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Keynote: Latest trends in supply chain and procurement fraud

An in-depth look into real case studies, examining how to identify fraudulent activities and how to combat fraud in your supply chain.

The keynote will cover:

• review the applications of US, UK and PRC law to supply chain fraud
• consider the implications of commercial bribery and trends in enforcement in China
• examine a recent case-- the facts, the investigation and the outcome.

Business Integrity - collaborative effort from upper management (CHO, CPO, COO, CFO and CIO)

The importance of the supply chain in today’s organizations cannot be underestimated. Many entities have achieved significant cost reductions and increased efficiency as a result of improving their supply chain. From ISO initiatives through to Six Sigma initiatives and the “perfect order,” there have been a multitude of efforts to increase supply chain efficiency.

As the head of Supply chain, Audit/ Finance, Security and Procurement, you are required to save cost, ensure the products and services are at its highest quality and time to market is accurate. These can be hard to balance competing priorities. In this session panellists will discuss:

• How to effectively collaborate with management group within a company to combat fraud
• Examining series of proactive fraud prevention methods
• Examining what and where the risks exist in the supply chain

Dr. Karsten Eller, Chief Operating Officer at Becker Industrial Coatings
Robin Wang, Internal Control & Audit Director, Hanting Inns & Hotels
Emmanuel Walter, CFO, Alstom Grid
Liang Ming Tao, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Suntech Power

Supply Chain Fraud Risk Management

Understanding & Detecting Supply Chain Fraud, Good Governance For Supply Chain Operations, and Creating Effective & Efficient Vendor Compliance Guidelines

• Prevent and detect fraud by working closely with other business units and technology advancement
• Vendor evaluation continuity – working closely with vendors while implement an evaluation system to ensure all business ethics are met
• Explore how IT & Finance can help discover fraud in analyzing billing and payment processes
• Explore how eDiscovery makes for a good investigation and is a key to preventing supply chain fraud

David Cabello, Global Director Operational Excellence, Boart Longyear
Alain Bridoux, CFO, Sandvik Mining and Construction
Greg Hallahan, Shanghai Office Director, PSA

Networking Lunch

Managing the Risks Dealing with the Fallout within the element of supply chain (procurement, production and distribution). Each of these touch points presents an opportunity for an individual predisposed to perpetrating an act of dishonesty

Examining special case studies on:

• Asset Misappropriation (theft, misuse)
• Contract & Procurement
• Financial (statements, A/P, A/R, G/L)
• Regulatory (falsification of reports)
• Manufacturing (false counts, quality)

Paul Aram, Supply Chain Director - China & India, ITT Corporation
Paul Voets, Chief Purchasing Officer, Philips Lighting
Ian Wang, Internal Audit Director, BCD Semiconductor

Investigation Session – Prevention, Detection & Response

How to detect fraud or attempts at fraud?
Pre-emptive health checks can identify many of the red flags early on in a potential fraud, or at least stopping it before major costs are incurred or expensive investigations need to be carried out.
This Workshop will cover:

• The new world of fraud in China: typical problems we see today
• What to do when regulator knock on your door
• What are the red Flags and warning signs to detect fraud early
• Investigating employee wrong-doing: the first 72 hours
• The role of digital investigations in detecting and uncovering fraud best practices

Facilitators:
Mark Schaub, Partner-Corporate Group, King & Wood
Robin Wang, Internal Control & Audit Director, Hanting Inns & Hotels
Greg Hallahan, Shanghai Office Director, PSA

Internal Audit Session – Workshop for internal Control, Audit and Finance team

• Suppliers due diligence best practices and strategies
  
• Budgeting for fraud risk management vs. fraud repercussions to avoid manufacturing downtime such as sourcing replacement suppliers, customer credits, delayed new products to market and etc.
• Examining Financial Statement Fraud
• Setting up Whistle-blower program that work
• Learn the nuts and bolts of internal investigation

Facilitators:
Ian Wang, Internal Audit Director, BCD Semiconductor

Networking Break

Regulatory Session – The need to know for head of supply chain, procurement and production

The impact from UK Bribery Act and FCPA against supply chain and procurement fraud:

• An analysis of the Bribery Act, the "adequate procedures" defence, & promotional expense issues
• Recent European enforcement actions
• Voluntary disclosure and cooperation–is there a benefit?
• Practical tips for dealing with European & US prosecuting agencies
• Key considerations for signing up new agents, suppliers and distributors

Facilitators:
Meg Utterback, Partner, King & Wood
Dr. Karsten Eller, Chief Operating Officer at Becker Industrial Coatings

Supply Chain Efficiency Session – Implementing a compliance & operational efficiency supply chain culture

• Examining low cost sourcing best practices
• Implementing a visible technological solutions and platforms for cost and process efficiencies for all value chain partners
• Designing a plan to redefine all processes and controls for continuous improvement from a cost and risk view point

Facilitators:
Liang Ming Tao, Director of Strategic Sourcing, Suntech Power
Paul Aram, Supply Chain Director - China & India, ITT Corporation
Paul Voets, Chief Purchasing Officer, Philips Lighting
Paulo Egídio, Asia General Manager, Paramount Têxteis Ind. Com. SA