Of the several regional fraud forums that were set up around the UK in the 2000s, the Midlands one is among the most flourishing still; as shown by the line-up and sign-ups so far for its 13th annual conference, in Birmingham on Thursday, February 13.
After a welcome by David Clark, Chairman of Midlands Fraud Forum, Amber Burridge of fraud prevention trade body CIFAS will give a ‘state of the nation’ report. Among the speakers are Tiggey May and Dr Bina Bhardwa, of the Institute for Crime and Justice Policy Research, Birkbeck, University of London; Graham Taylor, of HM Revenue and Customs, on how the HMRC carries out fraud investigations; Nicola Whiting of the Worcester-based cyber firm Titania; Richard Plumb of audit firm KPMG, on phishing; and John Marsden, of Iovation, on global, cyber-enabled, frauds. Aidan Larkin, head of the Asset Recovery Department for Wilsons Auctions Group in the UK and Ireland, will cover POCA (the Proceeds of Crime Act); and John Davies and Nicola Smith of the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB), will offer a case study.
The event runs as in previous years at Tally Ho Conference Centre, on Pershore Road, postcode B5 7RN. Paying to attend includes membership of the MFF for a year, which includes entry to the forum’s smaller masterclasses on fraud topics, usually in Birmingham.
Visit https://www.midlandsfraudforum.co.uk/.
