Upcoming ICI/ICI Global International Internal Audit Advisory Committee Event: Virtual Committee Meeting on 3 November from 14:00-17:00

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September 3, 2020

TO: International Internal Audit Advisory Committee RE: Upcoming ICI/ICI Global International Internal Audit Advisory Committee Event: Virtual Committee Meeting on 3 November from 14:00-17:00

 

Please note that we have set the date for the next virtual meeting of the ICI/ICI Global International Internal Audit Advisory Committee. It will be held on Tuesday, 3 November 2020 from 14:00-17:00. I am pleased to report that Elizabeth Sandwith of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors has agreed to present to the committee during the first hour of the meeting on the topic of the speed of change within audit.[1] [Again, many thanks to Jitin Modha (TIAA) for recommending her!] Following a short break, the remainder of the meeting will consist of a discussion of members’ issues and your audit plans for 2021. [2]

In addition to our virtual meeting, I am in the process of trying to arrange a speaker on the topic of COVID-19 auditing risks/auditing with changed controls during the pandemic. If I am able to do so, I will set a date and time for a one-hour presentation on this topic for both the UK and US audit committees as I believe this is a hot topic for auditors.

Also, the US Internal Audit Committee will be holding its virtual meeting on Tuesday, 17 November from 9:00 am.-12:00 p.m. [EST]. If we have an outside speaker at that meeting and the presentation would be of interest to the London committee, we plan to invite members of the London committee to join us for it.

At this time, please just save these dates on your calendar. Approximately three to four weeks in advance of the November virtual meeting, I will be reaching out to you via email to see what issues you would like me to add to the agenda for discussion. 

If you have any questions about the above discussed events or if you have any suggestions for improving the value of the committee to you, please do not hesitate to let me or the committee’s chair, Jason Melnyk (Neuberger Berman) know (Jason.Melnyk@nb.com). Jason and I look forward to connecting with you in November if not before! 

Take care and stay safe and well!

 

Tamara K. Salmon
Associate General Counsel
 

endnotes

[1] You’ll recall that Ms. Sandwith had planned to present to our committee during the April meeting but that presentation had to be postponed when the in-person meeting was cancelled and we held a virtual meeting instead.  

[2] Because we presume that your colleagues on the US Internal Audit Committee would be interested in Ms. Sandwith’s presentation, we are going to invite them to join us for this portion of the virtual meeting. They will be asked to leave the virtual meeting prior to the discussion of members’ issues and audit plans.