Risk in Focus 2026: Report Launch

Ann has been working in the internal audit and related professions for over 25 years and became a Head of Internal Audit in a large Building Society in 2009. Since then, she worked in Risk Management and various governance roles, and held multiple appointments as Board, Council and Audit Committee member across a range of sectors and industries. Ann moved into Higher Education in 2013 with the aim to giving more back to the internal audit profession. She was course leader for the only Internal Audit focused degree in the UK and helped develop both the level 4 and level 7 Apprenticeships with the trailblazer group of employees. She subsequently implemented and delivered the level 7 apprenticeship which she grew over 5 years by 700% with great success. Ann has been an active volunteer of the Chartered IIA since 2007 and is now Head of Technical Content and Research. She aims to bring her practical and higher education experiences to drive practical support for the internal audit profession.

Sandro is currently President of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors.

He is employed as the Co-Head of People Enablement and Culture Assessment with Deutsche Bank’s Group Audit function.

Sandro Boeri was one of the founders of Risk Audit Professional Development with a career spanning over forty years in financial services corporate governance in the City of London and internationally.

His main area of specialism is in the field of internal audit where after serving his apprenticeship during six years at Kleinwort Benson he went on to run the audit functions at Amsterdam-Rotterdam Bank in London, Credit Agricole, Sumitomo and the Gerrard Group.

Sandro is a major thought leader on culture in financial services as well as regulation in the fields of wholesale financial services.

Sandro is a prominent speaker on subjects ranging from corporate governance to motivation in the workplace.

Gerhard Schreihans is an accomplished Audit Professional with extensive expertise in IT Audit. As Head of Audit IT & Data Analytics at UNIQA Insurance Group, he is responsible for the strategic management and operational organization of the IT audit domain across 14 countries. In this role, he also drives the development of modern audit approaches that strengthen assurance and governance within a complex international environment. Gerhard further contributes to the profession as a Board Member of the ISACA Austria Chapter. Passionate about effectively addressing risks, he is recognized for his open-minded, pragmatic, and efficient approach. He avoids blindly following traditional practices in dynamic and changing environments and instead focuses on practical solutions that deliver real value.

Mamun jointed the Chartered IIA in the September 2022 and is currently working as the Senior Research Executive. He has worked on a number of research projects such as Risk in Focus 2024 and 2025, and An Evaluation of the Health of Internal Audit in Local Authorities.

Having previously worked at Habinteg as a Parliamentary and Research officer he authored research forecasting the number of accessible homes being built in England in the next 10 years. This research was influential in lobbying government in mandating accessibility standards in all new homes in England.