57th IIA Chicago Annual Seminar
 
Monday 04/03/2017
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7:00 am - 8:00 amRegistration - Continental Breakfast, Exhibitors & Networking
8:00 am - 9:40 amLife Would Be Easy If It Weren't For Other People
Speaker: Connie Podesta, Founder, CEO, Owner, President, Connie Podesta Presents
Difficult people? Move over! Crazy demands? Under control! Critical conversations? No problem! Imagine what you could accomplish if you could decode the mystery of human behavior and truly understand what makes people do what they do and say what they say (including yourself!). Research shows that the #1 key to SUCCESS is the ability to get along with other people. At work and at home. 

With laugh-out-loud humor, killer take-away strategies and her amazing insights into ourselves and others (including a few who “drive you crazy”), Human Relations expert Connie Podesta will both challenge you and empower you with the knowledge you need to get along better with the people in your life. Connie will take you right inside the minds and personalities of the people you deal with every day--bosses, colleagues, partners, customers, friends, and family-- so YOU can ACT, rather than REACT to whatever life throws your way. Get ready for less stress and more success!
9:40am - 10:00 amTransition and Refreshment Break, Exhibitors & Networking
10:00 am - 10:50 amExcellent Editing and Powerful Proofreading
Speaker: Judy Straalsund, Presentation Coach and Copy Editor, Graceworks
Develop editing and proofreading techniques to produce better, error free audit reports, process narratives, letters and emails. Gracefully edit and proofread colleagues’ work. Create a culture of editing and proofreading at their firms.
10:50 am - 11:05 amTransition Break, Exhibitors & Networking
11:05 am - 11:55 pmStop Editing and Start Reviewing
Speaker: Margie Bastolla, Principal, Margie Bastolla Facilitations, LLC.
Do you wish your audit team members were better writers? Are you spending too much time editing the audit report? If yes, then you are certainly not alone. Audit leaders, however, need not dread the report-writing process. What is needed is a shift in thinking! 

During this highly-interactive session, participants will learn: 
  • how reviewing—not editing—an auditor’s writing builds that auditor’s confidence and writing skills. 
  • a proven method for reviewing audit reports that shortens the report-writing process. 
  • review strategies that let the original writer’s thoughts and observations shine through.
During this highly-interactive session, participants will learn: 
11:55 am - 12:50Lunch

Lunch Menu:

Salad

Romaine, Roasted Red Peppers, Cucumber, Goat Cheese Crostini

Entree

Bourbon Glazed Grilled Chicken, Parsnip-Youkon Gold Potato Puree, Sauteed Green Beans, Fried Onions, Rolls & Butter

Dessert

Cheesecake, Raspberry Sauce

Beverages

Coffee, Tea and Brewed Decaf.

Pitcher of Ice Tea at each table



12:50 am - 1:00 pmTransition Break, Exhibitors & Networking
1:00 pm - 2:40 pmGet Ready for The Gen Z Effect
Speaker: Tom Koulopoulos, Author The Gen Z Effect, Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Inc 500 CEO, Delphi Group
Drawing from his book, The Gen Z Effect, Tom Koulopoulos delves into a vision of the future that will disrupt every aspect of how we work, live and play. From radical new approaches to marketing and manufacturing to the potential obliteration of intellectual property and the shift to massively open online classrooms, he provides a mind-bending view of why we will need to embrace Gen Z as the last best hope for taking on the world's biggest challenges and opportunities, and how you can prepare yourself and your business for the greatest era of change and advancement the world has ever experienced.
2:40 pm - 3:00 pmTransition and Refreshment Break, Exhibitors & Networking
3:00 pm - 3:40 pmThe Future of Work
Speaker: Nicole Dessian, Founder and Chief Talent Strategist, talent.imperative inc
The major points or objectives your presentation will cover; 
  • What will the future of work look like in the US. 
  • 50% of the workforce will be independent by 2020 (it was 7% in 2005) 
  • 43% of people work from home 1 day a week (15% in 2005) 
  • 14 million jobs being outsourced 
  • Objectives – Provide people with what their options are in the future and how it will effect their careers.
3:50 pm - 4:10 pmTransition Break, Exhibitors & Networking
4:10 pm - 5:00 pmRelationship Acumen: Building Positive Client Relationships that Last
Speaker: Mickey Vaja, Principal Advisory Services, Grant Thornton
Speaker: Ryan Hopkins, Manager, Internal Audit Services , Packaging Corporation of America
  • Identify and define key characteristics of positive client relationships that lead to better business outcomes
  • Demonstrate client building techniques that differentiate you from competitors and positions you as a valuable trusted partner
  • Outline opportunities for client collaboration that result in performance improvements 
  • Illustrate the importance of understanding your client’s business and how it yields to a stronger bottom line

    https://www.eiseverywhere.com/file_uploads/fe7520fb9d952471a405aef27e59dc27_F6RelationshipAcumen.pdf
5:00 pm - 6:00 pmReception, Exhibitors & Networking