DIRECT FUNDS STRUCTURAL FUNDS EU BUDGET NO FRAUD. Rome, October 2015

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1 DIRECT FUNDS EU BUDGET NO FRAUD STRUCTURAL FUNDS EU Funded actions: rules, laws and best practices sharing in the field of fraud prevention Rome, October 2015 Conference venue: Representation of the European Parliament and European Commission in Italy Via IV Novembre, Rome - Italy

2 Faculty NO FRAUD Daniele Borioli Andrea Canonico Massimo Colucciello Corrado Di Fazio Carmine Falanga Andrea Ferrari Dolores Forgione Monica Lai Ugo Liberatore Jorge Guevara Lopez Valentina Romano Roberto Russo Hans Stander Italian Senator Auditor - President of the Union of Young Accountents and Auditors of Asti - Alessandria - Casale PA Advice - Partner Professor at University of Turin, Selene SRL EU financial project manager - ISES President - ISES EU financial project manager - ISES Agenzia per la coesione territoriale, Expert in EU public procurement and State aid law COLAF Technical Secretariat Coordinator and Senior Officer at Guardia di Finanza Division Specialised in Countering EU frauds, at The Presidency of Council of Ministers Senior Auditor - European Court of Auditors Head of Collaborative Project Office Research Fund Raising Division - Politecnico of Turin Audit Manager PSG (Public Sector Group) Policy Officer Fraud Prevention of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) Nicola Tarantino Sicily Region - First level control chief officer - A.d.G. P.O. FESR Sicilia

3 Conference Objectives This event is timely. New rules for the different Funds (European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, Cohesion Fund, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Fisheries and Maritime Fund) have entered into force in January 2014 and the new 7 years programming of direct funds has started. They require authorities managing EU money to put more resources into effective and proportionate anti-fraud measures to identify and tackle potential risk areas. Therefore, the objective of the conference is to raise awareness and showcase some tools and measures which can help to identify and mitigate fraud and corruption risks in relation to the use of indirect and direct EU funds. In particular, the conference aims: a) to improve the prevention and investigation of fraud and other illegal activities beyond current levels by enhancing transnational and multi-disciplinary cooperation; b) to increase the protection of the financial interests of the Union against fraud, facilitating the exchange of information, experiences and best practices; c) to strengthen the fight against fraud and other illegal activities providing technical and operational support EU funded projects managing authorities and other relevant stakeholders.

4 Conference Agenda Thursday, 8 October :00 09:30 Arrival/Registration of participants 09:30 09:45 Opening address. Welcome and introduction to the programme Andrea Ferrari and Dolores Forgione Chair of the meeting: Senator Daniele Borioli 09:45 10:30 EU Funded Projects: how to combat frauds to protect the financial interests of the EU in structural funds projects Moderator: Carmine Falanga Speaker: Andrea Canonico 10:30 10:45 Q&A 10:45 11:00 Coffee Break 11:00 11:45 New tools and action for the correct implementation of public procurement procedures of EU cofunded project Moderator: Carmine Falanga Speaker: Monica Lai 11:45 12:00 Q&A 12:00 12:45 Protection of European Union s financial interest and the fight against fraud (European and National level). Italian AFCOS Moderator: Carmine Falanga Speaker: Ugo Liberatore

5 Conference Agenda EU Parliament - Sala delle Bandiere 12:45 13:00 Q&A :00 Lunch 14:00 14:45 Italian AFCOS, activities and targets Moderator: Dolores Forgione Speaker: Ugo Liberatore 14:45 15:00 Q&A 15:00 15:15 Coffee Break 15:15 17:30 Thematic Working Groups: A. How to manage fraud risks. B. Data-mining tools for fraud prevention and detection. C. Why conflicts of interests in procurement matter and how to tackle them. D. Integry Pacts: bringing managing authorities and civil society together to tackle corruption Moderator: Dolores Forgione Speaker: Nicola Tarantino, Massimo Colucciello 17:30 18:00 Wrap up. Closure and greetings

6 Conference Agenda Friday, 9 October :00 09:15 Arrival/Registration of Spazio Europa Chair of the meeting: Senator Daniele Borioli 09:15 10:00 EU Funded Projects: how to prevent fraud to protect the financial interests of the EU Moderator: Dolores Forgione Speakers: Hans Stander 10:00 10:15 Q&A 10:15 11:00 EU Funded Projects: Management Tools for Preventing Fraud Moderator: Dolores Forgione Speakers: Valentina Romano 11:00 11:15 Q&A 11:15 11:30 Coffee Break 11:30 12:15 Audit of public procurement in the area of Cohesion. Practical examples and lesson learnt Moderator: Carmine Falanga Speakers: Jorge Guevara Lopez 12:15 13:00 Cases of irregularities and fraud detected during first and second level controls on projects co-financed by the European Union Funds Moderator: Carmine Falanga Speakers: Corrado Di Fazio 13: Q&A

7 Conference Agenda Spazio Europa / Sala delle Bandiere 13:30 14:30 Lunch 14:30 17:00 Thematic Working Sala delle Bandiere: A. Fraud in the use of EU funds. B. Fraud Prevention and Detection: Practical Examples. C. Meeting the Financial Management and Accounting Requirements Moderator: Dolores Forgione Speaker: Roberto Russo 17:00 18:00 Wrap up. Closure and final greetings

8 About OLAF & ISES ISES statutory aims are the promotion of Europe in Italy and the support to public bodies, business and third sectors to access EU funding by means of a continuous side by side work throughout the bureaucratic, administrative and management path respecting the rules set by the European Commission. Please visit: This publication is supported by the European Union Programme Hercule III ( ). This programme is implemented by the European Commission. It was established to promote activities in the field of the protection of the financial interests of the European Union. (for more information see This publication reflects the author s view and the European Commission is not responsible for the views displayed in the publications and/or in conjunction with the activities for which the grant is used.. The information contained in this publication does not necessarily reflect the position or opinion of the European Commission

9 Contacts Project Secretariat Associazione ISES Corso Cavallotti Alessandria (AL) - ITALY TEL: +39 (0) FAX: +39 (0) [email protected] Organizing Secretariat Ideazione & Progettazione SAS Corso Crimea Alessandria (AL) - ITALY [email protected] Travel Agency KIBO Viaggi Piazza Martiri della Libertà Biella (BI) [email protected]

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