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    • 25 Jun 2026
    • 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    • Millennium Point, Birmingham
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    2026 MFF Annual Conference

    Thursday 25 June 2026


    9.00am - 4.30pm


    Venue: Millennium Point, Birmingham


    Midlands Fraud Forum are pleased to announce details of their 19th Annual Conference. This is a good opportunity to connect with counter fraud people from across the region, networking with people in different sectors, and a key opportunity to listen to a range of inspirational speakers on various topics. 


        

    AGENDA              

    08.15:    REGISTRATION, COFFEE
    MEET OUR SPONSORS

    09.00:    CHAIR’S WELCOME AND

                    OPENING OF CONFERENCE

    Brid Holden, Chair of MFF

    Simon Foster, West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner

    09.10:     UPDATE ON NATIONAL FRAUD POLICING AND REPORT FRAUD

    Chief Superintendent Amanda Wolf, Head of

    Report Fraud Operations, City of London

    Police

    09.40:     WHY A KNITTED CARDIGAN COULD FLEECE YOU OF EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!

    Shari Vahl, Investigative Journalist, BBC Radio 4

    10.15:    CHALLENGES OF BEING AN MLRO

    Cherim Nicholls, Head of Compliance/MLRO, StreamBank

    10.50:    COFFEE AND NETWORKING

    11.20:    BUSINESS FRAUD ALLIANCE – SECTOR

                    PANEL DISCUSSION

    Chair: Jamie De Souza, Partner, Trowers & Hamlins

    Arun Chauhan, Director and Founder, Tenet Law and Trustee of the Fraud Advisory Panel

    Dr Janice Goldstraw-White, Criminologist, Perpetuity Research

    Wayne Haynes, Course Director, International Compliance Association

    12.05:    AN EXPLOSION IN EXTORTION: THE BIRTH AND EVOLUTION OF THE RANSOMWARE GANGS

    William Taaffe, Co-Founder, Lockdown Cyber Security

    12.40:    MEET OUR PLATINUM SPONSORS

    Steven Reed & Tim Koch, XXIV Old Buildings

    12.50:    LUNCH, NETWORKING

                    MEET OUR SPONSORS

    13.50:    THE ROLE OF FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION IN THE DR SHIPMAN CASE

    Steve Taylor, Specialist Fraud Investigation Training & Consultancy LTD

    14.40:    WHAT ECONOMIC CRIME LOOKS LIKE IN 2026

    Stan Yakimov, Economic Crime Solutions Manager, Altia

    15.00:    COFFEE AND NETWORKING

    15.30:    GATEKEEPERS OF CORPORATE INTEGRITY: HOW ECCTA AND THE FRAUD STRATEGY ARE RESHAPING THE ROLES OF COMPANIES HOUSE AND THE INSOLVENCY SERVICE

    Chair: Mohammed Zaman KC, No 5 Chambers

    Martin Swain, Director for Intelligence and Law Enforcement Engagement at Companies House

    Matt Ray, Director of Strategy, Governance and Chief of Staff at The Insolvency Service

    Simon York, ex Director HMRC FIS and CIO

    Graham Barrow, Co-presenter of The Dark Money Files podcast and co-founder of Risk Alert 247 Ltd

    16.25:    CONFERENCE SUMMARY AND CLOSE

    Brid Holden, Chair of Midlands Fraud Forum

    16.30:     NETWORKING AND POST CONFERENCE DRINKS


    Confirmed Sponsors:

           

                         

    Sponsor Opportunities:         

    If your firm would like to sponsor or exhibit at our event please get in touch by emailing us at info@midlandsfraudforum.co.uk.


    As a sponsor, a presence at our conference gives you direct access to our members, with the opportunity to demonstrate your products or services. We are expecting over 250 delegates to attend our Conference including senior representatives from a wide range of organisations.


    ATTENDANCE AT OUR CONFERENCE INCLUDES MEMBERSHIP OF THE FORUM FOR A YEAR ALLOWING ACCESS TO ANY MASTERCLASS FOR YOURSELF OR A COLLEAGUE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER CHARGE

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