Full Program at a Glance

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2022

10:00 – 12:00	Registration Open for ALE and IIA Canada National Conference Badge Pick-up ** ALE is SOLD OUT **
11:30 – 12:15	ALE Lunch
12:15 – 12:30	ALE Welcome – Janet Hnytka, Chair of the Canada Advisory Committee (NAB)
12:30 – 13:30	ALE Keynote – Michael Kerr, “The Workplace Energizer” Inspiring Workplaces: How to Create a Dynamic, Collaborative, Service-First Culture That Drives Outrageous Results!
13:30 – 14:00	Break
14:00 – 15:30	ALE Panel Paul Groch, (Moderator) Partner, Risk Advisory Edmonton Marketplace Leader & Risk Advisory National Campus Recruitment Leader, Deloitte Canada  Clarissa Crane, Head of Enterprise Risk and Internal Audit, Shopify Amit Prabhu, CAE, VP Internal Audit, Opentext Bryan Fenske, Supervisor Data Architecture, FIRMA Foreign Currency Exchange
15:30 – 16:30	ALE Round Table
16:00 - 20:00	IIA Canada National Conference Registration Open for Badge Pick-up
16:30 - 17:20	ALE Keynote - Dr. Lily Bi, CIA, CRMA, CISA, Executive Vice President of Standards and Global Certifications at the IIA, A Dialogue about The IPPF Evolution
17:20 - 18:30	ALE Networking Reception

 

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2022

		Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
	General Session	Leadership & Innovation	Fraud & Ethics	Public Sector/MUSH	IT Audit, Cyber Security and Data Analytics	Soundbites
07:00 - 17:00	Registration Open
07:00 - 08:30	Breakfast
08:15 - 08:40	Opening Remarks & Ceremony - Clinton Griffiths, Conference Co-Chair and Liezel Pistorius, President of IIA Calgary Chapter
08:40 - 08:50	Janet Hnytka, Chair of the Canada Advisory Committee (NAB)
08:50 - 09:40	Anthony J. Pugliese, President and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
09:45 - 10:30	Opening Keynote - Todd Hirsch, Vice President and Chief Economist for ATB Financial, Sharper Focus: Making Sense of the Economic Trends in 2023
10:30 - 11:00	Exhibits & Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:50	Concurrent Session 1	1.1 Aligning Internal Audit with Organizational Strategy –  Energize your Relevance! Archie R Thomas, CIA	2.1 Ethical Dilemmas and Privacy Rights with the Use of Al over Big Data for Internal Auditors & Fraud Examiners David Helberg, Cameco	3.1 Beg, Borrow, and Share: Creative ways to keep auditing when you're short on staff Kerri Elyk, Government of Canada	4.1 Covering the expansive new data in financial auditing; deeper analytics with Artificial Intelligence Melissa Chan, Mindbridge Al	5.1 From the Playing Field to the Audit Field: Lessons from the Greatest Coaches Lenny Block, Retired (Former VP Internal Audit: Nasdaq)
11:50 - 13:15	Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors
13:15 - 14:05	Concurrent Session 2	1.2 Creating resilience through psychological safety Dailene Kells, Deloitte	2.2 Ethical Intelligence Marc Tasse, University of Ottawa	3.2 Public Sector & Economic Recovery: The Role of Internal Audit Post Pandemic Carlie Persson & Ross Wilson, PwC Canada	4.2 Addressing risks in cryptoassets adoption Kunal Bhasin & Mitchell Nicholson, KPMG Canada	5.2 Internal Audit . . Innovate or Die! Daniel Lebel, CIA International inc.
14:15 - 15:15	Keynote - Kimberley Amirault-Ryan, Performance Consultant to the NHL, NBA, and Olympians | Executive Coach, Excellence: Winners' Traits
15:15 - 15:45	Exhibits & Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:35	Concurrent Session 3	1.3 Auditing with Empathy: When Businesses Must Do Less with Less Nancy Tieu, Takeda	2.3 Web and Network Exploitation Taddes Korris, Mozilla	3.3 A bright IDEA: harnessing the power of internal audit in making our organizations more inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible Bibi Roy, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission	4.3 Your Organization is a Ransomware Target - Are You Ready? Clinton Griffith & Darren Budd, Orbis Risk Consulting	5.3 Internal Audit Teams of the Future: What does this look Like & how will innovation, agility, and technology be required? Richard Arthurs, MNP LLP
17:00 - 19:00	Welcome Reception

 

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2022

		Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
	General Session	Leadership & Innovation	Fraud & Ethics	Public Sector/MUSH	IT Audit, Cyber Security and Data Analytics	Soundbites
07:00 - 17:00	Registration Open
07:00 - 08:30	Breakfast
08:15 - 08:24	Opening Remarks - Clinton Griffiths, Conference Co-Chair
08:25 - 08:55	The Road to Success as a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) - Greg van Choyke , Mudassir Mirza, Liz Ormsby
09:00 - 10:00	Keynote - Geeta Sankappanavar, Founder and CEO of Akira Impact, Leading with Purpose
10:00 - 10:30	Exhibits & Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:20	Concurrent Session 4	1.4 Organizational Audit of Your ESG Maturity Edward Olson, MNP LLP	2.4 Ethics and Fraud Risks Shelley M. Hayes, KPMG LLP (Canada)	3.4 A changing landscape: how internal auditors in the public sector are facing the challenges of the post-COVID-19 environment Yves Genest, Moderator, Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation, Madison Spragg, Director of Internal Audit and Consulting - Province of New Brunswick, Natalie Lalonde, Global Affairs Canada, Ian Raskin, RCMP	4.4 Data-Driven versus Ethical Decision Making Mary Breslin, Verracy	5.4 An Antifragile Approach to Managing Risks, the Pandemic, and Other Catastrophes Lori Caltagirone, Sunesis Consulting
11:25 - 12:15	Concurrent Session 5	1.5 Auditing Safety Programs Robert Kuling, MNP LLP Brenda Youle, SaskPower	2.5 Roadmap Navigating Today's Waters: Spot unusual activity patterns & prevent recurring trends Liezel Pistorius, KPMG	3.5 Applying the Three Lines Model in the Public Sector Pamela Stroebel Powers, The Institute of Internal Auditors	4.5 Data Overload! Handling the Mountain of Data Needed to Detect a Cyber Intrusion Peter Morin, Grant Thornton LLP	5.5 Accelerate Hybrid Audit Team Performance I Improved audit and team performance by using latest insights on brain research Dominik Foerschler, Audit Research Center (ARC), Tracie Marquardt, Managing Director, Quality Assurance Communication
12:15 - 13:15	Lunch & Networking with Exhibitors
13:15 - 14:15	Keynote - Being a best kept secret is not a good thing! Now, what are we going to do about it? Mike Milito, Assistant Comptroller General, Internal Audit, Office of the Comptroller General, Jennifer Robinson, Executive Director, Internal Audit Policy and Communities, Office of the Comptroller General Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
14:15 - 14:45	Exhibits & Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:35	Concurrent Session 6	1.6 Re-energizing Internal Audit through Resilience and Fresh Perspectives Laura De Luca, Bizmente	2.6 Increasing Third-Party Fraud Risk Post Pandemic Mary Breslin, Verracy	3.6 Assuring Throughout Delivery-Proactive assurance on major capital projects and programs Zach Parston, KPMG Canada	4.6 Empowering Internal Audit to Slay the Spawns of COVID: Superfluous IT Spending, Shoddy Cyber Security and Sketchy Data Privacy Ralph Villanueva, Hilton Grand Vacations	5.6 Beyond Google: Conducting lnvestigations & Research Online (OSINT) Nejolla Korris, InterVeritas Intl Ltd.
15:40 - 16:30	Concurrent Session 7	1.7 From Surviving to Thriving: Reinvigorating the Purpose, Passion, and Energy of your Team Leah White, Grant Thornton LLP	2.7 Creating a Speak Up Culture; Best Practices to Detect and Prevent Fraud, and Implementing a Whistleblower Hotline Shannon Walker, WhistleBlower Security Inc., Edward Nagel, nagel + associates	No session in this time slot	4.7 A Collaborative Approach to Auditing Cyber Security Jade Lee, Altalink & Emily Laycock, ENMAX	5.7 ESG and Internal Audit – How to Leverage Internal Audit to Keep Pace in ESG Evolution France-Anne Fortin, PWC
18:00 - 19:00	Reception
19:00 - 22:00	Western Night Dinner & Entertainment

 

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2022

		Track 1	Track 2	Track 3	Track 4	Track 5
	General Session	Leadership & Innovation	Fraud & Ethics	Public Sector/MUSH	IT Audit, Cyber Security and Data Analytics	Soundbites
07:00 - 11:00	Registration Open
07:00 - 08:00	Breakfast
08:00 -08:50	Concurrent Session 8	1.8 Improving Employee Engagement and Shifting Toxic Work Culture the Digital Age Way: With the R.E.D. Interaction Framework for Managers Yvette De Luna, BE Leadership Institute	2.8	3.8 Applying the IPPF in the Unique Public Sector Setting Pamela Stroebel Powers, The Institute of Internal Auditors	4.8 Using Data Analytics, BOTs and Machine Learning in Continuous Auditing Piyusha Weerasinghe & Lillian Chow, Canadian Tire	5.8 IPPF Evolution – Keeping the Standards Relevant and Timely J. Michael Peppers, The University of Texas System
09:00 - 09:50	Panel - Innovation and Resilience, Stories, Strategies and Next Steps Brenda Youle, SaskPower (Moderator) Mike Dalton, Alberta Energy Regulator Hailey Pinksen, Consultant Omar Rehman, ATB Financial
09:50 - 10:20	Exhibits & Coffee Break
10:20 - 11:20	Closing Keynote - Shaun Boothe "Unauthorized Biography Series"
11:20 - 11:30	Closing Remarks - Paul Forgues, Executive Director, IIA Canada

• Earn up to 16 CPE credits for full Conference attendance.
• You can earn an additional 6 CPE credits by attending the pre-conference Audit Leadership Event
• Credits are issued by IIA Canada and are not NASBA-compliant.

CONFERENCE VENUE
Calgary TELUS Convention Centre
South Side, Lower Level
136 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0K6

CONFERENCE HOTEL | ALE VENUE
Calgary Marriott Downtown Hotel
110 9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB, T2G 5A6