IPNEWS: The International Institute of certified forensic investigation professional (IICFIP USA) will host its west Africa regional conference in Liberia for the first time.
Speaking to IPNEWS, Jerome M. Kesselly, Country Director IICFIP Liberia, who just returned from the Global conference, held in Johannesburg south Africa, said a resolution adopted by participants agreed for its next meeting to be held in Liberia, due to the excellent record Liberia continued have over the past past one year.
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Please see below information for the upcoming west africa regional conference
West African Regional CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED FORENSIC
INVESTIGATION PROFESSIONALS (IICFIP)
Objectives: To raise awareness of best practices in forensics investigation and new perspectives in this field.
Specifically, the course will focus on:
- To increase the level of knowledge of the target audience by developing the strengths of forensic science in specific areas such as criminal investigation, auditing, finance, building and public works, etc;
- To provide participants with a platform for exchange and debate, sharing of experiences and best practices to reduce risks and illegal acts;
- To install the Newly Certified members of the West Africa Region of IICFIP
Location: Monrovia, Liberia
Date: June 16-18, 2025
Venue: Will be Announce Later
Theme: Innovative Approaches to Financial Crime Investigations.
Expected audience:
More than 150 professionals are expected to attend the West African Regional Conference of IICFIP representing a diverse group from the public and private sectors, including civil society actors:
- Members of the government
- CEO’s, PCA’s (Chairmen of the Board of Directors), General Managers
- Certified Forensic Investigation Professionals (CFIP)
- Certified Fraud Inspectors and Other Fraud Specialists
- Company managers
- Internal and independent auditors
- Financial directors and members of audit committees
- Corporate and Public lawyers
- Enterprise Risk Consultants
- Governance, risk and compliance professionals
- Risk managers
- Detectives and private investigators
- Corporate security managers
- Business professionals and educators interested in the field of crime
Application of the law
- Police, customs, tax
- Management Consultants
- Academics and researchers
- Anti-corruption agencies
- Financial institutions
- Other
The West African Regional Conference will take place in three main phases
- The opening plenary: punctuated by speeches and an inaugural lecture on the trajectory, major achievements and emerging perspectives of the IICFIP’s approach to financial crime investigation, and a group photo
- Parallel Sessions for thematic and participative discussions: The parallel sessions will focus on themes related to Money laundering, healthcare fraud investigations, bribery and corruption, evidence collection, and the integration of accounting knowledge and financial crimes investigations.
- Two thematic sessions will be organized each day. These are discussion sessions that will allow guests to share their experiences and best practices on the identified themes and to propose solutions.
- The closing session: It is articulated around a protocol phase, a ceremony of awarding of prizes and participation of participants in the target audience and the official installation of the Newly Certified members of the West African Region of IICFIP, followed by the reading of the final press release and a debriefing with the press.
