2026 MFF Annual Conference (25 Jun 2026)

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 08:00:00 GMT

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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