AICPA National Forensic Accounting Conference on Fraud and Litigation Services

With the prevalence of litigation and fraudulent activities, it’s essential that public practitioners, industry professionals and consultants get up-to-date information and guidance on the best practices in this arena. The AICPA National Forensic Accounting Conference on Fraud and Litigation Services will provide you with the critical information you need – from the technical to the technological.

Learn from top national specialists in both fields.

You will have access to experts in fraud identification, investigation, reporting and deterrence as you are trained in forensic techniques as well as forensic accounting and commercial litigation matters. Plus, you will learn how to apply complex analytical techniques, scrutinize online consumer transactions, explore public databases, conduct advanced interviews, face video depositions and analyze written statements.

The conference will offer several general sessions pertinent to forensic experts who practice in fraud, litigation or both. In addition, you have the option to select sessions from both tracks allowing you to maximize the value of this unique conference. It also offers you a great opportunity to meet attendees and speakers in varied fields.

Some of the hot topics to be discussed:
• Advanced Damages Calculation
• Fraud in Mortgage Industry
• Mock Depositions
• Corporate Counsel Panel – Views and Use of Forensic Accountants in Litigation

Who should attend
Fraud and litigation practitioners who offer fraud or litigation services; sole practitioners as well as CFOs, controllers and financial managers in business and industry.

Cher at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Wednesday, September 24th at 7:30 pm
The AICPA has purchased a limited number of tickets in the 1st Mezzanine section for the performance.
Use this form to order your tickets.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2008 – DAY ONE

6:30am-5:30am  Registration & Message Center Open
6:45am-8:00am  Continental Breakfast and Vendor Display

7:00am-7:50am  Early Riser Sessions
201. Litigations Experts Roundtable Discussion: Valuation Standards – AICPA Valuation Standards Implementation
202. Birds of a Feather – The 2008 Unconference on Networking

8:10am-9:00am  General Session
1. Use of Technology to Improve Experts Use of Financial Reporting – XBRL!
David Blaszkowsky, SEC, Washington, DC

9:10am-10:30am  Concurrent Sessions
2. ABA Panel – Corporate Securities
3. Understanding Electronic Discovery: Past, Present and Future
4. Taking Effective Deposition of the Forensic Accountant
5. Trends and Hot Topics in Intellectual Property

10:30am-11:00am  Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

11:00am-12:40pm  Concurrent Sessions
6. Perennial Types of Financial Statement Fraud
7. Data Talks! A Non-technical Overview on Computer Forensics
8. Mock Depositions
9. Discovery and Production Issues

12:40pm-1:30pm  Luncheon

1:30pm-2:20pm  Luncheon Speaker
L1. Enforcement Focus: Recent Actions, Predictions, Impact and Opportunities
Karen Popp, Sidley Austin LLP, Washington, DC

2:30pm-3:45pm  Concurrent Sessions
10. International Bribery and Corruption – The FCPA and OECD Requirements
11. Data Management Software
12. Internal Investigations – Issues of Privilege, Confidentiality, Work Product and Beyond
13. Rebutting Opposing Experts - A Panel Discussion

3:45pm-4:15pm  Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

4:15pm-5:30 pm  Concurrent Sessions
14. Small Business Forensics
15. Technology Services – Data Analysis, Corporate Intelligence, Forensics, Cyber-investigations
16. CPAs/Experts Roles In Alternative Disupte Resolution
17. Corporate Counsel Panel – Insight from the Inside

5:30pm-6:30pm  Networking Reception and Vendor Display

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 – DAY TWO

6:30am-5:00pm  Registration and Message Center Open
6:45am-8:00am  Continental Breakfast and Vendor Display

7:00am-7:50am  Early Riser Sessions
203. FLS Townhall Meeting – Forensic Accounting Certification, AICPA FVS Community Update, Marketing & Selling Consulting Update
204. Identity Theft CSI - Corporate Liability Mitigation, the New ID Theft Threat: What Corporate Decision Makers, Accountants and Everyone Must Know about ID Theft! – An Overview

205. CPA Expert Witnesses in a Web 2.0 Worlds

8:00am-9:15am  General Session
18. Building Effective Teamwork Between Lawyers and Expert Accountants
Les Fagen, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York, NY

9:30am-10:45am  Concurrent Sessions
19. How Thieves Work As Seen by the FBI
20. Risk Assessment – Prevention and Detection AU
21. Understanding FVS Governance – What are the Standards and Available Guidance?
22. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

10:45am-11:15am  Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

11:15am-12:30pm  Concurrent Sessions
23. Fraud in Healthcare
24. New Federal Mortgage Task Force
25. Advanced Issues in Damage Calculations
26. Best Practices/Malpractice Avoidance/Quality Control

12:30pm-1:10pm  Luncheon

1:10pm-2:00pm  Luncheon Speaker and Awards Presentation
L2 Powerful Communication Skills
Barbara Tannebaum, Brown University, Providence, RI

2:10 pm - 3:25 pm Concurrent Sessions
27. Subprime Mortgage Fraud
28. Interviewing in Adversarial Situations
29. Litigation Case Law Update
30. Fraud Litigation Issues in Bankruptcy Cases

3:25pm-3:45pm  Refreshment Break and Vendor Display

3:45pm-5:00pm  Concurrent Session
31. Hurricane Katrina Construction Funded By Insurance – Walking The Line Between Honest Mistakes and Downright Fraud
32. The Fraud/Money Laundering Interface
33. Serving as an Expert in Professional Malpractice Cases – Plaintaff vs. Defendant
34. Special/Corporate Investigations - Working with Other Entities on Multi-Jurisdictional Matters

5:00 pm  Conference Concludes

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