Embark on a unique five-day journey through Integrity, Transparency and Next-Generation Intelligence Systems, including AI-driven technologies for financial and risk management, control, audit, anti-fraud and anti-corruption in EU Funds.
Designed for professionals working with ESI, IPA, AMIF, ISF, BMVI, CAP & Agricultural Funds (EAGF & EAFRD) and other EU Funds, this highly interactive masterclass combines serious professional content with practical challenges, real-life cases, teamwork, humour and Jo’s renowned game-based learning approach.
Strengthen Integrity & Ethical Decision-Making
Develop practical skills for handling complex integrity dilemmas in EU Funds, working with realistic cases and challenging scenarios.
Unlock Next-Generation Intelligence
Take part in an advanced intelligence training experience:
“Unlock the Power of Next-Generation Intelligence.”
Explore the Intelligence Toolkit of the Future
Discover when, where and how sophisticated intelligence methods, systems and techniques can support EU Funds management, risk assessment, control, audit and investigations, including:
Document Intelligence · Risk Scoring Intelligence · AI Investigation · Graph Intelligence · Open-Source Intelligence · Satellite Intelligence · Robotic Intelligence · Chain of Doubt Intelligence · Power Diamonds Intelligence · and more.
Bring your laptop — you will be working with the intelligence tools and techniques throughout the masterclass.
For five days, the learning environment is professional, highly interactive and deliberately different: serious content meets exciting challenges, teamwork, humour and game-based learning designed to make knowledge memorable and practical.
All of this takes place against the unforgettable backdrop of Vienna at Christmas — where magnificent streets sparkle with festive lights, historic architecture meets enchanting Christmas markets, and the city creates an inspiring atmosphere for learning, networking and sharing ideas.
09:00–09:30 — Opening: “The Snow Is Falling, But the Risks Are Rising”
Participants enter the fictional Christmas EU Funds Control Room and receive their mission briefing.
Several EU-funded programmes are approaching year-end closure. Claims must be verified, payments authorised and sensitive integrity signals assessed.
Learning focus:
09:30–10:30 — Mission 1: The Integrity Compass
Financial, Personal and Organisational Integrity Under Pressure
Teams analyse professional dilemmas involving:
10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45–12:00 — Mission 2: The Dilemma Arena
Professional Behaviour, Carefulness and Confidentiality
Teams face complex cases where several answers appear reasonable, but only one represents the strongest professional response.
Focus on:
12:00–13:00 — Lunch Break
13:00–14:15 — Mission 3: The Control Room Test
Teams receive a fictional EU-funded project file that appears complete but contains:
Teams must identify what requires further verification.
14:15–14:30 — Coffee Break
14:30–15:30 — Mission 4: The Ethics Hotline
Handling Signals, Rumours and Whistleblower Information
A fictional integrity signal arrives through the Christmas Ethics Hotline.
Teams assess:
15:30–16:30 — Mission 5: The Integrity Snowstorm
High-Pressure Final Round
Several events happen simultaneously. Teams must prioritise risks, make decisions and defend their professional judgement.
16:30–18:30 — Vienna Cultural & Networking Experience
Vienna Walking Tour & Festive Food Tasting
DAY 2 — THE ANTI-FRAUD & ANTI-CORRUPTION MISSION
Protecting EU Funds Before the Snow Covers the Tracks
Central theme: Fraud awareness, anti-corruption, conflict of interest, double funding, red flags and prevention.
09:00–09:20 — Opening Challenge
“Yesterday, you protected your professional judgement. Today, you protect the funds.”
09:20–10:30 — Mission 6: Red Flags in the Christmas Tree
Teams build their own Red Flag Christmas Tree.
They identify and classify indicators related to:
10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45–12:00 — Mission 7: Anti-Fraud Christmas Decorations
Teams create practical Anti-Fraud Decorations based on their own professional environment.
Focus on:
12:00–13:00 — Lunch Break
13:00–14:00 — Mission 8: Anti-Fraud Skills Lab
Real Fraud Cases Under the Christmas Tree
Teams work through realistic fraud scenarios and identify:
14:00–14:15 — Coffee Break
14:15–15:15 — Mission 9: The COI Christmas Court
Conflict of Interest: Appearance, Risk or Reality?
Teams act as professional panels assessing different conflict-of-interest scenarios.
They must determine:
15:15–16:00 — Mission 10: The Influence Map
Anti-Corruption Essentials
Teams analyse networks of people and organisations connected to a funded project.
Potential issues include:
16:00–16:45 — Mission 11: Double Funding Detective
One Cost, Two Claims, Many Explanations
Teams investigate a suspected double-funding case involving different EU and national funding programmes.
They must:
16:45–17:00 — Day 2 Challenge Review
Integrity → Fraud → Corruption → COI → Double Funding
DAY 3 — THE INTELLIGENCE LAB
From Traditional Control Thinking to Intelligence-Driven EU Funds Management
Central theme: Using intelligence, technology and structured information gathering to strengthen control, verification and audit.
09:00–09:30 — Opening of the Christmas Intelligence Lab
Mission: Why EU Funds control needs sharper intelligence, stronger evidence and smarter judgement.
09:30–10:30 — The Changing Risk Landscape
Application across:
Trust is good. Evidence is better. Intelligence makes the difference.
10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45–12:00 — Core Concepts of Hybrid Co-Intelligence
Introduction to:
12:00–13:00 — Lunch Break
13:00–15:00 — Real-Life Intelligence Cases
Participants work through practical cases and determine:
Hands-on work — participants are encouraged to bring their laptops.
15:00–15:15 — Coffee Break
15:15–17:00 — Applied Intelligence Workshop
Teams conduct mini-investigations involving:
Teams prepare their intelligence approach for Day 4.
DAY 4 — THE INVESTIGATION & EVIDENCE MISSION
Following the Evidence
Central theme: Applying intelligence tools to complex integrity, fraud and EU Funds cases.
09:00–10:30 — Hybrid Co-Intelligence for EU Funds
Advanced practical application of:
Teams explore the full chain:
Red Flag → Intelligence → Verification → Evidence → Finding → Action
10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45–12:00 — Case Lab: Evidence-Based Reasoning
Teams distinguish between:
Focus on avoiding premature conclusions and strengthening professional scepticism.
12:00–13:00 — Lunch Break
13:00–15:00 — CASE MISSION 1: The Integrity & Intimidation Case
A life-like EU Funds case unfolds.
Teams must:
15:00–15:15 — Coffee Break
15:15–16:30 — CASE MISSION 1: Investigation Continues
The case develops with new information.
Teams must adapt their strategy and distinguish between:
Signal → Suspicion → Intelligence → Verification → Evidence → Finding
16:30–17:00 — Intelligence Debrief
Teams compare:
17:00–18:30 — SURPRISE MISSION
A Surprise Visit to an EU-Funded Project in Vienna
One of the special features of Day 4 is an unexpected field mission: a surprise visit to an EU-funded project in Vienna.
Participants leave the classroom and enter a real project environment, where they are challenged to observe the project from an intelligence, integrity, verification and audit perspective.
Without relying solely on prepared information, participants are encouraged to:
The visit transforms the learning environment from classroom theory into real-world professional observation.
The Day 4 Challenge
What do you see when you stop looking only at the documents?
Participants return with observations and intelligence that will feed into the final mission on Day 5.
DAY 5 — THE VIENNA MISSION
Integrated Investigation, Intelligence & EU Funds Protection
Central theme: Bringing together everything learned during the previous four days in one comprehensive simulation.
09:00–10:30 — CASE MISSION 2: The Christmas Kick-Off Mystery
EU Funds, Rural Sports and the Old Boys’ Network
Teams receive a complex fictional case involving:
Teams must use Hybrid Co-Intelligence, AI, OSINT and professional judgement.
10:30–10:45 — Coffee Break
10:45–12:00 — Investigation & Intelligence Challenge
Teams complete their investigation and prepare a professional case file covering:
12:00–13:00 — Lunch Break
13:00–15:00 — FINAL TEAM PRESENTATION CHALLENGE
Each team presents:
15:00–15:15 — Coffee Break
15:15–16:15 — Professional Jury & Challenge Round
Teams challenge each other’s findings.
The jury assesses:
16:15–16:45 — THE CHRISTMAS INTEGRITY & INTELLIGENCE AWARDS
The winning team receives the symbolic title:
THE VIENNA INTEGRITY GUARDIANS
Masters of Intelligence, Evidence & EU Funds Protection
Additional awards may include:
Best Intelligence Strategy
Best Evidence Trail
Best Fraud Detection
Best Professional Judgement
Best Team Investigation
16:45–17:00 — Closing Session
Use intelligence wisely. Challenge every story. Follow the evidence. Protect the funds.
Participants reflect on the key lessons from the five-day programme and identify how the techniques can be transferred into their own professional environment.
THE 5-DAY LEARNING JOURNEY
| Day | Main Theme | Core Competence |
| Day 1 | The Integrity Mission | Judgement, ethics, behaviour & confidentiality |
| Day 2 | Anti-Fraud & Anti-Corruption | Red flags, COI, corruption & double funding |
| Day 3 | The Intelligence Lab | HUMINT, AI, OSINT & Hybrid Co-Intelligence |
| Day 4 | Investigation & Evidence | Intelligence-led verification, investigation & evidence |
| Day 5 | The Vienna Mission | Integrated intelligence, evidence & EU Funds protection |
Overall Workshop Outcome
By the end of the five-day programme, participants will have strengthened their ability to:
Final Workshop Philosophy
Integrity protects the judgement.
Controls protect the process.
Intelligence reveals the risk.
Evidence supports the finding.
Professional courage protects the funds.
This course will take place in the elegant and historic city of Vienna, offering a rich cultural setting and inspiring urban backdrop for an immersive learning experience.
In addition to comprehensive training materials, the seminar fee covers the following:
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