Pre-Conference Workshop – Tuesday, November 16th, 2021
Seeing Risk through the COSO
Michael Fucili, Ex- Vice Chair of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Board of Directors
Day 1 – Wednesday, November 17th, 2021
Opening Keynote Session
The Way Ahead (Presentation and Interview)
- Anthony Pugliese – IIA President and CEO; and
- Abdulqader Obaid Ali- Chairman of the Board of UAE IAA
Rising Role of Audit in ESG Reporting
(Sponsored by PwC)
- Rashid Khursheed – ESG Reporting Assurance Leader, PwC Middle East; and
- Azzah Fawzi – Middle East Risk Assurance Partner, Energy and ESG Reporting Lead
“Emerging Trends in Supply Chain Finance“
(Sponsored by Protiviti)
Ramakrishnan Viswanathan, Managing Director & FS Tech Leader, Middle East Member Firm
RPA Case Studies
Apoorva Yatindra, Head – Telecom and Automation Vertical at ANB
“Disruption in Internal Audit function because of Intelligent Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning“
Dr. Anuraag Guglaani, Partner – Strategy – Transformation Technology- Cyber Security
“Risk Culture: The Most Neglected Component of Enterprise Risk Management Framework”
(Sponsored by MBG)
Alok Bishnoi, Partner – Risk Advisory
Digital Transformation – Banking Sector
Mohammed Tarik, Heading the Quality, Services & Performance department- Emirates NBD
Auditor to Prosecutor: Learning to speak a common language to get maximum justice for your clients
Ben David, District Attorney New Hanover and Pender Counties in North Carolina
“RPA for F&A Digital Transformation“
Swamy Nunna, Head of Risk & Audit, Board Member – RMB Holding Group
Day 2 – Thursday, November 18th, 2021
“Accelerating Towards a Circular Economy“
Sponsored by Bee’ah
Khaled Al Huraimel – Group Chief Executive Officer – Bee’ah
“Before it’s too late…“
Sponsored by KPMG
- Firas Haddad – Partner, Governance, Risk and Compliance Services, KPMG Lower Gulf
- Maryam Zaman – Partner, Head of Governance, Compliance, and Internal Audit for Financial Services, KPMG Lower Gulf
- Siddharth Behal – Partner, Head Governance, Risk and Compliance Services, KPMG Lower Gulf
“Fintech Landscape in MEA“
Mohamed Roushdy, Chief Information Officer- Chief Digital Officer – Fintech – Digital Transformation Advisor
“Leading Cities with Smart Solutions“
Laila Abdullah AL Hadhrami, Smart Cities Development Manager
“Unified Digital Ecosystem and The Future of Audit & Risk Management”
(Sponsored by Beinex)
Indumon Das, Founder and Managing Director – Beinex
“ARE WE THERE YET? Thoughts Beyond Internal Audit”
Karem Obeid
“Audit 2050: The Future Internal Auditor: What will become of the Internal Audit Profession“
Michael Fucili, Ex- Vice Chair of the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Board of Directors
“How to increase the agility of the internal audit response?”
By Giridhar L.S., Chief Executive Officer
