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15th Conference of International InvestigatorsRiva del Garda, ItalyDu Lac et Du Parc, Grand Resort8th-10th October 2014

15th Conference of International Investigators Riva del Garda, Italy, 8th-10th October 2014

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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

Welcome


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The Conference at a Glance

Monday 6 October Tuesday 7 October Wednesday 8 OctoberDAY 1

Thursday 9 October DAY 2

Friday 10 OctoberDAY 3

PRE-CONFERENCE CONFERENCE

9:30 – 17:30Training Loggia 1 + 2

9:30 – 17:30Training Loggia 1 + 29.30 – 12:30MDB plus RDB Heads of Investigations meet-ingLoggia 39.30 – 17:30UN-RIS meetingSala Glicine15:30-17:00CII Speakers meetingSala Rosa

9:00 – 10:00Introduction and opening addresses Sala Congressi10:00 – 10:30FHB memorial lectureSala Congressi10:30-11:00coff ee-break11:00 – 12:451st round of workshopsLoggia 2 + 3, Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa

9:00 – 10:302nd plenarySala Congressi10:30 – 11:00 coff ee-break

11:00 – 12:451st round of workshops (repeated)Loggia 2 + 3, Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa

9:00 – 10:304th plenarySala Congressi10:30 – 11:00 coff ee-break11:00 – 12:305th plenarySala Congressi12:30 – 13:00Closing sessionSala Congressi

12:45 – 14:00Lunch

12:45 – 14:00Lunch

13:00 – 14:00Lunch+ CII Secretariat meeting

14:00 – 15:452nd round of workshopsLoggia 2 + 3, Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa15:45 – 16:15coff ee-break16:15 – 18:001st plenarySala Congressi

14:00 – 15:452nd round of workshops (repeated)Loggia 2 + 3, Sala Glicine, Sala Rosa15:45 – 16:15coff ee-break16:15 – 17:453rd plenarySala Congressi

17:30 – 19:30 Guided walking tour for Speakers: Riva del Garda

14:00 – 20:00 Guided visit for all the participants: Trento and surroundings

19:30 – 21:30CII Speakers Dinner-Ristorante “Al Volt”

20:00 – 23:00Conference Dinner in Castel Toblino

18:00 – 20:00Cocktail Reception at Lido Palace


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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.


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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.


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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. Mr Uliana is chairing the Second Plenary.

Carla VERBANDT

Carla Verbandt is a clinical psychologist, specialised in forensic psychology, who has been working as a behaviour analyst at the Behavioural science unit of the Belgian Federal Police, General Directorate of Judicial Police, Directorate of Technical and Scientifi c Police since 2001. Before the police reform, she worked at the Judicial Police in the framework of the Homicide programme. She started her career as a scientifi c researcher at the Free University of Brussels. Her main fi elds of expertise are off ender profi ling and interview and interrogation. She teaches interviewing and interrogation within the police but also in a (forensic and internal) auditing context. Ms Verbandt is a speaker of the Fifth plenary.


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Petra KNEUER (OLAF)

Petra Kneuer is Director, Directorate A – Investigations, at the Offi ce of the European Anti-Fraud Offi ce (OLAF) responsible for investigating fraud against the EU budget, corruption and serious misconduct within the European institutions. Before joining OLAF she worked for 5 years as Senior Trial Lawyer in the Offi ce of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court; and for 16 years as a state and federal prosecutor in Germany. In her capacity as Senior Public Prosecutor she investigated and prosecuted members/supporters of terrorist organizations including Ansar Al Islam and Al Qaida. She also served as Deputy Spokesperson and argued appeals before the Federal High Court of Justice. Following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, she served as Germany’s Principal Liaison Offi cer to the Counterterrorism Section of the US Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., from 2002 until 2005. Ms Kneuer is the CII 2014 Chair and will also chair the First and the Fifth Plenaries.

Maristella ALDANA (IADB)

Maristella Aldana, a citizen of the United States and Colombia, was appointed Chief of the Offi ce of Institutional Integrity in June 2013. Prior to her selection, she headed OII on an interim basis from March 2012. Earlier in her career at the IDB she was a lead specialist-attorney in the Legal Department (LEG), coordinating legal services for sovereign operations for CID countries. Earlier, Ms Aldana served as an Advisor in the IDB’s Offi ce of the Executive Vice President from 2007 through 2011. Prior to joining the Bank in November 2002, Ms Aldana worked for three years as an international associate at Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, in Washington, D.C. She has also worked as an associate at the law fi rm Gómez Pinzón & Asociados in Colombia. Ms Aldana holds a degree in law from Universidad de los Andes in Colombia, a Master equivalent in International Public Law from Université de Paris II and a Master in Laws from Georgetown University Law Center. She is admitted to practice law in Colombia and New York.

Anna BOSSMAN (AfDB)

Anna Bossman is the Director of Integrity and Anti-Corruption (IACD) of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). IACD carries out investigations into allegations of fraud and corruption and other malpractices in operations fi nanced by the AfDB. The offi ce also develops preventive measures to proactively reduce the potential for misconduct, fraud or corruption in AfDB fi nanced operations. In March and May 2014, as a result of IACD’s investigations, the AfDB announced negotiated settlements with a number of international fi rms after these had acknowledged involvement in sanctionable practices. This is the second largest settlement to date by any multilateral development bank. Prior to the African Development Bank Group, Ms Bossman headed Ghana’s Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice as Acting Chair and Deputy Commissioner in charge of Legal and Investigations. Ms Bossman began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney in Ghana’s Ministry of Justice and later practiced law with the fi rm Okai Anderson & Co,

Members of the Secretariat of the Conference of International Investigators


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specialising in company and tax law before a twenty-fi ve year career at the Houston-based Tenneco Oil Exploration and Production Company’s operations in Gabon, Central Africa. In 1997, she founded Bossman Consultancy Limited, a management consulting fi rm on legal and business advisory assistance to the public and private sector. Ms Bossman is the moderator of Workshop Two.

Pablo FONTE (FAO)

Pablo Fonte is the Senior Investigator responsible for the Investigations Unit of the Inspector General Offi ce of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He was previously Principal Investigator in the Offi ce of Institutional Integrity at the Inter-American Development Bank and has served as Director of the Americas Accountability Anti-Corruption Project funded by USAID. Mr Fonte is the moderator of Workshop Five.

Bernard (Bernie) O’DONNELL (UNDP)

Bernie O’Donnell is a Deputy Director and Head of Investigations with UNDP’s Offi ce of Audit and Investigations in New York. In this role he oversees investigations into allegations of fraud, corruption, vendor proscribed practices and other alleged wrongdoing involving UNDP personnel, vendors, and implementing partners worldwide. Mr O’Donnell is also tasked with establishing UNDP’s Social and Environmental Compliance Unit. Before working with UNDP, he has held investigation positions with organisations including The Global Fund (Geneva), ICTY (The Hague), and the UN Oil-for-Food Inquiry (New York). Mr O’Donnell is chairing the Third and the Fourth Plenaries.

Lisa ROSEN (EBRD)

Lisa Rosen has taken on the role as the new EBRD Chief Compliance Offi cer. As Chief Compliance Offi cer, Ms Rosen is responsible for ensuring that the highest standards of integrity are applied throughout all activities of the EBRD. Ms Rosen has 20 years of legal and compliance experience in the USA and the United Kingdom. She joined the EBRD from the global clearing house LCH. Clearnet, where she was the Group Head of Compliance and Public Aff airs. Prior to that, Ms Rosen was a Managing Director at Barclays Capital, responsible for Regulatory Aff airs and her earlier career was with Merrill Lynch, where she was First Vice President responsible for Litigation and Contentious Regulatory matters in the EMEA region. Ms Rosen is a dual qualifi ed lawyer (USA and UK).


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Duncan SMITH (EIB)

Duncan Smith qualifi ed as a barrister and was called to the Bar at Gray’s Inn in July 1989. After working as a Prosecutor of fraud cases at the UK’s Department of Trade and Industry and at the Serious Fraud Offi ce in London, he worked at the World Bank Investigations Unit both as Regional Team Leader and Policy Adviser. Mr Smith is currently the Deputy Head, Fraud Investigations Division at the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg. He is a panellist of Workshop One.

Michael STEFANOVIC (UN OIOS)

Michael Stefanovic is currently the Director of the Investigations Division for the Offi ce of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) in the United Nations, New York. Prior to joining the UN, Mr Stefanovic served as Manager of the External Investigations Unit at the World Bank, in several other roles with the UN, as a university lecturer and as a police investigator. He is a speaker of the First Plenary.

David WEBB (WHO)

David Webb is the Director, Offi ce of Internal Oversight Services at the World Health Organization (WHO), based in Geneva, responsible for the investigation of all allegations staff misconduct and of workplace harassment, fraud and corruption. He is a speakerof Workshop Four.

Steve ZIMMERMAN (WB)

Steve Zimmermann is the Director of Operations for the World Bank Integrity Vice Presidency (INT). He directs a multi-disciplinary team of lawyers, investigators, forensic accountants, analysts and anti-corruption experts charged with detecting, investigating sanctioning and preventing fraud and corruption in Bank-fi nanced activities around the world. Before joining the World Bank Group, Mr Zimmermann was the fi rst Chief of the Offi ce of Institutional Integrity for the Inter-American Development Bank. He is a speaker of the First Plenary.


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PRE-CONFERENCE EVENTS

MONDAY 6 & TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2014 VENUE

09:30 – 17:30 Investigative Training organised by OLAF Du Lac et Du Parc Grand ResortViale Rovereto, 44 - 38066 Riva del Garda

LOGGIA 1 + 2

TUESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2014

09:30 – 12:30 Meeting of MDB and RDB Heads of Investigations LOGGIA 3

09:30 – 17:30 UN-RIS Annual Meeting SALA GLICINE

15:30 – 17:00 Meeting of Conference Speakers SALA ROSA

17:30 – 19:30 Guided walking tour of Riva del Garda (only for Speakers)

19.30 – 21.30 Speakers’ Dinner(approx. 15 minutes walking from the hotel)

Ristorante Al VoltVia Fiume, 73Riva del GardaTel: +39 0464 552570

Programme

15th Conference of International InvestigatorsHosted by the European Anti-Fraud Offi ce (OLAF)


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CONFERENCE

WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER 2014 PRESENTER VENUE08:30 – 09:00 Registration Du Lac et Du Parc

Grand ResortViale Rovereto, 44 - 38066 Riva del Garda

09:00 – 09:20 Opening Address Petra Kneuer, OLAF Conference Chair

SALA CONGRESSI

09:20 – 09:40 Opening Address Giovanni Kessler,OLAF Director-General

09:40 – 10:00 Introductory Remarks Leonard McCarthy,World Bank’s Integrity Vice President

10:00 – 10:30 Franz-Hermann BrünerMemorial Lecture

Francine Gross,FBI Economic Crime Unit

10:30 – 11:00 Coff ee Break HOTEL BAR

11:00 – 12:45 First Round of Workshops

Workshop 1:Joint Investigations• Modalities of carrying out joint

operations/missions including staff from diff erent institutions

• What works and what doesn’t• Pros & cons of joint investigations• Overview of the diff erent forensic

operations carried out and results achieved

• Practical examples of investigations to be presented including sharing forensic operations and overcoming the challenges of diff erent jurisdictions for witnesses and subjects

Moderator: David Fielder, WB

Speakers: Antonio Miceli, OLAF Duncan Smith & Johan Vlogaert, EIBKevin O’Grady, SIGAR

LOGGIA 2 + 3

Workshop 2:Assistance to administrative and criminal investigations, seizing the proceeds of crime and recovery of funds without law enforcement instruments• Timing of referral• Scope and quality of the assistance the

international organisation can provide to law enforcement

• Status of investigators, their participation in criminal investigation and the transfer of expertise and knowledge of the subject matter to police offi ces

• Information fl ow back from the justice/police authorities. Best practices

• An overview of diff erent approaches to the recovery process and results of investigations

• Tracing of money

Moderator: Anna Bossman, AFDB

Speakers:Sarah Ritch, Global FundNick Revill, OLAFStanley Ude, Interpol

SALA GLICINE


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Workshop 3:Rights of persons concerned, gathering of evidence, admissibility of evidence• Rights of the persons

concerned/suspects• Various frameworks/models• Admissibility and presentation of

evidence• Diff erent evidence sources e.g.

information from whistle-blowers, informants, oral vs. written testimony, site inspections/on-the-spot checks, gathering digital evidence, gathering fi nancial evidence, gathering expert evidence, giving evidence in court

• Rights of investigators to access people and records, limitations, hurdles

Moderator: Kevin Curtis, UNICEF

Speakers:Vasil Kirov, OLAF Wayne Nardolillo, WBDavid Webb, WHO

SALA ROSA

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch HOTEL RESTAURANT

14:00 – 15:45 Second Round of Workshops

Workshop 4:What, how, why? – Proactive Review /Investigations Discussion of the purpose, methodology and possible result of conducting proactive reviews

Moderator: Jan Willem van der Kaaij, EIB

Speakers: Dominik Adamski, EIBBing Ortega ADBCallum Weeks, UNDP

LOGGIA 2 + 3

Workshop 5:Internal Investigations• How to conduct an internal

investigation regarding retaliation on a whistle-blower

• 10 Greatest Mishaps – what NOT to do in internal investigations

Moderator: Pablo Fonte, FAO

Speakers:Eduardo Cano Romera, OLAF Daisy Seebach, Ethics, IADB

SALA GLICINE

Workshop 6:Procurement Fraud• Procurement fraud case studies and

discussion• Investigating fraud and collusion

schemes in co-fi nanced projects• Identifying fraud during proactive

reviews• Investigating staff member/vendor

fraud and corruption

Moderator: Samir Fahoum, IADB

Speakers:Magdalena Zold, WB Alex Boone, EIB Nicholas Forbes, UNOPS

SALA ROSA



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16:15 – 18:00 First Plenary: Update from the CII Secretariat

Chair:Petra Kneuer, OLAF

SALA CONGRESSI

EPPO - the idea behind the EPPO, benefi ts/advantages, the likely structure, main characteristics and the law applying to EPPO's activities

Giovanni Kessler, OLAF

Update from MDBs on cross-debarments

Steve Zimmermann, WB

Update from UN side Michael Stefanovic, UN OIOS

Q & A All

18:00 – 19:00 Free Time

19:00 Bus transfer to Castel Toblino(approx. 40 minutes)

20:00 - 23:00 Conference Dinner Castel Toblino

Via Caff aro, 1, 38072 Sarche Trento, Italy+39 0461 864036

23:00 Bus transfer back to the hotel


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THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER 2014 PRESENTER VENU09:00 – 10:30 Second Plenary:

How to analyse incoming information with a view to opening investigations• How to identify whether information is

of an investigative interest?• Which standards of suspicion to apply

for opening an investigation?• Who is best placed to investigate?

Chair: Jason Uliana, ID/OIOS Nairobi

Speakers:Lothar KUHL, OLAFRuvendrini Menikdiwela, UNHCR Dan Wilson, UN OIOS

SALA CONGRESSI


11:00 – 12:45 Workshops: First Round Repeated

Workshop 1:Joint Investigations• Modalities of carrying out joint

operations/missions including staff from diff erent institutions

• What works and what doesn’t• Pros and cons of joint investigations• Overview of the diff erent forensic

operations carried out and results achieved

• Some practical examples of investigations to be presented incl. sharing forensic operations and overcoming the challenges of diff erent jurisdictions for witnesses and subjects

Moderator: David Fielder, WB

Speakers: Antonio Miceli, OLAF Duncan Smith & Johan Vlogaert, EIBKevin O’Grady, SIGAR

LOGGIA 2 + 3

Workshop 2:Assistance to administrative and crim-inal investigations, seizing the pro-ceeds of crime and recovery of funds without law enforcement instruments• Timing of referral• Scope and quality of the assistance the

international organisation can provide to law enforcement

• Status of investigators, their participation in criminal investigation and the transfer of expertise and knowledge of the subject matter to police offi ces

• Information fl ow back from the justice/police authorities. Best practices

• An overview of diff erent approaches to the recovery process and results of investigations

Moderator: Anna Bossman, AFDB

Speakers:Sarah Ritch, Global FundNick Revill, OLAFStanley Ude, Interpol

SALA GLICINE


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Workshop 3:Rights of persons concerned, gath-ering of evidence, admissibility of evidence• Rights of the persons concerned/

suspects• Various frameworks/models• Admissibility and presentation of

evidence• Diff erent evidence sources e.g.

information from whistle-blowers, informants, oral vs. written testimony, site inspections/on-the-spot checks, gathering digital evidence, gathering fi nancial evidence, gathering expert evidence, giving evidence in court

• Rights of investigators to access people and records; limitations; hurdles

Moderator: Kevin Curtis, UNICEF

Speakers:Vasil Kirov, OLAF Wayne Nardolillo, WBDavid Webb, WHO

SALA ROSA

12:45 – 14:00 Lunch HOTEL RESTAURANT

14:00 – 15:45 Workshops: Second Round Repeated

Workshop 4:What, how, why? – Proactive Review /InvestigationsDiscussion of the purpose, methodology and possible result of conducting proactive reviews

Moderator: Jan Willem van der Kaaij, EIB

Speakers: Dominik Adamski, EIBBing Ortega, ADBCallum Weeks, UNDP

LOGGIA 2 + 3


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Workshop 5:Internal Investigations • How to conduct an internal

investigation regarding retaliation on a whistle-blower

• 10 Greatest Mishaps – what NOT to do in Internal Investigations

Moderator: Pablo Fonte, FAO

Speakers:Eduardo Cano Romera, OLAF Daisy Seebach, Ethics, IADB

SALA GLICINE

Workshop 6:Procurement Fraud• Procurement fraud case studies and

discussion• Investigating fraud and collusion

schemes in co-fi nanced projects• Identifying fraud during proactive

reviews• Investigating staff member/vendor

fraud and corruption

Moderator: Samir Fahoum, IADB

Speakers:Magdalena Zold, WB Alex Boone, EIBNicholas Forbes, UNOPS

SALA ROSA


16:15 – 17:45 Third Plenary: Special Session on External Reviews

Chair: Bernard O’Donnell, UNDP

SALA CONGRESSI

18:00 – 20:00 Cocktail Reception(approx. 5 minutes walking from the hotel)

Lido PalaceVia Carducci, 10Riva del Garda


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FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER 2014 PRESENTER VENUE09:00 – 10:30 Fourth Plenary:

Finding the people and following the money trail• Investigative searches on public records

using open source tools – what is available, how to fi nd it and how to assess its value.

• How to analyse and make sense of leaks and leaked material.

• What information will help you fi nd people and entities that are of interest in an investigation?

• Online people fi nding tools (tracing by user name, phone number, domain, image)

• Searching social media

Chair: Bernie O’Donnell, UNDP

Panellists: Paul Myers, BBCCynthia O’Murchu, Financial Times

SALA CONGRESSI


11:00 – 12:20 Fifth Plenary: Inside the Fraudster’s Mind • Analysing the psychology of human

behaviour• Comparing the categories of

perpetrators and how they correlate to the reasons perpetrators commit crimes

• Identifying common motivations for committing fraud

• Categorising common critical thinking errors associated with ethical behaviour

• Recognising popular rationalisations for committing fraud

• Possible case studies

Chair: Petra Kneuer, OLAF

Panellists: Carla Verbandt, Belgian Federal PoliceStanley Ude, Interpol Anti-Corruption and Financial Crimes Unit David Wolfe, Global Fund

SALA CONGRESSI

12:20 – 12:40 Closing Remarks Giovanni Kessler, OLAF

12:40 – 12:50 Vote on the general principles for external review

Petra Kneuer, OLAF and Bernard O’Donnell, UNDP

12:50 – 13:00 Announcements and Close Petra Kneuer, OLAFConference Chair

13:00 – 14: 00 Lunch HOTEL RESTAURANT

13:00 – 14: 00 CII Secretariat lunch meeting(private lunch)

LOGGIA 1

14:15 – 15:00 Bus transfer to Trento

15:00 – 19:45 Guided tour of Trento and surroudings

19:45 Bus transfer back to the hotel

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