DOHA: The IIA Qatar Board member Sundaresan Rajeswar attended The Institute of Internal Auditors’ (The IIA) 2019 International Conference held recently at Anaheim, in the USA. Ten top internal auditors from Qatar joined over 2,700 participants from over 100 countries.
“The Conference is the premier event to hear powerful keynote speakers and presenters representing the global internal audit profession. Attendees had the opportunity to learn on today’s current trends, Fraud, Ethics, Risk, Technology, and other knowledge-sharing sessions. The overall experience enhanced professional development, and much more” stated Rajeswar.
The keynote speakers were Richard Dreyfuss – an Academy Award Winning actor on A Violation of Trust: How Bernie Madoff Changed a Nation, Jade Simmons – Transformational Leader and Renowned Classical Pianist, Mike Walsh – Futurist on Reinventing Leadership for the Age of Machine Intelligence, and Dennis Snow of Walt Disney World on Performance Excellence: The Employee Factor.
The annual business meeting elected a newly structured Global Board of Directors for 2019–20 with J. Michael Joyce Jr., as Global Chairman. Joyce has more than 36 years of experience and is Vice President, Chief Auditor & Compliance Officer for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Buoyed by the critical role internal auditing increasingly plays in organisations around the world, The IIA announced that it had exceeded 200,000 members. “The significance of reaching this number is not simply the global reach of The IIA, but rather how our organization supports members’ continuous growth and professional development to do their jobs better and protect and enhance organizational value,” said IIA President Richard F. Chambers. There has been a global surge in corporate recognition and adoption of internal auditing as a key component of risk management and effective internal control.
The IIA attributes much of the recognition to the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) program; the only globally recognised internal audit certification.
