Join the IIA Northern Virginia at our May 2025 CPE program!

 

CPE Program Details

Title: The IIA’s Strategic Plan and Insights from Vision 2035

Program Description: 

In this session, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of The IIA’s Strategic Plan, which outlines the purpose, vision, and strategic objectives of the organization. The strategic plan defines the long-term direction of The IIA  and focuses on fulfilling its purpose and achieving its vision over the next 3-5 years. We will discuss the initiatives aligned to deliver on this plan and how they drive our profession forward.

Additionally, attendees will receive actionable insights and practical steps from Vision 2035 – Creating Our Future Together, a research project by the Internal Audit Foundation meant to envision the future state of internal audit and chart the steps to make that future a reality.

 

Key Areas of Discussion:

• The strategic plan components: Discovery & Design, Strategic Plan, and Operational Plan.
• Key IIA initiatives including certifications, modernizing the IPPF, driving AI awareness and adoption, enabling the North America chapters operating model, advancing digital transformation, driving learning innovation, and strengthening the profession’s pipeline.
• Acting on insights from Vision 2035 – Creating Our Future Together, and what that means for internal auditors and the profession.

CPE Credit Hours: 1.50

 

Presenter 

Elizabeth Sullivan is the incoming 2025-26 Chair of the North American Board and a 2025-26 Director of the Global Board of Directors of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Elizabeth is the Vice President, Chief Risk and Audit Officer at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and heads its Audit and Compliance department. With over 28 years of audit, risk management, financial industry, and public sector experience, she leads the internal audit function in providing assurance and advisory services that enable change for strong organizational governance and effective risk management and internal control systems.

At WMATA, in addition to the internal audit function, Elizabeth oversees external assurance and regulatory compliance, risk and business advisory services, and integrated risk management systems. Her department facilitates WMATA's enterprise risk management (ERM) program, which is designed to enable proactive managment of risks to help achieve strategic, operational, financial, and compliance objectives. Prior to joining WMATA, Elizabeth spent 18 years in the financial industry, providing progressive leadership in corporate risk management and internal audit.

Elizabeth began her service to The IIA at the chapter level, and continued through to the Global Member Competency and Learning faculty and the North American Board. She is the current Chair of the American Public Transportation Association's Committee of Audit Professionals and is committed to establishing and promoting standards of performance and conduct for audit organizations within the transit industry.

Elizabeth is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and holds a Certificaiton in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and a Certification in Control Self Assessment (CCSA).

 

Event Details

Date: May 20, 2025

Instruction Method: In-Person (no virtual option available)

Location: Maggiano's Tysons Corner, 2001 International Dr, McLean, VA 22102

Pricing: IIA Members $75, Non-members $85

Schedule: 

Time	Description
5:30 - 6:00 PM	Registration and networking
6:00 - 6:15 PM	Chapter announcements
6:15 - 7:30 PM	Program and Q&A
7:30 - 8:00 PM	Networking and wrap-up

Buffet Dinner Service:  A variety of appetizers, salads, pastas, entrees and desserts will be served. Two drink tickets are included with each registration.

 

Chapter Contact

If you have any questions about the event, please contact IIA Northern Virginia Program Chair, Kristen Ocampo, at kristen.ocampo@crowe.com.