Day 1 – Monday, October 1, 2018

Mike Milito, Assistant Comptroller General, Internal Audit, Office of the Comptroller General.

Internal auditors globally are facing ever-challenging pressures, from risks and technologies that are emerging at warp speed to increasing stakeholder expectations and demands for greater agility. IIA President and CEO Richard F. Chambers examines key imperatives for today and the... Read More

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For more organizations Cyber risk is ranked first of their top risk. It is the primary concern for the Board of Director. It is also rated as a growing concern as innovative technology and AI are coming faster than anticipated... Read More

Shared Services Canada, is a new Government of Canada department created in 2011, responsible for delivering mandated email, data centre and network services to partner organizations in a consolidated and standardized manner to support the delivery of Government of Canada... Read More

In the age of social media, no asset is more easily destroyed by one small misstep than reputation, and, to address this risk, auditors must think outside the box.  What hidden triggers within your organization could create a reputational disaster? ... Read More

Communication and Reporting: Interpersonal Skills in Internal Audit  As internal auditors, value is not only in ‘what we do’ but ‘how we do it’. Both the IIA and profession as a whole has made significant strides is positioning the Internal... Read More

Although most internal audit functions have identified the need to prepare and adapt in order to remain relevant, few have fully adopted an agile approach. What we have learned is that “Agile Internal Auditing” delivers business value. Agile is iterative... Read More

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, the risk is growing exponentially. Within an organization, use of social media by different departments... Read More

In the face of rapidly changing circumstances, increased demands and emerging opportunities, organizations are regularly being called upon to take chances in order to be more nimble and responsive.  This can take us out of our comfort zone, as the... Read More

Intelligence quotient (IQ) is useful in academia, but what about in our work environments? Is there something missing that IQ doesn’t address? Emotional Intelligence (EI) allows us to identify, assess, and manage our own emotions and understand those of others.... Read More

It is expected that the legalization of recreational cannabis may cause potential distruptions to the workforce and changes to organizations most of which are not yet fully understood. It is not only the potential impacts of consuming cannabis  and the possibility of medicinal use in the workplace but also the... Read More

Richard Arthurs has led over 150 investigations around the world while working in various internal audit roles. David Marks has also dealt with various types of investigations over his career in internal audit and risk management. Together David and Richard... Read More

A successful career in internal audit is built on the solid foundation provided by the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing (Standards). Using the construction of a sleek office tower as metaphor, 2018-19 IIA Global Chairman Naohiro... Read More

Over the past decade, some of the most profitable and successful companies such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, Alibaba, Uber— have upended entire industries by adopting a single phenomenon: the platform business model. The platform business model is crushing... Read More

Objectives of the presentation: Provide an overview of the context of fraud at the municipal level. Introduce the Laval’s Office of Integrity and Ethics. Highlight the role of ethics in an internal audit approach to fight fraud. The presentation will... Read More

Internal audit departments evolve from a low to high maturity with the ability to deliver value with data analytics. Internal auditors will have to evolve to reach a higher level of maturity, not just with resources, skills, etc.; but, with... Read More

The government environment has changed significantly in the past few years, with many having to rethink how audits are performed.  This has truly been an age of disruption, where agility in audit has become all the more important.  This session... Read More

The session will present how IA Financial Group (Industrial Alliance) structured its internal audit processes using Lean Management practices; Kaizen workshops, A3 problem solving workshops, Agile inspired performance indicators, visual process indicators, DMS boards, Kanban workflow boards, WMS indicators and a lot... Read More

Auditing and understanding organizational culture is a major imperative for internal auditors – it is evident with many of the recent corporate scandals that have identified cultural behaviors which have contributed to reputational damage.  This session will build upon recent thought leadership... Read More

We invite you to join us at La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec for the Welcome Reception, Monday, October 1st at 5:30 pm.La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is a beautiful venue located just a 15... Read More