You are invited to attend our 
September 20, 2016 Chapter Meeting
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Keynote Speaker Presentation

  
- Weston Smith -
President, ChalkLine Solutions, Inc.

Topic
Indecent Disclosure - Behind the Curtain of the HealthSouth Fraud

Summary
Weston Smith will tell the behind the scenes story of HealthSouth and the corporate culture motivating its financial statement fraud. He will explain how the fraud could have been discovered, and how we may apply those lessons in rooting out fraud today. He also describes red flags of unethical behavior that left unchecked could create risk from the bottom to the top of any organization. Most importantly, Weston makes a strong case for ethical conduct within the business world, when he describes the implications of stepping over the line the very first time. 

Biography
Weston Smith began his career as a CPA with Ernst & Young, specializing in audit and healthcare consulting. He was hired by HealthSouth during its infancy, and ultimately became CFO of the company with over 2,000 locations in all 50 states and five countries. However, underneath the persona of success, Mr. Smith was a participant in a financial statement fraud that ran for over 15 years, with an earnings overstatement of over three billion dollars. Weston eventually voluntarily exposed the fraud, and accepted the consequences of his former actions.

Today, in addition to working as an accountant for small businesses, Mr. Smith is a guest lecturer with an emphasis on fraud prevention and ethical conduct.  He has been published in Issues in Accounting Education, and has spoken at universities and professional groups across the country and internationally. He has also appeared on CNBC, Fox Business Network, and other media outlets.

Professional Development Session - Part 1
Hosted by Experis and Right Management and the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

- Peter Gianopoulos -
   Director of Risk Management
   Thrivent Financial

- Topic -
   Managing Risk in a Rapidly Changing World

Summary

Peter will share the following:

• Insights on how to prepare yourself and your organization for the road ahead
• Changing traditional organizational paradigms to drive value from managing risk
• Understanding the key risk factors to fully leverage your organization's potential
  

Peter Gianopoulos is the Director of Risk Management at Thrivent Financial. Peter has 25+ years of experience in the Financial Services Sector. At Thrivent, he provides leadership to Thrivent’s business risk, planning, and performance management processes. Over the years, Peter has shared his risk insights and business talents with a variety of local organizations and not-for-profits as well as top universities, Fortune 500 organizations, and leading global firms. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his work. Last year, Peter was the Keynote Speaker at NASDAQ’s Global Conference in New York, where he shared his thoughts on managing governance, risk, and compliance.

Professional Development Session - Part 2
Presented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

 
- Byron Franz - 
   Special Agent
   Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

- Topic -
   Protecting Wisconsin Businesses Against Cyber Threat

Summary
The theft of business information by malicious insiders and hackers costs the U.S. hundreds of billion dollars a year. It also results in the loss of U.S. jobs and competitiveness. Byron will highlight some of the biggest cyber threats to Wisconsin businesses and individuals and suggest some possible mitigations. He will focus on the important role of establishing public-private partnerships in securing U.S. trade secrets and personal information against these threats.

Biography
Byron is a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and has worked national security investigations for over 18 years. He is currently assigned to FBI Milwaukee's Cyber Squad, where his job is to develop security partnerships between the FBI and private industry, academia, and state/local government agencies to better protect the United States against cyber and economic espionage threats. Byron has an undergraduate degree (Russian and International Relations) and law degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Financial Executives International (FEI) is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.

September 20, 2016 Chapter Meeting: Instructional Method: Group-live Experience Level: Basic Prerequisites / Advance Preparation: None Field of Study: Professional Development Session = Management Services; Keynote Speaker Session = Behavioral Ethics; Recommended CPE Credits: Professional Development Session = 2.5; Keynote Speaker = 1.5.