Georgia Southern University’s School of Accountancy, along with Porter Keadle Moore accounting firm, is hosting the 2016 Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference May 16-18 at The Westin Jekyll Island, Jekyll Island. Registration is now open for the not-for-profit event. Attendees can earn as many as 16 hours of continuing professional education credit.

This year’s conference and theme, “Integrity in Business,” are designed to educate professionals, members of academia and students in the fields of fraud examination and forensic accounting.

Topics covered will include preventing and detecting insider threats, health care fraud, identity fraud and data breaches. The conference also will discuss the latest updates on cybersecurity, law enforcement trends, SEC prosecutions, the Foreign Corruption Practices Act and more. Speakers include nationally and regionally-known investigators, government and law enforcement officials, internal auditors, educators, authors, attorneys and others.

“The confirmed speakers represent government organizations including the U.S. Secret Service, FDIC [Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation], Georgia Inspector General as well as top universities and leading accounting, law and consulting firms,” said conference chairman Don Berecz, director of the Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business at Georgia Southern University. “As technology gets more advanced, criminals do too. It’s critical for anyone working in this area to stay informed, and this conference is an excellent way to do that.”

PKM has sponsored the conference for several years running. “The fraud conference has lots of great speakers and lots of great participants,” said PKM Managing Partner Phil Moore. “It has been a stalwart program in forensics education not only for practitioners but also for educators, with its strong keynotes and timely breakout sessions. It’s a high-quality continuing education program.”