We are currently working on our program for 2024. You can refer to our 2023 program to get an idea of the high standards that OffshoreAlert conferences are known for. We're excited to provide another exceptional experience in 2024.
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Agenda
All Days
Sun Apr 14
Mon Apr 15
Tue Apr 16
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Sun Apr 14
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST (2 Hours)
Oceanside Cocktail Party
DiLido
Mon Apr 15
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Breakfast
Salon 3
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM EST (15 Min)
Opening Remarks
Salon 1 & 2
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST (1 Hour)
The New Financial Plague: 'Pig Butchering'
Salon 1 & 2
Erin West
Deputy District Attorney
Santa Clara County, Office of the District Attorney
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST (1 Hour)
Big Data Leaks: What They Reveal About Global Finance
Salon 1 & 2
In this session, investigative journalists at the heart of the world's biggest data leaks will discuss their work and what it has revealed about the previously-hidden side of global finance.
Fergus Shiel
Managing Editor
ICIJ
Frederik Obermaier
Co-Founder & Director
Paper Trail Media
12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Networking Lunch
DiLido
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Crypto Litigation: Key Lessons So Far
Salon 1
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST (1 Hour)
INTERPOL Red Notice Abuse
Salon 2
A lawyer who regularly represents clients wanted by INTERPOL, including a former president of an Ecuadorian bank, a former CIA operative, a director of a Venezuelan financial institution, a former general counsel for a Latin American country's national petroleum company, and a Russian developer, will discuss the abuse of red notices.
Michelle Estlund
Founder
Estlund Law
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST (2 Hours)
Oceanside Cocktail Party
DiLido
Tue Apr 16
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Breakfast
Salon 3
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
The Enigmatic World of Offshore Finance: All Your Questions Answered
Salon 1
Panelists with complementary expertise and knowledge about the highly-specialized world of Offshore Financial Centers will discuss the industry and separate fact from fiction, and answer your questions. This will include complex financial products and services, quality of regulatory and legal systems, types of legal structures, international cooperation, evidence-gathering, insolvencies, hits and misses ... nothing is off limits.
Alex Jay
Partner
Stewarts
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST (1 Hour)
High-Value International Recovery: Ask Me Anything (Part One)
Salon 1
Leading international fraud and value recovery specialists will take your questions and 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'.
Edward H. Davis, Jr.
Founding Shareholder
Sequor Law
Lili Infante
CEO
CAT Labs
12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Networking Lunch
DiLido
1:30 PM
2:45 PM
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM EST (45 Min)
TBA
Salon 1 & 2
In order to accommodate important breaking global developments, OffshoreAlert keeps some time-slots open until shortly before the conference starts.
5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM EST (15 Min)
Closing Remarks
Salon 1 & 2
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST (1 Hour 30 Min)
Closing Happy-Hour
Lapidus Bar
2023 Highlights
- 2023 Recordings
- 2023 Agenda
- 2023 Sponsors
- 2023 Speakers
All Days
Sun Apr 23
Mon Apr 24
Tue Apr 25
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Sun Apr 23
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST (2 Hours)
Oceanside Cocktail Party
DiLido
Mon Apr 24
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Breakfast
Salon 3
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 9:30 AM EST (15 Min)
Opening Remarks
Salon 1 & 2
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
9:30 AM
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST (1 Hour)
How My Fraud Investigation Brought Down Harvey Weinstein
Salon 1 & 2
In this session, lawyer Tom Ajamie will talk about how his investigation into suspected charity fraud by Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein ultimately led to Weinstein's demise and later imprisonment for sex offenses.
Seth Freedman
Founder
Red Mist
Tom Ajamie
Managing Partner
Ajamie LLP
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST (1 Hour)
The Digital Elephant in the Room: Are Crypto Tokens Securities?
Salon 1 & 2
In this session, our panelists will discuss an unanswered question on which billions of dollars ride: Are crypto tokens securities as a matter of law?
Jessica Magee
Partner
Holland & Knight
Markus Veith
Partner
Grant Thornton
Maureen Ward
Partner
Bennett Jones
Warren Gluck
Partner
Holland & Knight
12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Networking Lunch
DiLido
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Crypto Winter: Insolvency, Asset Tracing & Dealing With This New Asset Class
Salon 1
In this session, insolvency practitioners, lawyers, and investigators, several of whom are involved in the liquidation of Three Arrows Capital, will discuss how to go about investigating and recovering assets when a global crypto enterprise collapses.
Benedict Hamilton
Managing Director, Forensic Investigations and Intelligence
Kroll
Callum McNeil
Managing Partner (BVI)
Sterlington BVI
Paul Pretlove
Managing Director
Interpath Advisory
Russell Crumpler
Senior Managing Director
Teneo
Warren Gluck
Partner
Holland & Knight
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Russia in a Time of War: How to Investigate, Enforce Judgments & Handle Problem Clients
Salon 2
In this session, investigators and attorneys will discuss:
- Increased lawsuits against Russia/Sanctioned Entities and how to enforce any awards, including seizing money frozen in European clearing houses and seizing private planes;
- How does the Russia-Ukraine War affect existing litigation and investigations;
- Confiscation of assets of Russian oligarchs ;
- Inability of Russian banks to pursue debtors who often stole money or haven't returned the loans and who now live abroad; and
- Proactive Russian sanctions analysis investigations.
Masha Shvetsova
Co-Founder
Vantage Intelligence
Pavel Ivlev
Executive Director
KRES Poliskola
Robert Weigel
Partner
Gibson Dunn
Tom Firestone
Partner
Stroock
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST (1 Hour)
The Baby-Boomer Generation & The Largest Succession of Wealth in History: The New Frontier in Asset Recovery?
Salon 1
We stand on the cusp of the greatest generational wealth transfer in history. Baby boomers are set to pass more than $68 trillion on to their children. Major intra family disputes involving the succession of portions of this wealth will inevitably erupt. Is this the new frontier for asset recovery professionals? This panel session will look at the challenges facing the victims of high value elder abuse; dishonest breach of trust by a family member against siblings or children; and developing a practice in this area.
Alexander Stein
Founder
Dolus Advisors
David Johnson
Managing Shareholder (Fort Worth)
Winstead
Martin Kenney
Managing Partner
Martin Kenney & Co (MKS)
Rodrigo Callejas
Partner
Carrillo & Asociados
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST (1 Hour)
Litigation Funding: Latest Developments
Salon 2
In this session, litigation funders and asset recovery attorneys 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.
David Kerstein
Managing Director
Validity Finance
Gerard Somers
Senior Manager – Restructuring, Strategy and Transactions
EY-Parthenon
Michael Redman
Co-Head, EMEA
Burford Capital
Oren Warshavsky
Partner
BakerHostetler
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST (1 Hour)
Crypto Contagion: Who's Next?
Salon 1
Some crypto investigators suspect that the collapse of FTX is just the tip of the ice berg in an industry that is rife with fraud.
This session will look at red flags surrounding other crypto schemes, including Binance, Deltec Bank, and, of course, Tether.
Ben Foldy
Reporter
The Wall Street Journal
James Block
Founder & Author
Dirty Bubble Media
Orson Newstat (a.k.a. Cas Piancey)
Host
Crypto Critics' Corner
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST (1 Hour)
Inside the Cult: The Value of Covert Human Source Intelligence in Litigation
Salon 2
Experienced investigator Katie Frodsham discusses the value of human source intelligence (HUMINT) during litigation, through a case study of her infiltration of an extreme cult. Using covert HUMINT techniques and hardware, Katie went undercover in the cult to gather the evidence and intelligence needed to successfully win the case against the cult leader. This is the story of how Katie became a trusted member of the group, eventually going on holiday with them, and becoming the cult leader’s mentee.
Katie Frodsham
Head of Digital Investigations
ITC Secure
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM EST (2 Hours)
Oceanside Cocktail Party
DiLido
Tue Apr 25
8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Breakfast
Salon 3
9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Crypto: All Your Questions Answered
Salon 1
In this special, 90-minute, 'everything you need to know about crypto' session, leading crypto investigators, recovery specialists, and proponents will answer all of your questions regarding the crypto industry and offer advise and expertise to increase your chances of success.
Amanda Wick
Founder & CEO
Association for Women In Cryptocurrency
Carmel King
Director
Grant Thornton
Daniel Coyle
Counsel
Sequor Law
Erin Plante
Global Head of Investigations & Special Programs
Chainalysis
Hakob Stepanyan
Manager - Forensic Investigation & Litigation Services
BDO USA
Haydn Jones
Managing Director, Data Insights and Forensics
Kroll
Joanna Summers
Chief Recovery Officer
Asset Reality
10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
11:15 AM
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST (1 Hour)
High-Value International Recovery: Ask Me Anything (Part One)
Salon 1
Leading international fraud and value recovery specialists will take your questions and 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'.
Adam Crane
Partner
Baker & Partners
Edward H. Davis, Jr.
Founding Shareholder
Sequor Law
Justina Stewart
Barrister
Outer Temple Chambers
Mariano Federici
Senior Managing Director
K2 Integrity
Rebecca Castaneda
Principal
Castaneda Law Firm
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM EST (1 Hour)
COVID Relief Fraud: Opportunities to Recover Hundreds of Billions of Dollars
Salon 2
In this session, retired FBI Agent Gregory Coleman will discuss how criminals have stolen hundreds of billions of dollars of COVID Relief funds and how the private and public sectors can work together to recover assets.
The presentation will include a case study of one state’s aggressive approach to recovering funds stolen through unemployment insurance fraud.
Gregory Coleman
Independent Consultant
Retired FBI Agent
Michael Ronickher
Partner
Constantine Cannon
12:15 PM
12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Networking Lunch
DiLido
1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
High-Value International Recovery: Ask Me Anything (Part Two)
Salon 1
Leading international fraud and value recovery specialists will take your questions and 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'.
Angela Barkhouse
Managing Director, Head of Caribbean
Quantuma
Craig Boneau
Partner
Reid Collins & Tsai
Keith Oliver
Head of International
Peters & Peters
Tatiana Markel
Partner
BakerHostetler
Ulla Pentinpuro
Principal (Compliance, Forensics and Intelligence)
Control Risks
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM EST (1 Hour 15 Min)
Investing in Distressed Assets (Crypto & Sovereign Debt)
Salon 2
This session will look at investing in two forms of distressed assets - crypto and sovereign debt.
Thomas Braziel, whose firm, 507 Capital, invested heavily in crypto claims against failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox and is now looking to do the same at another insolvent crypto exchange, Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX Group, will discuss investment opportunities in failed crypto ventures.
Jay Newman, a former hedge fund portfolio manager who led one of the most notable hedge fund trades in history - leading to a 15-year fight to recover billions of dollars of defaulted debt from the government of Argentina, will discuss investment opportunities in sovereign debt. Jay is now a novelist, with his debut novel Undermoney, about dark money and global politics, published in 2022.
Jay Newman
Novelist & Ex-Hedge Fund Manager
Thomas Braziel
Managing Partner
507 Capital
2:45 PM
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST (1 Hour)
ChatGPT: Use Cases for Investigators
Salon 1
This session will look at how artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT can be used to enhance investigations and analyze data.
David Cowen
Vice President, Forensic Services
Charles River Associates
3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:30 PM EST (45 Min)
Networking Break
Salon 3
4:30 PM
4:30 PM - 5:15 PM EST (45 Min)
Miami's Crypto Ambitions ... with Mayor Francis Suarez
Salon 1 & 2
Our final session will look at how Miami has been attempting to become the world's crypto capital and a center for Web3 and AI projects. Capturing the opportunities and addressing challenges associated with these emerging sectors is no easy feat. The City of Miami’s Mayor Francis X. Suarez joining Jeremy Kroll, CEO and Co-Founder of K2 Integrity, for a candid discussion about these important topics.
Francis Suarez
Mayor
The City of Miami
Jeremy Kroll
President, Co-CEO, and Co-Founder
K2 Integrity
5:15 PM
5:15 PM - 5:30 PM EST (15 Min)
Closing Remarks
Salon 1 & 2
David Marchant
Founder, Owner & Editor
OffshoreAlert
5:30 PM
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST (1 Hour 30 Min)
Closing Happy Hour
Lapidus Bar
White Knight Sponsor
Justice Sponsors
Integrity Sponsors
Truth Sponsors
Impact Sponsors
Exhibitors
Partners
Association for Women In Cryptocurrency
EY-Parthenon
Retired FBI Agent
Sponsors
White Knight Sponsor
Justice Sponsors
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Sequor Law
Sequor Law is a Miami-based international law firm representing financial institutions, sovereign governments and state owned enterprises, public and non-public companies, insolvency practitioners and individual clients in the areas of asset recovery, financial fraud, insolvency and financial services litigation.https://www.sequorlaw.com/
Quantuma
Integrity Sponsors
Martin Kenney & Co. is a cutting-edge investigative litigation practice based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), specialising in global asset recovery.We are able to deploy both legal and investigative teams worldwide in the pursuit of stolen assets, with an unrivaled rate of success.https://martinkenney.com/
Martin Kenney & Co. is a cutting-edge investigative litigation practice based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), specialising in global asset recovery.We are able to deploy both legal and investigative teams worldwide in the pursuit of stolen assets, with an unrivaled rate of success.https://martinkenney.com/
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Truth Sponsor
Exhibitors
Sequor Law
Sequor Law is a Miami-based international law firm representing financial institutions, sovereign governments and state owned enterprises, public and non-public companies, insolvency practitioners and individual clients in the areas of asset recovery, financial fraud, insolvency and financial services litigation.https://www.sequorlaw.com/
Quantuma
Martin Kenney & Co. is a cutting-edge investigative litigation practice based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), specialising in global asset recovery.We are able to deploy both legal and investigative teams worldwide in the pursuit of stolen assets, with an unrivaled rate of success.https://martinkenney.com/
Martin Kenney & Co. is a cutting-edge investigative litigation practice based in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), specialising in global asset recovery.We are able to deploy both legal and investigative teams worldwide in the pursuit of stolen assets, with an unrivaled rate of success.https://martinkenney.com/
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