June 5 is the date for the next annual North East Fraud Forum conference.
Any queries or to sponsor or exhibit, at the Newcastle Marriott Newcastle, Metrocentre, Gateshead, NE11 9XF – email [email protected] or phone 0191 284 5920.<br><br>Here’s the day’s agenda: <br><br>Dr Andrew Robinson – NEFF and French Honorary Consul<br><br>10:00 to 10:20 Sins of Information<br>Lord John Stevens of Kirkwhelpington QPM DL<br><br>10:20 to 10:50 Freedom from Email, Twitter, Facebook and Boils.<br>Ed Gibson – Microsoft<br><br>10:50 to 11:20 Strategic Planning for Fraud, Risk and Security.<br>Nick Mann – Vodafone<br><br>11:20 to 11:40 Coffee break<br><br>11:40 to 12:10 Fraud in the Virtual World<br>Keith McDevitt – SCDEA e-crime Unit & Nahim Fazal – HBOS<br><br>12:10 to 12:40 Dealing with online auction fraud; partnerships with law enforcement.<br>Steve Edwards MBE – eBay (UK) Ltd<br><br>12:40 to 13:00 Mirror,Mirror on the wall…Why the other side is always wrong.<br>Martin Hedges – Invest in France Agency<br><br>13:00 to 13:45 Lunch<br><br>13:45 to 15:45 Breakout Sessions (to be run twice)<br><br>1.Data Security and Risk Management.<br>Mick Gorrill – Information Commissioners Office<br>2.The NFSA – Partnership Working.<br>Matthew Allen – NFSA<br>3.A day in the life – case studies.<br>John Morrison – Sapphire [IT firm].<br><br>15:45 to 16:00 Coffee break<br><br>16:00 to 16:30 Transnational Crime and Information: Passive to Active Targeting.<br>Rob McCusker – Teesside University<br><br>16:30 to 16:50 Northumbria Police – The Future <br>Chief Constable Mike Craik – Northumbria Police<br><br>16:50 to 17:00 Conference Close<br><br>17:00 to 18:30 Drinks Reception and Canapes
