Dinner-Conference

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

Lauréanne Vaillant and Anick Lamoureux
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, we will highlight:
    •    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.

You will learn 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 will 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.
• Anick Lamoureux is a Senior Director in Deloitte’s Forensic and Financial Crime group. She has over 13 years of experience in forensic accounting and fraud investigations. Anick previously worked as an external auditor before specializing in forensic accounting. Before joining Deloitte, Anick worked for the federal government, first as a criminal investigator leading cases related to tax evasion, and later as a senior forensic accountant assisting law enforcement agencies and other governmental entities in criminal investigations involving financial matters such as fraud, drugs, proceeds of crime, and money laundering.

This event allows you 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 is approved for up to 1.2 CTP recertification credits by the Association for Financial Professionals.

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