Join us LIVE IN-PERSON for the 20th Annual Fraud Summit benefiting the Center for Internal Auditing Excellence at the University of Texas at Dallas! The Workshops comprise a total of 8 hours CPE and the Conference is 8 hours CPE. Discounts are available for the workshops and/or the conference if you register by March 1st, 2025!
There is limited space this year, so please register ASAP!!!
Friday Conference - April 11th, 2025
Price through March 21st: $400 early registration discount per person. If four or more register from the same organization, the price drops to $350 per person! Price from March 22nd to April 4th: $450 per person.
Leveraging AI & ChatGPT for Improved Productivity in Fraud Examination & Internal Auditing
Mark Nigrini: Professor, Author, Acclaimed Authority on Benford’s Law. Nigrini is the 2020 author of “Dusting Your Data for Fraud’s Fingerprints” in the December 2020 Fraud Magazine. In this session, Dr. Nigrini demonstrate AI’s capabilities in natural language processing and generation, communications, queries and interactions within your organization. Dr. Nigrini will also look at the darker side of AI to answer questions such as: What can ChatGPT and other tools learn from your data and queries and explicitly or implicitly pass on to the rest of its userbase?
The Anatomy of Choice
Craig Stanland: In 2012, Craig Stanland made a choice that would cost him everything. After exploiting the warranty policy of one of the largest tech companies in the world for almost a year, the FBI finally knocked on his door. He was arrested and sentenced to 2 years of Federal Prison, followed by 3 years of Supervised Release, and ordered to pay $834,307 in restitution. Today, Craig is a Reinvention Architect & Mindset Coach, TEDx speaker, and best-selling author. His book, "Blank Canvas, How I Reinvented My Life After Prison" is available on Amazon.
Auditing at Scale: Tools and Techniques to Find the Needle in the Haystack
Keela Davis is co-founder and CEO of Decise, a scientist and engineer by training, passionate about transforming businesses, and achieving big outcomes by leveraging technology. Keela is highly experienced in working with global financial institutions and is trained in internal audit, IT compliance and IT controls.
Kyle Pott served six years as the chief technical and security auditor for a Fortune 50 multinational bank holding company, prior to co-founding Decise,. Kyle has extensive experience with audit and federal regulatory compliance programs, as well as blockchain audit experience. Previously, Kyle founded and led an AI-driven compliance and risk assessment SaaS startup.
Learning Objectives
Identify Common symptoms / characteristics of fraud.
Recognize key attributes of fraudsters.
Identify Common symptoms / characteristics of scams.
Understand the intricacies of lie detection.
No prerequisites required. 8 CPE offered.
Thursday Workshops - April 10th, 2025
Price through March 21st: $400 early registration discount per person. If four or more register from the same organization, the price drops to $350 per person! Price from March 22nd to April 4th: $450 per person.
Workshop #1 – Why They Do It: An Insider Look Into 3 Major Frauds (from someone who did it), presented by Craig Stanland
Numbers and data are only part of a fraud story. There are human beings who make human choices behind the world's most significant cases. Join Craig Stanland in the Why They Do It workshop for an insider look into 3 high-profile fraud
cases as he examines them from the perspective of someone who committed fraud. Together, we'll analyze the cases, examining needs, motivations, rationalizations, and, most importantly, red flags that were missed - or flat-out ignored.
We'll break into teams, dive deep into our decision-making process, and develop a deep understanding of how anxiety, fear, biases, rewards, happiness, avoidance, and beliefs influence our decisions and, ultimately, our lives. All of this against the backdrop and insider's view of Craig's own fraud journey. Why They Do It is an interactive and highly engaging workshop that will challenge the audience's perspectives and cultivate their awareness so they feel more equipped to detect and mitigate fraud in their organizations.
Learning Objectives
Identify Common symptoms / characteristics of fraud.
Recognize key attributes of fraudsters.
Identify Common symptoms / characteristics of scams.
Identify and understand forensic analytics.
No prerequisites required. 4 CPE offered.
Workshop #2 – The Fingerprints of Fraud Numbers with Python-Powered AI Solutions & ChatGPT and Ethics, presented by Mark Nigrini
This workshop explores the distinctive patterns of fraud numbers and integrates AI-generated insights. Originally featured in Fraud Magazine in Nov/Dec 2020, it highlights how fraudsters often use specific dollar amounts. The session includes recent examples such as the $22 million purchasing card fraud at the Jacksonville Jaguars and the $38 million Santa Cruz embezzlement scheme. It also covers how to incorporate AI into investigations for more effective forensic analysis.
Additionally, this workshop includes a discussion on the practical applications of ChatGPT in professional ethics, providing tools and insights for ethical decision-making. Dr. Nigrini will also examine ChatGPT's ability to answer audit and fraud-related exam questions and share his experiences with using enterprise LLMs for confidential company information.
Learning Objectives
Identify Common symptoms / characteristics of fraud.
Recognize key attributes of fraudsters.
Identify Common symptoms / characteristics of scams.
Mark Nigrini: Professor, Author, Acclaimed Authority on Benford’s Law. Nigrini is the 2020 author of “Dusting Your Data for Fraud’s Fingerprints” in the December 2020 Fraud Magazine. In this session, Dr. Nigrini demonstrate AI’s capabilities in natural language processing and generation, communications, queries and interactions within your organization. Dr. Nigrini will also look at the darker side of AI to answer questions such as: What can ChatGPT and other tools learn from your data and queries and explicitly or implicitly pass on to the rest of its userbase?
