2020 “Sneak Peeks”

Conference Presentations

• “Forensic Accounting and the Trust and Payment Provisions of the Construction Act: What’s New in 2020”
  • Andrew Heal JD, LLM, CFI – Partner, Heal & Co LLP
• “Value-for-Money Auditing and Investigative Work”
  • Bonnie Lysyk MBA, FCPA, FCA, LPA – Auditor General, Auditor General of Ontario
• “Issues to Address on Civil Fraud Recovery, Criminal and Regulatory Intake Meetings” 
  • Norm Groot LLB, CFI – Director, Investigation Counsel PC 
• “Doing What’s Right – How to Handle Ethical Issues in Fraud Investigations and Recovery Proceedings” 
  • Denise Bambrough LLB – Partner,Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 
• “Investigative Receiverships” 
  • Joseph Albert CPA, DIFA, LIT – Principal, Albert Gelman Inc 
  • Lou Brzezinski LLB – Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP 
• “Remediation Agreements” 
  • Vladimir Napoleon – Senior Investigator – RCMP 
  • Stéphane Hould LLL – Senior Counsel, Public Prosecution Service of Canada 
  • Sam Goldstein – Criminal Lawyer: Trials & Appeals 
• “Investigation and Discipline of Accountants Accused of Fraud” 
  • James Lane LLB – Partner, TBLL Advocates 
  • Anita Patel CPA, CA, DIFA, CFE, CFF, CAMS, CPA (Illinois) – Investigator, Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario 
• “Fraud within the Food Industry” 
  • Erin Egeland MBA, CPA, CGA, CFI – Accounting Professor & Department Chair, Vancouver Island University 
• “Fidelity Insurance: Forensic Accounting & Crime Risk” 
  • Nick Angellotti FCPA, FCA, DIFA, CFI, CFF, CFE – President, Williams Meaden & Moore Inc 
• “The Psychology of Fraudsters” 
  • Charles Smedmor CPA, CA, CFF, CFE – Owner, Smedmor & Associates 
• “Crisis Communications”
  • Robyn Osgood APR – Partner & Managing Director – McMillan Vantage Policy Group
• “Whistleblower Investigations – Best Practices!”
  • Chetan Sehgal CPA,CA, CFF, CFI, CAMS – Partner, BDO Canada LLP
  • David Yazbeck LLB – Principal, Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck LLP
• “Do the Benefits of a Fraud Investigation Justify the Cost?”
  • Allen Tait CFI – Fraud Risk Management & Training Consultant, AET Consulting
• “Identity Management & Fraud”
  • Laura Barkley-McKeeman CFI – Sr Business Analyst, Document Verification Specialist Ministry of Transportation
• “Investigating White Collar Crime in Canada”
  • Norm Keith JD, LLM – Partner, Fasken
• “Fraud in the Age of Digital Currency”
  • Neil Abbott JD – Partner, Gowling WLG
• “Financial Statement Fraud”
  • Dave Oswald CPA, CA, CA(SA), CFI, CFE – Owner, Forensic Restitution
  • Alessandra Leggio CPA – Principal, Leggio Di Matteo CPA Professional Corporation
• “Handling Harassment Investigations: How to Minimize Workplace Disruption & Legal Liability”
  • Eric Poirier CPII – Founder & Director, Investigative Consultant, HSE Advisor Argus Research Group
  • Stuart Rudner LLB – Employment Lawyer and Mediator Rudner Law
  • Kristen Pennington JD – Associate, McMillan LLP
• “Combatting Criminal Fraud Using the Weapons of Prevention, Disruption & Enforcement”
  • Staff Sergeant Ken Derakhshan – Greater Toronto Area Financial Crime Section, RCMP
• “Why Canada’s Weak Regulatory Regime for its Capital Markets Creates a Necessity for Fraud Investigators”
  • Bruce Livesey LPI – Managing Director – i20 Research Inc
• “The Shallowest of Men”
  • Jeff Filliter CFE – Senior Investigator – Haywood Hunt & Associates
• “Parables for Experts”
  • Jack Blackier FCA, DIFA, LLM – Partner, Cox & Palmer
  • Peter Wells – Retired Partner, McMillan LLP
• “Reliability of Non Verbal Communication During Fraud Investigation Interviews”
  • Murad Tirmizey CPA, CGA, MFAcc, CFE – Senior Consultant, Forensic – KPMG LLP
• “Through the Looking Glass: Protecting Yourself While Conducting Internet-Based Investigations”
  • Ryan Duquette CFE, CFCE, EnCD, MCFE, LPI – Partner, RSM Canada
• “Cyber Sleuthing – Investigation Resources & Best Practices”
  • Keith Elliott LASA (Hons), CII, PI – President & CEO – Reed Research Investigations 
• “Collision Course: Forensic Issues in Personal Injury Claims”
  • Matt Mulholland CPA, CMA, DIFA, CFF – Partner/Senior VP – MDD Forensic Accountants

Workshop Presentations

• “Bitcoin & How to Trace Fraud by Decrypting the Blockchain” 
  • Dave Oswald CPA, CA, CA(SA), CFI, CFE – Owner, Forensic Restitution
  • Simon Padgett MBA, CPA, CGA, FCCA (UK), CFE – Associate – Forensic Restitution
• “Cryptocurrency, Bankruptcy & Fraud”
  • Lou Brzezinski LLB – Partner, Blaney McMurtry LLP
  • Natasha Rambaran JD – Associate, Blaney McMurtry LLP
  • Philip Yang – Articling Student, Blaney McMurtry LLP