Agenda Details

Keynote Address: Change or Die: Why Driving Change in Your Internal Audit Function is No Longer Optional
Duaine D. Smith, CPA, Senior Vice President and General Auditor, Clear Channel Communications
Date: Tuesday, 30 April 2013
Time: 9am - 10am
The expectations of Internal Audit stakeholders are constantly changing, along with the economic, regulatory and other risks faced by organizations. Change is imperative in order to maintain relevance. In this lively, thought-provoking keynote, Mr. Smith will share how the audit team is moving from a compliance-focused function to a high-impact department fully aligned with the Enterprise Risk Management process and emerging risks. He will discuss how challenging every aspect of historical performance with changes to people, process and technology are leading to a flexible, agile, relevant function fully aligned with the Board and senior management, making a strategic impact to the success of the business.