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15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy Du Lac et Du Parc, Grand Resort 8th-10th October 2014 15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy, 8th-10th October 2014 Welcome OLAF is pleased to welcome all participants to the 15th Conference of International Investigators, held at Riva del Garda in Italy to mark the occasion of the Italian presidency of the Council of the European Union. The scheduled workshops cover a range of practical issues in fraud investigation in an international context and are led by experienced speakers from national and international services. Each participant should fi nd topics refl ecting his or her particular interests and operational needs. We hope that the magnifi cent setting of Lake Garda will off er ideal conditions for learning from others’ experience, for participating in robust discussions and above all for forging new contacts for future collaboration. Giovanni Kessler OLAF Director-General 1 15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy, 8th-10th October 2014 The Conference at a Glance Monday 6 October Tuesday 7 October Wednesday 8 October Thursday 9 October Friday 10 October DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 PRE-CONFERENCE CONFERENCE 9:30 – 17:30 9:30 – 17:30 9:00 – 10:00 9:00 – 10:30 9:00 – 10:30 Training Training Introduction and 2nd plenary 4th plenary Loggia 1 + 2 Loggia 1 + 2 opening addresses Sala Congressi Sala Congressi 9.30 – 12:30 Sala Congressi 10:30 – 11:00 10:30 – 11:00 MDB plus RDB 10:00 – 10:30 coff ee-break coff ee-break Heads of FHB memorial lecture 11:00 – 12:30 Investigations meet- Sala Congressi 11:00 – 12:45 5th plenary ing 10:30-11:00 1st round of workshops Sala Congressi Loggia 3 coff ee-break (repeated) 12:30 – 13:00 9.30 – 17:30 11:00 – 12:45 Loggia 2 + 3, Closing session UN-RIS meeting 1st round of workshops Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa Sala Congressi Sala Glicine Loggia 2 + 3, 15:30-17:00 Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa CII Speakers meeting Sala Rosa 12:45 – 14:00 12:45 – 14:00 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch + CII Secretariat meeting 14:00 – 15:45 14:00 – 15:45 2nd round of 2nd round of workshops workshops (repeated) Loggia 2 + 3, Loggia 2 + 3, Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa 15:45 – 16:15 15:45 – 16:15 coff ee-break coff ee-break 16:15 – 18:00 16:15 – 17:45 1st plenary 3rd plenary Sala Congressi Sala Congressi 17:30 – 19:30 14:00 – 20:00 Guided walking tour Guided visit for all for Speakers: the participants: Riva del Garda Trento and surroundings 19:30 – 21:30 20:00 – 23:00 18:00 – 20:00 CII Speakers Conference Dinner in Cocktail Reception at Dinner-Ristorante Castel Toblino Lido Palace “Al Volt” 2 15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy, 8th-10th October 2014 Special Guests and Speakers Francine GROSS Francine M. Gross is the Chief of the Economic Crimes Unit in the Financial Crimes Section, Criminal Investigative Division, of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Ms Gross has been employed as a Special Agent for the FBI for over 19 years. Her fi rst assignment with the FBI was in the Detroit Field Offi ce, Flint Resident Agency, where she was assigned to work complex White Collar Crime investigations for approximately ten years. In 2005, Ms Gross was promoted to the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters. Ms Gross subsequently transferred to the National Backstopping Unit where she supported covert operations for the FBI. In 2009, SSA Gross was promoted to a fi eld supervisor in the San Francisco Field Offi ce where she supervised a complex fi nancial crime squad. In 2012, Ms Gross was promoted to her current position. A native of Nebraska, Ms Gross earned her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Nebraska. Prior to joining the FBI, Ms Gross worked for the Nebraska Supreme Court and Court of Appeals for approximately four years. Ms Gross will deliver the 15th CII 2014 Franz-Hermann Brüner lecture. Giovanni KESSLER Giovanni Kessler is the Director-General of the European Anti-Fraud Offi ce (OLAF). He led investigations and prosecutions on organised crime, corruption and fi nancial crimes as a Public Prosecutor at the criminal courts of Trento, Bolzano and at the Anti-Mafi a Department in Sicily. He was elected as an independent member of the Italian Lower House. He was at the same time Vice-President of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, serving also as Italian High Commissioner to Combat Counterfeiting. Mr Kessler was furthermore the Deputy Head in charge of Police and Justice at the OSCE Kosovo Verifi cation Mission in Pristina. Mr Kessler will deliver the 15th CII 2014 Opening and Closing Addresses and he is a speaker of the First Plenary. Leonard Frank Mc CARTHY Leonard McCarthy is the Integrity Vice President of the World Bank Group since June 2008. The Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) contributes to the World Bank’s core mission of promoting development and reducing poverty by ensuring that funds are used for their intended purposes. Prior to joining the World Bank Group, Mr McCarthy, a South African national, held the position of Head of South Africa’s Directorate of Special Operations (DSO), overseeing crime analysis, investigation, prosecution, asset forfeiture, and civil litigation. Mr McCarthy also serves as the Chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Anti-corruption & Transparency and is an ex-offi cio member of its Partnering against Corruption Initiative (PACI). He holds the BA, B Juris and LLB degrees. He will deliver the 15th CII 2014 Introductory Remarks. 3 15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy, 8th-10th October 2014 Paul MYERS Paul Myers has been working at the forefront of investigative research for nearly twenty years. Having fi rst used the Internet in 1978, Mr Myers had a varied career involving the fi elds of computing and art, before joining the BBC as a researcher in the mid 90’s. Since then, he has been providing the worlds of broadcasting and journalism with specialist online research skills and training. Mr Myers is a member of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. He enjoys photography, art and research and lives in a pleasant enough town between Oxford & London. Mr Myers is a speaker of the Fourth plenary. Cynthia O’MURCHU Cynthia O’Murchu is an investigative reporter for The Financial Times where she specialises on data journalism and open source intelligence to produce stories across a variety of beats. She was part of the team that produced Europe’s Hidden Billions, which tracked in detail how the €347 billion European Structural Funds are spent. Prior to joining the FT’s special projects team, she was the FT’s deputy interactive editor and created data visualisations and multimedia feature stories. Ms O’Murchu is a speaker of the Fourth plenary. Stanley UDE Stanley Ude is a Police Offi cer seconded to INTERPOL General Secretariat, Lyon France. Since joining the INTERPOL Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes Sub-directorate in 2012, Mr Ude has been working on countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing at INTERPOL General Secretariat, Lyon. In addition he supervises the management of the INTERPOL Global Focal Points Platform (GFPP) on Assets Recovery. Before joining INTERPOL, Mr Ude had worked in various sections of the Nigeria Police, including the Nigeria Police Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID) at the Nigeria Police Headquarters in Abuja. He has also served at the Cabinet of the Inspector-General of Police, and the United Nations Peace Keeping Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) between 2004 and 2005. Mr Ude enlisted in the Nigeria Police Force in 1990 as a Cadet and participated in diverse high level police courses both at home and abroad including courses at Mubarak Police Academy, Cairo Egypt, International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) Gaborone-Botswana, Guardia di Finanza, Ostia-Rome and INTERPOL Global Center for Innovation (IGCI) Singapore. Mr Ude is a speaker of the Fifth plenary and of Workshop Two. 4 15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy, 8th-10th October 2014 Jason ULIANA Jason Uliana is a Chief Investigations Section with the United Nations Offi ce of Internal Oversight Service (OIOS) with 17 years professional investigative experience. He grew up in Italy where, during his business administration studies, he briefl y worked in the private sector quickly learning that where there is money and opportunity, possibly there is fraud and corruption. That experience led him to an interest in fi nancial criminal law, which he pursued successfully joining the Guardia di Finanza, an Italian law enforcement agency responsible for investigating fi nancial crimes. Awarded with many commendations, Mr Uliana investigated numerous cases of national and transnational complex fraud and corruption also involving politically exposed persons. As a law enforcement offi cer he has held positions in various bureaus responsible for fi nancial criminal investigations and Inland Revenue audits, including the Interpol National Criminal Bureau. Prior to joining OIOS, Mr Uliana started his United Nations experience by serving with the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), investigating fi nancial crimes and political corruption and building capacity in the Kosovo Police Service by co-developing and delivering training to specialize fi nancial investigators. After four years in UNMIK he worked for the Investigations Unit of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York, and in 2011 he joined OIOS at its Nairobi Regional Offi ce where he currently resides. With a Masters in Law, Mr Uliana has contributed to judicial publications related to investigating and prosecuting fi nancial crimes.
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