Agenda
Summit Objectives
- Equip internal auditors with knowledge to address AI, cybersecurity, and digital risks.
- Clarify the role of audit and compliance in upholding ethical standards and ESG
obligations. - Highlight the importance of communication and soft skills in audit leadership.
- Foster a culture of innovation without compromising integrity or compliance.
- Encourage peer learning among audit and compliance professionals.
Agenda & Session Highlights
1. The Auditor’s Role in Ethical Governance and Responsible AI Oversight
Focus: The evolving role of internal audit in ensuring that AI is used responsibly, ethically, and in line with governance frameworks.
Highlights:
- Audit considerations for algorithmic bias and AI ethics.
- Governance frameworks for monitoring AI systems.
- Internal audit’s emerging responsibility in technology oversight.
2. Balancing Innovation and Integrity: What Compliance Looks Like in a Digital World
Focus:The compliance function’s response to rapid innovation and digital
transformation.
Highlights:
- Aligning digital growth with regulatory requirements.
- Managing grey areas in new technologies (e.g., data privacy, fintech).
- Case studies on successful digital compliance strategies.
3. Building a Culture of Accountability: Internal Audit as a Trusted Advisor
Focus: Shifting from a policing mindset to a partnership approach within organizations.
Highlights:
- Influencing tone at the top and middle.
- Strategies to promote risk ownership across business units.
- Audit’s role in embedding accountability into decision-making.
4. Digital Risks and Resilience: What Every Audit Leader Should Know
Focus: Understanding and preparing for the most pressing digital threats to organizational resilience.
Highlights:
- Key cyber risks and internal control implications.
- Risk-based audit planning in a technology-driven environment.
- Responding to ransomware, data breaches, and operational disruptions.
5. ESG, Ethics, and Emerging Expectations: A Compliance Perspective
Focus: Addressing the rising expectations on organizations to act responsibly and transparently.
Highlights:
- Internal audit’s role in ESG data validation and reporting.
- Ethical risks and social impact: what to monitor.
- Aligning compliance programs with stakeholder demands.
6. Communicating with Impact: The Soft Skills Every Audit Leader Needs
Focus: Building the interpersonal and communication skills required for effective leadership in audit and compliance.
Highlights:
- Influencing and managing up, down, and across.
- Delivering difficult messages with diplomacy.
- Building credibility and trust with stakeholders.