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Sunday, September 30, 2018 Drummond C, Level 3“The Agile Auditor – Disruptor or Disrupted” Join us for IIA Canada’s 2018 Audit Leaders Event. Join leading thinkers and innovators in exploring futurist perspectives, along with the risks and opportunities that come with the Generation Y... Read More

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 future with insight and... 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 and it is integrated... 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 programs and services for... 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?  Does your organization currently... 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 Audit function as a... 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 and will allow us... 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 can compromise the reputation... 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 prospect of failure and... 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. This presentation will help... 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 inclusion of cannabis in other... 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 will walk through the... 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 Mouri takes you from... 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 that pre-internet way of... 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 be divided into three... 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 system functionality and automation... 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 will provide information to... 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 of Post-it notes! The... 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 from the IIA and... 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 minute drive from Le... Read More

Since the dawn of civilization, when converging technologies go from scarcity to abundance, the world fundamentally changes. We always see an explosion in new challenges, new behaviours and new opportunities. The only difference is that today, technologies are on an exponential scale. From doctors... Read More

A Hungarian proverb states “Man was given a tongue with which to speak, and words to hide his thoughts”. In public statements, interviews, and social media, deception has become a norm in communications in our digital age. With so many mediums to convey information... Read More

Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology (DLT), is a new digital technology that represents a foundational shift in record keeping on a world-wide basis.  It is a question of “when”, not “if” Blockchain will become an area that internal audit will need to fully understand. ... Read More

The public sector, as a key actor of civil society has to demonstrate that it abides by the values of democracy, diversity and tolerance. Gender equality encompasses all these, and has been entrenched in a number of international agreements. However, in order to be... Read More

The theme is The Agile Auditor in an Age of Disruption. According to Webster, to be agile is to have a quick resourceful and adaptable character.  Disruption is defined as being thrown into disorder.  Amid this disorder, the auditor can provide a source of reliable and... Read More

Whether you know it or not, whether you like it or not, automation, artificial intelligence and robotics are changing the employment landscape across the country and around the world.  We are already seeing many examples of companies accelerating purchases of new robotics that are... Read More

Improving the maturity of data analytic capabilities is a top concern for many internal audit teams who want to improve their efficiency and keep pace with their organizations’ rapidly evolving data analytics functions. Although many organizations with large audit teams are certainly more advanced... Read More

This session will explore the importance of an organization’s approach to gathering intelligence that is able to accurately detect real threats versus imagined threats. In a time of disruption – whether technological, environmental, or political – an organization that is able to master its... Read More

This session will contribute to the conference theme of “the agile auditor in the age of disruption” through the “disruptive forces and fraud schemes” path by providing internal auditors with thoughts and tools on how to be an agile auditor in response to fraud... Read More

In an era of disruption, organizations are increasingly recognizing that the right culture can create a competitive advantage.  Culture is often expressed as ‘the way we do things around here’. The right culture has the right behaviours – the ones that best support business... Read More

This presentation contributes to the conference theme buy providing real examples and techniques to take your team to the next level – moving forward to be an more agile auditor.In the environment of change and disruption, coaching will assist in developing the skills of... Read More

Innovation is at the very heart of business strategies, whether it is to stand out from the competition, stimulate growth or simply increase productivity. The internal audit is no exception. Innovation in internal audit is the subject of many lively discussions so that several... Read More

Government security teams today face a daunting task, protecting mission critical infrastructures that have a level of complexity never seen before while at the same time enabling government workers and providing services to the public they serve. Many government agencies are finding that the... Read More

Historically, the concept of innovation was the focus of private sector organizations as a way to establish a competitive edge in the marketplace or cut costs in order to provide increased value for shareholders. The concept of being innovative was not something, generally, considered... Read More

Agility and resilience are among the most needed skills to survive in the classical music and auditing professions alike.  The field of music performance is one of the hardest professions to get into and survive.  From seemingly impossible audition struggles to stark realities of... Read More

Managing reputational risk effectively is essential for organizations. In the current business environment, there is a heightened potential to adversely impact the perception of stakeholders and the public. This sentiment is a concern shared globally as reflected in the following excerpt from the 2017... Read More

Panelists will discuss the major global disruptions that affect all organizations. In addition to macroeconomic trends, other movements significantly disrupt different organizations and industries. These exchanges will enable auditors to fully understand the drivers of change for their organization and to adequately play their... Read More

This presentation will cover the different components of KPMG’s applied data analytics strategy, including best practices for visualizations and data mining.

Auditors must realize the power of strong communications and how to incorporate this skill to build effective relationships with team members and clients. Audit teams lacking a dedication to strong communications within their own department not only creates a negative internal team environment, but... Read More

This session aims at presenting the challenges of evaluating the security requirements of a multitude of cloud service providers (CSPs) in a mid-sized organization.Every organization has to deal with an increasing number of CSPs. The services they provide impact multiple layers of the organizations from... Read More

As the role of internal audit, and internal auditors, continues to evolve, the question of the value of an external assessment becomes more important as time goes on.  Although internal audit is being called upon to examine far beyond its original areas of focus,... Read More

As expectations on Internal Auditors increase, constant disruption and change can threaten our ability to add value.  Too often, conformance with Standards and the related Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP) is sacrificed through lack of understanding of how conformance can contribute to agility... Read More

This session will address the theme of “The Agile Auditor in the Age of Disruption” by telling the story of Employment and Social Development Canada’s (ESDC) venture into adopting machine learning technologies to transform the way risk information is analyzed by Internal Audit. The... Read More

A FEW FACTS & STATS :There is no more ‘business as usual’. The shocks of the 2007-08 financial crash, and its recession-wracked aftermath, companies are prioritizing risk management as never before.Audit/Risk is no longer a defensive weapon but also a strategic tool. MANAGING RISK HAS BECOME AN... Read More

This topic fits in very well to the Conference theme of The Agile Auditor in the Age of Disrution.  It will intoduce thought provoking themes for Audit Departments to break away from reporting to the CFO function or enable them to see how to partner with this function... Read More

Blockchain technology is founded on the basics of cryptography and has been used for years as the underpinning of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. While it has obvious applications in the Financial Services industry for payments, Blockchain is a way of rethinking how we gain... Read More

This session will contribute to the theme of the conference from the outset by addressing some of the disruptions that organizations face today and their impacts on the implementation of various fraud schemes. In addition, considering that the internal auditor may be required not... Read More

Given what has occurred in media and financial companies, and the MeToo movement, what are Internal Audit’s roles and responsibilities in conduct risk? Why are internal controls so lacking? What causes human resources to be captured and ineffective? What are best internal behavioural control... Read More

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