ESG Considerations for IA with key regulatory and other updates

1. Key trends affecting sustainability reporting and disclosure
2. The various stages in an ESG process that help organizations arrive at the ability to report and disclose
3. Who makes up an ESG team and how an organization should communicate a clear ESG story
4. The specific roles IA professionals can execute to support an ESG program

Facilitated Review in Audit using Generative AI

1. Recent terminology in the field of Artificial Intelligence
2. How advances in AI may be useful in the audit process
3. Risks in AI and the approaches to mitigate them

Operational Technology Cybersecurity Risks

1. The cyber risks posed by technologies on business stakeholders
2. The availability of industry standards used to enhance cyber security and physical safety.
3. The recent implementation of federal rules regarding the disclosure by publicly traded companies of cyber incidents, governance programs, and investments in cyber protections.

Technical Accounting Update – FASB and GASB

1. The calendar year 2023 accounting pronouncement releases from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB)
2. Upcoming projects with near-term release from both the FASB and the GASB that will require entities to assess and update accounting for certain transactions.

Beyond the Norm: Creating Impactful Risk Assessments

1. The Value Proposition for the Risk Assessment
2. Delivering an impactful risk assessment – going beyond the traditional approach
3. Next Steps for the Internal Auditor

Uniform Guidance Primer

1. Uniform Guidance Overview
2. 2020 Uniform Guidance Revisions
3. Additional Uniform Guidance Revisions

Fraud Trends & Tools in IA

1. An overview of fraud – key trends
2. Role of internal audit
3. Big data: Continuous monitoring vs. Stand-alone audits
4. Fraud detection tools
5. Case studies

Identifying the Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) Platform that Works for You

1. Basic knowledge around GRC platform capabilities.
2. How to select a GRC platform that aligns with your program needs.
3. How to create a GRC evaluation executive summary that you can present to your leadership.