Internal Audit professionals from all career levels are invited to attend this annual meeting to gain new knowledge, share ideas and network with their industry peers.
Topics for this event may include:
This meeting offers Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
Senior Manager, Internal Audit, Manulife
Black is Senior Manager in Internal Audit at Manulife. During her nine years at Manulife, she has specialized in audits of HR, procurement, and marketing. She is a Chartered Professional Accountant and holds the Certified Internal Auditor designation.
Chief Auditor, Sun Life Financial Trust and Sun Life Insurance; Assistant Vice President of Internal Audit, Canada Business Group, Sun Life
Corbin is a seasoned audit professional with over 15 years of experience within the financial sector. Currently, she is Chief Auditor for Sun Life Financial Trust and Sun Life Insurance, as well as Assistant Vice President of Internal Audit for the Sun Life Canada Business Group. She has spent over a decade in progressive roles within internal audit and focuses on building relationships with key stakeholders to strengthen controls from a risk-based perspective. She is known for building high performance teams to effectively deliver on audit priorities. Corbin holds an MBA.
Manager, Richter
DiAngelo is Manager at Richter specializing in governance, risk, and compliance. A Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) specializing in Cloud Security Knowledge (CCSK), her prior and current roles in risk advisory include the delivery of cybersecurity and audit engagements for clients in the financial services, manufacturing, technology, regulatory, and lottery and gaming sectors.
Partner, Enterprise Risk Services, MNP LLP
Dutt is Partner, Enterprise Risk Services at MNP LLP. She provides risk management and internal audit advisory services to clients across a wide range of industries, with a specialty in global financial services. Her past experience includes time as a senior audit executive at a global financial institution focused on enterprise risk management, internal audit transformation and internal controls. She was also the chief audit executive for a U.S. national bank. Most recently, she was a risk consulting practice leader for Canadian business and technology risk, internal audit and internal controls services. Dutt has earned the CPA, CA, CPA (Delaware), and CGMA designations.
Senior Manager, Audit Services, Manulife
Ehamparanathan is Senior Manager in Audit Services at Manulife, with a primary focus on internal audits across global procurement and operations, marketing, and HR. He is a Chartered Professional Accountant, with more than 10 years of experience working in both external and internal audit. In his current role, Ehamparanatham specializes in advanced data analytics and has completed a rotation with the Audit Services Data Analytics team.
Manager, Business Consulting Practice, Ernst & Young LLP
Moonilal is Manager, Business Consulting Practice, Ernst & Young LLP. In her 12 years there and during her career, she has had direct senior leader experience in internal audit, enterprise risk management, and corporate governance, across diverse sectors including construction, government and public sector, and banking. She has led multiple external quality assessment projects to assess the conformance to IIA standards and code of ethics for mature and developing internal audit functions; delivered enterprise risk management solutions to medium and large-sized organizations; and managed internal audit teams in conducting process evaluations. Moonilal holds an International MBA, as well as the Risk Management Certificate of Professional Learning, Certified Internal Auditor and Certified in Six Sigma- Green Belt credentials, and is a candidate for the Canadian Risk Management certificate.
Acting Head of Internal Audit, iA Financial Group
Vidal is Acting Head of Internal Audit at iA Financial Group. Before joining the company, she worked as an internal auditor for the Office of Internal Oversight Services of the United Nations in Geneva and in New York, and has compiled more than 20 years of experience in the fields of financial auditing and internal auditing. Vidal is a graduate of HEC Montréal, is a Chartered Professional Accountant and Certified Internal Auditor. She also serves as President of the Québec City Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Treasurer of the Union francophone des auditeurs internes and is a member of the Canada Advisory Committee of the Institute of Internal Auditors Canada.
Senior Manager, Richter
Walsh is Senior Manager at Richter specializing in cybersecurity, PCI compliance, threat and risk assessments, and incident response. As a Certified Information Security Systems Professional, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Qualified Security Assessor, he is passionate about promoting security awareness and education and how cybersecurity can be a business enabler for his clients.
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Partner, Enterprise Risk Services, MNP LLP
Just when you think you have the team to execute on your internal audit mandate now and into the future, disruption descends – risks emerge, business strategies pivot, new technologies surface, audit techniques are more sophisticated, and new ways of working proliferate. How do you strike a balance between leveraging your team’s talents and capabilities and being relevant and responsive to stakeholder expectations? Dutt will explore the evolution of the internal auditor’s skillset – what is required to be a third line of defense that is credible and capable of operating in a dynamic environment and responding to ever-changing needs.
BREAK
Senior Manager, Internal Audit, Manulife
Senior Manager, Audit Services, Manulife
An expert from Manulife will examine the role internal audit plays in auditing third-party risk management, including in the review of core elements such as the initial and ongoing due diligence, contract and monitoring process.
Manager, Richter
Senior Manager, Richter
A proper third-party risk management program includes a review of cloud service providers. Walsh and DiAngelo will adopt the lens of an internal auditor in identifying TPRM best practices and key considerations for evaluating cloud service providers, their business continuity management protocols, and how internal auditors can address the inherent risks.
LUNCH
Other Panelists: TBD
Acting Head of Internal Audit, iA Financial Group
Executives from Canada’s financial services sector will provide a roundup of the latest industry developments and share insight on the impact on their organization. They will also profile the essential competencies that auditors need to develop in order to keep pace with escalating stakeholder demands.
BREAK
Manager, Business Consulting Practice, Ernst & Young LLP
There have been significant changes to the IIA standards and leading practices on conducting quality assessment reviews. Moonilal will provide an overview of them and the anticipated impact to internal auditors and their organizations. She will also cover leading practices for quality assurance reviews of the internal audit function, including the approach, scope, frequency, and other key elements.
Chief Auditor, Sun Life Financial Trust and Sun Life Insurance; Assistant Vice President of Internal Audit, Canada Business Group, Sun Life
With increasing regulatory scrutiny and nascent risks in the market, having a sound framework for managing risks and controls is more important than ever. An organization’s governance directly translates to their ability to successfully realize the execution of the Three Lines of Defense Model in daily risk-based decision-making and top-down/bottom-up operations. Conducting business governance audit reviews can deliver value to the organization through meaningful and proactive insights, inform Internal Audit’s annual risk governance opinion to the Audit Committee of the Board, fulfill regulatory requirements, and provide assurance to key stakeholders. Corbin will discuss Sun Life’s Internal Audit approach to reviewing First Line Business Governance.
CLOSING REMARKS AND ADJOURNMENT
Early Bird Fees (by Oct. 16, 2023)
Member: CD$300 + HST
Non-member: CD$450 + HST
Standard Fees (after Oct. 16, 2023)
Member: CD$450 + HST
Non-member: CD$675 + HST
Cancellation Policy
In the event that a scheduled meeting or event is cancelled by LIMRA/LOMA for any reason, LIMRA/LOMA shall refund any conference registration fees that have been paid by the registrant. Under no circumstances, however, shall LIMRA/LOMA be liable to the registrant for any other expenses including, but not limited to, airfare and hotel expenses incurred by the registrant.
All cancellations must be received in writing. Email customer.service@limra.com. Cancellations received by October 30, 2023, will be refunded, less a CD$100 processing fee. No refunds will be issued after October 30, 2022.
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Updated: [3/8/2023]
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200 Bloor Street East
Toronto, Ontario M4W 1E5
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