The Internal Audit Conference – impact greater than the sum of its parts

Confused by AI, rapid regulatory change and geopolitical thunderbolts? Struggling to find out what innovative internal audit leaders are doing to deal with cyberattacks and supply chain risk? Keen to maximise your team’s human skills in the face of rapid tech developments? The Internal Audit Conference on 29-30 September provides it all.  

Keynote speakers can help you to increase your team’s brainpower, understand the inner machinations of government (and what this means for business), and advise on how to create the strongest, bravest team to face the challenges of tomorrow. 

Breakout sessions will discuss how to improve your empathy and human skills while confronting the risks and opportunities of AI. Whether you need to deal with deepfakes and fraud, or prepare to encounter quantum threats, these sessions will enable you to learn and explore with experts and peers. 

AI is, of course, a major theme, with sessions covering rethinking risk and controls, data risks, auditing AI and coping with cyberattacks. Delegates can think about how to take their team to the next level of maturity in sessions on threat-based auditing and navigating the second- and third-line assurance. Or they can look across borders at global threats such as sanctions, money-laundering and economic crime. 

Professional skills sessions cover empathy, courage and professional scepticism. Inclusion and how to develop high-performing teams are critical topics for internal auditors tackling existing and future risks. 

But the Internal Audit Conference offers even more than the chance to hear the best speakers debate the most important issues of today. As Anne Kiem, CEO of the Chartered IIA, said in a recent blog, the Chartered IIA is a community and one of its greatest strengths is its ability to connect people who share a common professional background and the same goals.
  

Don’t miss out 

No matter where you work, internal auditors face the same challenges. The conference gives you a chance to learn, but it also offers time to speak, listen and find out what fellow internal auditors are doing across sectors and regions. 

So, whether you want to hear Lord Gavin Barwell, former Chief of Staff to Theresa May’s government, now senior advisor to PwC, explain the impact of geopolitical risks, find out how to maximise your team’s brainpower from Dr Jon Finn, or ponder what a world-class internal audit function should look like with Vishal Arora, CAE and Head of Global Assurance at Mittal, there will be plenty to stretch everyone. And this is just the start – breakout sessions and networking time are opportunities to discuss and explore every topic more deeply and broadly. 

What’s more, on-demand recorded sessions mean that delegates need not miss a single session – and you can recap if you need to remember details. You’ll also gain continuing professional education (CPE) points for the sessions you attend.  

This year’s Internal Audit Conference takes place on 29-30 September at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and you can attend in-person or online for one or both days. There’s still time to book tickets.