ACFE Washington Metro Chapter
July 2025 CPE Session (2 NASBA CPEs); July 24, 2025 (Thursday; 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET)
- Free to ACFE Washington Metro members; $30 for non-Chapter members
- To become an ACFE Washington Metro Chapter member, please enroll at http://www.acfedc.org
Agenda:
3:00 – 4:00 PM ET - Session 1: CMMI in the AI Age: Driving Efficiency, Innovation, and Governance
4:00 – 5:00 PM ET - Session 2: Cybersecurity Risk Management Governance: An Agency Theory Perspective
CMMI in the AI Age: Driving Efficiency, Innovation, and Governance
Presenter: Jayakumar Sundaram
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) complements AI-driven advancements by embedding foundational practices that enhance transparency and accountability, crucial for sustained growth and organizational resilience against various threats. Jayakumar Sundaram will discuss how the CMMI offers a structured approach for organizations to manage and enhance their capabilities, especially when integrating artificial intelligence (AI). Jayakumar will elaborate CMMI's critical role in establishing robust governance, ensuring data integrity, and strengthening internal controls to mitigate operational and security risks, including those that could lead to unauthorized activities.
Learning Objectives:
- Evaluate how the CMMI framework integrates with AI to enhance organizational capabilities and strengthen internal controls against potential operational and financial vulnerabilities.
- Identify specific CMMI practice areas, such as Risk Management, Data Management, and Security Development, that are critical for mitigating risks and deterring unethical or fraudulent activities within an AI-driven environment.
- Explain how CMMI's ongoing evolution addresses modern challenges by enhancing governance, data quality, and cybersecurity measures, contributing to a more resilient and fraud-resistant organizational landscape.
Cybersecurity Risk Management Governance: An Agency Theory Perspective
Presenter: Gerald Burch, Jordan Burch, and Mike McGarry
In this session, Gerald Burch, Jordan Burch and Mike McGarry will explores how the updated NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 elevates governance, providing a critical lens through agency theory to enhance cybersecurity risk management. They will examine how conflicts of interest and misaligned motivations among organizational agents can introduce vulnerabilities and increase the potential for illicit activities. Understanding these dynamics is key to designing robust governance structures and controls that deter misconduct and protect organizational assets.
Learning Objectives:
- Analyze how agency theory principles, including potential conflicts of interest and hidden actions, can impact cybersecurity risk management governance.
- Evaluate the application of NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0's governance function in identifying and mitigating organizational vulnerabilities that could be exploited for fraudulent purposes.
- Design strategies for establishing robust cybersecurity governance structures, including clear roles, policies, and oversight mechanisms, to enhance accountability and deter misconduct across an enterprise.
Location: Zoom address to be provided after registration.
Field of Study: 2 Specialized Knowledge (Governance and Fraud)
Prerequisites: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Basic
Delivery Method: Group Internet Based
For attendees eligible for NASBA CPEs, CPE certificates will be administered by ACFE DC.
Who Should Attend?
Fraud, financial and risk management professionals including accountants, attorneys, auditors, and fraud examiners.
NASBA Group Internet-Based CPEs
NASBA requires monitoring for active participation of attendees in group internet-based training to be NASBA CPE-eligible.
- Prior to the event, it is the responsibility of the attendee to acclimate with Zoom functionalities and verify their device has the appropriate Zoom version and configuration that will enable Zoom's polling feature. ACFE DC will not be responsible if the attendee's device or Zoom software is not generating Zoom's polling feature. For more information on Zoom or to request for Zoom support, visit https://www.zoom.com.
- Polling questions will be asked at irregular intervals and may be displayed for less than 60 seconds to comply with NASBA’s monitoring of active participation.
- Attendees must respond to polling questions to be eligible for CPEs. Partial CPEs may be granted based on responses to polling questions.
- Zoom handles must reconcile with the registration name of attendees. Attendees whose Zoom handles do not reconcile with their registration name (first and last names) might not be eligible for NASBA CPEs.
Thank you for your understanding and participation so ACFE DC community members can continue to receive NASBA-eligible CPEs on ACFE DC group internet-based training.
Cancelation Policy:
Full refunds are available anytime when requested prior to 3 days of the event. No refunds will be made for “No Shows” (a “No Show” is a person who registers for a program but who does not cancel registration or attend the program). A registered person may elect to transfer the registration to another person at any time. Cancellations can be made only by email at chapter@acfedc.org. Payments can be electronically made any time prior to the event starts. Unfortunately, we are unable to accommodate "pay at the door" or payment by checks or cash.
Monitoring for Active Participation in Group Internet-Based Training
NASBA requires monitoring for active participation of attendees in group internet-based training to be NASBA CPE-eligible.
- Prior to the event, it is the responsibility of the attendee to acclimate with Zoom functionalities and verify their device has the appropriate Zoom version and configuration that will enable Zoom's polling feature. ACFE DC will not be responsible if the attendee's device or Zoom software is not generating Zoom's polling feature. For more information on Zoom or to request for Zoom support, visit https://www.zoom.com.
- Polling questions will be asked at irregular intervals and may be displayed for less than 60 seconds to comply with NASBA’s monitoring of active participation.
- Attendees must respond to polling questions to be eligible for CPEs. Partial CPEs may be granted based on responses to polling questions.
- Zoom handles must reconcile with the registration name of attendees.
Thank you for your understanding and participation so ACFE DC community members can continue to receive NASBA-eligible CPEs on ACFE DC group internet-based training.
The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) is the world's largest anti-fraud organization with nearly 85,000 members with the mission of reducing the incidence of fraud and white-collar crime. The ACFE Washington Metropolitan Chapter aims to promote fraud detection and deterrence through educational training programs in the National Capital Region.
For additional information regarding Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), please visit http://www.acfe.com.
The Washington Metropolitan Association of Certified Fraud Examiners is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.nasbaregistry.org.