@acfesydney.org.au.

Rates after 1 September 2016:

Members $250

Non Members $295

Groups >5 $250 [1]

Students $90

[1] Members’ rate applies to non members. Please contact us by emailingtreasurer@acfesydney.org.au

REFUND POLICY:

A partial refund will be provided where written notification (by email) is received by the ACFE Sydney Chapter at least 14 days prior to the event. Refunds are not provided for any cancellation received after this time or for non-attendance on the day. Substitutions may be made at any time.

Agenda

Plenary morning sessions (Theatre 265/267)

8:30 am to 9:00 am – Registration and Reception

9:00am – 9:10am

Introduction and chair of morning stream
Tony Prior, ACFE President,
Sydney Chapter
Welcome

9:10am – 9:15am

Associate Professor Rahat Munir
Head of Department, Accounting & Corporate Governance Macquarie University

9:15am – 10:05am

Key note speaker
Paul Jevtovic, APM, CEO AUSTRAC
Presentation: Key note address

10:05am – 10:40am

2^nd speaker
Alex Newton, Herbert Smith Freehills,
Presentation: Human Rights in Business

10:45 am to 11:10 am – Morning tea

11:15am – 11:55am

3^rd speaker
Ralph Tursi, Assistance Legal Attaché from the US Embassy in Canberra (FBI)
Presentation: Business and economic espionage

12:00pm – 12:40pm

4^th speaker
Dr. John Langdale, Associate Professor Macquarie University
Presentation: Money laundering in the Asia-Pacific region

12:45 pm to 13:45 pm – Lunch – Macquarie Room

Breakout Sessions (tutorial rooms)

Stream

Stream A – Intelligence

(Theatrette 102)

Stream B – Forensic evidence

(Theatrette 103)

Chair

ACFE Sydney Chapter Board member- Stream A Chair – Verity Greenwood, Director

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ACFE Sydney Chapter Board member- Stream B Chair – Chris Taylor, Vice President

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13:50pm – 14:20pm

Matt McCarthy, Chief Inspector, Intelligence Directorate NSW Police, and Visual Analysis

Topic: Intelligence

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Melinda Adam, Team Leader, Australian Federal Police, Criminal Asset Confiscation Team

Topic: Asset forfeiture in Australia & its implications for non-police investigators

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14:25pm – 14:55pm

Adam Marsden and Stefan Williams, Australian Federal Police

Topic: What to expect when referring matters to law enforcement and regulators

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Dr John Selby, Cybercrime hub, Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University

Topic: Latest cybercrime trends

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15:10 pm to 15:45 pm – Afternoon tea + Mentorship program launch

15:50pm – 16:40pm

Career panel

Insights in becoming a fraud examiner / fraud practitioner

David Butters, Managing Director, Heath & Ford
Zach McAfee, Group Manager Integrity Risk, QANTAS
James Roberts, General Manager Group Fraud Management Services, Commonwealth Bank