The latest fraud barometer issued by the National Fraud Authority highlights that the harm caused by fraud to the UK is far worse than originally thought.
In line with this, the continued objective of the London Fraud Forum has become even more important than when the movement started: to bring together businesses and organisations from both the public and private sectors and combine forces to tackle the growing threat from fraud head on by actively sharing knowledge, ideas and experiences.
For the organisation’s fourth Annual Conference (to be held at One Great George Street, London SW1), it has once again assembled an excellent programme that focuses on many of the key issues currently facing all practitioners from across the whole spectrum of the anti-fraud community, providing important updates on the latest developments and trends in existing frauds.
This year, the London Fraud Forum shall be looking specifically at fraud in the world of sport and how this may affect the 2012 Olympic Games. You may have already seen some some of the headlines:
“Organised criminal gangs are snapping up domain names ready to launch rip-off ticket sites for the 2012 Olympic Games”
“The Serious Fraud Office will be at the High Court to hear a civil judgment in the case of Rebecca Adlington’s missing Olympic tickets”
To that you can add the recent controversy surrounding the Pakistan cricket team and allegations of ‘spot betting’ as well as the newspaper ‘sting’ involving snooker supremo John Higgins (commented on only last night by former Met Commissioner Sir John Stevens).
Examination of the key fraud risks
The 2010 London Fraud Forum Annual Conference will examine some of the key fraud risks such as employment fraud and gaming fraud, as well fraud prevention strategies designed to minimise these risks – for the 2012 Olympics but also, of course, for the anti-fraud arena in general.
There will also be the popular interactive breakout sessions examining such key areas as bribery and corruption, data sharing and asset recovery.
Last year’s event was a sell-out. With over 250 people attending, the organisers were turning people away. The message is clear: don’t delay in booking your place!
The Annual Conference is an ideal opportunity for existing London Fraud Forum members to meet and network with fellow anti-fraud practitioners, of course, but it also provides a very useful introduction for new members to the work of the organisation and the benefits of joining.
The conference delegate fee of only GB pound 140 (+VAT) includes a year’s membership of the organisation. That represents amazingly good value for money.
The 2010 London Fraud Forum Conference Programme
This year’s event is chaired by Alan Day, senior audit and investigations manager (fraud and security) at Transport for London and the chairman of the London Fraud Forum itself.
The programme is as follows:
Session A: The Practical Implications for Fraud Prevention Practitioners of The Bribery and Corruption Legislation (led by John Burbidge-King, CEO, Interchange Solutions)
Session B: Data Sharing – what the regulations really mean that you can and cannot do! (led by Bill Fairweather, chairman of the Institute of Hotel Security Management and Richard Ansell, case officer at the Information Commissioner’s Office with additional input from Gaby Devereux, training and compliance manager with CIFAS)
Session C: Fraud and Asset Recovery (led by Steven Philippsohn, partner at PCB Litigation and Andy Fyfe, detective inspector, City of London Police)
Session D: Establishing a Successful Strategy in Your Organisation for Managing Fraud Risks (led by Les Dobie and Ben Luddington, associate directors at Grant Thornton)
Exhibitors, sponsors and booking details
The luncheon sponsor is Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, while the exhibitors at this year’s event include Callcredit Information Group, Argent, Clearwell, Synectics Solutions, Zylab, the Bank of England, Commercial Security International, Investigative Data Mining and Neural Technologies.
Postal enquiries to: London Fraud Forum Conference, The Conference Network, 6 Millside Place, Old Isleworth, Middlesex, TW7 6BU
Online: Click the dedicated link on the right hand panel of this page to access the booking form
Delegate fee: GB pound 140+VAT (total: GB pound 164.50)
Payment must be received in advance of the conference
By cheque: payable to The Conference Network Ltd
By credit card: please complete the details on the registration form, or on the London Fraud Forum’s website
On invoice: payable before the conference.
By bank transfer: HSBC Bank plc, 42 High Street, Teddington, Middlesex, TW11 8ES. Account name: The Conference Network Ltd. Account number: 01432877. Sort Code: 40 44 46
