Anatomy of Modern Fraud: Behavioral Profiles, Schemes, Patterns, and Effective Testing Strategies - Speakers
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Designing Anti-Fraud Tests that (Actually) Work!
Matt Storlie With over 30 years of experience in business and accounting, fraud examinations, data analysis, internal audit, and IT systems, Matt Storlie assists clients with forensic services, internal investigations, computer forensics, e-discovery and litigation readiness, and fraud risk assessments. As one of the firm’s subject matter experts on data analytics, he utilizes his deep experience with IT systems, internal controls, and data analytics to develop proactive, risk-based anti-fraud models and programs, and is a certified data analyst of IDEA® software. |
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Old Tricks, New Tech: The Latest Trends in Ponzi Schemes
Kathy Bazoian Phelps Kathy Bazoian Phelps is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Raines Feldman Littrell LLP. She is an attorney, author, and mediator, and works extensively in the areas of insolvency and fraud, particularly Ponzi schemes. With decades of experience, Kathy represents trustees, receivers, and defrauded victims. She also serves special litigation counsel in high-profile fraud cases. Kathy is the co-author of The Ponzi Book: A Legal Resource for Unraveling Ponzi Schemes, a leading authority on Ponzi scheme law for legal professionals, fiduciaries, and investigators. She has dedicated her career to exposing the mechanisms of financial fraud and developing strategies to recover assets and ensure accountability. Kathy is also the author of Ponzi-Proof Your Investments: An Investor’s Guide to Avoid Investing in Ponzi Schemes and Other Fraudulent Scams. Kathy’s blog, The Ponzi Scheme Blog, tracks Ponzi scheme news on a monthly basis. She often hears about alleged frauds before the regulators, so she is able to assist defrauded victims in submitting whistleblower tips to regulators in the ongoing effort to combat fraud. |
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Fraud in the Age of AI: Smarter Criminals, Smarter Defenses
Mary Breslin Mary Breslin is a force in the world of internal audit, risk management, and fraud prevention. With over 30 years of experience, she’s led high-impact transformations in audit departments across global organizations. As an award-winning speaker and renowned fraud examiner, Mary has orchestrated some of the most complex and high-profile fraud investigations in history, including one of the largest cases ever prosecuted by the DOJ. Mary is an Advisor to the Technology Committee of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants and the former Chairman of the ACFE Foundation (2024-2025). Her expertise has made her a sought-after thought leader and consultant, advising businesses on navigating risk, building high-performance audit functions, and maintaining ethical standards in challenging environments. Highly regarded in the industry, Mary has received prestigious accolades for her work and speaking. In 2024, she was honored as the ACFE Hubbard Award winner for her article on ChatGPT in Fraud Magazine. In 2023, she received the ACFE James R. Baker Speaker of the Year award. She has also been recognized as a Top-Rated Speaker for ISACA and named “Best of the Best” by the IIA. Her career is defined by results, whether it’s leading audit functions to ‘best-in-class’ status, revolutionizing organizational approaches to risk, or mentoring the next generation of auditors. Mary’s straight-shooting, no-nonsense approach to auditing is backed by real-world success, earning her recognition as a top executive in the field. With her deep knowledge, she’s reshaping what it means to be a leader in the audit space, empowering teams to act with integrity and precision. Mary resides outside Austin, Texas, with her husband and rescue dogs. |
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Fraud Internal Audit Trends - Banking Industry
Justin Zavis - Speakers Risk Management leader with deep experience in internal audit, business process improvement, regulatory compliance, and enterprise risk management, with a proven track record of improving organizations’ risk management and driving change. 18+ years of hands on experience directly in banking institutions, a global “Big 4” consulting firm, and a specialized boutique consulting firm. Proven communication and trust from stakeholders including Senior Management and C-Suite, Board Audit Committee Members, and regulatory bodies. |
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Profile of a Fraudster – A County official embezzled almost $40 million over 10 years. Learn how she conducted the fraud and discuss internal controls that could have saved millions!
Eric Lee Eric Lee is a financial and fraud expert with over 20 years of experience. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Insolvency and Restructuring Advisor (CIRA) and has a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arizona State University. Eric has spent the last 15+ years in litigation, forensic and bankruptcy consulting, including the quantification of complex financial damages, lost profits, class action litigation, fraud investigations, reconstruction of financial records, corporate internal investigations, funds tracing, and other financial analyses. Prior to his career in consulting services, Eric spent over seven years as a Special Agent with the Federal government detailed at the FBI. During his tenure as a special agent, Eric investigated criminal and civil violations relating to fraud, money laundering, health care fraud, securities fraud, theft and embezzlement, and tax evasion. Eric has prepared expert reports, affidavits, disclosures and testified/presented as an expert in federal, state, military, U.S. bankruptcy, and alternative dispute resolution jurisdictions. He has also presented his findings to the Department of Justice, Securities and Exchange Commission, and State Attorneys General. |
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Leveraging AI to get the most out of data
Robin Hunt - Speakers Robin Hunt has spent 20-plus years inspiring people to think something new about their everyday work life with data. As co-founder and partner of ThinkData Solutions, Inc., she strives to leave a lasting impact in data analytics and beyond through her unwavering commitment to empower others through education and data. She encourages people to invest in themselves and never stop learning. Along with her business partner Daniel Bishop, Robin has built a woman- and minority-owned business based in Birmingham, Alabama, whose impact extends nationally and internationally. She is the author of the Official CompTIA Data+ content, and she is the co-author of the Official CompTIA Data Systems+ Content. ThinkData offers training for these certifications as an authorized training organization. Robin has created customized curricula that offer a path to a data analytics career. She has developed effective, practical courses for LinkedIn Learning, including Career Essentials in Data Analysis by Microsoft and LinkedIn, the data analyst career learning path of the Microsoft Global Skills Initiative — a collaboration of Linkedin, Microsoft, and GitHub to offer free skills development learning. Her commitment to education and data extends to an ongoing partnership with the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education and the Alabama Department of Education. ThinkData provides datasets to a research team that includes the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, UAB School of Education, and the University of Alabama. She is a member of the State of Alabama Office of Education & Workforce Statistics Advisory Board, a member of the Alabama Committee on Credentialing and Career Pathways’ Information Technology Technical Advisory Committee and is a Microsoft Certified Learning Partner and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. ThinkData has created a federally registered data analyst apprenticeship, the first of its kind in Alabama, to develop data talent pipeline that is needed to move organizations forward. |
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Wall Street Meets Hollywood: Lessons from the Movies for Corporate America
Robin Johnson
MBA, MAPP
Assistant To The President
SAFEChecks
Robin Johnson is an international bestselling author, Keynote speaker, wellbeing advisor, fraud prevention expert, and a Suzuki violin teacher! Robin works with SAFEChecks and is the primary Editor of Frank Abagnale's The Fraud Bulletin, which is used by the FBI, the Federal Reserve, and hundreds of organizations throughout the country.
Robin teaches organizational wellbeing and leadership skills to professional organizations such as the Association for Financial Professionals, New York Cash Exchange, Texas Treasury Management Association, The Institute of Internal Auditors, American Land Title Association, Western Textiles Services Association, and Education Through Music-Los Angeles.
Robin helps create “workplaces where people want to stay, instead of wanting to leave” – organizations that are Humane, Ethical, and Resilient. She has an MBA with an emphasis on Organizational Behavior from Brigham Young University, and a Master of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
For the cherry on top, Robin is also Co-Director of the Suzuki Music Program of Los Angeles.
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