ACFE Fraud Conference Canada 2026
15 November 2026 – 17 November 2026
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Montréal, Canada
The 2026 ACFE Fraud Conference Canada is a hybrid event organised by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), held 15–17 November 2026 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal and online. The published programme comprises a half-day pre-conference session on using AI ethically in fraud prevention and detection, keynote general sessions, and concurrent sessions across two rooms covering topics such as fraud risk assessment, asset tracing, bribery and corruption, and investigative interviewing.
18 sessions · 17 speakers
Agenda
- Pre-Conference: Using AI Ethically in Fraud Prevention and Detection 15 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 1: Opening General Session: Chris Mathers 16 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 2A: Data Analytics: Leveraging Information and People as Disruptors 16 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 2B: From Gut Feeling to False Allegation 16 November 2026 · Room 511 CF
- 3: General Session: Zak Vescera 16 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 4B: The New Ghost Employee: How AI-Powered Fake Candidates Get Hired, Sponsored by IPQS 16 November 2026 · Room 511 CF
- 4A: From Assurance to Impact: Rethinking Fraud Risk Assessments 16 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 5A: From Planning to Practice: Ethics Lessons from a Fraud Hotline Rollout 16 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 5B: Placement to Integration: A Deep-Dive Into RECA’s Largest Ponzi Investigation 16 November 2026 · Room 511 CF
- 6A: Fraud at Scale: A Global Threat to Canada's Security and Economy 17 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 7: General Session: Kimberly Lyall 17 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 8B: Asset Tracing Through a Private Investigator’s Eyes 17 November 2026 · Room 511 CF
- 8A: When AI Becomes the Evidence—Decisions That Didn't Hold Up, Sponsored by Resolver 17 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 9: General Session: Erin Fox 17 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 10A: The Requirement of Quid Pro Quo and Other Trends in Bribery and Corruption 17 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 10B: Navigating Difficult Conversations: Evidence-Based Principles for Conducting Effective Investigative Interviews 17 November 2026 · Room 511 CF
- 11A: Quantifying Fraud Loss: How Investigators Turn Red Flags Into Defensible Evidence 17 November 2026 · Room 511 ABDE
- 11B: The Witness Box Can Be Your Friend: How Fraud Examiners Can Prepare, Testify, and Protect Their Credibility 17 November 2026 · Room 511 CF