Building a Stronger Anti-Fraud Program with Analytics
Strengthening Data Analytics and Anti-Fraud Programs
Organizations face increasing pressure to safeguard critical resources, maintain stakeholder trust, and enhance operational transparency.
Designed for executive leadership, internal auditors, and compliance and operations professionals, this virtual event will explore how organizations can build more resilient anti-fraud programs by integrating analytics into audit planning, risk assessment, and ongoing monitoring, even within resource-constrained environments.
The program starts with a 30-minute keynote examining the current state of fraud risk and the evolving role of internal audit in combating fraud. From there, a moderated panel of internal audit practitioners will share practical, real-world approaches to leveraging data analytics in fraud detection and prevention. Topics may include:
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- How to get started using data analytics to support fraud management efforts
- Significant fraud risks nonprofit organizations are facing today
- Existing data sources in the organization that best support fraud detection analytics
- Observations for improving coordination among internal audit, compliance, and operations teams in fraud detection
- Recommendations for strengthening fraud resilience in the coming years
Agenda:
| TIME (ET) | TOPIC/SPEAKER |
|---|---|
| 12:00 pm – 12:30 pm | Opening Remarks and Keynote Mac Lillard, CPA/ABV/CITP, CIA, CFE, CISA/CRISC | Principal, Risk & Advisory Services, GRF |
| 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | Fireside Chat with Fraud Risk Management Executives Erin Mellen, CPA, CIA, CFE | Internal Audit Principal, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Zack Wisniewski, CPA, CIA | Director of Internal Audit & Risk Management, American Chemical Society Yukari Komuro | VP, Compliance, Internal Audit, and Investigations | FHI 360 |
| 1:30 pm – 2:00 pm | Open Q&A with Panelists and Closing Remarks Mac Lillard, CPA/ABV/CITP, CIA, CFE, CISA/CRISC | Principal, Risk & Advisory Services, GRF |
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify common and emerging fraud risks facing organizations today, including vulnerabilities associated with decentralized operations, evolving business processes, and resource constraints.
- Describe how data analytics can be practically integrated into internal audit and compliance functions to strengthen fraud detection and prevention efforts.
- Evaluate the organizational, technological, and cultural factors that support or hinder the successful adoption of analytics-driven anti-fraud programs.
- Apply practical strategies discussed by the panel to enhance their organization’s fraud risk assessment processes, data governance practices, and cross-functional collaboration among audit, compliance, and operational stakeholders.