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Speakers:
Stephanie Woodhead, J.D.
Co-Founder, Workplace FactFinders, LLC-Austin
Cynthia Fenton, CFE
Co-Founder, Workplace FactFinders, LLC-Austin
Join us for our September 2017 lunch meeting to earn 1 hour of CPE and enjoy lunch.
This event qualifies for 1 hour of CLE for attorneys, .25 of the 1 hour is toward ethics.
Program Description:
The goal of this presentation is to train and inform professionals on the use of investigative due diligence, primarily in the context of mergers and acquisitions. The presentation explores the reasons why an investigative due diligence is a critical supplement to the financial analysis for identifying inconsistencies and potential red flags for fraud prior to the completion of a deal. A list of qualifications of a good investigator is reviewed along with why selecting a properly credentialed investigator is important. Finally, the presentation also contains an ethics component concerning the supervision of personnel.
Course Objectives:
- Students will be able to identify public resources to assist them in gathering information.
- Students will be able to identify the qualifications of a good investigator and why “investigating the investigator” is important.
- Students will gain an understanding of the benefit that an investigative due diligence confers on the financial due diligence process.
- Students will gain an understanding of the importance of proper supervision of personnel.
Agenda:
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - Registration and Lunch
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Due Diligence Investigations: Minimizing Risk through Vulnerability Analysis
About the Speakers
Stephanie Woodhead, J.D.
Co-Founder, Workplace FactFinders, LLC-Austin
Cynthia Fenton, CFE
Co-Founder, Workplace FactFinders, LLC-Austin
Stephanie Woodhead and Cynthia Fenton collectively have over 35 years of investigation experience. Ms. Woodhead earned a law degree from the University of San Francisco and has worked on thousands of due diligence cases since she began her investigation career at Kroll in 1996. Ms. Fenton earned her Master’s degree in Business and Human Relations and is a Certified Fraud Examiner who supervised the fraud, employee grievance, and ethics investigations for Transamerica Life Insurance Company. Their firm, Workplace FactFinders, assists accountants, attorneys, and business leaders in gathering information so their clients can make informed decisions.
Program Level: Basic
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None required
Location
Maggiano’s Little Italy Restaurant
10910 Domain Dr #100, Austin, TX 78759
From MoPac and Braker Lane, turn East on Braker Lane, drive 0.4 miles to Domain Drive on the left. In 0.1 miles, turn left onto Feathergrass Court, and park in the D2 South Parking Garage (free parking) on the right. Walk East about 400 feet to Maggiano's restaurant.
Registration Prices
Chapter Members: $20.00
Non-Members: $30.00
Registration includes a lunch service.
The Austin Area Chapter of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is a non-profit organization formed in the State of Texas and registered as a 501 (C) (6) Organization with the IRS.
The Austin Area Chapter of The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org
Cancellation Policy and No Shows
If you have registered and/or paid for an event and you need to cancel, you MUST email info@austinacfe.com no later than 5 days prior to the event, unless otherwise indicated in specific event policies, to request a refund and/or cancel your registration. The Chapter must confirm event registrations with the venue within 5 days of the event and any changes after this time period can become a financial cost to the Chapter. Cancellations received less than 5 days prior to events will not be refunded except for exigent circumstances.
In the event an attendee does not show up to the event, the registration cost will be forfeited. If payment at the door was the selected method, then the attendee will be billed for the full cost of the event. The Chapter reserves the right to bar for future registration any attendees who routinely register and fail to pay and/or attend the event.
