Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference 2019 | LSU | 17 July 2019 | Crowne Plaza, 4728 Constitution Ave. Baton Rouge, LA 70808

The Fraud & Forensic Accounting Conference is an annual event hosted by the LSU Department of Accounting and features speakers from around the country. Topics discussed include fraud across various industries, such as energy and healthcare; red flags in investment fraud; what auditors look for in investigating fraud; and using technology to catch fraud. The conference is designed especially for certified public accountants, certified fraud examiners, certified internal auditors, forensic accountants, governmental accountants, attorneys, and other accounting and auditing professional or educators.

2019 Speakers

Thomas Phillips Jr.
Chair, Department of Accounting

Dan M. Guy
Consultant

Deniz A. Appelbaum
Assistant Professor, Montclair State University

Jerry DeFatta
Fraud Investigator, DeFatta & Associates LLC

Seth Fisher, CPA
Partner, PwC

Bucky Kilbourne, M.A., PhD
Instructor, LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business, Department of Finance

Mark Shirley
Certified Fraud Examiner

Amy J. N. Yurko
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Duquesne University

John M. Howell
Managing Director, Grant Thornton LLP

Laura Soileau
Director, P&N's Consulting Services Group

Joseph Wall, PhD
Assistant Professor, Marquette University

Oscar J. Harvin, PhD, CPA, CFE
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Sam Houston State University

Janice Watson
Insurance Tax Agent Manager, Louisiana Workforce Commission

Thomas Calderon, PhD
Professor of Accounting, University of Akron

2019 Sponsors

• V&L Consultants, LLP
• Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accounts