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NEFF Annual Conference 'Pressures on Business Today'. 

Thursday 5th June 2008 at St Jame's Park, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Synopsis

The pressures placed on business today are great, with the drive to be competitive, innovative and make a profit the last thing a business needs is to be:
1. Targeted by a fraudster whether that be internal or external.
2. Overwhelmed by bureaucratic procedures and policies that seem to hinder the day to day running of a business. 
3. Worrying over the security of your data, I.T. systems.
4. Are your staff up to the job do they have the right training, do you.

This conference aims to address these issues with informative and expert speakers in an open and interactive format.  We have a DVD interview with a fraudster, a presentation on money laundering amongst our presentations plus 6 workshops.  We have put together an exciting agenda that covers most areas of concern for businesses and organisations whether that be in the public or private sector.

The cost of this conference will be:
NEFF members -  £176.25.
Non-members - £235.00.

Exhibition and Sponsorship opportunities available please contact John Heslop at northeast.fraudforum@btinternet.com for further details.

Conference Agenda
08:15 – 09:00
Registration - Club 206, 3rd Floor, St James Park, Newcastle
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome Address.
Dr. Andrew Robinson - Chairman of the European Commercial Office
                               Member of the European Privacy Institute
                               "Hon Consul for France”
09:20 – 10:00
Data Security in Retail Business
John Lyons - Managing Director, Business Risk Innovation
10:05 – 10:40
“Money laundering and the widening regulatory blanket:  What does it really achieve?”
Dr. Jackie Harvey – Newcastle Business School
10.40 – 11:00
Coffee Break - Club 206, 3rd Floor
11:05 – 11:35
SOCA, The UKFIU and Developments in the SAR Regime. (Developments affecting reporters, positive outcomes)
Martin Fleming – SOCA
11:45 – 12:30
Workshops / Breakout Sessions
(Please indicate on the application form which workshop you would like to attend)
1) Organised Crime, Money Laundering and Property Purchase
Steve Mackle –Tait Walker
2) Corporate ID Theft & Fraud
Danny Harrison – CPP
3) Short or Long Arm of the Law
David Summerhayes – Watson Burton
4) Employee Fraud
 Frank Nesbitt – Tait Walker
5) The Hadrian Project
Speaker – Newcastle University
6) '10 ways to ease your information security pressures'
 Speaker – Sapphire Technologies
12:35 – 13:35
Lunch – Magpie Suite
13:40 – 14:30
Interview with a Fraudster (DVD interview with a fraudster, ‘how’ and ‘why’ he committed fraud and how best we can protect ourselves).
Jonathan Middup – Ernst & Young LLP
14:35 – 15:05
Employment Law & Company Law Act (a Panel Session).  (The implications for businesses and company directors and criminal / civil problems, data crossover etc)
John Pennie – Dickinson Dees
David Jenkins – Watson Burton
15:05 – 15:25
Coffee Break – Club 206
15:30 – 16:20
Creating fraud awareness and securing executive sponsorship for fraud programmes in high pressure business environments.
James Allen – Daylight Forensic and Advisory LLC
16:25 – 17:05
The Hadrian Project - 'Future Crimes' and what threat they pose. Plus the launch of the project.
Speakers to be arranged
17:05 17:15
Closing Remarks
18:30- 19:30
Drinks Reception – Magpie Suite
19:30 to close
Conference Dinner – Magpie Suite
After Dinner Speaker - Gary Skyner – Motivational Speaker & Comedian

Application Form

Please complete application form before making payment. Payment for this application can be made online at -- Conference Payment

NEFF Member
Regional Fraud Forum Member
Non Member
Send Invoice For:
(amount)
Applicants Name
Company / Organisation
Job Title
Address
Postcode
Telephone No:
Email Address:
Conference Workshops
(please indicate which workshop you would like to attend)
Conference dinner attendance
(Yes or No please)

Further Information

Change of delegate name

There is no charge for changing the name of the delegate. Please contact us in writing by fax on 0191 2218681 or email northeast.fraudforum@btinternet.com In your correspondence please include the new delegates, name, job title and contact details. If there is to be a last minute substitute they should bring a business card to the registration desk and this can then be used as a badge.

Cancellation

A set administrative fee of 25% of the total fee will be charged to all cancellations made up to 14 days of the event date. 50% of the event fee will be refunded from between 14 to 2 days before the event. No refund will be given within 48 hours of the event date, and event documentation will be automatically sent to the delegate. All changes and cancellations to be sent to the North East Fraud Forum either in writing or by email.

Dress code

There is no official dress code for our events, though the majority of attendees wear business suits as they would on a normal day at work.

Special needs

If you have any special needs or dietary requirements please advise us at least 48 hours before the event.

Contact us

If you have any questions or queries please email northeast.fraudforum@btinternet.com