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• NWFF ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 29 JANUARY 2026

  • When
    29 Jan 2026
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    10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    Greater Manchester Police Sports and Social Club, The Hough End Centre, Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX
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  • Registered
    126 registrants

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  2026 NWFF Annual Conference

  Thursday 29 January 2026

  10.00am - 4.30pm

  
  

  Venue: Greater Manchester Police

  Sports and Social Club, Manchester 

  
  

  North West Fraud Forum (NWFF) is looking forward to their fourth Annual Conference. This flagship event brings together counter fraud professionals from across the region, offering the opportunity to:

  • Network with colleagues from a wide range of sectors
  • Hear from leading experts on current and emerging threats
  • Gain insight into national and regional priorities in tackling fraud

  Agenda:

  09.15:     REGISTRATION, COFFEE MEET OUR EXHIBITORS 10.00:     CHAIRMAN’S WELCOME Claire Graham, Chair of NWFF 10.05:    OPENING OF CONFERENCE Kate Green, Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester, Safer and Stronger Communities 10.20:    UPDATE ON NATIONAL FRAUD STRATEGY Detective Superintendent Oliver Little, City of London Police 10.55:    AI UPDATE - THE NATURE OF AI AND HOW IT FACES BOTH CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES DI Helen Pealing and Alex Bishop, NPCC AI Portfolio 11.30:    COFFEE, NETWORKING                 MEET OUR EXHIBITORS 12.00:     SCAN STRENGTHENING COUNTER FRAUD ACROSS THE NHS IN ENGLAND: PRELIMINARY INSIGHTS ON CF KNOWLEDGE AND GOOD PRACTICE EXCHANGE Dr Anu Watson and Professor Tom Sanders, SCAN Northumbria University

  12.35:    GROWING A GOVERNMENT COUNTER FRAUD PROFESSION (GCFP) Tom Phillips, The Insolvency Service and Clare Blackburn, PSFA 13.10:     MEET THE PLATINUM SPONSORS 13.20:     LUNCH, NETWORKING                  MEET OUR EXHIBITORS 14.20:     ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & FINANCIAL CRIME: HOW TECHNOLOGY USAGE IN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS STRENGTHENS LAW ENFORCEMENT OUTCOMES Adam Saunders, UK Deputy MLRO (Money Laundering Reporting Officer) at Revolut 14.55:   MONEY LAUNDERING METHODOLOGIES AND INVESTIGATIONS Jason Burke, Expert Laundering Evidence Cadre, National Crime Agency (NCA) 15.30:     BRIDGING THE DIVIDE: PRACTITIONER-RESEARCHER PERSPECTIVES IN CRIME CONTROL Jane Ngan and Ashleigh Gonzales Burnside, Manchester University   16.05:     CONFERENCE SUMMARY CLOSE 16.15:    POST CONFERENCE DRINKS

  
  

  Sponsor Opportunities:        

  If your organisation would like to sponsor or exhibit at our event please get in touch by emailing admin1@northwestfraudforum.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 around 150 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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• NWFF Masterclass - A First-Hand Account of the Post Office Horizon Scandal

  • When
    5 Mar 2026
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    9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
  • Location
    Online

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  Masterclass

  
  

  Topic:  A First-Hand Account of the Post Office Horizon Scandal

  Thursday 5th March 2026

  9.00 - 11.00am

  Online event - A teams link will be issued to those registered before the event 

  
  

  North West Fraud Forum are continuing their masterclass program with our next online event. We are delighted to welcome speaker Ian Henderson from Advanced Forensics to give us a first-hand account of the Post Office Horizon Scandal.

  Between 2012 and 2015, Ian Henderson of Advanced Forensics and Ron Warmington of Second Sight established the causes of mysterious shortfalls in branches of the Post Office, revealing what has been described as the country’s worst-ever miscarriage of justice. Ron and Ian were hired by the Post Office and fired by them when they discovered the truth. They have been dealing with the scandal since its inception and both have given significant evidence to the statutory Inquiry.
  

  AGENDA

  8.50	Online meeting join time
  9.00	Welcome and Introduction
  9.05	Presentation by Ian Henderson giving a first-hand account of the Post Office Horizon Scandal
  10.00	Comfort Break
  10.10	Continued presentation, covering tools and techniques used, followed by audience questions
  11.00	Summary and Close

  
  

  SPEAKER BIO

  Ian Henderson: Director of Second Sight is uniquely qualified as a Certified Fraud Examiner, an ISACA IT Auditor and as a Chartered Accountant. Professional qualifications include CISA, CFE and FCA. Ian was previously Head of Investigations at the Personal Investment Authority. Immediately prior to this, he held a number of senior regulatory roles at Lloyd’s of London. As Manager of the Lloyd’s Loss Review Department, Ian was responsible for the independent investigation of financial losses exceeding £800 million. He was also Manager of the Action Group Support Unit which worked closely with members of Lloyd’s who were disputing liability for Lloyd’s losses. In this role Ian dealt directly with Members of Parliament who were raising various issues concerning Lloyd’s losses. Ian has examined over 300 personal computers, network servers and personal digital devices, has been responsible for over 20 major fraud investigations and has directly facilitated substantial financial recoveries as a result of examining the digital evidence. He has been appointed as the Court’s computer expert in civil cases in both England and Scotland and has given evidence as a forensic computer expert in numerous civil and criminal cases, including a major terrorism trial at the Old Bailey. Between January 2001 and July 2005, Ian acted (part time) as Special Advisor to the Criminal Cases Review Commission. Ian was also a selected as a contributing author to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners “Fraud Casebook”. 

  
  

  Attendance at this event is available for free for NWFF members

  or an alternate colleague - please email us at admin1@northwestfraudforum.co.uk to register an alternate colleague.

  If you are not a member you are welcome to join - click here for more information.

  
  

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