2025 Fall Seminar - REGISTER NOW
REGISTRATION is OPEN for TUESDAY, Dec. 16; provided in a "hybrid" format so that you may attend in-person or virtually. Our on-site location is St. Edward's University, 3001 S. Congress, John Brooks Williams Bldg #165. You are required to pre-register your vehicle to avoid a parking ticket. The link for doing that will be on your Registration Confirmation email sent after you register for this ACFE event.
Description: Multiple sessions for 6 CPE hours (including 2 hours of Ethics) for only $150 per Austin ACFE member (& $175 per non-member) plus lunch is provided for in-person participants. Share this information with a colleague so they can attend, too! Sessions will cover topics described below. Planned agenda with approximate times:
~8:30-9:00am Welcome & Announcements (with Coffee & Networking)
~9:00-9:50am "History of Fraud - part 2" by Trevi Kelley. Building on the foundation of the first "History of Fraud" presentation to Austin ACFE, the speaker will discuss other fraudulent activities and crimes that occurred in subsequent eras. The presentation will include fraud and its consequences from the Roman Empire to the 19th century and beyond.
~10:00-11:50am "Texas Lottery Commission Downfall" by Rob Kohler; CEO at TLG Inc. (Gambling Data Analysis & Govt. Consulting) This session includes a discussion of the conditions and causal factors that led to the recent downfall at the Lottery Commission resulting from courier sales and the allegedly fixed January 2023 Texas Lotto.
Noon-1pm Business Meeting & Lunch (provided for in-person participants)
~1:00-1:50pm "Fraud in a New Era" by Todd Burchett, CPA, CFE; partner in Forensics & Valuation Services, Forvis Mazars. This session "looks into the future" of fraud perpetration, prevention, and detection, focusing on unique challenges arising from remote work environments and other technological advancements. Also will include explanations of the way in which AI is exploited by fraud perpetrators and the ways in which it is revolutionizing fraud investigations and internal controls.
~2:00-3:50pm "Ethical Lapses that Resulted in Fraud" by Dr. Jennifer Weske, CPA, CFE Every incidence of fraud occurs because of one or more ethical lapses. If the perpetrator had stopped to do even a bit of ethical analysis, they might have reconsidered their decision to commit fraud. Consideration of stakeholders and how they would be affected by the fraud might have influenced the perpetrators not to do it. Such considerations might have influenced the portion of the Fraud Triangle known as "Rationalization." This session will include descriptions of several fraud cases and how ethical analysis might have resulted in a different outcome.
Learning Objectives - After attending these sessions, participants will be able to:
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Describe multiple fraudulent acts and how they were perpetrated in ancient Rome, Imperial China, and Europe.
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Identify & explain the environment and causal factors that led to alleged fraudulent activities at the Texas Lottery Commission.
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Explain how ethical analysis could influence the decision-making of fraud perpetrators, possibly resulting in different outcomes.
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Describe the ways in which technology, including AI, are changing the future of fraud perpetration, prevention, & detection.
