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Scotland Conference 2024

The 2024 IIA Scotland Annual Conference provides a fantastic 'in person' opportunity for internal audit professionals from Scotland and beyond to get together to learn, network and share knowledge and experiences. There will be two days of informative presentations, interactive breakout sessions and lively debates, plus a fabulous drinks reception and dinner.

The event is open to anyone and is of particular interest to internal audit professionals from all industries, sectors, and locations, providing insight to the internal audit profession's views and experiences. This year we will hear from leaders and senior professionals from various high profile organisations across various industries and sectors. The speaker line up will provide a mixture of challenge and thought provoking insight and will deliver keynote messages on a range of hot internal audit and risk topics, and current economic and business risks.

Speakers

Zoe Adey - Head of Innovation and Automation - Internal Audit, HSBC
Anne-Marie Balfour - Experienced retired CISO
Stuart Birnie - Director - Operational Lead, Pulsar
Sandro Boeri - President, Chartered IIA
Kristian Bollerup, VP, Head of Corporate Risk & Internal Audit, LEGO Group
Ann Brook - Head of Technical Content and Research, Chartered IIA
Federico Charosky - Chief Executive Officer, Quorum Cyber
Neil Coutts - Director, KPMG
Mohit Dhingra - Chief Internal Auditor, Aegon UK
Colin Howden - Scotland Committee Chair, Chartered IIA
Marc McNulty - Director, Deloitte
Chris Moon MBE
Alex Psarras - Associate Director, Internal Audit and Financial Advisory, Protiviti UK
Dr Vikki Richardson - Data Scientist, Audit Scotland
Gary Stewart - Director of Governance and Risk Assurance, Scottish Enterprise
Scott Strachan - Conference Chair
Nick Wallis - Investigative Journalist and Author
Mark Wilson - Founder, Una Vita Talent

What will I learn?

Insight to current trends and challenges in the Internal Audit profession
Benefitting from thought leadership on hot topics
Professional network building

CPE core competencies

Technical skills: governance, risk and control
Improvement and innovation
Technical skills: IPPF

11.5 CPE points

Programme

The Scotland Conference will be held over two days:
Day 1 | Thursday 28 November 09:00 - 16:30 (with the dinner package commencing from 18:00)
Day 2 | Friday 29 November 09:30 - 16:00

Accommodation

To book your accommodation at DoubleTree by hilton Dunblane Hydro Hotel at our discounted rate, click here.

Day one - Thursday, 28 November

09:00 - 09:30	Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:30 - 09:45	Welcome and introduction Colin Howden, Chair of Chartered IIA Scotland Committee and Scott Strachan, Conference Chair
09:45 - 10:25	Artificial Intelligence in Internal Audit: A Year On - Updates & Implications Alex Psarras, Protiviti
10:25 - 11:05	Global Internal Audit Standards Ann Brook, Head of Technical Content & Research, Chartered IIA
11:05 - 11:35	Refreshment break and exhibition
11:35 - 12:15	Risk and Compliance in the Digital Age - how technology is addressing challenges firms face in risk and operational resilience Stuart Birnie, Pulsar
11:35 - 12:15	Elevate Your Career and Purpose: The Transformative Power of Becoming a Charity Trustee Mark Wilson, Una Vita Talent
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch and exhibition
13:15 - 13:55	Auditing Culture - The Scottish Theatre Production Sandro Boeri, President, Chartered IIA
13:55 - 14:35	Integrated assurance Gary Stewart, Scottish Enterprise
14:35 - 15:05	Refreshment break and exhibition
15:05 - 15:45	How Generative AI can be used by Internal Audit Zoe Adey, HSBC
15:45 - 16:45	The Great Post Office Scandal Nick Wallis, Investigative Journalist and Author
16:45 - 16:50	Closing remarks Scott Strachan, Conference Chair and Colin Howden, Chair of Chartered IIA Scotland Committee
18:30 - 19:30	Drink's reception
19:30 - 21:30	Dinner

Day two - Friday, 29 November

09:30 - 09:45	Welcome and introduction to day two and day one recap
09:45 - 10:25	Company culture in an internal audit context Kristian Bollerup, The Lego Group
10:25 - 11:05	Data Analytics & AI Alex Psarras, Zoe Adey, Mohit Dhingra and Dr Vikki Richardson
11:05 - 11:35	Refreshment break and exhibition
11:35 - 12:15	Internal Audit & Ethics - Navigating the Grey Zone Ann Brook & Sandro Boeri, Chartered IIA
11:35 - 12:15	Breakout Session
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch and exhibition
13:15 - 13:55	Cyber Security - Panel Discussion Federico Charosky, Neil Coutts and Anne-Marie Balfour
13:55 - 14:35	Corporate Reform and the role of Internal Audit Marc McNulty, Deloitte
14:35 - 14:50	Refreshment break and exhibition
14:50 - 15:50	Resilience and making the best of life Chris Moon MBE
15:50 - 16:00	Closing remarks

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This event has been organised by our Scotland Committee.

Please email iiaevents@iia.org.uk if you have any queries.

Related training courses

Interested in the topics above?

We offer various training courses related to the topics covered in this event, including public courses and in-house courses. Please see our training programme.

Thank you to our sponsors & exhibitors

Headline sponsor

Dinner sponsor

Exhibitor

Date/Info

Date:

28 - 29 November 2024

Time:

09:00-16:00

Venue:

DoubleTree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro,
Perth Rd,
Dunblane FK15 0HG

Cost:

Member - Both Days - Dinner	£399.00 ex. VAT
Non-Member - Both Days - Dinner	£499.00 ex. VAT
Member - Both Days Only	£349.00 ex. VAT
Non-Member - Both days Only	£419.00 ex. VAT
Member - Day 1 Only, with Dinner	£329.00 ex. VAT
Non-Member - Day 1 Only, with Dinner	£429.00 ex. VAT
Member - Dinner Only	£99.00 ex. VAT
Member - Day 1 Only	£279.00 ex. VAT
Non-Member - Dinner Only	£139.00 ex. VAT
Non-Member - Day 1 Only	£349.00 ex. VAT