Early Bird Registration

Agenda

“I’m excited to be bringing our unique combination of expertise, experience, originality, contacts, and fearlessness to a new group of people.”
– David Marchant, OffshoreAlert founder, owner and editor
All Days
Wed Feb 28
Thu Feb 29
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Wed Feb 28
8:30 AM

Breakfast

Chadra Ballroom Foyer
9:15 AM

Opening Remarks

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2
David Marchant

David Marchant

Founder, Owner & Editor

OffshoreAlert

9:30 AM

Hindenburg Research vs. Asia's Richest Person (Gautam Adani)

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will look at an investigation by a small U.S. short-seller, Hindenburg Research, into Indian industrialist Gautam Adani, who at the time was considered to be Asia's richest person (and the third richest person in the world), a position he lost when his estimated net worth plummeted from $120 billion to $46 billion within three weeks of Hindenburg's allegations of accounting fraud and stock manipulation, while his Adani Group's market value fell by $134 billion during the same period.

10:30 AM

Networking Break

Chadra Ballroom Foyer
11:15 AM

Malaysia's 'Operation Tropicana': The Takedown of a Billion Dollar Boiler Room Gang

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will look at how 'Operation Tropicana', a joint operation by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and IFW Global, an Australian intelligence, investigation, and asset recovery firm, that brought down a billion dollar boiler room gang without a single police officer being involved.

The presentation will identify the key players, how they laundered billions through Hong Kong banks, went undetected for 15 years, and how millions of dollars were recovered for victims using the powers of the MACC Anti-Money Laundering unit.

Twenty bank employees were also arrested and questioned about allegedly turning a blind eye to suspicious transactions.

Ken Gamble

Ken Gamble

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman

IFW Global

12:15 PM

Networking Lunch

Niche Restaurant
1:30 PM

A Practical Guide to Investigations in China

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will look at the potential problems faced by foreign investigators, intelligence-gatherers, data providers, due diligence firms, and consultants when conducting operations in China, particularly given high-profile incidents such as raids on the Chinese offices of Mintz Group, Capvision, and Bain and Company in 2023 and, 10 years before that, the arrests of British private investigator Peter Humphrey and his Chinese-American wife on suspicion of illegally acquiring personal data of a politically-connected Chinese citizen.

Asia's Preferred OFCs (And Why)

Chadra Ballroom 3

This session will look at the use of offshore structures in the British Virgin Islands, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and others by Asian High Net Worth Individuals and large corporations, as well as what goes on in regional Offshore Financial Centers like the Cook Islands, Labuan, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, and Vanuatu.

2:45 PM

Must-Have Tools for OSINT Investigations

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

A demonstration of Internet-based tools to help you find, monitor, and understand information on targets.

Litigation Funding: Trends & Developments

Chadra Ballroom 3

In this session, litigation funders and asset recovery specialists will discuss the latest developments in litigation funding, including legal rulings that affect the industry, how to go about getting your claims funded, and the appetite for funding crypto-related claims.

3:45 PM

Networking Break

Chadra Ballroom Foyer
4:30 PM

Artificial Intelligence: Use Cases for Investigators

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will look at how artificial intelligence, including ChatGPT, can be used to enhance investigations and analyze data.

The Rise of 'Sha Zhu Pan' Scams ('Pig Butchering')

Chadra Ballroom 3

This session will look at the proliferation in S.E. Asia of 'Sha Zhu Pan' scams, a.k.a. 'Pig Butchering', by Chinese organized crime groups, which have taken over $1 billion already from U.S. victims; explain how they work, who is committing them, and what can be done to close them down and recover assets.

5:30 PM

Cocktail Party

Niche Restaurant
Thu Feb 29
8:30 AM

Networking Breakfast

Chadra Ballroom Foyer
9:15 AM

Crypto Investigations & Recovery

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

Leading experts in crypto investigations and recovery will offer tips and guidance on investigating and recovering crypto - an emerging industry that is awash with fraud.

10:30 AM

Networking Break

Chadra Ballroom Foyer
11:15 AM

High-Value International Recovery: Ask Me Anything (Part One)

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

Leading international fraud and value recovery specialists discuss emerging and dominant issues that impact your ability to be successful and effective. This session is intended to be informal and interactive and represents an opportunity for you to have your questions answered by experts who have 'been there, seen it, done it'.

Dorothy Siron

Dorothy Siron

Co-Managing Partner

Zhong Lun

Match-Fixing in Asian Sport

Chadra Ballroom 3

This session will look at the prevalence of sports match-fixing in Asia, including some specific examples.

12:15 PM

Networking Lunch

Niche Restaurant
1:30 PM

High-Value International Recovery: Ask Me Anything (Part Two)

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

Leading international fraud and value recovery specialists discuss emerging and dominant issues that impact your ability to be successful and effective. This session is intended to be informal and interactive and represents an opportunity for you to have your questions answered by experts who have 'been there, seen it, done it'.

Danny Ong

Danny Ong

Managing Director

Setia Law

1MDB/Jho Low: An Update

Chadra Ballroom 3

This session will look into the multi-billion dollar fraud, corruption, and money laundering scheme involving Malaysia's 1MDB, including how it happened and an update on attempts to recover value for victims and bring the scheme's fugitive alleged mastermind, Jho Low, to justice.

2:45 PM

The Global Spyware Industry

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

This session will look at the commercial spyware market.

Hong Kong's Future as an International Business Centre

Chadra Ballroom 3

In a survey conducted by the American Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong in 2021, more than 40% of expats indicated they were planning to leave Hong Kong or were considering it.

This session will discuss Hong Kong's future as a global financial centre, and whether regional rivals like Singapore have benefited from its problems.

3:45 PM

Networking Break

Chadra Ballroom Foyer
4:15 PM

TBA

Chadra Ballroom 1 & 2

In order to accommodate breaking developments, OffshoreAlert will fill this session at a later date.

Who Should Attend

Whatever your role in the industry, you need to know what’s going on at any given time to mitigate risk and maximize opportunity.

Senior Stakeholders, Intelligence & Investigative Elite

Recovery Attorneys
Fraud Investigators
Litigation Funders
Insolvency Practitioners
Intelligence Gatherers
Litigators
Regulators & Law Enforcement
Investors
Directors & Officers
Professional Service Providers
Claimants
Investigative Journalists

An international event with attendees from Asia-Pacific

China
Hong Kong SAR
Singapore
Japan
Korea
India
Malaysia
Indonesia
Taiwan
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
New Zealand
Australia
Our conference is also ideal for outside-the-region businesspeople looking to break into the region or expand their existing operations.

Hotel & Venue

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok

991/9 Rama I Rd, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
The Siam Kempinski is a family-friendly hotel oasis of some 400 splendid rooms grouped around a relaxing garden area with four distinct free-form pools. It sits right in the heart of downtown Bangkok, as close to the shopping as it gets, and houses excellent Michelin-starred Thai restaurant Sra Bua to boot. A limited number of rooms are reserved at a discounted group rate for this occasion through February 4th, 2024. 
"It's like that famous bar in 'Star Wars', where they all come together - the good guys, the bad guys, the seriously guilty - and they all exchange information on neutral territory."
Jack Blum, financial crime lawyer, Washington, D.C., describing our event in The Wall Street Journal in 2009.