AI Practitioner and Resilience/Adaptability Expert to Lead 2026 ACFE Women’s Summit

Annual one-day event provides discussion platform on the latest fraud trends and tools, as well as opportunities and obstacles for women in the anti-fraud profession.

Key Takeaways:

• The 2026 ACFE Women's Summit will be held March 6 in Austin, Texas and virtually.
• The summit will bring together anti-fraud professionals to explore emerging fraud trends, share practical tools and address the unique challenges women face in the profession.
• Best-selling author Courtney Clark and AI practitioner Shubhi Rao will deliver keynote addresses.

AUSTIN, Texas (January 16, 2025) – Anti-fraud professionals from district attorney's offices, government agencies, banks and financial institutions, accounting firms and more will gather for the 2026 ACFE Women's Summit on March 6. This is the first time that the ACFE Women's Summit will be held in Austin, where the ACFE is headquartered.

Keynote speakers at this year's summit include: 

• Courtney Clark, bestselling author and resilience and adaptability expert. Clark will guide attendees on how to maintain persistence and deal with change throughout challenges in the workplace.
• Shubhi Rao, a former executive at Alphabet/Google and AI practitioner. Rao will sit down with ACFE Chief Training Officer Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA, to discuss the evolution and future of AI, and how anti-fraud professionals can use the technology to their advantage. 

Educational sessions on this year's agenda will focus on topics such as:

• Building a fraud risk assessment program.
• A case study in a nursing home scam investigation. 

"At a time where fraud risks, technology and the working world are changing daily, it is so important for anti-fraud professionals to come together to learn from each other, connect and collaborate," said ACFE Chief Training Officer Andi McNeal, CFE, CPA. "The ACFE Women's Summit provides a truly inspiring environment to explore shared challenges, celebrate each other's successes and walk away rejuvenated and empowered."

For more information, visit the ACFE Women's Summit website.

About the ACFE

Founded in 1988 by Dr. Joseph T. Wells, CFE, CPA, the ACFE is the world's largest anti-fraud organization. Together with more than 95,000 members, the ACFE works to reduce business fraud worldwide and inspire public confidence in the integrity and objectivity within the profession.

Contact the ACFE

For more information, email PR@ACFE.com.