Brian is passionate about conceptualising, developing, and managing innovative projects, products and services which challenge the status quo so that the world will become a better place to live and work. He was born in Cape Town and was schooled at Rondebosch Preparatory and High schools. He has a B.Econ degree from the University of Stellenbosch and is a graduate of the South African Army Command & Staff College. He has post graduate qualifications from the University of Stellenbosch and the University of Pretoria. He is a certified ethics officer, a Pioneer Member of the Ethics Practitioners Association and one of the first group of ten ethics practitioners to qualify for the professional designation EP(SA). Brian was one of the pioneers of outsourced anonymous reporting services in South Africa in 2000 and is the author of a book “Managing Outsourced Reporting Services Effectively”. He is known as The Ethics Architect™ and is passionate about assisting clients to build ethical businesses and defeat the concerted attack of workplace crime. He achieves this through his innovative reporting service called Be Heard® and through his unique ethics surveys, consulting, and training. He speaks regularly at conferences, workshops and webinars and lectures at academic institutions and is a Professional Member of the Professional Speakers’ Association of Southern Africa. Because new businesses are like sea turtles – only about 5% of them survive – he is passionate to see more companies succeed and grow to maturity and become sustainable and profitable. Brian has been running his own businesses since mid-1996 and he has written a very popular book – Of Course You Can!® - which aims to share the lessons that he has learnt on his own – sometimes bumpy – journey! He also conducts a range of workshops to assist entrepreneurs under this brand. Brian is married to Jacqui, has two adult daughters and three grandchildren and calls Durban home.

Thompson is the Founder & Director of Judiciá Forensics Advisory with 30+ years’ fraud investigation and fraud risk management experience. Thompson's career began in law enforcement where he served in various sections culminating in the Criminal Investigation Department - Serious Fraud Squad (now Commercial Crimes Division). He also worked for a number of financial institutions including a subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Nedbank Zimbabwe. Prior to him becoming an entrepreneur, Thompson worked for PwC where he was a Senior Manager in Forensic Services managing forensic engagements within banking & financial services, Non-Governmental/Developmental Aid, Government & public entities, telecoms, manufacturing, retail, medical supplies and services, agriculture, and mining sectors. Apart from Zimbabwe, Thompson has engagement experience in Mozambique, Malawi, and South Africa, thus, gaining extensive knowledge in investigation and fraud risk management frameworks and methodologies. Thompson has been a speaker at fraud forums in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Education & Training: • 2017, MSc Counter Fraud & Counter Corruption Studies, University of Portsmouth (UK) • 2007, Diploma, Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigations, University of Johannesburg (SA), • 1990, Police Training, Morris Depot (ZW). Certification: • 2006, Certified Fraud Examiner, ACFE. Other responsibilities: • Part-time Lecturer, Harare Institute of Technology • Training Director, ACFE Zimbabwe Chapter