1. Combating Fraud Proactively
24 & 25 0ctober 2013 Roodevallei
Conference and Meeting Hotel, Pretoria
2013
Procurement Fraud
Africa Summit
Paul Guile
Myron Betshanger
Global Procurement
Legal Specialist &
Fraud Advisor CIPS
Anti-Corruption
Champion
Robert Cameron-Ellis
Independent Forensic
Accountant
Conference
Josette Sheria
produced by
Associate Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
supported by
Victor Tembo
Kenneth Brown
Procurement
Chief Procurement
Specialist African
Officer
Capacity Building
Department of Treasury
Yolande Byrd
Foundation
–South Africa
Director – Facts
Consulting
2. Who
Should
Attend:
Subjects Covered
Will Include:
Why is procurement fraud a risk to your organisation?
When it occurs, what will it look like?
What global organisations target procurement fraud?
How can weak corporate governance processes
- Senior executives / CEO
- Company policy / decision makers
- Chief Procurement Officers
- Government officials/ procurement
decision makers
- Procurement staff /managers
- Contract managers
- Risk managers
- Legal/compliance executives
- Finance managers
- Project managers/ anyone involved in
project scoping
- Internal auditors / compliance officers
- Buyers
- Fraud investigators and managers
- Loss prevention officers/managers
- Research and Development managers
- Public Private Finance Initiative facilitators
encourage procurement fraud
What are the red flags?
When and how to implement a procurement fraud
strategy including risk mitigation
How to investigate procurement fraud
What is the best approach?
What data analytical techniques can your company use
to protect itself?
On conclusion of this
training, delegates will
be able to:
Understand why procurement fraud exists within the
procurement lifecycle
Identify what processes does a company need to have in place to
prevent/reduce the risk of procurement fraud
How to implement your own organisation ‘
Fraud Burglar Alarm’ TM
Implement risk management within the procurement
Benefits of
Attending
The Summit
You will learn why procurement fraud is a risk to all
organisations globally
Identify markers of procurement fraud and discuss internal
staff markers
Learn how to develop a cohesive counter-procurement fraud
strategy
Example policies will be provided in order to provide
delegates with a template of how to develop these strategies
Hear real life procurement fraud case studies
process including managing third party risks
Strategically assess your company procurement fraud risks
Define and implement a transparent governance process
Identify what a procurement fraud strategy looks like, What is
included?
Design your own company-wide procurement fraud strategy
Implement a best practice approach to procurement fraud with the
support of detailed course notes. Examples of a procurement fraud
supporting policies and an audit checklist will also be provided for
you to take back to your organisation.
3. Conference Day One
24 October 2013
Bongiwe Mbunge
Audit Supervisor -Mazars
Cape Town, South Africa
Robert Cameron-Ellis
Independent Forensic Accountant
CERTIFIED Fraud Examiner
12:30
Factors that impede procurement fraud audits and how they can
be improved Speaker Bongiwe completed her articles and has been working for
Mazars, a world renowned auditing company for 10 years, 4 years as an Audit
Supervisor. She has also been in the Audit and Assurance team, a position she
was in for 4 years.
07:00
Morning Tea &Registration
08:30
Opening Remarks By Chairperson
9:00
Applying SA company law and International Anti-corruption
13:30
Networking Lunch
legislation to manage your procurement risks Speaker: Robert
Cameron-Ellis Robert is one of the leading forensic accountants in South
Yolande Byrd
Director – Facts
Consulting
Africa. He is a Registered Auditor, Chartered Accountant and CERTIFIED
Fraud Examiner. Robert has specialized in providing accounting and
forensic audit support to the legal process. He has served as expert
witness in complex commercial disputes, criminal proceedings and
damage quantification.
14:30
Latest emerging technologies and how they can be used to detect
fraud Yolande completed her Bsc, Computer Science and Accounting at the University of Potchefstroom. She has worked as a senior manager at Deloitte for almost
8 years and is currently a Director at Facts Consulting. Facts Consulting is a South
Josette Sheria
Associate Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
African - based consultancy firmly rooted in the cyberforensic and data analytics
environments.
Victor Tembo
Procurement Specialist African
Capacity Building Foundation
10:00 Ethical working practices and fraud prevention. She has also
worked at Mutual and Federal in the city of Johannesburg
11:00
Mid-Morning Refreshment & Networking
11:30
Creating an International Corruption Investigation and
Prosecutorial Agency
15:30
Procurement Best Practices and Challenges In Africa - The
Public Sector - Reviewing public procurement in Africa in relation to best practices
and challenges Looking at basic elements that a country needs to have a sound
Myron Betshanger
Legal Specialist & Anti
Corruption Champion
procurement systems : The Gambian Perspective. Victor has 12 years progressive
procurement and project management experience. Countries of work experience
are Zambia, Malawi under Malawi Health SWAP - World Bank and DFID Funding,
Kenya under World Bank and COMESA Member Countries Funding, Namibia under
Millennium Challenge Corporation Funding and Tanzania under Millennium Challenge Corporation Funding and Zimbabwe under World Bank and AfDB funding. His
areas of interest are Procurement Capacity Assessment and Development in the
Public Service for improved Public Service Delivery
16:30
Closing Remarks By Chairperson
4. Conference Day Two
25 October 2013
With this Summit
With this workshop you will have the tools to go back to your
organisation and implement your own procurement fraud
strategies. The workshop will comprise of case studies using real
life procurement fraud investigations. All teaching case studies have
Paul Guile
Global Procurement Fraud
Advisor CIPS
been investigated by the conference facilitator who has
carried out and is currently carrying complex and challenging
procurement fraud investigations globally. We will discuss risk
analysis and risk identification, prevention including best practice
approaches, detection and investigation
08:00
Registration & Early Morning Tea
Testimonials
09:00
Opening Remarks by Paul Guile and Introduction
Below is a sample for previous CIPS procurement fraud master classes
to Workshop
which have been run by Paul Guile Agmat Ally, Strategic Sourcing and
09:30
Keynote Address By Department Of Treasury South
Operational Purchasing Manager, Denel Aerostructures (SOC) Ltd. South
Africa
Africa. “I had recently attended the Fraud in Procurement Master Class
10:30
Mid-Morning Refreshments & Networking Break
with my team. At first I thought a workshop in procurement fraud should
11:30
Mid-Morning Session
not take three days and had my reservations about attending but too my
12:30
Networking Lunch
amazement it was one of the best courses/workshops that we have at-
13:30
Afternoon Session
tended in a long time. The layout of the course content over the three days
15:00
Afternoon Refreshments And Networking Break
was perfect based on the amount of information covered. The presentation
15:30
Late Afternoon Session
and facilitation of the content was excellent. Mr. Paul Guile is extremely
16:30
End Of Training
knowledgeable on the subject and is indeed an expert in the field of Pro-
About your workshop leader
Paul is the Global procurement Fraud advisor for the Chartered Institute
of Purchasing and Supply leads their global procurement fraud initiatives.
Paul has delivered anti-procurement fraud training and advisory extensively across Africa, the Middle East, Malaysia, China and Laos. He is an
appointed fellow of the Institute. Paul holds a MA in Fraud Management
from Teesside University and majored in procurement/contract fraud.
This was successfully awarded following a 3 year research programme
analysing the International approaches and responses to procurement
fraud in both the public and private sectors. He has begun his preparatory research towards a PhD analyzing the links between corruption and
procurement fraud across the Africa regions. He is a part time lecturer
at Teesside University’s Centre for Fraud and Financial Crime and additionally he is an Associate of Teesside University’s Centre for Fraud and
Financial Crime. Paul has authored a chapter on ‘How to Investigate Procurement Fraud’ which is included in the Gower 2012 ‘The Counter Fraud
Practitioner’s Handbook.’ He is currently writing a book titled
“Procurement fraud: A Global Practitioners Handbook” which will be
available from CIPS in 2013. He is currently managing a 12 month blog
in Supply Management on line magazine titled” Raising the profile of
Procurement fraud “
curement Fraud. We have returned to the office and strengthened internal
controls as well as implemented new policies and procedures and practices
to assist in deterring procurement fraud. My team is now appreciative of
the knowledge gained and always “Check” I would most definitely recommend that all within the Procurement Fraternity attend the Paul Guile
Master Class in Procurement Fraud, Check, Check and Check again’. Wayne
Flanagan , University of Fort Hare, South Africa After attending the Master
Class: Fraud in Procurement I find it difficult to trust any documentation
that comes my way. I found the course to be an absolute eye opener. I
would suggest that all Procurement Officials/Officer attend this information
sharing training session and become equipped with the knowledge that is
gained from attending a workshop of this nature. Paul is totally focused on
this subject matter which comes across very clearly during the presentation
of the workshop. The workshop is also conducted in a very relaxed atmosphere with all delegates participating throughout the workshop. Agnes
Mwanza, Senior Buyer, Mopani Copper Mines, Zambia The “Master Class”
fraud workshop was excellent.
5. I initially had reservations as I had pre-conceived ideas from previously
whereas needed. In sum, the training in procurement fraud has highly
attended courses. Obviously I was wrong. Your course is informative and
impacted on my professional knowledge and empowers my understand-
educative. It outlines ways to detect fraud and how to resolve it”. You also
ing deeply to how practically and professionally deal with fraud cases in
came up with different types of forms which can assist in policy
procurement process, If happens. I would highly recommend this training
formulation/ implementation; this is very helpful and will assist
to people who are involved in procurementmanagement and other senior
in convincing my Manager.
management in organizations who would love to have a healthy procurement process in place within their organizations. Olusoji Funsho
Overall, your presentation of the course and materials therein is very
Fakunle, PhD, Security Investigations Coordinator, Chevron Oil, Nigeria I
good and professionally done. You sure know what you are into and
enjoyed every bit of the time I spent on the Procurement Fraud training
enjoy doing it. Khaled Yousef, Internal Audit Manager, AlSuhaimi Group -
and I’ve learnt quite a lot from your wealth of experience, which you did
Internal Audit & Compliance “I attended this class aiming at gaining some
not hesitate to share with us. The course was an eye-opener to the level
extra knowledge about Procurement fraud, but what I got was much
& style of Fraud that is going on around the world and it has helped to
more, the instructor was great person with great personality and excellent
sharpen my investigative skills. I hope one day, I will be able to assist my
presenter, the course was intensive, comprehensive and well structured. I
company in nipping in the bud cases of Fraud, before they become mani-
came back to my work bringing lots of new ideas, policies and procedures
fest, with what I am able to learn from you. Evan Darcy, Procurement
and best practices which will definitely enhance the internal controls over
Superintendent, Shared Services, Phu Bia Mining Limited Having attended
procurement activities and add value to my organization.” William
the Fraud Master Class Workshop in Malaysia earlier in the year, I was
Sheeran , Group Head - Procurement at Royal Group (UAE) “I attended
impressed with the ease in which the course materials and presentations
the Procurement Fraud Masterclass in Dubai in March 2012. I found this
were made in a simple, yet effective format. Paul is an excellent
course to be very useful, informative and relevant to my role. I gained a
communicator and presenter who is passionate about the subject of
great deal of insight into how to identify and investigate procurement
fraud and inherent business risks.
fraud. The course was very intense however, the inclusive training style
ensured that maximum benefit was gained” Amitava Baksi, Chief Procurement (RM & Global Mineral Resources ) I Raw Materials Division, Tata
Steel Limited, India
It opened my eyes to the number of various touch-points from
“I attended the Procurement Fraud Master class in Singapore during
procurement that were at a susceptible risk of fraud and upon my return
July 2012. It was very informative and pertinent in the current business
to work, immediately implemented several reporting methods that are
environment globally. I strongly believe that every organisation should
still in use today. I also recommended to the business that a tailor made
create an awareness and preparedness to safeguard itself from any such
course be held for the organization to suit our industry & region, which
procurement fraud. The program focused on the enhancement of knowl-
was well attended and appreciated on a number of different levels. I
edge in this field through a mix of the theoretical inputs and workshop
thoroughly recommend the services of Paul Guile to any business - even if
exercise which was very well received by all the participants. Your input
they think that they don’t have a fraud issue. Brian Lillywhite,
on the structure for formulation of procurement fraud strategy and its
Director - Internal Affairs Division, Papua New Guinea Customs Service I
deployment was also very meaningful. Abdul Zia, Procurement Manager,
found the course to be thought provoking, more than interesting, most
Aga Khan Foundation, Afghanistan The trainer was excellent, he used to
useful and well presented. This course is ideal not only for developed
present the training contains in a very professional method, and bring the
countries but more importantly for developing nations. The course
vital points in to discussions board among the participants. I really loved
content itself is most relevant, and occasionally brought raised eye brows
the training arrangements in term of materials, facilities and venue. The
and little smiles of embarrassment to faces of participants. Raised eye
training was unique in contains, besides the trainer made it more advan-
brows from realising something new or over-looked and embarrassment
tageous with his wide skill in presentation and practical experience in pro-
for things know but having turned a blind-eye to. It pointed out in no
curement fraud investigations. This training helped me out to learn more
simple terms the major problems faced with Procurement Fraud. I have
in procurement fraud, and ways to control it and investigate whereas
attended a few other courses but would have to say this was one of the
needed. In sum, the training in procurement fraud has highly impacted on
best if not the best so far. I would highly recommend this course for
my professional knowledge and empowers my understanding deeply to
people especially interested in fighting mismanagement of funds and
how practically and professionally deal with fraud cases in procurement
those standing against corruption.
fraud, and ways to control it and investigate
