Chris Mathers

Former undercover law enforcement officer, expert on fraud, cyber-crime, money laundering, compliance & security.

ABOUT CHRIS MATHERS

Chris Mathers is a professional public speaker and trainer. He is also the author of the bestselling book, Crime School: Money Laundering.

Chris spent most of his life working undercover for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the US Drug Enforcement Administration, and the US Customs Service. Posing as a gangster, a drug trafficker and even as a money launderer, Chris takes audiences into the underworld that only he can describe, letting people in on the stunning stories and secrets harboured by terrorists and those involved in organized crime.

Chris is a popular media commentator and speaker on organized crime and terrorism, appearing regularly in Canada and the US major media outlets. He has served as a consultant on several feature films and documentaries relating to organized crime, espionage and money laundering. He is the author of the bestselling non-fiction book, CRIME SCHOOL: Money Laundering.Chris Mathers spent most of his life working undercover for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the US Drug Enforcement Administration, and the US Customs Service. Posing as a gangster, a drug trafficker and even as a money launderer, Chris takes audiences into the underworld that only he can describe, letting people in on the stunning stories and secrets harboured by terrorists and those involved in organized crime.

Touching on issues from security, hiring decisions and background checks to money laundering schemes, corporate fraud, bribery, blackmail, extortion and more; Chris offers wise insights on human character and organizational culture that can help you to spot and avoid the perils of white collar crime. Chris is a unique, humorous, and fascinating speaker.

A popular media commentator and speaker, Chris has served as a consultant on several feature films and documentaries relating to organized crime, espionage and money laundering. He has appeared on television and radio interviews on CNN, PBS, MSNBC, all of the Canadian national news networks as well as media outlets in Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean.

INFORMATION FOR MEETING AND CONFERENCE PLANNERS

We work regularly with meeting planners. Chris can create a custom speech or presentation for your event that will entertain and enlighten your audience. If you would like to book Chris for your upcoming event, contact us at info@chrismathers.com for details on fees, dates and travel.

FEATURED KEYNOTES

Artificial Intelligence and Crime

Artificial Intelligence is software that mimics human cognition in order to perform complex tasks and learn from them. Its positive potential is limitless but, like any technology, it can be abused. Criminals are already using audio and video impersonation to defraud and extort us. Foreign governments are using AI to influence our political beliefs.

But, on the upside, AI can detect fraud, spam calls and phishing attempts much better than people can. It never sleeps; it won’t call in sick and it doesn’t work from home. Chris Mathers shares the latest amazing advances in AI, describing how bad guys are using this amazing technology against us and how the good guys are using it to catch them.

Cyber Security - The Invisible War

Imagine a world where every telephone call is monitored, every email and text message read. A world where all of your most personal information can be stolen by cyber-criminals and offered for sale to the highest bidder.

How much risk are you taking each time you turn on your computer, surf the Internet or participate in social media? We are all bombarded every day with emails designed to trick you into downloading malware onto your computer or your corporate network. Who are the people that are working so hard to steal your identity? What can you do to keep them in check?

How do we protect ourselves and our businesses from an invisible enemy? As technology proliferates, what choices should you make? How much of your privacy will you be willing to give up for the sake of security? Convenience? Social Interaction?

Where will be as a society in 25 years? What impact will the choices we make today have on privacy and security in the future. And how will our government protect us? Chris' insights into the world of organized crime and foreign intelligence and how the Internet is the new crime scene, will shock, inform and entertain you.

Crime in Business and the Business of Crime

Have you ever wondered about the seedy underbelly of the business world? Chris Mathers will provide you with a glimpse of the business world of crime and espionage in this keynote address. As a veteran undercover agent at the RCMP and intelligence officer at one of the world’s largest forensic accounting firms, Chris has seen it all and is able to offer unique insights on this topic with his larger-than-life personality.

My Life: 20 Years Undercover

The subject matter is not from a legal or academic perspective, but from a practical, often gritty one. Chris’s approach is to take a complex subject and use plain language, the criminal vernacular and real experiences to illustrate the concepts of organized crime.