Dinner-Conference

CEO Fraud in the Age of AI – A Strategic Threat to Finance

Lauréanne Vaillant and Julie Bellemare
DELOITTE

CEO fraud is one of the most formidable social engineering attacks in the financial world. Directly targeting treasury and financial planning professionals because of their privileged access to payment systems, it exploits human psychology to bypass internal controls.

During this presentation, our speakers have highlighted:
    •    Why finance departments have become prime targets,
    •    How fraudsters are perfecting their techniques with the emergence of artificial intelligence tools (deepfakes, increasingly personalized and sophisticated emails),
    •    And what the consequences of a successful attack can mean for an organization.

Our attendees learned how this scheme has evolved over the past decade and, most importantly, walk away with concrete and actionable strategies: best practices in prevention, detection methods, and crisis management protocols.

Illustrated with real-life examples and Canadian case studies, this conference wanted to equip finance professionals with the knowledge and reflexes needed to become their company’s most effective line of defense against fraud.

About our Speakers

• Lauréanne Vaillant is a Service Director within Deloitte’s Financial Crime practice and is based in Montréal. She assists both public and private companies with investigations. Lauréanne has worked on a wide range of forensic accounting and investigative mandates, including investigations into suspicions and allegations of fraud, corruption, kickbacks, workplace misconduct, non-compliance with corporate policies, and other similar irregularities. She has also helped major Canadian public and private corporations review their internal policies and procedures, implement regulatory compliance frameworks, and conduct governance framework reviews related to anti-fraud and anti-money laundering measures.
• Julie Bellemare has over 14 years of experience in forensic accounting and fraud investigations. She began her career in external auditing before specializing in forensic accounting. She assists public and private organizations in investigations involving suspected fraud, corruption, money laundering, and other irregularities. She has also participated in fraud risk assessments, internal control reviews, and compliance and ethics-related engagements. Julie also conducts damage quantification assignments in the context of commercial disputes and litigation.

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This event allowed the attendees to obtain 45 minutes of professional development credits for CPA (Chartered Professional Accountant) and CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) by providing a detailed description of the activity.

The event has been approved for up to 1.2 CTP and 1.2 FPAC recertification credits by the Association for Financial Professionals.

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