STRUCTURAL FUNDS
EU BUDGET
DIRECT FUNDS
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EU Funded actions:
rules, laws and best practices
sharing in the field of
fraud prevention
Rome, 08 - 09 October 2015
Conference venue:
Representation of the European Parliament
and European Commission in Italy
Via IV Novembre, 149
00187 Rome - Italy
Faculty
Daniele Borioli
Andrea Canonico
Massimo Colucciello
Corrado Di Fazio
Carmine Falanga
Andrea Ferrari
Dolores Forgione
Monica Lai
Ugo Liberatore
Jorge Guevara Lopez
Valentina Romano
Roberto Russo
Hans Stander
Nicola Tarantino
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Italian Senator
Auditor - President of the Union of Young Accountents and Auditors of Asti - Alessandria - Casale
PA Advice - Partner
Professor at University of Turin, Selene SRL
EU financial project manager - ISES
President - ISES
EU financial project manager - ISES
Agenzia per la coesione territoriale, Expert in EU public procurement and State aid law
COLAF Technical Secretariat Coordinator and Senior Officer at Guardia di Finanza
Division Specialised in Countering EU frauds, at The Presidency of Council of Ministers
Senior Auditor - European Court of Auditors
Head of Collaborative Project Office
Research Fund Raising Division - Politecnico of Turin
Audit Manager PSG (Public Sector Group)
Policy Officer Fraud Prevention of the
European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)
Sicily Region - First level control chief officer - A.d.G. P.O. FESR Sicilia 2007-2013
Conference Objectives
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This event is timely. New rules for the different Funds (European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, Cohesion Fund, European Agricultural
Fund for Rural Development and the European Fisheries and Maritime Fund)
have entered into force in January 2014 and the new 7 years programming
of direct funds has started. They require authorities managing EU money to
put more resources into effective and proportionate anti-fraud measures to
identify and tackle potential risk areas.
Therefore, the objective of the conference is to raise awareness and showcase some tools and measures which can help to identify and mitigate fraud
and corruption risks in relation to the use of indirect and direct EU funds.
In particular, the conference aims:
a) to improve the prevention and investigation of fraud and other illegal activities beyond current levels by enhancing transnational and multi-disciplinary
cooperation;
b) to increase the protection of the financial interests of the Union against
fraud, facilitating the exchange of information, experiences and best practices;
c) to strengthen the fight against fraud and other illegal activities providing
technical and operational support EU funded projects managing authorities
and other relevant stakeholders.
Conference Agenda
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Thursday, 8 October 2015
09:00 – 09:30 Arrival/Registration of participants
09:30 – 09:45 Opening address. Welcome and introduction to the
programme
Andrea Ferrari and Dolores Forgione
Chair of the meeting: Senator Daniele Borioli
09:45 – 10:30 EU Funded Projects: how to combat frauds to protect the financial interests of the EU in structural funds projects
Moderator: Carmine Falanga
Speaker: Andrea Canonico
10:30 – 10:45
Q&A
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:45
New tools and action for the correct implementation of public procurement procedures of EU cofunded project 2014-2020
Moderator: Carmine Falanga
Speaker: Monica Lai
11:45 – 12:00
Q&A
12:00 – 12:45 Protection of European Union’s financial interest and the fight against fraud (European and National level).
Italian AFCOS
Moderator: Carmine Falanga
Speaker: Ugo Liberatore
Conference Agenda
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EU Parliament - Sala delle Bandiere
12:45 – 13:00
Q&A
13.00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:45
Italian AFCOS, activities and targets Moderator: Dolores Forgione
Speaker: Ugo Liberatore
14:45 – 15:00
Q&A
15:00 – 15:15
Coffee Break
15:15 – 17:30
Thematic Working Groups:
A. How to manage fraud risks.
B. Data-mining tools for fraud prevention and detection.
C. Why conflicts of interests in procurement matter and how to tackle them.
D. Integry Pacts: bringing managing authorities and civil society together to tackle corruption
Moderator: Dolores Forgione
Speaker: Nicola Tarantino, Massimo Colucciello
17:30 –18:00
Wrap up. Closure and greetings
Conference Agenda
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Friday, 9 October 2015
09:00 – 09:15 Arrival/Registration of participants @ Spazio Europa
Chair of the meeting: Senator Daniele Borioli
09:15 – 10:00 EU Funded Projects: how to prevent fraud to protect the financial interests of the EU
Moderator: Dolores Forgione
Speakers: Hans Stander
10:00 – 10:15
Q&A
10:15 – 11:00 EU Funded Projects: Management Tools for Preventing Fraud
Moderator: Dolores Forgione
Speakers: Valentina Romano
11:00 – 11:15
Q&A
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15
Audit of public procurement in the area of Cohesion.
Practical examples and lesson learnt
Moderator: Carmine Falanga
Speakers: Jorge Guevara Lopez
12:15 – 13:00
Cases of irregularities and fraud detected during first and second level controls on projects co-financed by the
European Union Funds
Moderator: Carmine Falanga
Speakers: Corrado Di Fazio
13:00 – 13.30 Q&A
Conference Agenda
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Spazio Europa / Sala delle Bandiere
13:30 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 17:00
Thematic Working Groups @ Sala delle Bandiere:
A. Fraud in the use of EU funds.
B. Fraud Prevention and Detection: Practical Examples.
C. Meeting the Financial Management and Accounting
Requirements
Moderator: Dolores Forgione
Speaker: Roberto Russo
17:00 –18:00
Wrap up. Closure and final greetings
About OLAF & ISES
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ISES statutory aims are the promotion of Europe in Italy and the support to public bodies, business and third sectors to access EU funding by
means of a continuous side by side work throughout the bureaucratic,
administrative and management path respecting the rules set by the
European Commission. Please visit: www.associazioneises.org.
This publication is supported by the European Union Programme Hercule III (2014-2020). This programme is implemented
by the European Commission. It was established to promote
activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European
Union. (for more information see http://ec.europa.eu/anti_fraud/about-us/funding/index_en.htm)
This publication reflects the author’s view and the European Commission is not
responsible for the views displayed in the publications and/or in conjunction with
the activities for which the grant is used..
The information contained in this publication does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission
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