Over the past five years we have experienced a whirlwind of change.  A global pandemic, pandemic recovery, and post-recovery have also corresponded with unique economic and market challenges to navigate. During this time, we’ve also experienced unprecedented political events at home, and an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape abroad. And now, AI, for better and worse, appears to finally be reaching its potential as a true business and market disrupter.

At the same time, The IIA has published new Global Internal Audit Standards, as well as the Internal Audit Foundation’s Vision 2025. For Internal Audit Departments and Internal Auditors, this time of unprecedented change presents a great opportunity to be more proactive and to add greater value to our organizations. But these changes also present this risk falling behind for those who fail to adapt.

In this three-part session we will explore some of the changes, trends and challenges in the market and business climate and how those are impacting the Internal Audit professional and Internal Auditors. We will also explore the concrete steps you can take to make sure you are maximizing your potential, making an impact, and being able to successfully communicate that impact.  Are you ready?

Internal Audit 2025 – State of the Union

In this session we will explore the whiplash effect of the Pandemic market downshifting, and where the profession is headed in 2025.  We will also examine some of the trends (such as the effect of AI and strategy alignment) within, and/or impacting, Internal Audit, and what it means for both Internal Audit departments and Internal Auditors at all levels.

Navigating Internal Audit Careers for the New Reality

How do we navigate our career and support our IA teams through all this change? While it is important to adapt to change, it is also true that the approach to developing and supporting a strong and stable career requires a long-term vision and steady, consistent actions to carry out that vision. This session is focused on providing you and/or your team with the tools and knowledge to develop a strong sustainable career with continued upward mobility.

Communicating with the Executive Tier

Communication skills are perhaps one of the most important skillsets for Internal Audit professionals. Your ability to master them will have a direct bearing on your ability to make a recognizable impact, as well as to your ability to rise in the profession. In this session we will focus on the results from our latest Audit & Risk leadership survey, focusing specifically on communication with the executive tier.  You will hear detailed perspectives and insights from our interviews with 30 Audit & Risk leaders.  This session is relevant both to those already in Internal Audit leadership, as well as those who aspire to get there.