Conference Agenda


07:30 REGISTRATION & COFFEE
08:10 CHAIRMAN’S OPENING
Mr. Simon Scales, Director Global Investigations, TNT Express, UK
08:40 THE DANISH CSR PLAN: TURNING WORLD-CLASS SUSTAINABILITY REPORTING TO FIGHT CORRUPTION - OPENING KEYNOTE
Mr. Carsten Ingerslev, Head of Division, Government Centre for CSR, Danish Commerce & Companies Agency &
Mr. Mariano A. Davies, Chairman, The Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE) Nordic Region, President, British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark
08:50 GOVERNANCE & ANTI-CORRUPTION: APPLICATION ON WORLD BANK PROJECTS - KEYNOTE
Mr. Ivor Beazley, Head of Governance and Anti-Corruption (Operations Policy and Country Services) & Chair of GAC Committee, World Bank
09:30 MANAGING FRAUD RISK IN BARCLAYS GLOBALLY: WHERE ARE THE EMERGING HIGH RISK AREAS? - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Mark Carawan, Chief Internal Auditor, Barclays Group
10:20 ETHICS IN LIFE - MOTIVATIONAL KEYNOTE SPEECH
Dr. Henrik Syse, Senior Research Fellow, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), Editor, Journal of Military Ethics Ass. & Professor, Norwegian Military Defense College, Norway
10:50 JOINT Q&A WITH AUDIENCE
11:00 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
11:20 WHAT DOES A CEO EXPECT FROM YOUR FRAUD & CORRUPTION EFFORTS - KEYNOTE THE CEO VIEW
Mr. Jim D. Best, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kalahari Energy, Botswana
11:40 INNOVATIVE WAYS TO ROOT OUT FRAUD & CORRUPTION IN BUSINESS & GOVERNMENT THROUGH STRONG CONTROLS, ETHICS & GOVERNANCE - PANEL
  • How can we strengthen risk management & corporate governance structure in our organisations?
  • Internal controls for control financial activities
  • Should senior political & public figures submit to 'lifestyle audits' & make the results public?
  • Public-Private partnerships: regional anti-corruption & crime commissions - what needs to happen?
  • Key international developments in anti-bribery & anti-corruption that are impacting public & private institutions
  • How we try to prevent unethical behaviour – innovative solutions
  • Implementing a strong corporate integrity policy & following it!

Chaired by: Mr. Ivor Beazley, Head of Governance and Anti-Corruption (Operations Policy and Country Services) & Chair of GAC Committee, World Bank, USA

Panellists: Mr. Jim D. Best, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Kalahari Energy, Botswana;
Lady Olga Maitland, CEO, Money Transfer International & Special Adviser , President of Equatorial Guinea;
Mr. Michael Andersson, Audit Director, Group Finance, SKF, Sweden;
Mr. Daniel Hanner, Director of the Corporate Internal Audit Department, Electrolux, Sweden;
Ms. Agnieszka Frackiewice, Internal Auditor, Novo Nordisk, Denmark;
Ms. Anne Ehrenreich, Chief Adviser and Team Leader in the Africa Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark
12:00 WHISTLEBLOWER HOTLINES: UNDERSTANDING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES & ADDRESSING CONCERNS IN A MULTICULTURAL CONTEXT - KEY CASE STUDY
  • Understanding & perception of whistleblowers around the world
  • Legal and registration requirements in key countries
  • Working with workers' councils
  • Communicating whistleblower hotlines & addressing concerns at the outset
  • Investigation guidelines taking into consideration local context

Mr. Jeppe Kromann Haarsted, Corporate Responsibility Manager - Corporate Communications, Coloplast A/S, Denmark
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK, RISK & PROBABILITY - SPECIAL KEYNOTE
Are you lucky or just obeying the laws of chance? British science writer Simon Singh looks at the mathematics behind various situations involving luck, risk & coincidence, from the casino to the hospital, from the courtroom to the supernatural. Dr. Singh will give some examples that illustrate how our intuition often misleads us, & he will demonstrate how mathematics & critical thinking can help us.
Mr. Simon Singh, Best-Selling Author; Journalist, Radio Broadcaster, TV Producer and Director
14:20 FIGHTING FRAUD & CORRUPTION IN REMITTANCES - KEYNOTE
Lady Olga Maitland, CEO, Money Transfer International & Adviser to President of Equatorial New Guinea
14:50 DOING BUSINESS WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES: SPOTLIGHT ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, FCPA & COMPLIANCE PRACTICES BY GLOBAL BUSINESSES - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Ihab Ahmed, Global Audit & Transformation Director, Dell Corporation Ltd
15:20 AFTERNOON TEA BREAK
15:40 WHAT LIES BENEATH: THE SATYAM FRAUD - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Gaurav Ajmani, Investigations Senior Manager, Financial Integrity Unit, Microsoft Audit Group, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd, India
16:10 ETHICS AT ELECTROLUX: HOW TO JOIN FORCES IN FIGHTING FRAUD AND OTHER ETHICAL MISCONDUCT - KEY CASE STUDY
  • What is ethics (the Electrolux view)?
  • Why should we spend money promoting ethical behaviour?
  • Who is responsible for what?
  • How do we promote ethical behaviour and react to misconduct?
      - Policies and guidelines
      - The Electrolux Hotline
      - Fraud response plan and fraud investigations

Mr. Daniel Hanner, Director of the Corporate Internal Audit Department, Electrolux, Sweden
16:40 HOW DO WE PRACTICALLY DEAL WITH OVERSEAS FACILITATION PAYMENTS WITH BRIBERY & ASSURING TRANSPARENCY & SECURITY IN A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN - PANEL
  • Establishing true beneficial ownership of partners & monitoring 3rd parties
  • Understanding your organisation's vulnerabilities
  • Facilitation payments - What is legal? How much diligence is enough?
  • How does the government view a client's intention to do business
  • Due diligence for establishing political affiliations & connections in a given country?
  • Controlling funds sent to partners & internal controls within the agencies

Panellists: Mr. Emmanuel Pascal, Audit Manager, Brakes Group, France;
Mr. Zahid Dohadwala, General Manager, Internal Assurance - Global Forensic Services & Corporate Audit, ArcelorMittal, The Netherlands;
Mr. Michael Andersson, Audit Director, Group Finance, SKF, Sweden;
Mr. Finn Baagøe Hansen, Regional Compliance Officer, Siemens A/S, Denmark;
Ms. Vibeke Aggerholm, Vice President, Internal Audit, Carlsberg Breweries A/S, Denmark
17:15 CLOSE OF DAY ONE


07:45 COFFEE
08:00 CHAIRMAN'S RE-OPENING
Mr. Simon Scales, Director Global Investigations, TNT Express, UK
08:10 DEVELOPING AN ANTI-CORRUPTION CULTURE IN INTERNATIONALCOMPANIES PRACTICAL EXAMPLES
  • Fighting corruption from a Danish point of view
  • Establishing whistleblowing systems in Denmark
  • Fighting corruption in small and large companies
  • Joint action as a solution

Ms. Christine Jøker Nissen, Advisor - International Market Policy and the UN Global Compact, The Confederation of Danish Industry (Dansk Industri), Denmark
08:30 THE COLLAPSE OF A NATION? CAN WE ALL LEARN SOMETHING? - KEYNOTE
Professor Vilhjálmur Árnason, Chair of the Centre for Ethics, University of Iceland
09:00 MANAGING FRAUD & CORRUPTION RISK - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Jim Crawford, Head of Internal Audit, Total E&P, UK
09:40 CYBER SECURITY THREATS: PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE PUBLIC & PRIVATE SECTOR AGENCIES TO IDENTIFY, PREVENT, DETER & DETECT THE REALITY - KEYNOTE
Mr. Don Randall MBE, Head of Security, Bank of England & Chairman of the 'Sister Banks', the City of London Crime Prevention Association and 'Project Griffin'
10:20 JOINT Q&A WITH AUDIENCE
10:35 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
11:00 REPORTING SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS, INSIDER FRAUD & CYBER RISKS WITHIN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR - PANEL
  • Improving suspicious transaction reporting strategies
  • How financial institutions can fight against fraudulent & corrupt customers
  • How can one hide stolen money in the world's financial markets?
  • Audit challenges on anti-money laundering & combating terrorist financing
  • Initiatives to improve banks' fraud detection systems
  • Educating customers on cyber fraud threats
  • What are the main constraints that hinder banks?
  • Preventing insider trading & market abuse

Panellists: Mr. Mark Carawan, Chief Internal Auditor, Barclays Group &
Mr. Don Randall MBE, Head of Security, Bank of England & Chairman of the 'Sister Banks', the City of London Crime Prevention Association and 'Project Griffin'
11:30 PRACTICAL WAYS TO BOOST AWARENESS IN BUSINESS - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Malcolm Zack, Audit Director, Brakes Group
12:00 HOW TO INTEGRATE AUDIT INTO YOUR FRAUD RISK STRATEGY & ASSURANCE FRAMEWORKS - KEY CASE STUDY
Ms. Suzanne Orr, Head of Internal Audit, Home Office, UK
12:30 LUNCH
13:30 PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED WORKSHOP
WORKSHOP 1 & GROUP DISCUSSION WORKSHOP 2 & GROUP DISCUSSION
ALTERNATIVE INVESTIGATIONS: DO THEY REALLY NEED TO COST THAT MUCH? WHERE SHOULD THEY SIT?
Facilitated by: Mr. Nigel Iyer, Director, Septia Group; Mr. Simon Scales, Director Global Investigations, TNT Express; Mr. Emmanuel Pascal, Audit Manager, Brakes Group, France; Professor Vilhjálmur Árnason, Department of Philosophy & Chair of the Centre for Ethics, University of Iceland
FRAUD & CORRUPTION 'RISKABILITY'
Led by: Mr. Kersi F. Porbunderwalla, Managing Partner, GRCControllers & Founder, Copenhagen Compliance, Denmark; Mr. Frank Hailstones, Independent; Ms. Agnieszka Frackiewice, Internal Auditor, Novo Nordisk, Denmark
  • Sick of the big fees for investigations charged by investigators & lawyers?
  • Do we spend more money to get less back?
  • Are you tired of cases which drag on...and on?
  • Do we sometimes only catch the small fish?
  • By mainly spending the money sorting on the frauds we see, are we missing a whole lot of things?

Is there another way?
We are sure you have your own view on these & many other similar questions related to investigations. Our expert panel (facilitated by Nigel, Simon & others will help bring out the best ideas for everyone attending to share, benefit from & take back). Case examples from the facilitators & open-floor discussion.
Hear 'hands-on' practical approaches to fight fraud & corruption by taking a coordinated monitoring & controlling approach to managing the consequences. Benchmark fraud & corruption schemes in the control framework including;
  • How to create a culture that recognizes the need of zero-tolerance course of action, on all fraud & corruption incidents
  • How to ensure continued management commitment to the root causes
  • How to leverage the guiding principles that promote a high level of awareness
  • Cost & measures to prevent & detect fraud
  • Riskability compliance to fraud & corruption mandates as a necessary cost of doing business
15:00 AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK
15:20 PLEASE SELECT YOUR PREFERRED ROUNDTABLE
FRAUD LITIGATION: KEY LEGAL ISSUES IN MANAGING YOUR CASE
Led by: Ms. Mona Vaswani, Litigation Partner and Head of Corporate Fraud Group, Allen & Overy LLP
ILLICIT TRADE, COUNTERFEIT & ASSESSING BUSINESS RISK IN DIFFICULT REGIONS
  • Notifications
  • Managing the investigation
  • Choosing your defendants
  • Jurisdictional issues
  • Securing assets
  • Obtaining & carrying out search orders
  • The classic chronology of a fraud claim
  • Co-ordination with criminal proceedings
  • Accomplice liability
  • Settlement & mediation
  • From illegal sales, smuggling & counterfeiting to military conflict & terrorism
  • Liaising with local law enforcement & other security providers - is there a cross border solution?
  • Safely outsourcing functions to regions like China
  • Preserving reputation & brand integrity
  • Country risk, intelligence sharing & forging links between the public & private sectors
  • Anti-counterfeiting: managing internal resources & some practical things you can do
16:00 INTEGRATING FRAUD, AUDIT, RISK MANAGEMENT & ASSURANCE TO PROVIDE A BETTER SERVICE TO MANAGEMENT - KEY CASE STUDY
  • Fraud risk assessments – & where they sit within the overall risk management framework
  • Developing & implementing anti-fraud strategies
  • Implementing a co-ordinated internal approach
  • Skills & resource needs
  • Best practice for raising fraud awareness
  • Effective reporting & assurance framework
  • How an audit committee reacts to an internal investigation: assessing conflicts of interest

Ms. Joyce Drummond-Hill, Head of Audit and Corporate Assurance, National Offender Management Service, an Agency of the Ministry of Justice (including Prisons and Probation), UK
16:30 DUE PROCESS, CONFIDENTIALITY & WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION IN INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Patrice Sam, Investigator, UNESCO Internal Investigations Unit, France
17:00 CLOSE OF DAY 2
18:00 DINNER & LOCAL VISIT IN COPENHAGEN


08:30 COFFEE
08:55 CHAIRMAN'S RE-OPENING
To be confirmed
09:00 HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL FRAUDITOR - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. W. Peter Tickner, Director, Peter Tickner Associates Ltd (Recently Head of Internal Audit, Metropolitan Police), UK
09:30 HANDLING FRAUD RISK IN COMMODITY TRADING - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Roar Frøystad, Chief Auditor - Corporate Audit Europe, Africa and Asia, Statoil ASA
10:00 FRAUD, CORRUPTION & YOUR REPUTATION - RETAIL CASE STUDY
Fraudulent activity & corrupt practices are not just unethical or illegal, they are also unprofitable. Trust will be lost among key stakeholders: customers, employees, suppliers & investors. Their trust in you, & perception of your character, are valuable yet fragile commodities. Past behaviour is an indicator future intent, so tolerance of fraud & corruption will be a warning to stakeholders & thus benefit only your competitors. Both fraud & corruption risk are ultimately risk to reputation as well.
  • How fraud & corruption impact reputation – with case studies
  • Why reputation matters to customers, employees, suppliers & investors
  • Why reputation protection is better than crisis management
  • How to design a risk audit for fraud & reputation
  • How to create an effective risk strategy covering fraud & reputation

Mr. Garry Honey, Author of 'A Short Guide to Reputation Risk' & Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Corporate Reputation, Said Business School, Oxford University
10:30 ANTI-CORRUPTION SYSTEMS IN A BIG CORPORATION & KEY FRAUD & CORRUPTION THREATS IN INVESTMENT & CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES IN RUSSIA - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Sergey Martynov, Chief Audit Executive, Siberian Coal Energy Company, Russia
10:50 MORNING COFFEE BREAK
11:10 TOP 10 FEATURES TO CREATE AN EFFECTIVE MULTI-CULTURAL ETHICS POLICIES & SETTING UP HOTLINES TO STAVE OFF FINANCIAL IRREGULARITIES - PANEL
  • What is the influence of launching fraud hotlines on the organisational culture?
  • A regional or international response to governance & ethics?
  • Role of professional bodies in corporate governance
  • Boards of directors - the intrusion of anti-corporate governance issues
  • Balance between disclosure, compliance & performance to stave off financial irregularities
  • Would you withdraw from places in the world where the risk of corruption is deemed too high?
  • Dealing with whistleblowers, other informants & witnesses

Chaired by: Mr. Mariano A. Davies, Chairman, The Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Europe (COBCOE) Nordic Region, President, British Chamber of Commerce in Denmark

Panellists: Mr. Jeppe Kromann Haarsted, Corporate Responsibility Manager - Corporate Communications, Coloplast A/S & Member, Transparency International Denmark;
Mr. W Peter Tickner, Director, Peter Tickner Associates Ltd (Recently Head of Internal Audit, Metropolitan Police), UK;
Mr. Juan Ivan Rogers-Harper, Founder & President, International Institute of Anti-Fraud Forensic Auditing (IIAFA), Republic of Panama
11:50 ANTI-FRAUD FORENSIC AUDITING & THE PRACTICAL USE OF POLYGRAPH: THE LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE - SPECIAL KEYNOTE
  • Integrating the prevention & combat of fraud, corruption & money laundering
  • Practical use of polygraph examinations
  • Adding value from recoveries
  • Preserving data: what is possible
  • Incident response, evidence handling
  • e-discovery, fraud & corruption
  • Corporate manslaughter & corporate criminal liability
  • Tracing assets in the region
  • Uncertainty in insolvency laws & the court system
  • Investigations into cartels & the criminal penalties companies can face

Mr. Juan Ivan Rogers-Harper, Founder & President, International Institute of Anti-Fraud Forensic Auditing (IIAFA), Republic of Panama
12:30 STRATEGIC APPROACHES TO CATASTROPHIC RISK OF FRAUD & CORRUPTION: NEW LESSONS FROM LONDON 2012 & OTHER CASE STUDIES INCLUDING WIKILEAKS
'Strategic partnerships & an understanding of catastrophic risk auditing are essential components in fraud & corruption mitigation. The imminent danger of cyber crime is a driver for reforms in policing & security risk management'.
  • Developing audit principles for catastrophic risk reduction
  • Understanding organised crime & terrorism
  • Strategic dominance of cyber crime & future security policies
  • Overview EU threats 2011
  • Significance of audit & assurance processes including internal audit
  • Partnerships in strategic risk reduction – discussion
  • Reputation loss & the media – considering the case of WikiLeaks
    • Case Study London 2012 – top risk strategies – fraud & corruption; transparent information flows; procurement as an example; Stakeholder issues
    • Case Study of an emergency service reform - corruption at the local level; fraud & procurement; budget impacts; risk reduction through major reform; governance deliverables

Dr Sally Leivesley, Managing Director, Newrisk Limited London (Senior Adviser to Governments & Companies on Catastrophic Risk, Continuity & Security)
13:20 LUNCH
14:20 SIEMENS COMPLIANCE PROGRAM: TRACK RECORD & CHALLENGES - KEY CASE STUDY
Mr. Finn Baagøe Hansen, Regional Compliance Officer, Siemens A/S, Denmark
14:50

Facilitated by:
Mr. Jens Røder, CEO & Secretary General, Nordic Federation of Public Accountants, Denmark
Ms. Joyce Drummond-Hill, Head of Audit and Corporate Assurance, National Offender Management Service, an Agency of the Ministry of Justice (including Prisons and Probation), UK
Mr. Ihab Ahmed, Global Audit & Transformation Director, Dell Corporation Ltd, UK
Mr. Gaurav Ajmani, Investigations Senior Manager, Financial Integrity Unit, Microsoft Audit Group, Microsoft Corporation (India) Pvt. Ltd.; India


The Fraud & Corruption Thought-Leadership Roundtable is a discussion 'think-tank' for thought-leaders & practitioners in the day to day fight against fraud & corruption - an unrivalled benchmarking forum. It is the chance to gain inspiration & insights from experts & peers from around the world - held under The Chatham House Rule. Heads of audit, anti-corruption & fraud prevention from all corners of the world will discuss key challenges & strategy with peers to develop team expertise & professional skills, as well as to advance debate & approaches for the fraud prevention & anti corruption community at large. The focus is on roundtable discussions & group work, with sessions facilitated by established practitioners. You will meet & benchmark with professionals who face a similar set of challenges as you in a 'hands on', proactive & inspirational environment.

Held under the Chatham House Rule - No press are permitted. The entire session will be conducted as a 'closed doors' session, allowing participants to discuss real life challenges & benchmark proven & possible approaches.

Your important input into key topics for discussion on the day - the final agenda will be determined by the input of participants beforehand, allowing participants to fully contribute to the honest sharing of ideas.

Interactive layout - the seating will be in true roundtable style. No PowerPoint slides will be used (flipcharts only) to allow for a more intimate, progressive & open exchange.

Topics including:
  • HOW SHOULD THE AUDIT COMMITTEE FIT INTO THE WHOLE ANTI-CORRUPTION & FRAUD RISK STRUCTURE
  • RISK BASED APPROACH FOR FRAUD, CORRUPTION & FINANCIAL CRIME
  • FRAUD AWARENESS
  • ONLINE FRAUD RISK: HOW ARE WE TACKLING THE LATEST THREATS?
15:30 Afternoon Tea Beak
16:30 Close of Day









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