Aurelio Mari “Reli” G. Gueco is a Certified Fraud Examiner with more than 25 years of professional experience.

Reli’s range of expertise covers risk-based internal auditing (in a regional / multicultural environment), forensic accounting and corporate fraud investigations, data privacy and information security, and enterprise fraud risk management gained from a Big 4 Accounting firm,
multinational FMCG and tire manufacturing companies, global insurance & shared services center and media advertising / public relations firm.

He is currently the Principal Consultant / Owner of AMG Risk Management Consultancy with a portfolio of services covering fraud investigation & prevention engagements, fraud risk management, 3rd party integrity due diligence review, and forensic accounting & fact-finding services. He also worked with a Big-4 firm as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in their fraud investigation engagements.

Previously, he was the Chief Risk Officer of LFG Fintech, Inc.-- a start-up fintech being supervised by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas that facilitates the last-mile-of-payment-process for Web3 e-Wallet users upon conversion of digital assets to fiat through a DeFi protocol application.

From November 2014 until June 2020, Reli worked as the Senior Manager and Forensics Leader in
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting Services Philippines Ltd. As Forensics Leader, he led several
forensic engagements and advisory services to foreign and local companies specifically on forensic
investigations & fact-finding, digital forensics & e-Discovery, forensic intelligence & data analytics,
forensic accounting (for dispute & claims support) and licensing contract compliance reviews. While at PwC, Reli accomplished the development and implementation of an online whistleblowing platform for Globe Telecom and the Governance Commission for GOCCs (Government Owned and Controlled Corporations).

Since 2010, Reli has been a resource speaker in various trainings and series of seminars for private
companies and the public sector, including government agencies e.g., Commission on Audit (CoA),
Department of Justice (DoJ), Office of the Ombudsman, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
(PCSO) and Governance Commission for GOCC covering topics on ACFE principles of fraud
examination, fraud investigation techniques, risk-based internal auditing, management controls,
corporate ethics and good governance.

In May 2017, he was invited as one of the speakers at the Regional Seminar on Bank Fraud
Detection by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Financial Regulators Training Initiative
hosted by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation
(PDIC). The 5-day seminar was held at the Asian Development Bank Headquarters, Manila, the
Philippines and was attended by Bank Regulators, Governors and key officials of Central Banks of
ASEAN countries.

Reli earned his Bachelor in Accountancy degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines
in April 1992. He became a CFE in February 2008. Since then, he has been an anti-fraud advocate
and has been invited to speak in various professional membership meetings of ACFE-P, IIA-P,
ACPAPP, PICPA, PICPA-Cavite, and other corporate & public trainings and seminars in Manila,
Makati, Quezon City, Cebu and Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte.

Erick is a CPA, Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and a Partner in SGV’s Assurance practice, under the Forensic & Integrity Services. He is also the Quality Leader for EY Forensics practice in the region.

He provides investigation and dispute services work for a wide variety of clients in different industries. Erick also provides compliance works to clients, in particular on anti-bribery and corruption laws and regulations of different countries and business code of conduct for multinational companies. He provides advisory services to companies on fraud prevention, detection and investigation.