THE INTERNATIONAL ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON FORENSIC ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL CRIMINOLOGY 2009

Theme: Financial Crime And Fraud – Key To Mitigating White Collar Crimes
Date: 15-17 June 2009
Venue: UiTM Malaysia and Menara Kuala Lumpur

The inaugural international conference will present keynote address and guest lectures by professionals with experiences in investigations, legal aspects, forensic accounting, internal control, audit and commercial crime. A one-day doctoral colloquium will be held on 15 June 2009 at UiTM Malaysia in Shah Alam. The colloquium covers accounting and business-related disciplines. This doctoral colloquium provides a platform for participants to share their research and promote networking between senior research faculty and doctoral candidates. This colloquium is intended to benefit PhD candidates and students. The Colloquium allows students to interact informally with the faculty members, assessors and other students. This interactive setting will provide mentoring in their work, and give doctoral students a chance to present their research for discussion in small group situations.

The International Asia-Pacific Conference on Forensic Accounting and Financial Criminology 2009 will be held on 16-17 June 2009 at the Menara Kuala Lumpur. The main theme of the conference is “Financial fraud management – Key to Mitigating White Collar Crimes”. The conference attempts to offer a significant discourse for the interaction of ideas and exchange of information among academics and practitioners alike towards managing the risks of white collar
crime across various countries.

Main organizers: Universiti Teknologi MARA (Accounting Research Institute; Faculty of Accountancy; AFARe – Asia Pacific Forensic Accounting Research Centre)
Co-organisers: University of Teesside (Centre for Fraud and Financial Crime); Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) – Malaysia Chapter; and the Malaysian Accounting Research and Education Foundation (MAREF)

Participants:
Academics and practitioners from local and various countries are expected to attend the conference.
Themes for conference papers:
• Forensic Accounting • Computer Forensic
• Financial Criminology • Audit and Investigation
• Fraudulent Financial Reporting • Organised Trans-National Crime
• Misappropriation of Assets • Public Sector and Corruption
• Occupational Fraud • Tax Fraud and Tax Issues
• Risks in Financial Crime • Fraud Investigations and Legal Aspects
• Corporate Risks and Corporate Governance • White-Collar Crime and Implications to Practice – HumanResource Issues
• Internal Control • Other Interdisciplinary Areas Relating to the Theme of the Conference Including Any Related Research Work

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