| Speakers and Tracks |
| 2025 IIA Mid-Atlantic Conference: 50 Years of Innovations | ||
| Day One | ||
| Thursday, March 20, 2025 | Session(s) Name | Speaker(s) Name |
| 8:15 AM - 9:30 AM | General Session: State of the Profession | Anthony Pugliese, President and Chief Executive Officer of The IIA |
| 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM | Overview of Fraud Trends and Mitigating Fraud Risks, | Deron J. Rossi, Fraud, Internal Controls and Investigations Consultant, Jefferson Wells |
| 9:40 AM - 10:30 AM | The Art of Reflection: Elevating How You Engage and Lead | Dale Jeanes, Jeanes Professional Development LLC |
| 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM | A Fireside Chat with the FCB Chief Internal Audit Officer | Don Preskenis, Chief Internal Audit Officer for First Citizens |
| 10:40 AM - 11:30 AM | Creating a Culture of Cybersecurity | Ben Hunter, CyberSecurity and IT Audit Speaker |
| 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM | Data Risk Management: Internal Audit's role in assessing data governance and data risk management maturity | Scott Peyton, Partner, Cherry Bekaert Advisory LLC |
| 11:40 AM - 12:30 PM | IA Focal Points for 2025 |
Laurence Talley, CPA, CIA |
| 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Jeff Witmyer (National Cyber Partner), Grant Thornton Dianne Neurauter (Regional Risk Advisory Partner) |
The Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape: Internal Audit’s Critical Role |
| 2:55 PM - 3:45 PM | Automation Trends and Managing the Corresponding Risks (AI Session) | Tim Lietz and Laurence Talley CPA, CIA Risk & Compliance Practice Director, Jefferson Wells |
| 2:55 PM - 3:45 PM | Data Analytics and Visualization | Joe Oringel, Partner, Visual Risk IQ |
| 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | CAE Roundtable | Kelly Mintern – Chief Audit Officer – UNCW Alice Mariano – Internal Audit Leader – Farm Bureau Tracy Bennett, Audit VP NC BCBS Donald Preskenis, Executive Vice President and Chief Internal Audit Officer at First Citizens Bank |
| Day Two | ||
| Friday, March 21, 2025 | Session Name | Speaker(s) Name |
| 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Delivering Audit Reports That Matter | Margie Bastolla, CIA |
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Continuous Auditing and Monitoring | PNC Bank Betsy Hocutt, VP and Audit Director for BSA/AML, CIA, CAMS-RM |
| 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Project Management Fundamentals for Internal Auditors | RSM Daniel Riebesell, CPA Patricia Greene, PMP |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | AI Empowered Audits (Repeat Session From Day 1) | Tim Lietz and Laurence Talley, CPA, CIA Risk & Compliance Practice Director Jefferson Wells |
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | Maximizing Internal Audit Quality Through the Effective Implementation of the IIA Standards | Warren Hersh, Director, IIA Quality Service |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Incorporating IT Vulnerabilities into a Fraud Risk Assessment: A Case Study | David Varner, Director - Citrin Cooperman |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | The Evolving Sarbanes-Oxley Landscape: Internal Audit’s Critical Role | Dianne Neurauter, CISA, PMP and Darrin Williams, CPA - Grant Thornton |
| 12:45 PM - 1:35PM | Insights About Executive Perspectives of Top Risks for Near- and Long-term | Ericka F. Kranitz, MS, CPA |
| 12:45 PM - 1:35 PM | Impact of the SEC Cybersecurity Rule | Ben Hunter, CyberSecurity and IT Audit Speaker |
| 1:40 PM - 3:20 PM | General Session: Ethics | Cal Christensen, NCACPA |
