IIR Audit & Risk

IACON, IIR’s flagship event for internal auditors and risk managers is the biggest event of its kind in Europe. 

Now in its 14^th successful year the event continues to develop and focus on the current issues of the day.  It brings together a plethora of leading internal auditors and risk managers representing a cross sector of industries from across Europe.

• Sarah Blackburn, President, INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS – UK AND IRELAND
• Malcolm Zack, Head of Internal Audit, BRAKES GROUP
• Jeff O'Sullivan, Head of Business Assurance, CHANNEL 4 TELEVISION
• James Patterson, VP Group Internal Audit, ASTRAZENECA
• Maurice Goddard, Chief Operating Officer – Group-Wide Internal Audit, PRUDENTIAL
• Klaus Lendle, Head of Internal Audit, ALLIANZ DEUTSCHLAND
• Thierry de Poeck, Chief Auditor, CLEARSTREAM
• Ulrich Weber, Head of Internal Audit, MONDI
• Steve Treece, Assistant Director of Risk, Resilience & Safety, ID & PASSPORT SERVICE
• Tony Fudge, Quality Assurance Director, BARCLAYS
• Angelica Bienz, Former Head of Internal Audit, LIECHTENSTEINISCHE LANDESBANK GROUP
• Rania Bejjani, Head of Internal Audit & Risk Management, COLT TELECOM GROUP
• Patrick Soenen, Head of Audit & Governance Services, QUALIFIED AUDIT PARTNERS
• Alan Stewart, Head of Risk Management, PIONEER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
• Grenville Croll, Managing Director, SPREADSHEET ENGINEERING
• Silvio de Girolamo, Chief Audit Executive, AUTOGRILL
• Hilde Øiseth Nordlid, Chief Auditor, Internal Audit Department, NORGES BANK
• Christine Copestake, Director of Audit Services (Europe & Asia), MOLSON COORS
• Ashley Martin, Insurance & Risk Manager, MOLSON COORS
• Greg Horsnell, Chief Internal Auditor, UK, Europe & Latin America, OLD MUTUAL
• Stan Dormer, Director, MINDGROVE
• Alan McDunphy, Audit Manager, ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD
• Iraj Amiri, Head of Internal Audit, SCHRODERS
• Anushua Biswas, Head of Quality, Risk & Compliance, HML
• Carl Dalby, Managing Consultant, PCUBED
• Simon Scales, Director Global Investigations, TNT EXPRESS
• Chris Pierce, CEO, GLOBAL GOVERNANCE SERVICES
• Andy Robertson, Audit Lecturer, CASS BUSINESS SCHOOL
• Berry Wilson, Chief Auditor, Professional Practices Management, ING GROUP 

New - Doing More with Less

Internal auditors haven’t escaped the impact of the current financial crisis.  A common concern is doing more with less.  Budgets have been slashed but demands on internal audit to add value and deliver effective assurance have never been higher.

To this end, the 2009 Euro IACON programme will provide case study presentations on how other organisations are dealing with this dilemma.

1.      Maurice Goddard, Chief Operating Officer – Group-Wide Internal Audit, Prudential will look at how internal audit can respond to the challenges of the economic situation.

2.      James Paterson, Vice President Group Internal Audit will give an insight into what’s been done at AstraZeneca.  He will give an open presentation on how they’ve transformed the audit department to do more with less resources.

New - Dealing with a Pandemic…

Plus, no-one could have avoided the threat of swine flu. Malcolm Zack, Head of Internal Audit at Brakes Group will be discussing how they prepared for and dealt with the outbreak of a pandemic.  He will look at lessons to be learnt and tips for how to deal with future outbreaks.

New - Practical Skills Sessions

This year we will also be including more practical presentations.  Hearing the theory is all well and good but we thought it’d be better to include some more practical ‘how to’ sessions to provide you with tools & tips that you can actually implement back in the office.  This will include sessions on:

·        Auditing major projects

·        Spreadsheet risk management

·        How to audit outsourced operations

·        Managing the risks associated with third parties

·        Auditing for smaller departments/companies