Did you know that the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners estimates that annually organizations lose 5 percent of revenue due to occupational fraud? No organization in any industry is immune. 

Join us for a breakfast program where we will explore current fraud trends, in general and in the construction industry. We will take a look at some prominent fraud cases in the industry and then discuss risk mitigation strategies.

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Identify emerging fraud schemes and how to avoid becoming victim.
• Describe the controls and other anti-fraud strategies that can help reduce the risk of fraud.
• Explore and describe how complex data analytics can be deployed for fraud detection

Guest speaker:
Robert Sprague, CPA, Managing Director, FORVIS LLP

Bob is a FORVIS, LLP managing director and a member of FORVIS’ Forensics and Valuation practice. He focuses on providing fraud investigation, forensic accounting and litigation consulting services. His experience encompasses a wide spectrum of financial consulting matters spanning multiple industries and client types. Bob works closely with corporate stakeholders, in-house and outside counsel, auditors and special committees on forensic and fraud investigations with an emphasis on SEC enforcement matters and fraudulent financial reporting.

His experience also includes investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, commercial litigation involving technical accounting issues,
assisting clients with post-acquisition accounting disputes and conducting
proactive compliance-related work, such as anti-corruption assessments and
broader compliance