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Wales Conference 2025

Taking place on 12 February 2025 at Glamorgan Cricket Club Cardiff, our 17th Wales Conference brings the Wales internal audit community together in person, providing a fantastic opportunity for learning and networking. Please join us for a full packed day of informed presentations and engagement from the profession. The event is open to everyone and will be of particular interest to internal audit professionals from all industries, and sectors, providing insight to the internal audit profession’s views, knowledge, and experience.

This year we will hear from leaders and senior professionals from high-profile organisations across both public and private sectors. Our line-up will bring lively discussion, debate, and thought leadership on a plethora of hot internal audit and risk topics.

PLEASE NOTE: Our early bird offer ends on 31 October 2024


Speakers 

Helen Morris - Deputy Director, Audit, Assurance & Counter Fraud, Welsh Government; Wales Committee Member

Jacqui Kedwood - Head of Internal Audit; Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru/Natural Resources Wales

More speakers to be confirmed shortly.


What will I learn?

  • Environment & Sustainability - How does the Welsh Government Net Zero plan affect your organisation and what can internal audit do to support.
  • Procurement Act 2023 -How will the new regulations affect the Welsh Supply Chain and what role does internal audit play.
  • Workplace Culture - How does the right culture lead to success and what happens when it does not - Lessons to be learned from recent high-profile incidents.
  • Artificial Intelligence - AI comes with significant cyber risks, but what are the practical steps to take if you are considering implementing AI.

CPE core competencies

  • Technical skills: governance, risk and control
  • Professional ethics

6 CPE points


Programme 

Wednesday, 12 February 

08:45 - 09:15

Registration, refreshments 

09:15 - 09:30

Welcome and introduction 

09:30 - 10:20

Session 1
Speaker To be confirmed shortly
Topic: Environment & Sustainability

10:20 - 11:10

Session 2
Speaker To be confirmed shortly
Topic: Procurement Act 2023

11:10 - 11:40 Refreshment break and networking
11:40 - 12:30

Session 3
Helen Morris, Head of Audit, Assurance & Counter Fraud; DPO, Welsh Government
Topic: Culture

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 - 14:20

Session 4
Speaker To be confirmed shortly
Topics: Artificial Intelligence

14:20 - 15:10

Session 5
Jacqui Kedwood, Head of Internal Audit, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru/Natural Resources Wales
Topics: Continuous Improvement

15:10 - 15:40 Refreshment break and networking
15:40 - 16:30

Session 6 
Speaker To be confirmed shortly
Topics: GovAssure/New Corporate Code - Round Table Discussion

16:30 - 16:45

Closing remarks


This event has been organised by our Wales Committee.

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


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Date/Info

Date:

12 February 2025

Time:

08:45-17:00
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Cost:

Non-Member - Early Bird £149.00 ex. VAT
Member - Early Bird £139.00 ex. VAT


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