- Location: Trade Centre - Dubai
- Duration: 5 days (31 May - 4 June)
- Timings: TBA
Course details
This course is unique in that it is targeted specifically to the most senior assurance professionals – and is based on a series of round table discussions on the key aspects of a modern Internal Audit function – and the challenges faced by the ever changing world economy.
A wide range of key topics will be discussed – such as meeting the changing needs of stakeholders, developing more proactive relationships with the Audit Committee, auditing corporate social responsibility and the challenges of making successful presentations.
Content
- The future of internal audit in the MENA region
- The significant changes in the Internal Audit role
- Meeting stakeholder expectations
- Benchmarking or quality assuring your IA function
- Recent professional guidance and practice advisory statements 2013
- Proactive audit committee relationships
- Building world-class internal audit teams
- Challenges for Internal Audit risk and governance
- Risk management and Internal Audit
- Corporate Governance and the IA role
- Strategic audit planning
- Managing the audit process
- Working paper review
- Consultancy assignments
Who should attend
- Heads of Internal Audit
- Audit Managers and those about to be appointed to that role
- Directors responsible for Internal Audit
- Heads of other assurance functions such as Compliance or Quality Assurance
- This course is specifically for the most senior audit professionals
Benefits of attending
- Benchmark your IA function against worldwide best practice
- Make the transition from a good function to a great one
- Quality assure your function in line with IIA requirements
Course Location
About Informa Connect Middle East
Informa Connect Middle East, is part of Informa, a multinational publicly listed publishing and events company.
The Middle East office was previously known as IIR Middle East, and has been established in Dubai since 1993. Informa Middle East has grown to be the largest event organiser in the region and with over 300 staff, the office runs over 450 training courses and over 40 conferences regionally on an annual basis.
The company also incorporates Informa Global Exhibitions which organises around 130 trade and consumer exhibitions in over 38 cities across the globe. Arab Health, Cityscape, Middle East Electricity and The Bride Show are some of the flag ship events.
Aside from the public training courses, conferences and exhibitions, Informa Middle East also provides in-house training to companies as well as manages events on behalf of corporate clients. Some of the past clients include NBAD, Microsoft, Etisalat, STC, Mobily, and ADNOC.
