OffshoreAlert Miami – Final Agenda
After some late tweaks, the agenda for next week's OffshoreAlert Miami conference is now final - and it's one of the best that we've ever put on.
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez to talk crypto at OffshoreAlert Conference
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez will discuss his city's initiatives to become the world's crypto capital and a center for Web3 and AI projects at this month's OffshoreAlert conference.
OffshoreAlert Miami: Walking the Walk
During 26 years of exposing investment frauds, tax scams, and money laundering schemes, OffshoreAlert has developed unparalleled experience and expertise in the areas of intelligence, investigations, and recovery in high-value international finance. We've earned our spurs in this business the hardest way possible.
‘I infiltrated a cult to help bring down its leader’: OffshoreAlert Miami Speaker
An investigator who went undercover inside an extreme cult to gather evidence and intelligence for litigation involving its leader will discuss her experience at OffshoreAlert Miami later this month. Join us on April 23-25 in Miami Beach, Florida—Info/Tix: www.oamiami.com
ChatGPT session added to OffshoreAlert Miami agenda
A session on how the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can be used to enhance investigations and research has been added to the agenda of OffshoreAlert's conference in Miami later this month. Join us on April 23-25 in Miami Beach, Florida—Info/Tix: www.oamiami.com
Crypto dominates OffshoreAlert Miami agenda as more collapses expected
Crypto dominates this year's OffshoreAlert Miami agenda because it's where much of the action is in the fraud and asset recovery industries. Apart from sessions looking at red flags within the industry and its participants, there will also be a 90-minute super panel of crypto experts, several of whom are optimistic about the technology, that will answer all of your questions about this polarizing industry that has so many people baffled. Join us on April 23-25 in Miami Beach, Florida—Info/Tix: www.oamiami.com
Money-Making Opportunities at OffshoreAlert Miami
Identifying opportunities for insolvency practitioners, investigators, asset recovery attorneys, and investors to make money and grow their businesses, while simultaneously providing value to fraud victims, will form a key component of next month’s OffshoreAlert Miami […]
Bahamas regulator to discuss FTX at OffshoreAlert Miami
After agreeing to put on this presentation, the Securities Commission of the Bahamas later changed its mind. Consequently, this session will be replaced by another session. Reserve your spot now—space is limited. Tix/Info: www.oamiami.com
Agenda Launch for OffshoreAlert Miami 2023
OffshoreAlert today announced the agenda for our in-person conference on intelligence, investigations, and recovery in Miami Beach on April 23-25, 2023. Among the speakers are the British Virgin Islands-based liquidators of Three Arrows Capital, Christopher Farmer and Russell Crumpler, both of Teneo.
Video: Bitfinex’ed: A Crypto Whistleblower Speaks
In this session, OffshoreAlert's editor, David Marchant, will interview a programmer and former crypto fan turned whistleblower who uses the pseudonym 'Bitfinex’ed' on social media about why the whistleblower sees nothing but red flags in the industry.
Video: Converting Crypto into Fiat Currency
This session will look at how easy or difficult it is to convert crypto into fiat currency, including crypto that has been seized by liquidators of scams and law enforcement.
Video: IRS Presentation: Taxing Crypto
In this session, representatives of the USA's Internal Revenue Service will discuss attempts by the IRS to collect taxes from taxpayers who are engaged in crypto transactions.
Video: Meet the Experts: Asset Recovery Q&A
In this session, asset recovery attorneys will discuss key and emerging issues affecting the successful recovery of value in different jurisdictions and take your questions regarding any aspects of the industry. This is your chance to ask the experts anything you want.
Video: Asset Recovery: Funding (Incl. Crypto-Related Litigation)
In this session, litigation funders will discuss key and emerging issues affecting the funding of asset recovery lawsuits, including crypto-related litigation, and offer advice on how to go about getting your case funded.
Video: Asset Recovery: Latin America
In this session, insolvency practitioners and asset recovery specialists will discuss new and emerging issues affecting asset recovery in Latin America.
Video: Crypto Winter: Insolvency, Asset Tracing & Dealing With This New Asset Class
In this session, offshore insolvency practitioners and a lawyer who are all involved in the liquidation of cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital will discuss lessons learned so far when liquidating a global crypto enterprise and attempting to recover assets for creditors.
Video: Must-Have Tools for OSINT Investigations
A demonstration of Internet-based tools to help you find, monitor, and understand information on targets.
Video: Too Big to Jail: HSBC’s Involvement in Financial Crime
Across the world, HSBC likes to sell itself as 'the world’s local bank', the friendly face of corporate and personal finance. However, the same bank was hit with a record U.S. fine of $1.9 billion for facilitating money laundering for 'drug kingpins and rogue nations'. This session will analyze how a bank that boasts 'we're...
Video: How to Conduct OSINT Crypto Investigations
In this session, TRM Labs' training specialist Luke Russell will show attendees tools and techniques to conduct their own investigations into crypto.
Video: How to Investigate Property Ownership in Dubai
In this session, Norwegian investigative journalist Eiliv Frich Flydal will discuss how to investigate property ownership in Dubai and provide examples of property ownership by suspected fraudsters, sanctions evaders, and other ne'er-do-wells.
Video: Offshore Intelligence & Investigations
In this session, OffshoreAlert founder and editor David Marchant will look at some key developments and issues in major offshore financial centers in the areas of investigations and transparency. He will, among other things, explain why the appearance of certain jurisdictions in the complex corporate web of failed crypto group FTX should have been a...
Video: China’s Commercial Espionage Operations & Tactics
In this session, espionage expert Nicholas Eftimiades will discuss China's recruitment incentives, covert communications techniques, information objectives, technology acquisition strategies, covert influence practices, and negotiating tactics.
Video: Disrupting Common Sense: A Skeptic’s Take on Crypto
There's something about crypto that makes otherwise rational people become unhinged. In this session, the presenter will present his case for the inevitable collapse of what he considers to be the biggest financial folly in human history. He says that crypto's foundation, bitcoin, is a confidence game with the excitement of gambling, the viral marketing...
Video: The Shady World of Shadow Diplomats
In this session, ICIJ investigative reporter Will Fitzgibbon will provide the latest intelligence on the shady world of shadow diplomats, in which hundreds of rogue honorary consuls, including alleged terror financiers and criminals, have undermined a little-known system of global diplomacy.
Global Speed Networking at next week’s OffshoreAlert vGlobal
OffshoreAlert's vGlobal conference focuses on intelligence, investigations, and recovery in high-value international finance. Tickets to watch live sessions and network are FREE.
China’s espionage operations to be analyzed at next week’s vGlobal
Intelligence specialist Nicholas Eftimiades will discuss China's commercial espionage operations and tactics at next week's OffshoreAlert vGlobal virtual conference.
Crypto recovery takes center stage at next week’s vGlobal
How to investigate crypto, find, freeze and seize assets - and have it financed by third-party litigation funders - will be tackled at next week's OffshoreAlert vGlobal virtual conference. If you've lost money in crypto, whether you're a client of Sequoia Capital or an armchair investor, you will have the opportunity to meet and listen to experts who can help you.
Three Arrows Capital liquidators to speak at OffshoreAlert vGlobal
The liquidators of British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Singapore-based crypto hedge fund Three Arrows Capital will speak at next month's OffshoreAlert vGlobal virtual conference. They will discuss some of the lessons they have learned so far in the relatively new area of liquidating a major global crypto enterprise and attempting to recover value for creditors, who appear to be owed more than $3.5 billion. Dec 5-9—Claim your free pass.
High-Value International Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part Two)
In this video, leading international fraud and value recovery attorneys take your questions and discuss emerging and dominant issues that impact your ability to be successful and effective in offshore and onshore jurisdictions.
High-Value International Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part One)
In this video, leading international fraud and value recovery attorneys take your questions and discuss emerging and dominant issues that impact your ability to be successful and effective in offshore and onshore jurisdictions.
Must-Have Investigative Tools
This video will look at databases, tools, and resources to investigate individuals and entities operating internationally.
Closing Remarks: OffshoreAlert Conference London 2022
Closing remarks by OffshoreAlert Founder David Marchant. Recorded on October 18, 2022, at OffshoreAlert London.
‘ENRC v. Gerrard’: Will International Investigations Ever Be The Same?
This panel discussion is organised along the lines of the 'BBC Question Time' format with the panelists making some initial comments about the implications of the 'ENRC v. Gerrard' judgment and then answering questions from attendees.
Fighting Fraud & Earning Rewards: Programs Available to Crypto & Other Whistleblowers
This video will look at rewards programs for whistleblowers in cryptocurrency and other industries.
The Incredible Story of Arif Naqvi & The Abraaj Group
In this video, we will discuss how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairytale and shine a light on efforts to clean up global capital flows even as opaque private equity firms amass trillions of dollars and offshore tax havens cast a veil of secrecy which prevents regulators, investors and citizens from understanding what’s really going on in the finance industry.
OneCoin: The Missing Billion-Dollar Cryptoqueen
“OneCoin: The Missing Billion-Dollar Cryptoqueen”, © 2022 OffshoreAlert. Recorded on October 18, 2022, at OffshoreAlert London. To learn more about future events, click here.
The Art of Global Intelligence-Gathering: Facts vs. BS
This video will look at the opaque industry of global intelligence-gathering, including how to obtain and analyze information from sources of varying trustworthiness, credibility, and motivations who might have conflicting accounts in an attempt to determine where the truth is most likely to lie.
Advanced Crypto Investigations & Recovery: Challenges and Solutions
In this video, leading experts in crypto investigations and recovery will offer tips and guidance on investigating and recovering crypto - an industry that is awash with fraud.
OSINT Guide to Crypto Investigations
This video will show attendees tools and techniques to conduct their own investigations into crypto.
Russia: Financial Crime Intelligence & Sanctions Evasion
This video will analyze financial crime in Russia, the scale of the problem, and how Russian entities are evading sanctions imposed as a result of its invasion of Ukraine.
Tether: The Coin That Could Wreck Crypto
This video will look at several red flags concerning the $60 billion 'stablecoin' known as Tether and the potentially devastating impact its collapse - which many consider to be inevitable - is likely to have on the entire crypto industry and the wider financial markets.
Normalizing Fraud: The Crazy World of Crypto
This video will look at the unprecedented amount of fraud taking place in the crypto industry in which millions of victims all over the world have been - and continue to be - collectively scammed out of hundreds of billions of dollars in schemes that, in many cases, are hawked by celebrities, influencers, and even 'respected' businesspeople. It will also analyze whether, apart from being a tool to commit fraud, the underlying technology behind crypto has any legitimate uses or any future.
UAE Uncovered: The New Ground Zero for Financial Crime
Behind the United Arab Emirates' gaudy exterior is a not-so-pretty side. This video will look at evidence that the UAE, particularly Dubai, has become a popular jurisdiction with investment fraudsters, oligarchs, sanctioned politicians, and money launderers, whom the country appears to welcome with open arms.
Opening Remarks: OffshoreAlert Conference London 2022
“Opening Remarks”, © 2022 OffshoreAlert. Recorded on October 17, 2022, at OffshoreAlert London.
Detained IP & Bank Whistleblower to speak at OffshoreAlert London
An insolvency practitioner who was prevented from leaving Dubai for three months and a bank compliance head who claims she was targeted by Dubai authorities after whistleblowing about suspected money […]
Russian sanctions evasion to be probed at OffshoreAlert London
Sanctions evasion by Russian entities will be scrutinized at this month's OffshoreAlert London conference taking place at the Leonardo Royal Hotel London St Paul's on October 17-18.
‘Investigating Crypto’ a major theme at OffshoreAlert London
"Whatever you think of the underlying technology, there's no denying that the crypto industry is rife with fraud," said OffshoreAlert's founder and editor, David Marchant. "It has created an abundance of opportunities for investigators and asset recovery specialists."
Dubai’s Role in Financial Crime to be analyzed at OffshoreAlert London
In the wake of Dubai's decision this week not to extradite fugitive British hedge fund trader Sanjay Shah to Denmark to face $1.7 billion tax fraud charges, evidence that the UAE has become a magnet for financial criminals will be analyzed at next month's OffshoreAlert conference in London.
Ex-Met. Police Commissioner to speak at OffshoreAlert London
Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner Bernard Hogan-Howe will speak about the notorious 'ENRC v. Dechert & Neil Gerrard' case at OffshoreAlert's upcoming in-person conference in London.
Agenda Launch—OffshoreAlert London Conference
The crypto industry dominates this year's agenda, with four of the event's 16 sessions devoted to it. "The amount of fraud in crypto is unlike anything I've ever seen," said OffshoreAlert's founder, owner and editor, David Marchant. "It has created, and will continue to create, unprecedented opportunities for fraud investigators, insolvency practitioners, and asset recovery specialists."
