SPEAKERS

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Acclaimed Subject of the Book, Movie, and Broadway Play Catch Me If You Can

Abagnale's lecture may be the best one-man show you will ever see.
—Tom Hanks

Frank W. Abagnale is one of the world’s most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. For over 30 years he has worked with, advised and consulted with hundreds of financial institutions, corporations and government agencies around the world.

Mr. Abagnale’s rare blend of knowledge and expertise began more than 40 years ago when he was known as one of the world’s most famous con men. This was depicted most graphically in his best-selling book, Catch Me If You Can, a film of which was also made, directed by Steven Spielberg with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks. The Tony-Award winning musical, Catch Me if You Can, directed by multiple award winner Jack O' Brien, opened on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre in April 2011.

Between the ages of 16 and 21, he successfully posed as an airline pilot, an attorney, a college professor and a pediatrician, in addition to cashing $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in every state and 26 foreign countries. Apprehended by the French police when he was 21 years old, he served time in the French, Swedish and U. S. prison systems. After five years he was released on the condition that he would help the federal government, without remuneration, by teaching and assisting federal law enforcement agencies.

Mr. Abagnale has now been associated with the FBI for over 30 years. More than 14,000 financial institutions, corporations and law enforcement agencies use his fraud prevention programs. In 1998 he was selected as a distinguished member of “Pinnacle 400” by CNN Financial News – a select group of 400 people chosen on the basis of great accomplishment and success in their fields.

In 2004 Mr. Abagnale was selected as the spokesperson for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA). He has also written numerous articles and books including The Art of the Steal, The Real U Guide to Identity Theft and Stealing Your Life.

Frank Abagnale “Catch Me If You Can”

Frank Abagnale provides entertaining insight into his life as the notorious imposter and fraudster of the 1960s, a thrilling story told in the award-winning movie and Broadway musical, Catch Me If You Can. By the age of 21 Abagnale had the reputation as America's most gifted con man, successfully impersonating an international airline pilot, pediatrician, stockbroker, college professor and even an assistant attorney general all while cashing $2.5 million dollars in forged checks. Audiences experience an emotional roller coaster ride as motivational speaker Frank Abagnale describes his con man escapades and reveals how he learned to live on the right side of the law.

Frank Abagnale Fraud Seminar

In this unique, two-hour seminar, former con man turned crime stopper, Frank Abagnale, provides the latest information to protect institutions, associations, and corporations from embezzlement, forgery, counterfeit currency, check fraud, identity theft, and Internet fraud. He discusses the latest sophisticated white collar crime techniques made easy by technology, as well as your organization's potential liability under the new Uniform Commercial Code. Abagnale describes ways to guard against check fraud and introduces the latest document features and equipment to gain an edge in this costly battle. Always insightful and timely, Abagnale combines his fraud identity theft expertise with anecdotes from his time as one of the world's foremost confidence men, producing an event that provides audiences with the knowledge needed to give your organization an edge in this costly matter

Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.)

Inspirational Leader and Commander of the USS Cole

Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the Commanding Officer of the USS Cole when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen. During his command, he and his crew distinguished themselves by saving the American war ship from sinking. This event is widely recognized as one of the most brazen acts of terrorism by al Qaeda prior to September 11, 2001. With this unique and invaluable experience, Commander Lippold has briefed more than 2,500 military officers and give more than 125 presentations on this seminal event in the war on terrorism.

Commander Kirk Lippold's assignments prior to the USS Cole included Executive Officer of USS SHILOH, an Aegis-class guided missile cruiser. His department head tour was unique in his assignment to the crew that commissioned USS Arleigh Burke, the Navy's first Aegis guided missile destroyer. He served as the Operations Officer responsible for the training and operation of a next generation $1 billion warship with a crew of over 300 sailors. He had two division officer assignments, which included a tour on USS Yorktown, an Aegis class guided missile cruiser. There, he completed a lengthy seven and a half month deployment to the Mediterranean, where he participated in the Achille Lauro aircraft seizure, Black Sea Freedom of Navigation operations against the Soviet Union, and Attain III combat operations in the Gulf of Sidra off Libya that followed several Libyan sponsored terrorist attacks in Europe. His initial division officer tour was in USS Fairfax County, a tank landing ship, where he completed a deployment to Beirut, Lebanon, in support of the US Marine Corps and the Multinational Peacekeeping Force when terrorists attacked and severely damaged the American Embassy .

Commander Kirk Lippold is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, and received his commission in the Navy in 1981. He attended the Navy Postgraduate School from 1987 to 1989 where he received a Masters of Science in Systems Engineering (Joint Command, Control and Communications). He is a 1994 graduate of the United States Army Command and General Staff College and is also a 2001 graduate of the Joint Forces Staff College. He has also served as the Administrative Aide to the Secretary of the Navy. He recently served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Directorate for Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), where he was instrumental in crafting detainee policy for the war on terrorism during its initial stages following the 9/11 attacks. His last assignment was in the International Strategy Division in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (N5IS).

GENERAL SESSION SPEAKERS

Ann Butera

Ann Butera is the President of The Whole Person Project, a New York-based organizational development consulting firm. Ann has more than 20 years of experience working with senior management teams and audit departments of all sizes and in numerous industries. Her programs and expertise focus on instituting and enhancing risk-based process audit methodologies, identifying auditor competencies, establishing risk management assessment programs, and launching internal audit advisory services. Her interactive training programs feature a down-to-earth presentation style that makes it easy for participants to acquire and use practical techniques for data collection interviewing, control self-assessments, selling audit concerns, assessing risk, evaluating controls, and writing effective audit reports. Ann has been repeatedly cited in Who's Who and is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, the American Society for Training and Development, Financial Women International, the Association of Government Accountants and the International Society for Performance Improvement. She serves on the Long Island Development Corporation's Advisory Board and is an audit committee member for a financial services firm.

Tom Ford

Tom Ford is theVice President of Food Safety Ecolab. Tom is a noted food safety expert for the food industry. For the past seven years he has hosted a food safety symposium, bringing together food safety leaders of the industry to develop solutions to food safety issues specific to this industry. His work was an integral reason Ecolab was awarded the International Association for Food Protections Black Pearl award for food safety in 2006. Tom is an original member of the Food Marketing Institute's Food Protection Committee, is a three time council member of the Conference For Food Protection, works closely with the National Restaurant Association and remains active with these groups. He has a bachelor of Science in Microbiology from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana and a Master of Public Health from Benedictine University and is a Certified Professional for Food Safety. He is a member of the International Association For Food Protection and is a member of that organization's Professional Development Group for Retail Food Safety. He has been involved in food safety for over 25 years.

Liza Fias

Liza Frias is a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in the State of California and holds a Bachelors Degree in Environmental and Occupational Health from California State University, Northridge. She currently holds the position of Director of Food Safety for the Retail West Division of Supervalu. She has responsibility for approximately 460 retail grocery stores located in Western United States. She has primary responsibility to ensure that customers receive safe, wholesome food in clean stores. Liza brings a unique and distinctive perspective to Supervalu as her prior position was that of the Chief of the Food and Milk Program for the County of Los Angeles. In that position, she was responsible for overseeing a countywide program that is responsible for both wholesale and retail food facilities. Liza has been actively involved in food safety throughout her career and currently serves on the following committees: Chairs the California Retail Food Safety Coalition Committee and the Conference for Food Protection, Plan Review Committee and participates in Food Sanitation Advisory Councils in various counties and on the Conference for Food Protection.

Daimon Geopfert

Daimon Geopfert is the National Leader for Security and Privacy Consulting with the technology risk advisory services group at McGladrey and Pullen, LLP. He specializes in penetration testing, vulnerability and risk management, security monitoring, incident response, digital forensics and investigations, and compliance frameworks within heavily regulated industries. Daimon has over 17 years of experience in a wide array of information security disciplines. He is responsible for the development of the firm's overall strategy related to security and privacy services and applicable methodologies, tool kits and engagement documentation. Daimon is a regular presenter for organizations such as Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), InfraGard, the Certified Fraud Examiners and SC Magazine's World Congress, and has been a contributer to the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Bloomberg, Kansas City Business Journal, and the National Association of Corporate Directors.

John J. Hall, CPA

John J. Hall, CPA, is the president of Hall Consulting, Inc. John specializes in skills training programs and conference presentations for management groups, internal auditors, CPAs, and professional associations. Mr. Hall has 35 years of experience as a consultant, speaker and business owner. He has worked in senior leadership positions in public accounting, internal auditing, and Fortune 25 corporate management positions. John is a member of the National Speakers Association, the American Institute of CPAs, and the Institute of Internal Auditors. John's first book "Do What You Can! Simple Steps. Extraordinary Results" will be available in April 2012.

Michael Howse

Michael Howse has over 30 years experience in internal audit, accounting and finance in oil & gas, manufacturing, distribution and retailing. He has international experience in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Currently, Michael is the Director of Internal Audit, CAE with Spartan Stores, Inc. In addition to contributing to the planning committee for the current FMI Internal Auditing Conference, Michael is on the Board of Governors of the Western Michigan Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). Michael has also served in a number of officer positions within the IIA. He has been a frequent speaker at IIA functions and at audit director roundtable events covering topics such as Operational Auditing, Fraud Investigations and Enterprise Risk Assessments and Management.

Paul T. Lasly, CISA

Paul T. Lasly is an Internal Information Technology Audit Manager for Wegmans Food Markets. Paul is responsible for developing a long-term IT audit plan as well as supporting current annual, regulatory or ad-hoc audit opportunities. Paul has also led a Wegmans Project Team in achieving VISA PCI Compliance. Paul brings 41 years of leadership experience in Information Technology to this position. He has previously served as a Director/VP of IT in a Retail Department Store and Wholesale Grocery organization. He has also been a Director of Client Services in a call center operation and a General Manager in a network support company.

Sandra Mallon

Sandra began her career with Brookshire Brothers in June of 1988. Sandra has held various positions at retail locations as well as corporate positions. She has been the retail auditor for Brookshire Brothers since July of 2001. Sandra audits all store locations as well as all stand alone pharmacies and performs yearly audits of the companies anti-money laundering files and the check processing center. Sandra maintains files and reports weekly, quarterly, and yearly findings to the VP of Internal Audit and the Executive Committee and gives recommendations for better monitoring of risk violations.

John Phyle

John B. Phyle isVice President of New Business and Principal of Phyle Inventory Control Specialists (PICS). John began his career working for the family owned business as it still is today. PICS sister company, AST Inc., manufactured data collection units for a national inventory service and later expanded into the wholesale and distribution supplier market developing specialized data collection units for their needs. John began in the production area doing tasks from sweeping floors, flow soldering micro chips to SMB's-surface mounted boards, and other assembly functions. Today as Vice President of New Business and a Principal of PICS, John has honed his skills in attracting new business, managing the sales dept., and monitoring financial and operational procedures. John graduated from Ferris State College in Big Rapids Michigan with a Bachelors Degree.