The recent report of the European Commission on corruption says that corruption costs the EU economy at least 120bn Euros. Fraud is a threat to every organisation on a local, national and international level. Although constant awareness and proactive prevention within public institutions is increasing, the right approach of fraud investigations is just as important. Conducting a professional investigation requires careful planning as well as the right investigation techniques.Professionals responsible for risk management and internal audit need to be fully prepared for detecting and reporting fraud and corruption cases and for implementing innovativ prevention methods and tools.The international seminar “Fraud Investigation Techniques for Public Institutions” is focusing onManaging fraud risks in your institutionFraud and corruption prevention methodsHandling fraud and corruption investigationsThe experienced speakers from the following institutions and organisationsCouncil of Europe, Secretariat of the Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)European Commission, Internal Audit Unit, DG Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid (DEVCO), (TBC)HM Revenue and Customs, United KingdomAnti-Fraud Office of Catalonia, SpainAudit Commission, Counter Fraud, United KingdomCombating Corruption Team, National Police Headquarters, Poland will prepare participants among others on:How to build an effective anti-corruption strategy for their authoritiesWhat are the most successful investigation techniques to prevent and to detect fraud and corruption in public institutions and organizationsHow to react adequately to fraud and corruption casesHow to audit procurements for fraud and corruptionHow to plan fraud and corruption investigationsWhat are the most effective investigation tacticsHow to protect themselves and their institutions from making bad headlines