Join us Tuesday, September 17 for our September dinner meeting. Our speaker is Dan Ramey,CMA, CPA, CFE, CFF, CIA who is the President of Houston Forensics, LLC. The topic is, "Left of Bang -- Predictive Fraud Detection Techniques."
The meeting will be held at The Ballroom at Tanglewood, 5430 Westheimer Ct, Houston, 77056.
5:30 pm Sign-in/Social Hour
6:30 pm Dinner & Speaker
8:00 pm Adjournment
Cost (before 9/16):
$40 Members
$35 Educators
$20 Student Members
$25 Student Non-Members
CPE: 1.5 hrs
Area: Auditing
Level: Basic/Intermediate
Pre-Requisites: None
Delivery Method: Group Live
Note: The IMA Houston Chapter is registered with the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration does not constitute an endorsement by the board as to the quality of our CPE program. TSBPA Sponsor # 010715
To Register: https://form.jotform.com/imahouston/ima-monthly-dinner-meeting-regis
About the Speaker:
Dan is the Founder and President of Houston Financial Forensics, LLC, and Dan T. Ramey, CPA, LLC. Dan's professional certifications include: CPA/CFF/CITP/ABV, CFE, CVA, CIA/CRMA, CISA/CISM, and CMA. He is a past President of the Houston Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and formerly a member of the Board of Governors. Dan previously served as Chairman of the Houston CPA Society's Forensic and Valuation Committee and served two terms as the Treasurer of the Houston Chapter of InfraGard. He is also active in the Houston FENG Chapter, where he held several leadership roles. Dan is a Lifetime Member of the Greater Houston Partnership, where he served for several years on the Ally Committee, integrating new members into the organization. Dan is currently an adjunct professor at the C. T. Bauer School of Business at the University of Houston, where he teaches Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination and Enterprise Risk Management courses at the graduate level. Dan was formerly the Director of Risk Advisory Services for RSM (McGladrey) LLP in Houston, Texas. Dan was awarded the 2017 Educator of the Year by the Houston Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Dan is also currently serving on a Special Workgroup reporting to the Global ACFE Board of Regents to improve the organization's code of conduct, ethics policy, and various governance issues.
Dan was awarded the 2018 Educator of Year by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners in June at the 2018 Global Fraud Conference held in Las Vegas. Established in 2002, the Educator of the Year award is presented to an ACFE member who has made outstanding contributions to anti-fraud education within their college or university. The ACFE is the world's largest anti-fraud organization and premier provider of anti-fraud training and education. Together with nearly 85,000 members, the ACFE is reducing business fraud worldwide and inspiring public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.
Dan was awarded the Certified Fraud Examiner of the Year award by the ACFE Houston Area Chapter in December 2019. The Houston Area Certified Fraud Examiner of the Year Award is presented to a Houston Area CFE who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fraud examination. Nominees are evaluated based on their contributions to the ACFE, the Houston ACFE Chapter, to the profession and the community.
Dan is a frequent speaker to business and professional groups on fraud, cyber security / cyber fraud, risk assessment, third-party risk management, fraudulent financial reporting, internal audit, COSO 2013, valuation methodology, compliance, and due diligence. Dan is a graduate of Baylor University with a degree in Accounting and an Executive MBA from Houston Baptist University. He is a member of Second Baptist Church, where he serves as a Deacon and has served on various committees and Bible Study leadership positions since joining the church in 1981. Dan also serves on the Houston Baptist University Archie W. Dunham College of Business Dean's Board of Advisors, the Accounting Advisory Board at C. T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston, where he is also the Chair of the Outreach Committee, and the Baylor University Hankamer School of Business Accounting and Business Law Advisory Board.
Houston Financial Forensics, LLP and Dan T. Ramey, CPA, LLP are premier professional service providers of forensic accounting, cyber security risk assessments, internal audit, and risk management services to corporate, professional services, and non-profit clients.
Houston Financial Forensics, LLC is a professional services provider in the areas of fraud investigation, cyber security / cyber fraud risk assessment, forensic accounting, enterprise and IT risk assessment, fraud risk assessment, internal audit, enterprise risk management, internal controls design and implementation, business valuation, litigation support, third-party risk management services, internal audit department quality assurance reviews, SOX 404 services, and due diligence (buy-side and sell-side) for mergers and acquisitions.