ACFE Auckland June Event: Hiding in Plain Sight - Modern Slavery Risk

SESSION OVERVIEW:

There are approximately 50 million people in modern slavery today.  The nature of modern slavery means it is often hidden in plain sight within the supply chains and operations of businesses and in the components of the products we purchase as consumers. Modern slavery risks often overlap with fraud, corruption, and weak internal controls—areas of core concern for governance and assurance professionals. In this presentation, Daniel Fielding will provide a high-level overview of: 

• What modern slavery is;
• What the risk indicators are;
• The proposed Modern Slavery Bill currently before Parliament; and
• The practical steps that organisations can take to minimise modern slavery risks. 

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Dan Fielding is a Special Counsel at law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts and specialises in regulatory matters and public law, including organisational integrity issues. Dan previously worked in Australia advising on modern slavery matters, including assisting clients with the implementation of the Australian Modern Slavery Act and drafting some of the first modern slavery statements for major Australian corporates and international corporates carrying on business in Australia. 

Dan regularly provides modern slavery and supply chain risk advice to clients with operations in New Zealand and Australia, including updating contractual clauses, responding to due diligence requests, drafting modern slavery related policies, and assisting with modern slavery risk assessments. 

ATTENDANCE:

This event is offered both in person and online to ACFE members across New Zealand. Please register for the event at least 24 hours in advance. 

• In-person Attendees:  The event will start at 5:00 pm with networking, food and refreshments, followed by the presentation at around 5:45 pm.
• Online Attendees: The presentation will start at around 5:45 pm. A Teams link will be sent to registered online attendees the day before the event.