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Relevante Inc. a leading provider of Accounting and Technology consulting solutions, has scheduled its Internal Audit Symposium IV. |
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CPE Credits 8 - Auditing
Venue The Conference Center at PennState Great Valley
Malvern, PA
Date Thursday, January 22, 2009
Time 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Level Intermediate
Prerequisites Participants should possess amoderate level of knowledge in internal audit, risk assessment and internal control. |
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The program provides Accounting, Finance, Compliance and Internal Audit professionals with the knowledge, tools and techniques necessary to meet ever increasing demands of the Internal Audit function. You will learn cutting edge internal audit techniques, new developments in compliance practice, and technology innovations being employed in the following areas: |
Managing the Business Risk of Fraud: AICPA/ACFE/IIA New Guidelines with Case Studies |
CPE Credits |
2 Credits in Auditing |
Speakers |
Charles Petosa, CPA Brandon Weinstock, CPA
Senior Consultant Director of Project Consulting
Relevante Inc. Relevante Inc. |
Learning Objective |
Recognize the importance of effective fraud management at all levels, and be able to design and implement a fraud management program in the organization. |
Developing an Enterprise Risk Management Program |
CPE Credits |
2 Credits in Auditing |
Speaker |
Mirat Dave Joe Atkinson
Director Principal, Advisory Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers PricewaterhouseCoopers |
Learning Objective |
Gain an understanding of what a true ERM program is, learn the attributes or elements of an ERM program, and learn how to develop an ERM program for your business. |
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Information Security Risks and Penetration Testing |
CPE Credits |
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Speaker |
Brian Nolan
National Director, Information Security Services
Core BTS |
Learning Objective |
Recognize the importance of IT security controls across the organization, and be able to apply cutting edge techniques to ensure system and data safety. |
Information Risk Management
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CPE Credits |
1 Credit in Auditing |
Speaker |
Doug Neary
Managing Principal, Enterprise Content, Collaboration and Compliance solutions
Liquidhub |
Learning Objective |
Recognize the importance of information risk with regard to document control and its impact on compliance, and be able to design and implement document control procedures across the organization. |
Panel of Industry Experts Discussion – Live Discussion on Questions Submitted by Attendees |
CPE Credits |
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Speaker |
TBD |
Learning Objective |
Be able to recognize issues of importance to Internal Audit and techniques to address them through the shared expertise of industry professionals. |
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Brandon S. Weinstock, CPA
Director of Project Consulting
Relevante Inc.
With 30-plus years of experience as a management consultant, CPA, financial and operations manager, and entrepreneur, Brandon brings a wide perspective and deep value to the table for his clients. He has managed national-level consulting operations for large CPA and consulting firms, and held C-level private industry positions in business operations and accounting. |
Charles Petosa, MBA, CPA
Senior Consultant
Relevante Inc.
Chuck is a Certified Public Accountant with 24 years of hands-on experience in business management, including over 19 years reporting to senior management levels. He has a thorough knowledge of financial analysis, management, reporting, business process, internal control, corporate governance and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. Chuck has broad experience in industries including real estate, wholesaling, retail, manufacturing, advertising and higher education. He continues to provide organizations with teaching, supervision, training and staff development and has taught a variety of accounting courses at several local colleges and universities. |
Brian Nolan
National Director, Information Security Services
Core BTS, Inc.
Brian has over 13 years of professional experience in information security and holds several industry certifications, including CISSP, GCIH, GCIA, GCFA, GCUX, GSEC, GSLC, GCPM and GWAS. Brian’s primary areas of practice include Security Assessment, Penetration Testing, Intrusion Detection, Incident Response, Forensic Investigation, Web Application Security, Wireless Security, Security Architecture, Security Compliance, Policy Development, and Security Awareness Training. He has provided security consulting services for clients in Financial Services, Banking, Healthcare, Education, Mortgage Services, Publishing, Gaming, Hotel, Retail, Software, Insurance, Construction, Manufacturing, Energy, Chemical, Communications, Legal, and Non-Profit. |
Doug Neary
Managing Principal, Enterprise Content, Collaboration and Compliance solutions
Liquidhub, Inc.
Douglas Neary partners with clients in a variety of industries to synthesize business objectives, operating constraints and marketplace imperatives into compelling performance improvement strategies. In his 20 year consulting and business leadership career, he has advised and assisted a number of mid-market and Global 1000 firms in pharmaceuticals, discrete manufacturing, chemicals, oil and gas, energy, transportation and consumer packaged goods. Previously, Neary served as the CIO of a $2B international consumer packaged goods manufacturer and led global consulting and systems integration business units within IBM, Cap Gemini and Day & Zimmermann. |
Mirat Dave
Director
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP Mirat is a Director in PwC’s Risk Management practice specializing in risk and compliance, including enterprise risk management. Over the past five years he has worked with clients to assist in aligning and setting risk and compliance objectives and designing controls and testing programs.
He has over 11 years of experience in advising clients on assessing, designing and implementing program change. He has performed large scale assessment and implementation of related program alignment, cost reduction, process improvement, and technology integration.
He also brings project management experience. He has worked with pharmaceutical companies as well as companies in other industries including retail, consumer, energy and entertainment.
Mirat holds a JD from Fordham Law School and a Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science. |
Joe Atkinson
Principal, Advisory Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP
Joe Atkinson is a Principal in PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Advisory practice, based in the Philadelphia office. Joe serves as the US Operations Leader of PwC’s Governance, Risk & Compliance services. He is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Information Systems Auditor.
Joe specializes in helping clients improve performance of their risk and compliance practices, including evaluating and improving internal control systems. He has helped clients evaluate complex governance, risk and compliance processes and assisted them in implementing improvements to achieve greater efficiency and effectiveness. He has worked collaboratively with clients to implement practical compliance and risk management frameworks in order to help clients identify and more effectively manage strategic, operational and financial risk on a sustained basis.
Joe graduated from the Smeal College of Business at the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance.
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This Symposium also gives you the opportunity to network with senior professionals from various Fortune 1000 companies. Attendees at our prior events were from companies including: |
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Bryn Mawr Trust Company |
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