Houston IIA/ACFE May 2019 Seminar (Lunch included)
 
Stephen Howard
Director, Forensics and Litigation Services
Weaver LLP

Stephen Howard, CFE, has gained experience and knowledge during his 15 years of providing consulting services to public and private sector clients as a member of a Big Four accounting firm, as well as other global consulting practices. He has provided financial consulting services, transaction services such as business valuations and financial modeling, internal audit services, litigation support and other consulting services to clients in various industries. Additionally, Mr. Howard has extensive experience in fraud investigations and forensic accounting, including earnings management investigations, fraudulent financial statement reporting, various accounting improprieties, procurement fraud, and money laundering.


 
0Tasneem Kalolwala
Director of Internal Audit
NRG Energy Inc

Tasneem is an internal audit director at NRG Energy, a leading US integrated power company. She has 16+ years of progressive experience leading teams and projects, with emphasis on internal audits, fraud risk assessments, fraud detection, fraud prevention, investigation assistance and compliance. Her experience is across various industries including retail, telecommunications and utilities within both the private and public companies. Tasneem is a CFE, CIA, CRMA and a member of the IIA and ACFE. She is currently a Team Lead on the Houston IIA Test Development Team.


 
Katherine McMillen
Manager, Forensics and Litigation Services
Weaver LLP

Katherine McMillen, CPA, CFE, has provided audit and forensic services to public and private sector clients for over six years as a member of both Big Four and regional public accounting firms. In the course of her career, Ms. McMillen has provided clients with a wide range of professional services, including external audits, financial and operating control reviews, FCPA and other regulatory compliance risk assessments, and litigation support for commercial and marital disputes. Ms. McMillen also has significant experience conducting forensic investigations into allegations of fraud and misconduct, including asset misappropriation, breaches of fiduciary duty, vendor and employee collusion, contract fraud, and other matters relating to white-collar crime.


 
Leonard Vona
Forensic Accountant

Leonard W. Vona is a forensic accountant with more than 38 years of diversified auditing and forensic accounting experience, including a distinguished 18-year private practice. Mr. Vona has successfully conducted more than one hundred financial investigations for some of the largest high profile corporations in the United States. In addition, Mr. Vona's trial experience is extensive, including appearances in both federal and state courts. He is qualified as an expert witness, CPA and CFE.

Mr. Vona is the author of three books, Fraud Risk Assessment: Building a Fraud Audit Program, The Fraud Audit: Responding to the Risk of Fraud in Core Business Systems and Fraud Data Analytic Methodology: The Fraud Scenario Approach all published by Wiley Publishers. Learn more about Fraud Auditing by visiting Leonardvona.com