Previous annual conferences

2010 - External Audit, Internal Audit

• interaction between external and internal auditing in the public sector
• featured: a topical presentation by the Auditor General of Nova Scotia on the Canadian province's electoral expenses crisis

 

2009 - Finding the frontier for internal audit

• how audit can help prevent fraud
• internal oversight in the UN and the private sector
• efficacy of internal audit in alleviating the financial crisis

 

2008 - Future of internal auditing

• internal audit trends in the public sector
• the evolving role of internal audit
• the role of the audit committee
• Austrian and UK experiences

 

2007 - What assurance to expect from internal audit? From piecemeal audits towards an overall audit opinion

• pros and cons of an overall audit opinion
• the external auditor's view on an overall opinion

 

2006 - Less bureaucracy for better control

• how internal audit can help achieve better control without increasing bureaucracy
• financial scandals: different reactions in the EU and the US
• workshop: comparative advantages of the US and EU models

 

2005 - Internal control - Internal audit: Synergies for good governance

• case studies from Sweden and France
• views from a wide range of practising professionals

 

2003 - Institution-wide risk management and key issues - confronting the internal audit profession

• institution-wide risk management as a tool in the public sector
• key leadership issues confronting the internal audit profession

 

2002 - The search for a single audit concept in Europe 

2001 - "Verstehen"

• financial management in the EU
• governance, internal control and risk