Midlands Key Event 2026 - Accelerating Internal Audit: Navigating the Pace of Change
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8 July 2026 8:30am - 5:30pm
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Conference Aston
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Networking Event
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Join us for our annual Midlands Key Event
Accelerating internal audit: navigating the pace of change
How are we, as internal audit professionals, equipping ourselves to stay at the forefront of change?
Our upcoming key event is designed to help you do exactly that—providing the latest tools, techniques, and insights to support you in delivering leading‑edge internal audit practice.
This event offers a fantastic opportunity to learn, connect, and engage with peers from across the profession. You can look forward to an informative and enjoyable day of presentations, discussion, and shared experience from experts and practitioners alike.
The event is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to internal auditors from all industries and sectors. It promises valuable insight into the profession’s evolving views, knowledge, and priorities as we navigate an ever‑changing landscape.
We hope you will join us for what promises to be a highly insightful and energising day.
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Welcome Address | Welcome Address | Matt Davis | Chartered IIA Midlands Committee Chair, Audit Manager Internal Audit Service at Leicestershire County Council |
| 9.15 – 9.45 | Keynote | Leading the Change: How the Chartered IIA is shaping the Future of Internal Audit | Arleen McGichen | President of the Chartered IIA |
| 09:45 – 10:45 | Session | TBC | Dr James Tripp | Data Analytics Specialist at the Government Internal Audit Agency (GIAA) |
| 10:45 – 11.10 | Coffee Break | |||
| 11.10 – 12.10 | Session | AI - A view from the Chartered IIA | Ann Brook | Director of Knowledge and Learning, Chartered IIA. |
| 12.10 – 13.00 | Session | External Quality Assessments - Life after the updated Global Internal Audit Standards - What has really changed? Practical experience from both sides, the reviewee and the reviewer. | Stuart Kemp Peter Chambers |
Chief Internal Auditor at The Open University Head of Internal Audit at Sizewell C |
| 13.00 – 14.00 | Lunch and networking | |||
| 14.00 – 15:00 | Panel Session | Does your Internal Audit Function have a seat at the top table? |
Stuart Wills |
Head of Risk and Assurance at Aston University |
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Lucy Brew |
Director of Internal Audit at Two Sisters Food Group | |||
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Peter Tansley |
Director of Internal Audit at the BBC | |||
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Additional panelist TBC |
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| 15.00 – 15:30 | Afternoon Break | |||
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Session | Filling the Void: Update on Provision 29 and Internal Audits potential drift toward line 2.5. |
Jonathan Lanes Hannah Pemberton |
Partner and Head of Risk Advisory Services at BDO UK LLP Head of Internal Audit & Risk at Travis Perkins plc |
| 16:30 – 16:45 | Concluding Remarks | Concluding Remarks | Matt Davis | Chartered IIA Midlands Committee Chair, Audit Manager Internal Audit Service at Leicestershire County Council |