Highlights

Advisory Team of Grant Thornton Hong Kong Limited publishes the forensic investigation report on a yearly basis, studying Hong Kong listed companies facing fraud allegations from auditors, shareholders & management, regulators/law enforcement, and short-sellers.The report sets base for the webinar, with analysis and useful case studies to go over insights on trading resumption for suspended trading companies. It also deep dives into recent trends in regulatory enforcement.

Speaker(s)

Mr. Barry Tong
National Leader of Forensic Investigation Services, Grant Thornton China
Partner and Head of Advisory at Grant Thornton Hong Kong Limited

Barry has over 20 years of experience in forensic investigation, litigation support, financial due diligence, transaction support, recovery and reorganisation, assurance and initial public offerings. He specialises in conducting complex forensic investigative assignments involving fraud and corruption, and also works on financial and regulatory compliance matters. He has been involved in the preparation of Expert Witness and other reports for use in various matrimonial claims, commercial disputes at various courts and arbitration proceedings.
Barry is a Council Member of Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA), a Board Director of Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute (HKSI), an Executive Council Member of Hong Kong Independent Non-Executive Director Association (HKiNEDA) and the President of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE), Hong Kong Chapter, the world’s largest anti-fraud organisation with over 90,000 members around the globe.

Mr. Kenneth Lam
Partner, Advisory
Grant Thornton Hong Kong Limited

Kenneth has over 15 years of experience in forensic accounting investigation, digital forensic, financial due diligence, litigation support and other advisory services. He is also a member of Grant Thornton Global TAS Data Analytics Steering Committee. He worked on numerous forensic investigations in companies listed in Hong Kong, involving asset misappropriation and financial statement fraud, and reporting findings to stakeholders and regulators/law enforcement.
Kenneth is a Certified Public Accountant in Hong Kong, a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and the director of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiner (ACFE), Hong Kong Chapter.