Fraud Fest 2022: Detecting Fraud

Our Fifth Annual Forum on Financial Fraud

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Agenda (All Times Eastern Daylight Time)

July 11, 2022
9:30 am
Opening Remarks

Frank Partnoy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Rupert Younger, Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation

Herb Greenberg, Editor, Empire Financial Research

9:45 am
Teaching about Detecting Fraud

Soren Aandahl, Founder, Blue Orca Capital

Jim Chanos, President and Founder, Kynikos Associates

10:15 am
Live from Oxford: The Emerging German Dividend Tax Scandal

Richard Collier, Associate Fellow, Said Business School

Christoph Spengel, Professor, University of Mannheim

Philip Stafford, Editor, FT Trading Room

Rupert Younger, Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation

10:45 am
Journalists as Fraud Detectors

David Barstow, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Emily Flitter, Reporter, The New York Times

Bethany McLean, Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair

11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Live from Oxford: The Former King of Spain Investigation

Doreen Carvajal, Journalist and Author

Ana Romero Galán, Journalist and Author

Liz Young, Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford

12:00 pm
Off-the-Rails with Andrew Left and John Gapper

John Gapper, Associate Editor and Columnist, Financial Times

Andrew Left, Founder and Executive Editor, Citron Research

Omeed Malik, Founder and CEO, Farvahar Partners

12:30 pm
Detecting the Bond King

Adam Badawi, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

Mary Childs, Co-Host, NPR’s Planet Money

1:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm
Detecting and Prosecuting Tax Fraud

Jesse Eisinger, Senior Editor, ProPublica

Victor Fleischer, Professor, University of California, Irvine

Kari Larson, Senior Litigation Counsel, Department of Justice

2:30 pm
Using Forensic Analytics to Detect Fraud

Kris Bennatti, CEO, Bedrock AI

Hane L. Kim, Chief of the Retail Strategy Task Force (RSTF), SEC’s Division of Enforcement

Daniel Taylor, Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

3:00 pm
The Art World

Ann Freedman, FreedmanArt

Diana Henriques, Author, A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History

Frank Partnoy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

3:30 pm
Break
3:45 pm
Fraud Detection under Federal vs. State Law

J. Travis Laster, Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery

Jed Rakoff, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Usha Rodrigues, Professor, University of Georgia School of Law

4:15 pm
Detecting Fraud in Private Markets

Enrique Abeyta, Editor, Empire Financial Research

Elizabeth Pollman, Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School

David Zaring, Professor, The Wharton School

4:45 pm
Joshua Mitts Discusses Carson Block’s Paper, “Distorting the Shorts,” with Frank Partnoy

Joshua Mitts, Professor, Columbia Law School

Frank Partnoy, Professor, University of California, Berkeley

5:15 pm
Break
5:30 pm
The Great Debate: Carson Block vs. Rob Jackson

Carson Block, Founder, Muddy Waters Research

Robert Jackson, Professor, New York University Law

6:00 pm
Closing Remarks

Diana Henriques, Author, A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History

Speakers

Headshot for Soren Aandahl

Soren Aandahl

Founder, Blue Orca Capital
Headshot for Enrique Abeyta

Enrique Abeyta

Editor, Empire Financial Research
Headshot for Adam Badawi

Adam Badawi

Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Headshot for David Barstow

David Barstow

Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Headshot for Kris Bennatti

Kris Bennatti

CEO, Bedrock AI
Headshot for Carson Block

Carson Block

Founder, Muddy Waters Research
Headshot for Doreen Carvajal

Doreen Carvajal

Journalist and Author
Headshot for Jim  Chanos

Jim Chanos

President and Founder, Kynikos Associates
Headshot for Mary  Childs

Mary Childs

Co-Host, NPR’s Planet Money
Headshot for Richard Collier

Richard Collier

Associate Fellow, Said Business School
Headshot for Jesse Eisinger

Jesse Eisinger

Senior Editor, ProPublica
Headshot for Victor  Fleischer

Victor Fleischer

Professor, University of California, Irvine
Headshot for Emily  Flitter

Emily Flitter

Reporter, The New York Times
Headshot for Ann Freedman

Ann Freedman

FreedmanArt
Headshot for John Gapper

John Gapper

Associate Editor and Columnist, Financial Times
Headshot for Herb Greenberg

Herb Greenberg

Editor, Empire Financial Research
Headshot for Diana Henriques

Diana Henriques

Author, A First-Class Catastrophe: The Road to Black Monday, the Worst Day in Wall Street History
Headshot for Robert Jackson

Robert Jackson

Professor, New York University Law
Headshot for Hane L.  Kim

Hane L. Kim

Chief of the Retail Strategy Task Force (RSTF), SEC’s Division of Enforcement
Headshot for Kari Larson

Kari Larson

Senior Litigation Counsel, Department of Justice
Headshot for  J. Travis Laster

J. Travis Laster

Vice Chancellor, Delaware Court of Chancery
Headshot for Andrew  Left

Andrew Left

Founder and Executive Editor, Citron Research
Headshot for Omeed Malik

Omeed Malik

Founder and CEO, Farvahar Partners
Headshot for Bethany McLean

Bethany McLean

Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair
Headshot for Joshua Mitts

Joshua Mitts

Professor, Columbia Law School
Headshot for Frank  Partnoy

Frank Partnoy

Professor, University of California, Berkeley
Headshot for Elizabeth Pollman

Elizabeth Pollman

Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Headshot for Jed Rakoff

Jed Rakoff

United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Headshot for Usha Rodrigues

Usha Rodrigues

Professor, University of Georgia School of Law
Headshot for Ana Romero Galán

Ana Romero Galán

Journalist and Author
Headshot for Christoph  Spengel

Christoph Spengel

Professor, University of Mannheim
Headshot for Philip Stafford

Philip Stafford

Editor, FT Trading Room
Headshot for Adam Sterling

Adam Sterling

Assistant Dean, University of California, Berkeley
Headshot for Daniel Taylor

Daniel Taylor

Professor, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Headshot for Liz Young

Liz Young

Visiting Fellow, University of Oxford
Headshot for Rupert Younger

Rupert Younger

Director, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation
Headshot for David Zaring

David Zaring

Professor, The Wharton School