Fraud in the Business Environment and Data Security Afternoon Session
Topic: Fraud in the Business Environment
Time: 1:00 - 2:40 pm
Learning Objectives
- Overview of Fraud in the Business Environment
- Identifying Signs and Red Flags of Fraud
- Responding to and Managing Fraud Incidents
- Walk through a recent case
- Prevention and Detection Strategies
Speaker: Wendell Parker, CFE
Field of Study: Accounting
Prerequisites: none
Topic: Strategic IT Controls to drive data security
Time: 2:50 - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Craig Leikis, CEO, Nerdworks Services, LLC
Learning Objectives:
Field of Study: Information Technology
Prerequisites: none
Speaker bios:
Wendell Parker, CFE. Wendell is a Certified Fraud Examiner with over 19 years of investigative experience. He brings a unique perspective shaped by 26 years in the transportation industry and a distinguished military career. Wendell specializes in detecting, analyzing, and mitigating complex financial and operational risks and has led numerous high-profile cases that have protected organizations from fraud and operational threats. His expertise is complemented by advanced skills in SQL, Data Warehouse, Python, Power BI, and Tableau, ensuring consistent and insightful reporting. Wendell is recognized for his unwavering commitment to integrity, precision, and continuous improvement.
Craig Leikis is an IT professional with more than 25 years of experience maintaining IT infrastructure for Fortune 500 companies. He has worked in several areas of IT in industries as diverse as telecommunications, medical, financial services, and Internet service providers. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Angelo State University and a master's degree in information technology from the University of Maryland. Prior to founding Nerdworks Services, he was the IT leader responsible for ensuring the company’s IT infrastructure could recover from any disaster such as a cyberattack in an industry where minutes of downtime could cost millions of dollars in lost business.