| Time | Program |
| 7:30am | REGISTRATION DESK OPENS |
| 7:30-8:45am | NETWORKING BREAKFAST & EXHIBITION VIEWING |
| 7:30-8:45am | INTERNAL AUDIT BREAKFAST WITH GUEST SPEAKER
(additional registration fee applies) |
| Pitch, perception, presumptions, reality – Does internal audit have an image problem?
Join Gruen Transfer Panellist and Strategic Planning Director, Moon Communications, Carolyn Miller for breakfast and take a different
look at the world of internal audit. Carolyn will share her secrets and insights on how the internal auditor can best sell the value of their
profession. Key questions to be discussed include:
• Why does internal audit have an image problem?
• Does our perception deliver our reality?
• How do we turn our customers / stakeholders into ‘true believers’ of internal audit?
• What creative approaches can be used to get heard?
• Is an internal auditor capable of getting the message across?
Carolyn Miller, Strategic Planning Director, Moon Communications and Gruen Transfer Panel Member |
| 9:00-9:50am | KEYNOTE 4 |
| Leadership for a connected world
The world is now a very connected, complex and fast changing economic and social system. These characteristics of our environment
are likely to continue to be dominant themes as we look forward.
• Connectivity – information and communications technology has changed the world and amplified the potential of people
• Stakeholders voice – can’t be ignored as they have access to more information than ever and can join together to call for change
• Leading in the information age requires a different mindset and capabilities
• Clarity of purpose, strong alignment and building the right culture are the essence of high performing organisations
Steve Vamos will discuss the imperative of developing our leadership and management capability in order to address the challenges
of a more connected, fast changing economy and world.
Steve Vamos, non-executive Director, Telstra and founding President of the Society for Knowledge Economics |
| 9.55-10.45am | CONCURRENT SESSIONS 5 |
| TECHNICAL | 5A Auditing websites – Protecting your frontline
• Common types of threats and risks related to websites today
• Common mistakes made in auditing websites
• How to scope a website audit
• What to expect from a website audit
• How to interpret the audit findings and securing your website
Ron Brandis, Principal Security Consultant, Stratstec |
| THE COMPLETE
PRACTITIONER | 5B The tail that wagged the dog – Getting management acceptance of continuous monitoring
• Building the brief and resourcing the project
• Selling the concept
• The challenge of getting the data
• Practical learnings from technical implementation challenges
• Seeing the results – was it all worthwhile
Cathy Blunt CFIIA CIA, Manager Internal Audit, Griffith University and President, IIA-Australia, and
Mario Bojilov, Director, Meta Business Systems |
| PROFESSIONAL
EXCELLENCE | 5C Critical questioning and investigation techniques (double session)
Auditors need to be aware that investigations are governed by rules of law and practice not least of which are the Principles of Natural Justice. An auditor conducting an investigation must clearly understand the process for the collection and protection of evidence and the subsequent presentation of their investigative findings. This session will examine the investigation process, the legal framework, the collection of evidence, relevance and case presentation. The session will also focus on the questioning of individuals considering planning an interview, question formulation, recording the interview, production of exhibits and the detection of deception through observation and listening.
Robert Cockerell, Executive Director, KordaMentha |
| SECTOR SPECIFIC
ISSUES | 5D Staying airworthy with smart program management strategies
• Effectively mapping, measuring and defining the ultimate value of the programs against the political and operational risk landscape
• The principles of applying good program/project governance
• Developing a review process that delivers early warning indicators
• Effectively managing your resources to focus on the areas of concern
• Success stories and lessons learnt in managing the hardware of Australia’s Air Force
Colin Thorne AVM, Head Aerospace Systems, Defence Materiel Organisation |
| STRATEGIC AUDIT | 5E Managing your biggest asset – Brand and reputation
• Why is brand risk a significant business risk
• Putting a value on your brand and reputation – how do you measure it
• Identifying sources of reputation risk
• How can internal audit help protect brand and reputation
Sally Loane, Director of Media and Public Affairs, Coca-Cola Amatil |
| RESEARCH &
TECHNICAL PAPERS | 5F IIA-Australia Journal – Article presentation
This session will feature a presentation from the author/s of our most popular articles published in the inaugural IIA-Australia Journal. These sessions will provide the opportunity to hear additional insights about current internal audit issues and/or research findings direct from the authors/s. The topics and presenters will be announced in February, stay tuned to the SOPAC ® website for details - www.sopac.org.au
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| 10:45-11:15am | MORNING TEA |
| 11.15-12.05pm | CONCURRENT SESSIONS 6 |
| TECHNICAL | 6A Understanding and managing spreadsheet risk
• The role of spreadsheets in planning and management reporting
• Sources of error in spreadsheets and their impact
• What is the business risk?
• Tools and methodologies to check and audit spreadsheets and formulas
• Strategies to manage and mitigate spreadsheet risk
James Clarkson, Director, Clarkson ITT |
THE COMPLETE
PRACTITIONER | 6B Privacy – How far can you delve?
• Update on the current issues on Privacy legislation – How does our approach to privacy compare to the rest of the world
• Critical risk areas for organisations – Lessons learnt from recent high profile privacy breaches
• The relationship between technology, information management and privacy laws
• What are the limits and boundaries using the legislation in the internal audit process – how deep can you delve into personal/organisational details?
Nick Abrahams, Partner, Norton Rose |
PROFESSIONAL
EXCELLENCE | 6C Critical questioning and investigation techniques (double session)
Double session continued from 5C
|
SECTOR SPECIFIC
ISSUES | 6D Outsourcing government services – Does it remove the risk?
• The efficiencies, challenges and risks of delivering services through outsourced providers
• Defining the ‘risk’ roles and responsibilities of both parties
• Designing a risk management, control and compliance regime that meets the needs of both the Government and service delivery provider
• The good and the bad – Reviews of outsourced Government services at work
Ken Robertson MIIA(Aust), Manager Risk Management, Audit & Assurance, Mission Australia |
| STRATEGIC AUDIT | 6E Protection against emerging risks in IT
• The IT paradigm shift – From traditional in-house systems to the external world of social media, the Cloud, mobile devices and beyond
• How does ‘trust’ and controls fit into the new IT environment
• The emerging risks – Brand, talent and information
• Effective controls for the emerging IT culture
• Making the most of technology – Balancing the pros and cons of using new technology
Uantchern Loh, President, IIA Singapore |
| RESEARCH &
TECHNICAL PAPERS | 6F IIA-Australia and Protiviti Audit Committee Benchmarking Survey
The session will highlight the results of a series of roundtables with leading Australian Audit Committee Chairs to compare and contrast their views to the views of Chief Audit Executives presented in the benchmarking surveys during the past three years. This will be a most informative session providing valuable insights on the expectations gap between the internal audit function and the Audit Committee. |
| 12:10-12:50pm | KEYNOTE 5 |
| Technology empowerment - A day in the life of a Googler
Google's Stuart McLean will address the pertinent issues that his company is finding in the market - business experiencing challenges with mobility, collaboration, innovation, productivity, employee culture and teamwork. All of these challenges can be addressed by technology and Stuart will share some interesting ideas around these themes and will also give insights to how Google manages to constantly innovate to remain competitive and provide a snapshot of what's next from Google.
Stuart McLean, Australia and New Zealand Managing Director, Google Enterprise |
| 12:50-1:50Pm | LUNCH & EXHIBITION VIEWING |