Description
David Malamed will present on the realities of internal fraud using real life examples and stories to illustrate how your organization can deter, detect and investigate fraud.
Mario Possamai will present on the realities of external fraud from the bank’s perspective.
Some topics to be discussed:
o What are some examples?
o What are the trends?
o How can you spot it?
o What procedures can you put in place to help prevent it?
o What to do if you are a victim?
David Malamed CPA,CA.IFA, CPA (IL), CFE, CFF, CFI
As a Forensic Accounting Partner with Grant Thornton's Specialist Advisory Services practice, David works with clients helping them understand, investigate and manage their risk. He is the Canadian Chartered Accountant Magazine's Technical Editor for Fraud and a regular columnist. In 2012 and 2013 David's column was awarded the Kenneth R. Wilson award. David has investigated, reported and managed numerous fraud investigations involving both civil and criminal allegations. He also works with clients in establishing and implementing anti-fraud controls that reduce risks and maximizes detection of potential issues. David is a Chartered Professional Accountant, a Chartered Accountant specializing in Investigative Forensic Accounting, a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Fraud Examiners and a Certified Fraud Investigators. David has qualified as an expert and provided testimony numerous times in both Ontario and Superior Court.
Mario Possamai CPP, CFE, CAMS
Mario Possamai is Senior Manager, Corporate Intelligence, Corporate Investigation Services at RBC. Mario, who joined RBC in 2011, has conducted complex fraud investigations around the world, including helping to investigate the Bre-X gold mining fraud in Indonesia in 1997 and a massive internal fraud at a Fortune 500 corporation in 1993. Mario has been involved in a wide range of engagements, including reviewing the internal affairs function at the New York City Department of Correction, acting as Senior Advisor to Ontario Superior Court Justice Archie Campbell on the SARS Commission, and providing independent forensic financial consulting services to the Director of Public Prosecutions in a southern African country in connection with a number of fraud, corruption and money laundering investigations. He is co-author of a forthcoming book entitled "Fraud Prevention and Detection: Warning Signs and the Red Flag System" to be published by Taylor and Francis in the United States in 2014.