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20th ECI Conference

2009 ECI Conference • October 20-22 • Bolger Center, Potomac, Maryland

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009


2:30 p.m. Registration

3:30 p.m.  UC Student Tour 
Postal Inspection Service Training Academy

Roundtable Discussion on Fraud and Cybercrime News and Trends – Perspectives from Law Enforcement, the Corporate World, and Academe
Location TBA
 
Panelists:
Debra Harris
Assistant Inspector in Charge, U.S. Postal Inspection Service

Chet Hosmer
Senior VP and Chief Scientist, Wetstone Technologies

Nicole Leeper Piquero
Assistant Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University 

 
5:00 p.m.  Teaming to Find the Fraudster
Location TBA

Teams composed of an anti-fraud professional from the private sector, a law enforcement officer or prosecutor, a faculty member, and a student compete to conduct a fraud investigation based on a case portfolio and prepare the winning report that identifies the perpetrator. Teams will be formed on September 1, and the investigation begins with the initial crime report. Teams will conduct the investigation from their individual locations (picture telecommuting), and will conclude the investigation while at the conference. Final interviews will be conducted during this time slot. The final report is due on Wednesday night before the bus departs for the Landmarks tour.

CIMIP Research Findings

Identity Fraud by Sex Offenders: Preliminary Observations

Moderator:
Mark Gage, Deputy Director, Training and Research
National White Collar Crime Center


Presenters:
Donald Rebovich
Executive Director, Center for Identity Management and Information Protection (CIMIP)

James Byrne
Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology, UMass Lowell

Kyung-Seok Choo
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology, UMass Lowell

Thomas Oscherwitz
Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Privacy Officer
ID Analytics


6:30 p.m.  Reception

7:30 p.m.  Dinner
Osgood Dining Hall

9:00 p.m.  Networking
Pony Express Lounge

Celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Economic Crime Management Program
Pony Express Lounge

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009



6:00 - 8:15 a.m.  Breakfast
Osgood Dining Hall

7:30 a.m.  Registration

8:30 a.m.  Welcoming Remarks
North Building Conference Hall

Martin Biegelman, CFE
Chair, ECI Board of Advisors
 
Todd S. Hutton, Ph.D. 
President, Utica College

9:00 a.m.  Keynote Address - “Extraordinary Circumstances: Why Ethics Matter”
Cynthia Cooper

North Building Conference Hall

10:15 a.m.  Networking Break
Location TBD

10:30 a.m.  Breakout Session 1
Location TBD

Economic Crime Track:
“Opportunities for Fraud and Corruption: The Impact of International Accounting Standards on Corporate Governance and Financial Reporting”

Moderator:
Ariel Ramirez
Member of ECI Board of Advisors

Presenters:
Khalid Mohiuddin
Manager, Global Forensic Audit, Americas Siemens Corporation

Jing Liu
Manager, Financial Audit, Americas Siemens Corporation

Identity Theft Track:
“Authentication Tokens to Protect Identity for Online Transactions”

Moderator:
Donald Rebovich
Executive Director, CIMIP

Presenters:
Mark Cohen
Chief Technology Officer
Triad Biometrics

Scott Coby
CEO
Triad Biometrics


Cybersecurity Track:
“Cross-Border Cybercrime Investigations”

Moderator:
Pete Sullivan
Member of the ECI Board of Advisors

Presenter:
Tripp Brinkley
Program Manager, Global Security & Investigations Division
U.S. Postal Inspection Service 


12:00 Noon  Lunch
Osgood Dining Hall

1:00 p.m.  Featured Speaker: Congressional Representative 
North Building Conference Hall 

“Legislative Perspectives on Cybersecurity Policy and Initiatives”

Speaker: 
Congressional Representative - TBA


2:00 p.m.  Panel Presentation 
North Building Conference Room

“Deploying Data Security to Prevent Identity Theft” 

Moderator:
Kenneth R. Jones
Member of ECI Board of Advisors

Presenters:
Steve Baker
Regional Director, Federal Trade Commission

Daniel J. Larkin
Unit Chief, FBI Cyber Division
National Cyber-Forensics & Training Alliance

Suzanne Lynch
Assistant Executive Director of ECI
Member of the ECI Board of Advisors

 

3:30 p.m.  Networking Break

3:45 p.m.  Break Out Session 2

Location TBA

Economic Crime Track A:
“Combating Organized Crime Frauds Upon Retailers through Information Sharing”

Moderator:
David Miller
Member of ECI Board of Advisors

Presenters:
Mark VanBeest, CFI
J.C Penney Loss Prevention


Economic Crime Track B:

“Mortgage Fraud”

Moderator:
Jack C. Cascio
Member of ECI Board of Advisors

Presenters:
John Devereux
Vice President, Global Security and Investigation
JP Morgan Chase

Greg Pint
Fraud Consultant, BasePoint Analytics

Cybersecurity Track:
“Best Practices for First Responders: Electronic Evidence Gathering for Forensic Examination”

Moderator:
Robert Pocica
Member of the ECI Board of Advisors

Presenters:
Anthony Martino
Sergeant, Utica (NY) Police Department
Adjunct Faculty, Utica College

Mona Sedky Spivack
Trial Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice - Criminal Division
Computer Crime & Intellectual Property Section

5:10 p.m.  Session Ends

5:30 p.m.  Reception

6:30 p.m.  Dinner
Osgood Dining Hall

8:00 p.m.  Landmarks Tour of D.C.

Networking
Pony Express Lounge

Celebration of 20-year anniversary of the first class in the Economic Crime Investigation major
Pony Express Lounge

 
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Thursday, October 22, 2008



6:00 - 8:15 a.m.  Breakfast
Osgood Dining Hall

7:00 a.m.  Registration


8:30 a.m.  Keynote Address - “The Extraordinary Circumstances of Identity Theft: The Past is the Future”
Martin T. Biegelman, CFE, CCEP
North Building Conference Room

9:40 a.m.  Panel Presentation
Location TBA

“Ponzi and Madoff: Investment Schemes Hit Hard in Hard Times”

Moderator:
Daniel S. Cortez
Member of ECI Board of Advisors

Presenter:
John LaPerla
Principal, Renaissance Associates
 

10:40 a.m.  Networking Session
Location TBA

11:00 a.m.  Panel Presentation
Location TBA

"Preventing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations Through Compliance and Ethics Initiatives - Siemens as a Case Study" 

Moderator:
George E. Curtis

Presenters:
Ariel Ramirez
Director, Global Forensic Audit
Siemens Corporation

Joel Kirsch
Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Associate General Counsel
Siemens Corporation 

12:30 p.m.  Lunch
Osgood Dining Hall


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