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Internal Audit Service (IAS) Conference 2019: From hindsight to insight and beyond - How Internal Audit may contribute to foresight

Annual conference on global challenges affecting the internal audit profession

This year’s theme was “From hindsight to insight and beyond - How Internal Audit may contribute to foresight”.

We focused on how (internal) auditors may embrace foresight by taking a more proactive approach in their assurance and advisory roles.

By combining hindsight and insight with foresight, we all might be in a better position to address risks to operations and processes before they materialise. Perhaps these risks may be of a more diverse nature compared to those we have met before. Moreover, the intention is also to arrive at a more advanced integration and cooperation of the three lines of defence, focused on the provision of adequate levels of assurance.

The following topics were explored : 

  • Hindsight / Insight / Foresight... to look deeper and see further? How may (internal) auditors provide any foresight at all?
  • COSO and the 3 lines of defence model: How can they contribute more to insight (and beyond)?
  • Can (internal) auditors keep pace with stakeholders’ increasing expectations?  What can the (internal) auditors do to stay relevant?
  • Ensuring the right organisation, processes, skills and technology: How do (internal) auditors have to adapt their working methods to deliver and add value.

 

  • auditing
  • Wednesday 27 November 2019, 08:00 - 18:00 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium
  • Live streaming available

Files

20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Foresight at the European Court of Auditors (ECA) - Klaus-Heiner Lehne
20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - When you focus on the fine detail, can you still see the big picture ? Felice Persico
20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Internal Audit Hindsight / Insight / Foresight - Srinivasa R. ARAVAMUDHAN
19 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - COSO and the Internal Audit - How can they contribute to insight ? - Günther Meggeneder
20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Reflections on the Three Lines of Defense - Prof. Ruud
9 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Internal Audit in a transforming world - Jenitha John
20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - A thought leaders’ feedback on added value provided by Internal Audit in a changing world - Dan Clayton
17 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - How to turn IA function fully digital by using data analytics and data visualisation - Virginie David
20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Culture auditing - O. Petleczyc and A. Szczerbetka
19 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Can the (internal) auditor keep pace with stakeholder expectations - David Herbinet
20 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Internal Audit - Staying relevant in a changing world - Elisabeth Honer
9 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Keeping pace with stakeholders' expectations - Dr Gerrit Sarens
9 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - How do (internal) auditors have to adapt their working methods to deliver and add value - Dr Rainer Lenz
9 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Internal Audit team skills and technology - Kristiina Lagerstedt
9 DECEMBER 2019
Presentation - Trust in transformation - Patrick Märten

Programme

  1. 27 Nov 2019, 08:00 - 09:00 (CET)
    Welcome desk opens
    • Security check for all participants
    • Welcome Coffee
  2. 09:00 - 09:45 (CET)
    Welcome to the Conference - Opening speeches

    Dr Manfred KRAFF
    Director-General of the Internal Audit ServiceInternal Auditor of the European Commission

    Ms Karen COLEMAN (Conference moderator)
    Broadcaster, journalist, author

    Mr Pascal LEARDINI
    Chief Operating Officer of the European Commission

  3. 09:45 - 10:45 (CET)
    Session 1: Hindsight / Insight / Foresight…. to look deeper and see further?How may (internal) auditors provide any foresight at all?

    Keynote presentation by

    • Mr Klaus-Heiner LEHNE
      President of the European Court of Auditors

     

    Presentations by :

    • Mr Vladimír ŠUCHA 
      Former Director-General of the Joint Research Center (JRC)
    • Mr Felice PERSICO
      Global Assurance Vice Chair, EY
    • Mr Srinivasa Raghavan ARAVAMUDHAN
      Chief Audit Executive (Senior Vice President Audit), ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group
    • Ms Mariana KOTZEVA 
      Director-General of the Statistical Office of the European Union (ESTAT)

     

    Panel debate

  4. 10:45 - 11:15 (CET)
    Coffee break

    Networking moment

  5. 11:15 - 12:15 (CET)
    Session 2: COSO and the 3 Lines of Defence model:How can they contribute more to insight (and beyond)?

    Presentations by: 

    • Mr Gunther MEGGENEDER
      Former Chairman of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Board of DirectorsHead of Corporate Internal Audit and Compliance - Ista International GmbH
    • Prof. Flemming RUUD
      Institute of Accounting, Control and Auditing (ACA) of the University of St.Gallen (Switzerland)and the Norwegian Business School (Oslo)

     

    Keynote presentation by

    • Ms Jenitha JOHN
      Experienced CAE and Board Director (Public and Private Sector)

     

    Panel debate

  6. 12:15 - 12:40 (CET)
    Session 3: A thought leaders feedback on added value provided by Internal Audit in a changing world

    Presentation by

    • Mr Dan CLAYTON
      Member of the IIA International Committee of Research and Education Advisors; Former Director of Strategy  and Knowledge Management for the University of Texas System Audit Office; Independent management consultant
  7. 12:40 - 12:45 (CET)
    Showcase preview
  8. 12:45 - 13:15 (CET)
    Lunchbreak

    Networking moment

  9. 13:15 - 14:00 (CET)
    Showcases 
    1. From hindsight to insight and beyond – Continuous Monitoring
      Mr Rudi SELHORST, Senior Director, Risk Assurance at PwC Netherlands
       
    2. How to turn the IA function fully digital by using data analytics and data visualisationMs Virginie DAVID, Principal/Executive Director, EY Consulting
       
    3. Culture auditingMs Olga PETELCZYC, Representative of IIA PolandMs Agata SZCZERBETKA, Head of Internal Audit, AXA Poland
       
  10. 14:15 - 15:00 (CET)
    Session 4: The day after tomorrow

    Keynote presentation by

    • Mr Peter HINSSEN
      Serial entrepreneur, adviser and keynote speaker on radical innovation, leadership and the impact of all things digital on society and business
  11. 15:00 - 15:45 (CET)
    Session 5: Can the (internal) auditor keep pace with stakeholder expectations?What can the (internal) auditor do?

    Presentations by

    • Mr David HERBINET
      Global Audit Leader, UK Head of Public Interest Markets, Mazars  
    • Ms Elisabeth HONER
      Chief Executive Officer of the UK Government Internal Audit Agency 
    • Dr Gerrit SARENS
      Professor at Louvain School of Management (UCL), Audit Committee member and Director Strategic Alliances Exellys

     

    Panel debate

  12. 15:45 - 16:15 (CET)
    Coffee break Networking moment
  13. 16:15 - 17:15 (CET)
    Session 6: Ensuring the right organisation, processes, skills and technology to add value

    Presentations by 

    • Dr Rainer LENZ
      Director Corporate Audit Services, SAF-HOLLAND Group
    • Mr Bernard MAGENHANN
      Member of the European Commission’s Information Management Steering Board Deputy Director-General of DG HR
    • Kristiina LAGERSTEDT 
      Chief Audit Executive at Kemira GroupBoard member in various Finnish companies ECIIA Board member
    • Patrick MÄRTEN
      Partner in Risk Assurance Solutions, GermanyGlobal Transformation Assurance team leader at PwC
    • Mr Gert Jan KOOPMAN
      Member of the European Commission’s Corporate Management BoardDirector-General of DG BUDG

     

    Panel debate

    With the participation of Mr Peter HINSSEN

  14. 17:15 - 17:30 (CET)
    Conclusions and closing of the Conference

    Conclusions and closing of the Conference by Dr Manfred KRAFF
    Director-General of the Internal Audit Service Internal Auditor of the European Commission

  15. 17:30 - 18:30 (CET)
    Cocktail

    Networking moment

Speakers

Practical information

When
Wednesday 27 November 2019, 08:00 - 18:00 (CET)
Where
Alcide De Gasperi Room, Charlemagne Building
Alcide De Gasperi Room, Charlemagne Building, 170, Rue de la Loi, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Who should attend
High-level internal audit managers, auditors, representatives from financial ministries and other international organisations
Languages
English, French, German
Organisers
Internal Audit Service
Number of seats
480
Entrance fee
None

Report

Contacts

General contact

Internal Audit Service - Annual Conference

Name
Internal Audit Service - Annual Conference
Email
IAS-Annual-Conferenceatec [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+32 2 299 11 11 (Commission switchboard)

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