Trainers
Evangelia Dimitroulia, CFE, CIA, CRMA, CCSA, CFSA
Charalampos Xydis, CFE, CRMA
Dr. Anna Damaskou, CFE
Oleksandr (Alex) Movchan, CFE, CIA, CICA, CIMA DIP PM, LSS
Evangelia Dimitroulia, CFE,CIA,CRMA,CCSA,CFSA
President, ACFE Greece
Evangelia has been working as an Auditor since 1994. She started her career as an External Auditor but soon she joined the Internal Audit Division of Alpha Bank Group. She moved on to work as an Audit Manager for National Bank of Greece Group. Until 31.12.2016, she holded the position of Deputy Director in the Internal Controls Department of National Bank of Greece.
Over the years she has conducted a number of Internal Audit engagements and Special Investigations. She holds a BSc in Accounting & Finance and a Masters degree in Business Administration. She is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). She was a founding member of the Hellenic Association of Fraud Examiners, in 2011 she was appointed Training Director and now is President of ACFE Greece.
She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Financial Services Auditor, a Chartered Certified Financial Consultant and a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE). She also holds a Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA) and a Certification in IFRS and an Accreditation in Internal Quality Assessment.
Aside from the above, she has lectured for the Hellenic Association of Certified Fraud Examiner on issues such as Fraud Theory and Business Ethics. Also, in her capacity as Audit Manager for the Group Fraud and Special Audits Sector, she has been actively involved in planning and implementing the Fraud Awareness Program of NBG Group. Since 2013 she teaches, in the English language, Fraud Examination Practice (under the ACFE Education Partnership Scheme) and Specialized Internal Audit Practices at the MBA in Internal Auditing of National & Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Charalampos Xydis, CFE, CRMA
Managing Director, Fraud Education Center
Charalampos holds a BSc in Business Administration and an MSc in Internal Auditing & Management from City University (Cass) Business School – UK. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) from IIA Global and he is also accredited as Lead Auditor for ISO 9001. He is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE). In Feb 2014 he was appointed Programs & Partnerships Director of the Hellenic Association of Fraud Examiner. Moreover, he has served as Director of the Hellenic Institute of Internal Auditors.
He has been working since 1996 as an Internal Auditor in various companies ranging from Financial Services Sector to the Media sector, although his expertise lies in the Energy & Oil sector where he gained most of his experience. In April 2014 he started his own company –a Fraud Examination Practice – focusing on Ethics & Compliance Programs, Fraud Awareness Training e.t.c.
Since 2013 he is a lecturer in the Specialized Internal Audit Practices course offered by the Internal Auditing Program (Postgraduate Level) of National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and he also serves as a member of the Scientific Committee of the program. He has lectured several times on “Corporate Governance & Fraud” and “Corporate Integrity” in joint events organized by Hellenic ACFE and other organizations.
Dr. Anna Damaskou, CFE
Chair, Board of Transparency International, Greece
Before joining the international organization-development bank, where she is currently employed, Dr Damaskou worked for EU and national regulatory/supervisory authorities of the banking and financial sectors, as well as in the compliance function of commercial banking.
Dr Damaskou has carried out post-doctoral research in the University of Luxembourg in the fields of EU financial criminal law and EU Banking Union law, while she holds a PhD degree from the Queen Mary University of London in the field of EU financial criminal, as well as an LL.M degree from the London School of Economics & Political Science focusing on banking and financial law.
Dr Damaskou Anna has been the Chair of the Board of Transparency International-Greece since October 2017. Before, she was a long-standing researcher for Transparency International, while she has been publishing extensively in the fields of good governance and anti-corruption.
Oleksandr (Alex) Movchan, CFE, CIA, CICA, CIMA DIP PM, LSS
Trainer, President of Institute for Internal Controls – Eastern Europe
Alex has around 15 years of progressive professional experience in external and internal auditing, fraud prevention, and internal controls, currently leading Internal controls function globally in an international Group of companies in the medical sector. He has managerial experience in internal auditing and controls within international business groups in medical, FMCG, and media sectors including companies listed on New York, Stockholm, and Warsaw stock exchanges, conducting audit engagements in Europe, North America, and Asia.
He is the President and founding member of the Institute for Internal Control (TheIIC) in Eastern Europe since 2018, previously being Board member and Head of Education Committee in the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) chapter in Ukraine.
He is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Internal Controls Auditor (CICA), has CIMA Diploma in Performance Management and Lean Six Sigma (yellow belt). He holds a Masters's degree in Accounting and Auditing.
Aside from the above, he has published a number of articles in professional magazines, held open lectures in universities, and has spoken at numerous professional conferences and forums in Central and Eastern Europe. Also, he is a blogger on “Risk and Compliance Platform Europe” being one of the most popular online professional media in Europe in risk management, compliance and related areas available in 8 languages.