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NEW
Real-Life On-the-Spot Visits: How to Detect and Combat
Irregularities and Fraud in ESI Funds
Master Class with On-the-Spot Approach | 25. –27.09.2019 | Maastricht
Day 1: Innovative Approaches to Verifications and Audits
• Discussion of innovative approaches to verifications/audits
• Preparation for on-the-spot verifications/audits
• Set-up of checklists and questionnaires before visiting the
projects
Day 2: On-the-spot Visits and Reporting
• Testcases to improve your skills and the use of instruments
• On-the-spot visits of three real projects in the Netherlands
Expert: Jo Kremers • Report writing and discussion of reports
Former Senior Audit Manager, • Visit of the Government of Limburg
Ministry of Finance,
The Hague, Netherlands Day 3: Group Working Day
• Discussion of results of the first and second days
• Hints about fact finding, reporting, evidence, risks of
Jo Kremers worked in the Audit Authority reputation damage for the EC, ESI Funds and national
for EU Funds at the Ministry of Finance in authorities
the Netherlands until May 2019. He is • Analysis of problematic aspects of submitted cases and
certified public auditor as well as certified
IT auditor. For the past 30 years he has been identification of possible solutions
working in the Dutch Tax and Customs • Conclusions and exchange of experience
Administration as external auditor, fraud
investigator and internal auditor.
Furthermore, he has gained vast experience The participants will be actively involved in various exercises
as project leader and expert in Information and group works during the course. This round-table format
Security Audits and Integrity Audits. He is
lecturer, trainer and speaker at national will offer a platform to learn how to prevent, detect and combat
and international institutes. Working as an irregularities and fraud in ESI Funds.
expert in many international, EU and World
Bank funded projects, he has gained
notable experience in strengthening the During the event we are planning to visit the real Maastricht
internal control and audit function in the Treaty, which is the cradle of the European Union and therefore
public sector in several (candidate) EU
Member States.
very important for all of us, citizens of the EU.
Please contact: Ms Anya Zuschke +49 (0)30‐81 45 06 21 zuschke@lexxion.eu or visit: www.lexxion.eu
Real-Life On-the-Spot Visits: How to Detect and Combat Irregularities and Fraud in ESI Funds
Master Class with On-the-Spot Approach | 25. – 27.09.2019 | Maastricht
General Information
Overview
Irregularities and fraud on project or programme
level can lead to withdrawals, repayments and
financial corrections. If the lead partner does not Target Group
succeed in securing repayment of any amount • Representatives from public authorities in
unduly paid as a result of an irregularity or fraud, charge of financial management, control and
the member state on whose territory the audit, especially from:
beneficiary causing the error is located is obliged to Managing Authorities
reimburse the amount. Therefore, it is crucial for Certifying Authorities
national authorities to implement all measures, Audit Authorities
aimed at preventing, detecting and combatting Intermediate Bodies
irregularities and fraud at any stage of • ESI Funds experts from regional and local
management of ESI Funds. authorities and experts involved in ETC
Programme
Topics & Methodology • Beneficiaries of EU-funded projects, i.e.: Private
We would like to introduce our brand new format: and public companies, associations, research
Master class with on-the-spot approach. The Chair institutes
of the Master Class is Jo Kremers, former Senior • Public and private banks
Audit Manager at the Ministry of Finance in the • International, national and local associations
Netherlands. and networks
Our approach during this unique, attractive and • Consultants
highly interactive event includes
the set-up of a well-structured risk analysis, focused Participants receive extensive materials
on gathering evidence, fact finding, based on
professional scepticism, by the use of the internet,
open sources, data analysis and sophisticated
software, and not to forget the use of your most • All presentations shown during the summer
important instruments, combined with a more
course (including online access to all presentations
innovative way of thinking. Under professional
coaching and guidance, enthusiastic teams are after the summer course)
competing for the best results and a real reward.
On the first day, we will train you on innovative • Confirmations of participation
methods and approaches to audits and verifications • Selection of corresponding journals published by
and will prepare you for on-the-spot control of real
projects, which will take place on the second day of Lexxion
the master class.
During the second day we will visit three real
projects in the south of the Netherlands and will
write reports on our observations. These reports will
be discussed and analysed during the third day. In
the afternoon we will visit the Government of the
Province of Limburg and will have several
unforgettable moments, incl. visiting of the real
Maastricht Treaty.
The third day will be organised in form of
competition. We will work in subgroups and discuss
& summarize the results of the first and second
days. The afternoon session will be devoted to
problem-solving: Just send to us your cases and
questions in advance! We will discuss them and
look for solutions during the master class.
Please contact: Ms Anya Zuschke +49 (0)30‐81 45 06 21 zuschke@lexxion.eu or visit: www.lexxion.euReal-Life On-the-Spot Visits: How to Detect and Combat Irregularities and Fraud in ESI Funds
Master Class with On-the-Spot Approach | 25. – 27.09.2019 | Maastricht
Programme
Chair of the Master Class:
Jo Kremers,
Former Senior Audit Manager, Ministry of Finance, The Hague
Day 1: 25 September 2019
Innovative Approaches to Verifications and Audits
08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 Welcome Note by Lexxion and Introduction Round
09:30 Use of Innovative Sources and Innovative Instruments 14:00 Live Demonstrations: Exercises on How to Use
for Your Controlling Activities: Risk Management and Sophisticated Audit Software to Detect Irregularities
Risk Analysis, Verifications, Audits and Fraud
(including 30 minutes Coffee Break)
For these exercises, please bring your laptops and we
• Combating Fraud and Corruption, related to the will show you different IT tools, for example how
Anti-Fraud Cycle in general and specific for ESI possible electronic manipulations can be detected,
Funds how plagiarism can be detected with a special
• What can help you to get acquainted with the software, as well as many other very useful IT tools.
project and understand it better?
• Examples and first practice in risk analysis, use of 15:00 Coffee Break
data analytics and sophisticated software
• Cases regarding Risk management, Fraud Risk
management, including risks of non-integrity 15:30 How to Best Prepare for the On-the-spot Visits
• Effective use of your most important instruments,
such as: • Preparation for on-the-spot visits
– social media, • Set-up of checklists and questionnaires before
– internet visiting the projects
– EU databases • Investigative interviewing during management
– analytical review and data analytics verifications and audits
– official certification marks • Writing reports in an attractive and understandable
– frameworks set up by accredited renowned way
institutions
– internal audit in an effective way 18:00 Common dinner with all the participants and speaker in the
– self-assessments and SATooling unique location in the largest indoor ski village in Europe,
and many other instruments situated 30 km away from Maastricht
• How to innovate your way of thinking 22:00 End of Day 1
• How to innovate your approach to verification and
audit of operations and the assessment of the
system
13:00 Lunch Break
Please contact: Ms Anya Zuschke +49 (0)30‐81 45 06 21 zuschke@lexxion.eu or visit: www.lexxion.euReal-Life On-the-Spot Visits: How to Detect and Combat Irregularities and Fraud in ESI Funds
Master Class with On-the-Spot Approach | 25. – 27.09.2019 | Maastricht
Programme
Chair of the Master Class:
Jo Kremers,
Former Senior Audit Manager, Ministry of Finance, The Hague
Day 2: 26 September 2019 Day 3: 27 September 2019
On-the-spot Visits and Reporting Group Working Day – THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL!
08:00 The second day of our Master Class will be devoted to on- 09:00 During the last day we will work in groups and spend
the-spot controls of real projects. Jo Kremers will give you the day with the following issues:
best practice recommendations on how to prepare for the
on-the-spot verifications/audits. Together we will set up • Presentation of the results of the “behind the desk
checklists and questionnaires for the upcoming on-the- work” of the first day
spot visits. Afterwards we will visit three real projects in • Discussion of the results of the “on the spot work”
the south of the Netherlands by bus. During our bus tour of the second day
you will receive the last recommendations for the • Further assessment of the results of the second day
fulfilment of all the requirements for the successful on- • Hints about fact finding, reporting, evidence, risks
the-spot controls. After visiting the projects you will write of reputation damage for the EC, ESI Funds and
reports, discuss them in groups and analyse the results of national authorities
your on-the-spot controls together with the chair of our • New cases to be solved in subgroups: cases from
Master Class Jo Kremers. day-to-day practice on detecting and combatting of
irregularities and fraud
15:00 In the afternoon we will visit the Government of the • Introduction of and glimpse into the newest edition
Province of Limburg and will have several unforgettable of the Anti-Fraud Game Edition 2020
moments:
12:30 Lunch Break
• Presentation of the Commissioner about the
importance of EU subsidies (the Commissioner is 13:30 Case Analysis & Advice on Possible Solutions for the
invited) Problems raised by the Participants
• Guided tour in the Governement of Limburg, incl.
visiting of the real Maastricht Treaty, which is the This session is devoted to the discussion of cases
cradle of the European Union and therefore very submitted by the participants. The lessons drawn from
important for us, citizens of the EU the review of the first and second days will be used to
• Welcoming coffee and tea in the Government of analyse the problematic aspects of submitted cases
Limburg with the famous Pie of Limburg and identify possible solutions.
17:30 Dinner with all the participants and speaker in one of the 15:00 Summary & Closing discussion
restaurants in the heart of Maastricht
15:30 End of the Master Class and Distribution of the
22:00 End of Day 2 Certificates
Transportation and catering during the whole Master Class will be organised by Lexxion!
Please contact: Ms Anya Zuschke +49 (0)30‐81 45 06 21 zuschke@lexxion.eu or visit: www.lexxion.euReal-Life On-the-Spot Visits: How to Detect and Combat Irregularities and Fraud in ESI Funds
Master Class with On-the-Spot Approach | 25. – 27.09.2019 | Maastricht
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