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Fraud Risk: What Directors Need to Know
11 November 2025 9:30am
Join us for our upcoming webinar, 'Fraud Risk: What Directors Need to Know'. This session will offer pragmatic, experience-based insights to help directors strengthen their approach to fraud risk management and governance in their organisations. Taking place from 9:30am - 10:30am, on Tuesday, 11th November 2025.
Corporate fraud is a significant threat to corporate integrity and reputation. Boards must be satisfied that companies have robust systems of internal control to identify and mitigate fraud risk. In this webinar, our panel will explore today’s fraud risk landscape, the warning signs of organisational vulnerability, and how boards can fulfil their oversight responsibilities without overstepping into management’s role. Our expert speaker panel include: Ian Drennan, Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Enforcement Authority and Maureen Kelly, Director, Governance, Risk & Internal Controls, Forvis Mazars. The session will be moderated by Dr. Margaret Cullen, Governance Advisor, IoD Ireland.
Drawing on extensive experience in investigation, enforcement, and governance, our guest speakers will share practical insights on:
- Common sources and warning signs of fraud risk at board level
- Lessons from investigations across corporate, charity, and public sectors
- The evolving regulatory environment and directors’ responsibilities
- Building a culture of integrity and accountability
Exclusive to members. This webinar is part of the IoD Briefing Series: Designed for Directors, sponsored by Forvis Mazars.
Ian Drennan Chief Executive Officer, Corporate Enforcement Authority
Ian Drennan is Chief Executive Officer and the sole appointed Member of the Corporate Enforcement Authority. He has extensive experience in the areas of investigation, regulation, and civil and criminal enforcement and of leading entities having a public interest mandate, having previously held the positions of Director of Corporate Enforcement and Chief Executive Officer of the Irish Auditing & Accounting Supervisory Authority (IAASA) respectively. He is a member of the Advisory Council against Economic Crime & Corruption, the Anti-money Laundering Steering Committee, and the Company Law Review Group (CLRG). He is also a member of the Medical Council, the statutory regulator of medical doctors in Ireland, where he is Chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee and a member of the Fitness to Practice Committee. An accountant by profession (FCCA, FCA), Ian holds a first class honours Master's degree in Law from Technological University Dublin as well as qualifications from University College Dublin (BSc., Police Leadership & Governance), the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School (Post-graduate Diploma, Corporate Governance), and the Honorable Society of King’s Inns (Advanced Diploma, Corporate, White-collar & Regulatory Crime). Ian is an Adjunct Professor at the University College Cork School of Law and has lectured to both degree students at the Institute of Public Administration (Auditing) and to students of the King's Inns Advanced Diploma on Corporate, White-collar & Regulatory Crime (Company Law & Regulation).
Maureen Kelly Director, Governance, Risk & Internal Controls, Forvis Mazars
Maureen Kelly is a director in Forvis Mazars, in the Governance, Risk & Internal Controls department and leads the investigation service line. Maureen is a Statutory Inspector investigating the affairs of charities and approved housing bodies on behalf of the Charities Regulatory Authority and the Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority. She is lead investigator in respect of a range of Protected Disclosure investigations on behalf of Government Departments and other public sector bodies, including investigations into financial, corporate governance, procurement, fraud, conflicts of interest, health & safety and human resource based investigations. She has also conducted investigations and led fraud risk and forensic reviews of procedures in private sector companies and statutory regulatory organisations. Maureen has significant experience in corporate governance, financial reporting and legislative requirements for national organisations. She has over 13 years’ experience working in the charitable sector in Ireland at a local and national level and has advised and supported small to large charitable organisations on internal financial controls, financial reporting, corporate governance and health and safety procedures.
Dr. Margaret Cullen Governance Advisor, IoD Ireland
Dr Margaret Cullen is IoD Ireland’s Governance Advisor and a recognised national authority on corporate and fund governance. She brings a rare combination of academic depth and practical boardroom experience, making her one of Ireland’s most respected voices on governance excellence. Margaret supports IoD Ireland’s team of Board assessors, ensuring that each evaluation is informed by the highest standards of rigour, insight, and relevance. She has an extensive and distinguished track record of conducting Board evaluations across the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors, providing Boards with tailored, actionable recommendations to enhance their performance and governance practices. In addition to her evaluation work, Margaret is a leading academic in the field, having lectured widely on corporate governance, board dynamics, and risk management. Her ability to translate complex governance theory into practical application equips Boards to meet today’s challenges with clarity, confidence, and accountability.
Forvis Mazars is a leading global professional services network established on 1 June 2024. It brings together the previously known Mazars international partnership and FORVIS, a top-ranked firm in the United States.
Operating as an internationally integrated partnership in over 100 countries and territories, they leverage their global expertise and scale to deliver cutting-edge services in audit, assurance, tax, consulting, financial advisory, corporate finance and financial outsourcing.
They assist major international corporations, SMEs, financial institutions, and public bodies in achieving their strategic and business objectives. Visit the Forvis Mazars website.
Is this eligible for CPD?
Dimension covered: Technical Knowledge and Skills
Eligible hours: 1 hour
This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body.
How do I attend?
To reserve your space, click the ‘Book Now’ button.
Once registered, we’ll send an email to confirm your booking with the option to add the event to your calendar. We’ll also send a reminder with the link to access the session the day before the webinar.
The webinar will take place on Zoom. Download it on Zoom if you don’t have it already.
Questions?
Get in touch with Anna Hannigan, Events Manager, IoD Ireland.
