AUDIT 15 FUN

Summary of the IIA International Conference in Amsterdam from the perspective of 11 audit thought leaders.

Internal Audit world competition? What is gamified training all about and why should you care? Listen to this episode with Dominik Foerschler, Managing Director at the Audit Research Center, to find out.

Imagine you have access to a time machine that allows you to go back in time to any specific event. How would you use data analytics to uncover hidden patterns from that event? How will internal audit evolve with continuous monitoring? What innovative approach can you share to handle large datasets? Listen in to Mauricio Imenez, Director of Data Analytics at Grupo Bimbo, for his insights!

Is SOX ruining Internal Audit? Listen in to this engaging debate between Tim Leech, Managing Director at Risk Oversight Solutions, and Norman Marks, renowned audit leader and author of the Management's Guide to SOX. Check Norman's YouTube channel here: https://tinyurl.com/29rfnckv And blog here: https://tinyurl.com/5fw2ptee Check Tim's article here: https://tinyurl.com/sv5bjvnh

If your audit department could have one Artificial Intelligence 'superpower', what would it be? What are some bias risks that you see with AI? If we were to fast-forward to 2030, what do you think an 'AI auditor' role might look like? Listen in to what Alan Maran, CAE at Chewy, had to say about the topic. I hope you enjoy it!

What should be internal audit's primary concern when auditing a cloud solution? How can auditors keep up? What tools are available to assist with cloud audits? Listen in to find out what Galaxia Martin, Cybersecurity and Cloud Expert, had to say about it. Hope you enjoy it!

In this episode, Dr. Sabine Charles, Chief Audit Executive at Touro University, and Chris Patrick, Chief Audit Executive at Sunlight Financial, discuss lessons from the Board. Listen in to find out what they had to say!

What is unconscious bias? What are some common examples of unconscious in the Internal Audit profession? What are some creative ways that we can address them? Listen to Fabio Pimpao, Internal Audit Director for Whirlpool Latin America and IIA Brazil Board member, for great insights on the topic.

Have you watched the movie Moneyball? It covers the use of sabermetrics in baseball, but what is sabermetrics? How is this such a powerful data analytics decision-making tool? And when should we trust our intuition more than data analytics? Listen in to the episode with Bill James, the man behind sabermetrics, for more insights. Disclosure: I do not agree with Bill's position that people cannot learn to have a more data-analytic mindset, but I will let the audience decide on that.

What are some myths about deception? What are good deception detection techniques? How can auditors build more trust? In this episode, Dr. David Matsumoto, a renowned expert in the field of microexpressions, gestures, nonverbal behavior, culture, and emotion, answered all these questions. I hope you enjoy it!