The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), Schneider Downs, and Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) are excited to present:

The 13^th Annual

FRAUD AND CORRUPTION AWARENESS SEMINAR

Wednesday May 21, 2025

 

SEMINAR TOPICS:

Leveraging AI & ChatGPT for Improved Productivity in Fraud Examination & Internal Auditing
Mark Nigrini, Professor – West Virginia University

Empowering Internal Auditors: Enhancing Governance to Combat Fraud and Corruption
Jessica Rodgers, Partner/Principal, EY

Agility: The Cornerstone of Effective Fraud Risk Management
James Rumph, Director of Advisory Services – Schneider Downs

Fireside Chat with Andrew Chapin & Jeffrey Grant
Andrew Chapin, Former Startup Founder and Jeffrey Grant, Attorney – GrantLaw PLLC                                            

 

LOCATION:

Rivers Casino

777 Casino Drive

Pittsburgh, PA 15212                                                                                                                            

Participants must be 21+ to attend

 

CPE AVAILABLE:

8 Hours Field of studies: Ethics (2 hours) and Other Specialized Knowledge (6 hours). 

 

 

PRICING:

IIA, ACFE Members and Schneider Downs Clients: $285 | Non-member: $350

Early Bird Special: Members & Schneider Downs Clients only: $265 (Register by March 31st).

 

 

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Due to commitments made with the venue for this event, we are unable to offer any refunds once registration is complete. However, if unable to attend, you may send an alternate in you place for no additional cost. Simply navigate to the event URL, select modify registration, enter the original email address/reference number, and make your changes.  Please contact Rob Wadsworth at Rob.Wadsworth@viatris.com with any questions.

 

 

FEATURED SPEAKERS:

Mark Nigrini, Professor West Virginia University                                                                                   

University, where he teaches forensic accounting. His research passion is a phenomenon known as Benford’s Law, which is related to the patterns of the digits in tabulated data. Benford’s Law has shown itself valuable to fraud examiners in their quest to uncover fraud in corporate data. His current research addresses the cybersecurity risks that former employees pose and the use of AI to enhance productivity in forensic accounting.

Nigrini is the author of Forensic Analytics (Wiley 2020), which describes analytic tests used to detect fraud, errors, estimates, and biases in financial data, and Benford’s Law (Wiley 2012). In 2014, he published an article in the Journal of Accountancy, co-authored with Nathan Mueller, a fraudster, which later won the Lawler Award for the best article in the Journal of Accountancy. His academic publications include the lead article in the premier forensic accounting journal, the Journal of Forensic Accounting Research. Recent practitioner publications include the lead article in a 2020 issue of Fraud Magazine, a journal entry testing article in a 2022 issue of the Journal of Accountancy, and an AI-related article in a 2024 issue of Fraud Intelligence. His work has been featured in The Financial Times, New York Times, and The Wall Street Journal. His radio interviews have included the BBC and NPR. Television interviews have included a fraud saga for the Evil Twins series for the Investigation Discovery Channel. He is a regular presenter at ACFE and IIA Chapter meetings, the ACFE and NACVA’s annual conferences, and events overseas, with recent sessions in Brazil, Germany, and Mexico.

 

Jessica Rodgers, Partner/Principal - EY                                                                                                  

Jessica is a NY based Partner and the Global Internal Audit Leader. She brings over 24 years of vast audit (external and internal), risk, compliance, banking, and emerging technology expertise, honed at prominent financial services and payments institutions.

In addition to guiding businesses on internal audit transformations, BSA/AML assessments, Sarbanes Oxley projects, and regulatory readiness and remediation, Jessica concentrates on the effects of emerging technologies on the audit function. She co-leads the noteworthy EY x MIT CAE Luminary series, advising top management on opportunities, risks, and governance issues tied to emerging tech, particularly AI. Jessica was a speaker at the imminent Imagination in Action AI Conference, a combined initiative by MIT and Forbes, in April 2024.

Between her tenures at EY, Jessica served as the VP and Portfolio General Auditor at a large, global payments institution leading Risk (including CCAR), Compliance (including AML) and Banking portfolios while acting as the primary internal audit liaison for regulatory agencies.

She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Regulatory Compliance Manager and holds a BBA in Accounting from Hofstra University.

Passionate about inclusivity, Jessica is the DEI leader for Risk Consulting and NY Metro Banking and Capital Markets. She holds prominent roles on the North American Board and the Long Island Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors. Furthermore, she’s an active member of the Hofstra University Frank G. Zarb School of Business Dean’s Advisory Board. Dedication to philanthropy has led her to chair the 2024 NYC Light the Night Walk for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society and join the Executive Council of GlamourGals Organization.

 

James Rumph, Director of Advisory Services, Schneider Downs                                                   

James has more than 20 years of diverse experience in forensic fraud investigation, business valuation, damages analysis, accounting, audit, and risk management within various organizations. Prior to joining Schneider Downs, he was a corporate officer leading fraud risk governance, risk assessment, monitoring and other consulting activities at a Fortune 100 insurance and financial services company. James also has worked in various forensic accounting and investigation roles within the insurance and public accounting industries, as well as for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). In addition, he has served as President of the Central Ohio Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), President of the Central Ohio and Des Moines ACFE Chapters, as co-chair of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud’s Fraud Risk Management Task Force, and chair of the ACFE Chapter Leaders Committee.

James comprises part of the leadership team of Schneider Downs’ Business Advisory practice, which consists of Forensic & Litigation Services, Transaction Advisory Services, Valuation Services and Outsourced Accounting Services. His core focus area is Forensic & Litigation Services, where he helps clients assess and remediate fraud risk as well as help investigate suspicions or allegations of fraud.

 

Andrew Chapin, Former Startup Founder                                                                                               

Andrew Chapin is a former San Francisco tech startup founder who took “fake it ‘til you make it” all the way to federal prison. Chapin’s journey to entrepreneurship is like many others in Silicon Valley: after graduating from Vermont State University, Chapin worked for Microsoft and several startups (Color Labs, Feathr) before launching his own company.

Chapin’s mobile app, benjamin, quickly gained recognition, earning awards from top incubators and accelerators, and seemed destined for storybook success. But beneath the surface, the startup was on the brink of failure as Chapin struggled to secure necessary funding. Under this pressure, Chapin made choices that ultimately destroyed the promising startup - and upended his life.

Today, Chapin works with Ethics in Entrepreneurship, a 501(c)(3) working to make ethical practices fundamental to every innovation ecosystem, and runs The Discoverability Company, which helps businesses and individuals build and manage their online footprint. He lives in Philadelphia with his girlfriend and a chihuahua named Ollie.

 

Jeffrey Grant, Attorney, GrantLaw PLLC                                                                                                   

After an addiction to prescription opioids and serving almost 14 months in federal prison (2006–2007) for a white collar crime (SBA loan fraud), Jeff earned a Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary, majoring in Social Ethics. He then co-founded Progressive Prison Ministries, Inc., the world’s first ministry devoted to serving those navigating the white collar justice system and their families. Since 2016, the ministry has hosted a weekly online confidential White Collar Support Group. The support group has had more than 1250 participants.

Jeff is the founder of GrantLaw, PLLC, a law firm that provides wraparound private general counsel services to clients facing, who have previously faced, or who could possibly be facing white collar prosecutions and regulatory proceedings. The firm assists in making critical and timely business and family decisions, and in executing on them, so that clients have the best chance to come out the other side of justice issues with lives of purpose, meaning and success.

He practices law in New York and on authorized Federal matters and works with local co-counsel and criminal defense counsel to represent clients throughout country.

Jeff has been featured in the New Yorker, Vanity Fair, the American Bar Association Criminal Justice Magazine, the Rich Roll podcast, the ABA podcast the JustPod, Entrepreneur, Bloomberg Law, Forbes, Greenwich Magazine, Business Insider, Inc., Law360, and many other media outlets. According to Evan Osnos of the New Yorker, “Jeff Grant is the real deal... I can’t imagine there is a lawyer in this country more qualified to consider the complex issues facing people prosecuted for white collar crimes and their families.”