Name: Internal Audit and ESG Sustainability Reporting
Start: 2023-06-14T16:00:00Z
End: 2023-06-14T16:00:59.000Z
Location: BrightTALK
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AuditBoard is the leading cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, compliance, and ESG management. More than 50% of the Fortune 500 leverage AuditBoard to move their businesses forward with greater clarity and agility. AuditBoard is top-rated by customers on G2, Capterra, and Gartner Peer Insights, and was recently ranked for the sixth year in a row as one of the fastest-growing technology companies in North America by Deloitte. To learn more, visit: AuditBoard.com.

With the volatility of today’s business landscape, everyone is running a risky business. In the 2024 Gartner Boards of Directors Survey, nearly one-third of non-executive board members stated risk management is among their top strategic priorities for 2024 and 2025 — up 85% from 2023.**

As technology advances and the risks associated with it rapidly expand, teams must take a proactive approach to bridge the gap between their capabilities and their organization’s risk exposure.

Join AuditBoard’s industry experts as we share learnings and best practices on leveraging our integrated risk solutions to defend and strengthen your business.

In this product walkthrough, we’ll cover how to:
 - Identify key factors contributing to risk exposure gaps.
 - Build and scale an integrated risk management program for your business.
 - Enhance your enterprise risk management to allow for real-time, risk-informed decisions.
 - Extend your operational management from the front lines to the board room, strengthening business resiliency.
 - Include climate-related risks as part of your integrated risk management strategy. 

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.
    **Gartner Reports: Gartner, 5 Ways to Apply Data & Analytics to Your Risk Management Process, Joel Backaler, Devanshu Mehrotra, 13 January 2025.

AuditBoard Live: Integrated Risk Management

Cybersecurity remains one of the most critical risks facing organizations today, with increasing regulatory scrutiny and the potential for significant business disruption. The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has introduced a new topical requirement for cybersecurity audits, further emphasizing the high risk and pervasive nature of this area. This session will explore how your teams can effectively apply this new requirement to assess and strengthen your organization's cybersecurity programs. Our speakers will offer practical insights addressing the implications for conformance and quality assurance assessments. By the end of the session, you will be equipped with the knowledge to navigate cyber risks and contribute to your organization's cybersecurity resilience.

Learning objectives for this session:
 - Discuss the vital role internal audit plays in ensuring a robust cybersecurity framework.
 - Examine what the new cybersecurity topical requirement and other regulatory requirements mean for internal audit. 
 - Explore strategies for internal audit teams to remain connected with information security beyond the audit. 
 - Identify practical techniques for incorporating cybersecurity considerations into broader audit engagements, ensuring alignment with the new requirements and enhancing overall audit value.


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IIA Standards Masterclass: Prevent and Defend - The Role of Internal Audit in Strengthening Cybersecurity Resilience

Skilled internal auditors are the backbone of a strong internal audit function, and Standard 10.2 requires a clearly defined approach for developing and retaining auditors who are qualified to support the internal audit strategy and plan. Meeting this new requirement presents real challenges, including a shrinking talent pool, skill gaps in emerging risk areas, and difficulties balancing workloads amid increasing demands and limited resources. 

In this session, explore strategies to tackle these challenges head-on, upskill your team, and optimize resource allocation to enhance performance, improve retention rates, and elevate your audit function.

Learning objectives for this session:
 - Apply the requirements of the Global Internal Audit Standards for developing and retaining internal auditors.
 - Implement tactical, high-impact strategies to attract and retain skilled internal auditors while fostering continuous professional growth.
 - Leverage innovative technology to optimize resource allocation and create a future-ready workforce that supports the evolving needs of internal audit.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

IIA Standards Masterclass: Future-Proofing Your Workforce and Supercharging Resource Efficiency

In accordance with Standard 9.2, the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) must develop and implement a strategy for the internal audit function. A well-structured strategic plan helps you create a roadmap that aligns with organizational objectives and prioritize audit activities effectively. This session, led by two powerhouse sisters, will guide you through the key components of a strategic plan and walk you through a step-by-step process to create a tailored plan for your internal audit function. Join us to gain practical insights into building a strategic plan that drives value for your organization.

Learning objectives for this session:
 - Describe why a strategic plan is essential for the internal audit function.
 - Identify the key components that make up a successful internal audit strategy.
 - Create a tailored strategic plan based on your organization’s size and the maturity of your audit function.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

IIA Standards Masterclass: Charting the Course - How to Craft a Winning Strategic Plan

With the new Global Internal Audit Standards in effect as of January 2025, audit teams are focused on effective implementation and ongoing conformance. 
This session will break down the updated Standards, highlight key changes, and explore their impact on internal audit practices. Additionally, we will pinpoint areas that demand extra attention and dive into key considerations for the External Quality Assessment (EQA) process. 

Walk away with actionable insights and practical steps to not only align with the new Standards but also elevate your audit function to new heights. 

From this session, you'll be able to:
 - Discuss the updated Global Internal Audit Standards and their practical implications for internal audit functions.
 - Identify key areas requiring attention based on gap assessment findings and explore strategies to address them.
 - Apply best practices and key considerations for the external quality assessment process. 

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

IIA Standards Masterclass: Your Guide to Success - Focus Areas for Implementing the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards

Simply put, AI agents are smart computer programs that can do tasks and make decisions on their own without needing someone to control them directly. In this session, we’ll demystify what AI agents are, explore their practical applications in audit, and clarify how they differ from traditional robotic process automation (RPA) solutions. Plus, we’ll demonstrate how to build and implement an AI agent, showing you the future of audit automation in action.

Learning objectives for this webinar: 
 - Define AI agents and explain their role in transforming audit processes.
 - Identify real-world use cases and practical platforms where AI agents can be utilized.
 - Demonstrate the development of an AI agent and compare it with RPA.


    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Up Next for Internal Audit: AI Agents

This panel discussion will focus on the long-term implications of AI technology in the modern enterprise and the near-term opportunities and challenges of implementing AI capabilities. Our panelists will share their learnings and best practices from rolling out practical applications of AI to help streamline, accelerate, and automate core functions like risk detection, audit reporting, and evidence collection and their strategies for addressing the security and data privacy risks associated with AI. 

We will also explore the future of AI technology in our industry and the steps organizations can take today to prepare themselves to proactively respond to and make the most of a quickly evolving and revolutionary technology. 

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
 - Understand the breadth of available AI capabilities and their use cases and applications. 
 - Develop scoping, implementation, and change management plans to incorporate AI capabilities into their workflows.  
 - Examine their corporate AI policies and develop GRC guidelines for responsible AI use cases. 

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

AI-powered audit, risk, and compliance: Keys to implementing the latest technology

After five years of perpetual risk-induced disruption, internal auditors are ready to look ahead to the second half of the 2020s. But 2025 is shaping up to usher in more uncertainty. Join Richard Chambers to focus will be on the key lessons learned in the past year, challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for the internal audit profession, and five New Year’s resolutions that every internal auditor should commit to in 2025.

In this webinar, we will:
 - Explore key takeaways for internal auditors from the major events of 2024.
 - Discuss the top challenges and opportunities that lie ahead in 2025. 
 - Plan for next year with five resolutions to successfully navigate the risks and opportunities that await.



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Five Internal Auditor Resolutions for the Year Ahead

The IIA’s 2020 “Three Lines Model” was a substantial improvement over the “Three Lines of Defense.” However, the convergence of risk velocity and volatility in the 2020s has contributed to a perilous risk exposure gap for many organizations — fueled by a tsunami of new and emerging risks and stagnant to declining risk, audit, and compliance resources. 

This session will explore the risk exposure gap phenomenon and essential migration from a “three lines” approach for risk management to a “connected risk approach.” The session will examine the power of connected risk synergy, the attributes of connected risk thinkers, and the imperative to leverage technology as the connected risk enabler. Finally, the session will highlight the future of connected risk change agents in the era of AI.

At the end of this session, attendees will be able to:
 - Identify key factors contributing to the risk exposure gap.
 - Discuss reasons to adopt a more aligned approach to risk management that encompasses all three lines.
 - Leverage technology to enable collaboration and strengthen risk management.


    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Connected Risk: Conquering the Perilous Risk Exposure Gap

Join us for an engaging fireside chat with Stellar Bank as they share their journey of connecting audit and risk management functions in a highly regulated industry. Facing the challenges of a merger and the complexities of manual processes, Stellar Bank implemented a connected risk approach to enhance collaboration, increase transparency, and drive strategic alignment.

Through this discussion, you’ll learn how Stellar Bank is transforming its audit and risk practices using AuditBoard, creating real-time visibility with dynamic dashboards and empowering teams across the three lines of defense to better manage risks and controls. This conversation will provide insights for organizations looking to modernize their risk management strategies and achieve enterprise resilience.

From this webinar, you'll learn how to: 
 - Describe how integrating audit and risk functions enhances collaboration and decision-making.
 - Use dashboards and automation to improve visibility and streamline reporting.
 - Explore how empowering the first line of defense drives accountability and efficiency.
 - Connect risk management to organizational objectives.
 - Leverage advanced tools to transform risk management practices in regulated industries.


    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Connecting Audit and Risk to Drive Resilience

With the rise of artificial intelligence in business, new regulations are being passed to mitigate its privacy, data security, and ethical risks. One of the most high-profile and comprehensive is the EU’s AI Act, which has been likened to GDPR for AI. The new Act assigns AI applications to three risk categories and obliges providers of high-risk systems to adhere to a series of risk management, data governance, and cybersecurity requirements. The penalties for noncompliance are steep — and the deadline for enforcement is fast approaching. This will require internal audit and risk leaders to step into a more prominent role in helping their businesses prepare for compliance with new and evolving AI regulations. Learn more about the requirements, their potential impact on your organisation, and what you can do now to prepare in this session.

Learning objectives for this webinar: 
 - Describe the requirements of the EU AI Act, and whether they apply to your business.
 - Identify, assess, and mitigate the risks of your AI technology.
 - Prepare your teams to comply with the AI Act and future regulations.


    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Understanding the EU AI Act: Are You Ready?

Establishing a privacy risk management framework will enable you to accurately report on the state of your privacy program, pinpoint needed program enhancements or instances of noncompliance, and manage your internal governance in a structured and operationally efficient way. The structure needed within the framework includes aligning 1) the risks your company faces, 2) the controls that mitigate those risks, 3) the laws you are required to comply with, and 4) your own internal policies. 

This session will provide an orientation to privacy risk management framework use cases and share some considerations for establishing one within your GRC tool.

Learning objectives for this session:
 - Orient your privacy risks to a risk management framework.
 - Describe the operational opportunities that a framework provides.
 - Discuss the relationship between a regulatory requirement and a control that honors that requirement.
 - Enhance reporting on the state of your privacy program.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Boost Operational Efficiency via a Privacy Risk Management Framework

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing industries across the globe. Despite the potential of AI to streamline workflows, provide deeper insights, and enable more strategic decision-making, adoption in the internal audit space remains relatively low. This webinar aims to demystify AI for internal audit professionals and provide practical insights into how AI tools can enhance audit processes and drive greater efficiency. 

Whether you’re just starting to explore AI or looking to optimize its use in your audit function, this session will provide the guidance you need to get ahead. 

Learning objectives for this session: 
 - Assess the risks of internal audit AI technology.
 - Align AI applications with a company’s broader strategic objectives.
 - Test controls to mitigate the risks associated with AI technology.
 - Apply five key considerations to your AI risk and IA strategy.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

AI for IA: A New Paradigm for Internal Audit

In today’s complex risk landscape, engaging internal stakeholders effectively is crucial for timely and impactful audit results. Misaligned communication, siloed data, and inconsistent follow-up can all contribute to delays and reduced accountability across departments. By leveraging technology to streamline workflows, automate reminders, and consolidate documentation, organizations can foster better stakeholder collaboration and more efficient risk management.

Learning objectives for this session:  
 - Describe the challenges posed by a lack of stakeholder collaboration and its impact on audit outcomes.
 - Discover how technology can transform stakeholder engagement, increasing accountability and transparency.
 - Identify strategies for consolidating and automating the risk assessment and findings remediation processes.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Collaborative Auditing: Engaging Internal Stakeholders for Better Outcomes

Is Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) compliance draining resources? Inefficient approaches waste time and money. Our webcast reveals how to optimize your existing controls for CSRD.

In this webcast, we'll begin with a brief overview of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) principles. Following this, we’ll discuss upcoming regulations that are crucial for safeguarding your organization, with a particular focus on the CSRD.

We'll then examine the implications of CSRD for your company and outline the necessary actions to ensure compliance with ESG regulations. This includes emphasizing the importance of establishing a robust risk management and control environment. We'll also highlight how many of the controls required for CSRD align with other existing regulations, facilitating a smoother integration process.

Learning objectives for this webinar:
- Investigate the upcoming ESG regulations — including those from the SEC, California, and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) — and understand their implications for businesses.
- Analyze the specific requirements of the CSRD and how they impact corporate reporting and compliance.
- Identify the necessary actions and controls that companies need to implement to comply with ESG regulations, particularly CSRD.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Navigating CSRD Through a SOX Perspective

In an era of heightened risk complexity and rapid technological advancements, staying proactive and efficient is more important than ever. One way to stay ahead is by implementing a coordinated assurance approach across the enterprise. Join us as we discuss coordinated assurance and its strategic importance in bringing coherency to risk teams in a challenging risk landscape. Learn pragmatic solutions for adopting this methodology, such as performing assurance mapping and identifying assurance gaps across the enterprise. 

Learning objectives for this webinar: 
- Gain in-depth knowledge of assurance mapping and coordinated assurance as per the IIA's framework.
- Grasp the role of assurance mapping in efficiently implementing coordinated assurance and learn to identify areas of over or under-assurance.
- Describe the role of assurance mapping in addressing modern-day risk challenges and effective reporting to the audit committee.
- Discuss how technology complements traditional assurance methods to identify patterns, anomalies, and trends across assurance activities.
- Apply best practices for implementing assurance mapping within their organizations, ultimately paving the path for a future-proof auditing environment.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Mastering coordinated assurance: Strategies and tools for proactive risk management

AI is having an impact everywhere, including in internal audit teams. From the Fortune 10 audit departments that are building their own AI solutions to the two-person department using AI to write SQL scripts they would never have imagined, AI is proving its potential in internal audit. 

In this webinar, we’ll go beyond common use cases to discuss what’s possible and what’s reasonable for your internal audit team. 

In this webinar, learn to:
- Explore the potential of AI in internal audit, including innovative solutions that can be realistically adopted by departments of different sizes and resource levels.
- Break down how to put AI into action in internal audit, focusing on real-world challenges, what works well, and what you can realistically expect for your team.
- Assess your internal audit department's current capabilities and resources to create a roadmap for integrating AI technologies that align with your strategic objectives.


    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

How IA is Actually Using AI

As technology rapidly evolves, companies increasingly automate their IT general controls (ITGC). However, this shift brings challenges in working with auditors, documenting automated controls, and organizing them in a way that simplifies auditing. While AuditBoard offers robust support, other elements still need careful management to ensure both external and internal auditors are comfortable. 

In this session, we’ll explore the complexities of integrating control solutions into AuditBoard. We’ll discuss the best approaches, recognizing that not all ITGCs are created equal, and acknowledging that auditors may not necessarily be familiar with the new solutions. 

Join us to discover best practices for ITGC automation and prepare to manage this transformation when the time is right for your company.
In this webinar, we will:
- Discuss the importance of inventorying ITGCs.
- Assess best practices for managing auditors during ITGC automation.
- Bridge the knowledge gap between auditors and the automated solutions used for internal controls.
- Master the process of automating ITGCs and capturing these controls in AuditBoard.

    * CPE: This is a webinar recording. Credits are not offered for on-demand viewing.

Trends in IT General Controls (ITGC): Walking the Highwire With Tools and Auditors

Sustainability reporting continues to be a fast-evolving area. There has been an uptick in increased regulation over climate-related financial impact and reporting metrics, greenhouse gas emissions and other disclosure requirements that companies report on. Given that at present there aren’t standardized requirements imposed by the SEC, how can internal audit support their companies in their readiness journey and be better prepared to be in compliance with new guidelines? 

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