Navigating the Future
Perspectives in Public Sector Auditing
Risk Management and Fraud Detection - All Hands on Deck
Setting Sail to Inspiring Leadership and Leading Practices
Steering Toward Current IT Trends and Risks for the Business Auditor
Value for Money Auditing in the Office of the Auditor General of Ontario
By encouraging improvements in the delivery of public services and recommending ways for the provincial government to achieve greater value-for-money in its programs and services, our work plays a key... Read More
Bonnie Lysyk
Putting the Internal Audit Value Proposition into Action: A Story of Transformation
While effectively Navigating the Future one learns from the past. This is a case study in Transformation in the Public Sector that will provide practical insight into to navigating transformation.... Read More
Dena Palamedes
26 Sep 2016
15:35 - 16:30
Halifax Ballroom A
Doing more with less: Maximizing internal audit’s value with better risk intelligence
With fewer resources, internal audit is being asked to do more to support effective risk management, conduct audits that add value, and help the organization move forward with greater agility... Read More
François-Michel Brière
Sarah Lyons
Hassan Qureshi
Dean Shivji
Embedding Risk Management – A Rigorous Process, Remaining Nimble and Aligned Towards the End Game
Risk Managers benefit from a background in Internal Audit. Furthermore, auditors can benefit from the work of Risk Management. Together, these functions can help organizations to reduce risk and effectively... Read More
John Delaney
Communicating the results of our work externally to get action – Improving internal communications
This presentation will focus on our innovation in how we present the results of our audit work to our audiences: members of the House of Assembly, the general public, and... Read More
Michael A. Pickup
Helping the Project Management Team…Without Sounding Like a Pessimist
Projects occur in all types of organizations and, as governments look to renew aging infrastructure, and companies consider ways to expand into new markets or revitalize operations, the Internal Audit... Read More
Leah White
Finding the First Domino – The Key to Root Cause
Session description will be available soon.
Robert Mainardi
The Performance Continuum – IA’s Evolving Role in Providing Assurance on Results and Delivery
Canadians and their elected leaders expect their governments to take action, with a strong focus on results and delivery. Internal Auditors help to provide assurance to public sector leaders that their government organizations are poised to deliver... Read More
Anne Scotton
Addressing the Unique Challenges of Public Sector Internal Audit
Public sector internal audit functions operate in highly complex environments with demands from many stakeholders. Audit committees fulfill a critical role that must be established within the unique context of... Read More
Sharon Messerschmidt
Social Media Risk, Reputation & Redemption: What every professional needs to know
Social media is a dominant force in today’s world of connectedness. Its use is still growing in all parts of the world, and with that, risk is growing exponentially. Within... Read More
Nejolla Korris
Managing Risk and Ensuring Internal Audit Adds Value
Without effective risk assessment activities, the internal audit function has little assurance that its resources are effectively utilized. Internal audit must ensure that it is linked to the organization’s strategy,... Read More
Elaine Dianko
Scott Page
Audit coverage of Governance, Risk Management, Internal Control and Organizational Change
This two part session will provide an overview of Internal Audit’s (IA) role and challenges in evaluating and reporting on Governance, Risk Management and Internal Controls (GRC), and organizational change... Read More
Rahim Jiwani
Sajid Rizvi
Goodbye, ERM – it’s time to go
The only way your child will truly grow up is when you kick him/her out of the house. It needn’t necessarily be abrupt but, at some point, they simply must... Read More
Brian Link
Coordinating Across the Three Lines of Defense
Over the past three years, Cameco’s Internal Audit function has focused on identifying, assessing and partnering with 2nd line of defense assurance providers with the goal to provide a more... Read More
Lora Grandberg
David Helberg
Jill Johnston
Fraud Investigator vs Trusted Advisor: The Balancing Act
The future of internal audit requires us to become more than just auditors but trusted advisors, we need to understand and be cognizant of how to navigate stakeholder expectations by... Read More
Richard Arthurs
David Marks
Enterprise Risk Management
In today’s continued challenging and complex economic environment, a new era in the way organizations approach governance, risk identification, management and mitigation has begun. Organizations now recognize that risks are... Read More
Allen Amyotte
Maggie Kiel
Best practices – How to Incorporate Fraud Risk and Forensic Data Analytics into an Internal Audit and Vendor Audit Programs
The future for IA and forensic accounting practitioners will be revolutionized by ‘big data’ and how that data can be used to identify potential fraud risk and other risks (i.e.... Read More
Jennifer Hookey
Matt Mura
Auditing Your Organization’s Risk Culture: The Next Frontier for Internal Audit
Regulators all over the world are increasingly focused on identifying and shaping the “risk culture” of organizations. Boards of directors are increasingly expected to oversee risk culture. The IIA is... Read More
Tim J. Leech
All Hands on Deck: Managing a Multi-Generational and Wired Workforce
“Work hard and you will be rewarded”. “Respect those with seniority”. As the new breed of employee populates our companies, these business values are changing fast. Raised in a disposable,... Read More
Ann M. Butera
Relationships and Risk – Insights from Stakeholders in North America
The profession of internal auditing has been making great advancements in performance, positioning, and perception. The Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK) stakeholder project confirms these advancements but also highlights opportunities... Read More
Ram Balakrishnan
Andrew Hayes
Governance Leadership through COSO (2013) Internal Control Framework
In 2013, COSO released its update to the original 1992 COSO Control Framework. From the control environment, to risk assessment, to control activities, to information and communication, and finally to... Read More
Douglas Johnson
Eric Lau
Best Practices for Audit Committee Effectiveness
It is imperative that Internal Audit (IA) build an effective relationship with the Audit Committee (AC). BCLC’s journey to build a strong and corroborative relationship between IA and the AC... Read More
Gurmit Aujla
Cindy Kailly-Smith
Helping Your Organization Be More Innovative
Fifty years ago, a company on the S&P 500 would last over 50 years, today, they will be lucky to last 15 years. Companies are scaling faster and failing faster... Read More
Kendra MacDonald
From Auditor to Chief Audit Executive: A Strategy for Success
Michael will discuss how participants will think about their future and the required skill sets and competencies to be successful in their careers as an Internal Auditor. Successful people are... Read More
Michael J. Fucilli
A Maritimer’s Journey to Living and Learning Global IA Leading Practices
Richard has recently helped complete the CPA Canada Document “20 Questions Directors should ask about Internal Audit”. Also in the last 3 years Richard has taught over 400 Canadian Corporate... Read More
Richard Arthurs
Navigating the New IIA Professional Practices Framework
At the 2015 International Conference in Vancouver, IIA Global launched major enhancements to the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF). The changes have a profound influence on our profession and set... Read More
Archie Thomas
How to make an Impact in Your Audits: Can You Really Find Millions of Dollars?
Auditors are constantly asked by their Audit Committees and their Boards, how do they add value? This session will show how we can make a positive impact to an organization,... Read More
Michael J. Fucilli
Auditing Smart Devices
According to some of the industry experts, the security and management of smart devices like iPads, iPhones and Android phones are quickly becoming the weakest link in most organizations. The... Read More
Sajay Rai
Auditing Big Data
As organizations embark upon the use of big data and perform analysis on large volumes of data, the security and protection of the information is as important as the information... Read More
Sajay Rai
Data analytics and continuous auditing: Leveraging the organisation’s data management program to improve efficiency
In this session, the following topics will be covered: – The Caisse, its business context and its Internal audit team – Our existing continuous auditing program and how... Read More
Jean-François Willis
The Cybersecurity Game – How Are You Playing?
We live in a world where conversations are held and relationships are built using social media. We share our thoughts, experiences, and other personal information with our “friends” and contacts... Read More
Peter Yien
Cyber Security of the Supply Chain
With over 76% of all data breaches resulting from a third-party which introduced the security deficiencies that were ultimately exploited, it is critical that organizations understand this very important risk.... Read More
Peter Morin
Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO): Fact, Fiction and my life as a convicted Felon
Increasingly, organizations are embracing outsourcing as an opportunity to thrive or survive during uncertain economic times. The promise of enhanced service delivery, scalable workforce, and reduced operating costs continues to... Read More
James R. Murray
Auditing your Organization’s Cyber Security Posture in a Rapidly Changing World
Auditing an Organization’s Cyber Security Posture will be jointly presented by an internal audit (IA) specialist, an IT security professional and the City of Ottawa’s Deputy Auditor General (DAG). The... Read More
Sonia Brennan
Darren Budd
Aron Feuer
Security and Privacy: A Practical Approach
The world has moved from one where information is centralized and shared on an “as needed’ basis to a restricted group of people to a scenario where information is “everywhere”... Read More
Chetan Gor
