Virginia Training Academy (VTA) 2023
 

Virginia Training Academy

Monday, October 23rd - Tuesday, October 24th 7a - 5p
*Hilton Garden Inn Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Join us in-person or via live stream for up to 16 hours of CPE hosted by the Institute of Internal Auditors Tidewater, Southwest, & Central Chapters.
Academy Communications

This event will be held at 3315 Atlantic Ave. Virginia Beach VA 23451.  Once registered, each attendee will receive a registration confirmation email titled "Confirmation for the Virginia Training Academy 2023 Event."  This email will include the following:

  1. Reference Number - the reference number is needed to make changes to your registration record.  It is also required for attendees to access any presentation materials online.
  2. Registration Category - ensures we have properly documented you in our system as either in-person or live stream attendee.  Please notify us immediately if this information is incorrect. 
  3. Hotel link - for $117/night discounted room rate; in-person attendees only.  Rate not guaranteed after 9/27/2023. 

If necessary, we will send updates periodically.  Additionally, we will send instructions on accessing any applicable handouts or materials and streaming instructions on 10/16 & 10/17. 

Academy Outline | 16 CPEs*
10/23/2023
7:00 am - 8:00 amRegistration & Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:10 amWelcome & Announcements
8:15 am - 9:55 amEthics
Raven Catlin CIA, CPA, CFSA, CRMA
10:00 am - 10:10 amBreak
10:15 am - 11:05 amData Governance
Speaker: David Cole CPA, CISA, CRISC, CEO, SysAudits.com LLC
11:10 am - 12:00 pmFraud & Analytics
Speaker: Nathan Pickard CIA, Head of Product, ThirdLine
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch
1:05 pm - 2:45 pmFrameworks: a non-IT auditor's best friend
Speaker: Justin T. Noble CIA, Chief Audit Executive, Virginia Tech
2:50 pm - 3:00 pmBreak
3:05 pm - 3:55 pmEffective Meetings
Speaker: Justin Stowe, Assistant Director of Performance Audit, Office of the Washington State Auditor
4:00 pm - 4:50 pmUS Department of Labor - Unemployment Fraud
Speaker: Sara Kowalski
Speaker: Dimitrios Koumas
4:50 pm - 5:00 pmDay One Closing
Facilitator: Jessika Jemmott, Assistant City Auditor II, City of Norfolk
 
10/24/2023
7:00 am - 8:00 amRegistration & Breakfast
8:00 am - 8:10 amWelcome & Announcements
8:15 am - 9:05 amAvoiding Group Think and Scope Creep
Speaker: Frank Jones CIA, Management Analyst, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
9:05 am - 9:55 amWriting Audit Objectives/Tests and Designing Methodologies
Speaker: Frank Jones CIA, Management Analyst, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
10:00 am - 10:10 amBreak
10:15 am - 11:05 amBuilding Your Audit Analytics Strategy
Speaker: Trent Russell, Founder, Greenskies Analytics
11:10 am - 12:00 pmHolding One-on-Ones
Speaker: Justin Stowe, Assistant Director of Performance Audit, Office of the Washington State Auditor
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLunch
1:05 pm - 1:55 pmCAE Roundtable
Shanti Mullen, City Auditor
Sheryl Orr, Director, Internal Audit, HII
Frank Jones CIA, Management Analyst, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Justin T. Noble CIA, Chief Audit Executive, Virginia Tech
2:00 pm - 2:50 pmVendor Fraud
Speaker: Chris Kalafatis CPA, CIA, CFE, Managing Director / Internal Audit Advisory, Forvis
Bill Campion CPA, CFE, Manager / Internal Audit Consulting, Forvis
2:55 pm - 3:05 pmBreak
3:10 pm - 4:00 pmNew Framework
Speaker: Ben J. Sutphin CIA, CPA, CISA, CGAP, CIGA
4:05 pm - 4:55 pmCybersecurity Awareness
Speaker: Benjamin Jemmott III, CEH, Network Security Engineer, City of Norfolk
4:55 pm - 5:00 pmDay Two Closing
*Please note the 5 minutes difference between sessions are not breaks.  This is the transitional period for answering questions, making announcements, and introducing / organizing the next presenter.  The scheduled breaks are noted as Break or Lunch.  We value your time and will do our best to adhere to the schedule as outlined above.