Ireland Conference 2026
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7 May 2026 8:00am - 5:00pm
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Croke Park Stadium
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Conference
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CPE Points 6.00
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Ready For Bookings
Join us in Croke Park, Dublin for the Chartered IIA Ireland conference 2026.
Internal Audit: Relevance, Resilience, and Reinvention
Join us in Dublin for a full day of insight, expert speakers and practical sessions for all types of internal auditors. Highlights include board‑level communication, auditing culture, innovation, specialist breakouts and the latest updates from the Chartered IIA. The event finishes with a networking reception where you can connect with old friends and colleagues and make new connections.
Meet our sponsors and exhibitors
Diligent
Headline sponsor
Diligent
| 08:30 - 09:15 | Registration | ||
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Introduction |
Gavin Faloona |
Chartered IIA Ireland Committee Chair and Head of Internal Audit at Goodbody |
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James Paterson |
Director at Risk & Assurance Insight Limited |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 | Effective communication to the Board from Internal Audit - Panel Session | Michelle McGreal | Group Chief Internal Auditor Bank of Ireland |
| Jonathan Wilson | Managing Director, Chief Internal Auditor at Barclays Europe | ||
| Claire Heeley | Head of Group Internal Audit at PTSB | ||
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Break | ||
| 10:50 - 11:40 | Auditing Culture – The RTÉ Payments Scandal: The Theatre Production | Sandro Boeri |
Immediate Past President at the Chartered IIA / Managing Director and Risk Audit Professional Development and Board member ECIIA |
| 11:40 - 12:30 | Breakout sessions | ||
| Clarifying Accountability in Complex Governance Arrangements | Pauline Mulligan |
Chief Executive Officer at Local Government Management Agency | |
| Tracy McCavigan | Director at Northern Ireland Audit Office | ||
| Sponsor Session | Diligent | ||
| Working with SMEs - Panel Session | Colette Devey | Ireland Partner, Risk Consulting at EY | |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 - 14:20 | Innovation in Internal Audit using AI | Dan Wilde CMIIA |
Head of Internal Audit, Somerset Bridge Group |
| Samantha Preen |
Senior Internal Auditor, The Exeter |
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| 14:20 - 15:10 | Breakout sessions | ||
| Priorities 2026 and beyond, key areas to cover in the internal audit plan, and effective communication | Kian Caulwell | Partner, Head of Financial Services Consulting at Forvis Mazars Ireland | |
| Patricia Bryon | Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at the NTMA, Chair of the Central Bank Audit and Risk Committee and the Chair of the Department of Public Expenditure Infrastructure Public Service Reform and Digitalisation. | ||
| Mary Brennan | Chair of the Audit Committee at Hudson River Trading, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for BNP Paribas, Audit Committee Chair for FBD and INED | ||
| Chartered IIA Breakout - Educational pathways | Jan Olivier |
Head of Education and Development, Chartered IIA |
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| Keith Jenner | Deputy Head of Education and Development, Chartered IIA | ||
| 15:10 - 15:25 | The view from the Chartered IIA |
Anne Kiem and Arleen McGichen |
CEO, Chartered IIA President, Chartered IIA |
| 15:25 - 15:40 | Break | ||
| 15:40 - 16:30 | Resilience in Life | Annalise Murphy | Operations at SportsKey | Triple Olympian | Olympic Medalist | MBA | Corporate Speaker |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | Closing remarks | Gavin Faloona | |
| 16:45 - 17:45 | Networking reception |
Tickets
For group bookings, please contact events@charterediia.org