
• ChinaWhys Managing Director Peter Humphrey will lead a seminar at the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing on 11 June 2010 on "Detecting and Preventing Corporate Fraud". Peter will speak on the subject of "Handling Fraud Risks in China Business Operations". He will be joined by Christoph Hezel, a Partner with the international law firm Taylor Wessing, who will speak about "Fraud in China - How to Manage Corporate Compliance from a Legal Perspective" and by Stuart Lindley from the international accounting firm IFM, who will speak about "What to look out for in financial statements and accounting systems." The three speakers will share their experiences and offer some strategies and practical tips for avoiding and combating fraud in China.
• ChinaWhys Managing Director Peter Humphrey will address a Sportsbetting and Lotteries Summit in Hong Kong 21-22Julky 2010 on the subject of �Peeling the Due Diligence Onion in China for the Gaming Industry. Peter will focus on conducting "reputational" due diligence and will present China due diligence case studies from successful and abortive deals in the gaming industry. What are the fraud risks associated with China business deals for players in the gaming industry? What special pre-transactional due diligence is required to mitigate such risks in this business environment? How do you find out the genesis, evolution and caliber of a company? Are you sure you know who really owns and runs it? What level of detail can be obtained about the personalities behind it? What are their background, track record reputation and business practices?
• ChinaWhys founder Peter Humphrey will address a St Gallen University EMBA delegation in Shanghai on 2 September 2010 on the subject of "White-Collar Crime Prevention & Fraud Investigation in China Business Operations".
• ChinaWhys will be participating in other seminars and events in China, Asia and other parts of the world during 2010.