03/10/17
More than 50 participants representing companies from various industries, including agricultural business, energy sector, banking industry, ІТ and many others attended this event.
The following topics were discussed:
Irina Blinova, PwC Academy Leader, gave an opening speech and presented
key global and local business development trends, namely, international and CEO perspectives on key trends. Four key areas were considered, namely: competition, robots vs humans, trust in digital age and globalisation. Irina shared the key skills sought by СЕОs in the labour market today, as well as reasons why innovations and new skilled human resources are the key areas of CEO focus.
Then Irina presented key trends in internal audit profession:
Finally, Irina presented the cartoon Auditors of the Future! What Do They Look Like? that illustrated key skills and competences essential for the auditor of the future.
During a panel discussion moderated by Irina Blinova, the concept of '3 lines of defence' and its practical implementation was discussed. The panel participants had an opportunity to share their experience, practical tools and the best practices.
Moreover, the panel participants presented their life hacks – i.e. things that motivate and inspire them to achieve the desired objective and constantly improve their skills.
After sharing theoretical knowledge, participants of the Conference discussed internal auditor competences during the round table and presented their views on the future of this profession.