Understanding the human side of fraud and corruption
Out-thinking the fraudsters and building and aware organisation which proactively prevents, detects and deals with this ever present reality
Corruption and fraud affects us all, wherever we are in the world, and it should not be taken lightly. While defending against fraud and corruption is everyone’s responsibility this workshop agenda has been specifically tailored for “fraud and corruption champions” such as investigators, internal auditors, controllers, forensic auditors and key individuals in the management team in any organisation.
The objectives of this workshop will be to:
The objectives of this workshop will be to:
- Reinforce the importance of raising awareness of the effects and costs of fraud and corruption and how instil an active anti-fraud and corruption culture across the organization
- Understand where the risks and costs of fraud and corruption are most significant
- Appreciate the power of techniques which can be used to detect red flags at an early stage, and discuss how to implement these techniques as well as follow up on the red flags
AGENDA
09:00
Introduction and welcome
09:15 Unmask Fraud and Corruption
Break 10:45 Fraud culture and the organization
12:00 Fraud and corruption risk assessment A brainstorming session in groups using the “think like a thief” methodology (this session will continue after lunch) 12:30 Lunch 13:30 Fraud and corruption risk assessment - continued Developing the Fraud and Corruption Profile 14:00 Finding and dealing with the indications of Fraud and Corruption
15:30 Break 15:45 Get the management onboard: how to put proactive fraud and corruption awareness and detection into practice
16.45 Summary reflections, discussions and questions 17.00 Close [1] Existing examples of cases and other realistic examples (but not new potential findings which will be addressed in the sessions after lunch) |
Veronica Morino
Veronica has over 15 years experience investigating, finding and training others on how to prevent and manage fraud and corruption around the world. A sociologist of work and economics with a masters in organisational science, she has developed holistic desktop investigative research and analysis tools to explore organisations, business partners, suppliers, customers and key individuals and discover what is really going on at a fraction of the resources normally associated with investigation. Veronica has also worked for several years with the assessment of the effectiveness of organisations’ anti-fraud and corruption programs and is currently completing a PhD degree on that subject. |