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| What is VFM in a Post- COVID World? | Available soon |
| Student Experience: the fallouts and the VFM angle | No slides |
| The Role of Internal Audit in HE’s Use of Technology |  |
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| Effective Engagement with Audit Committees | |
| Internal Audit as a Trusted Advisor | |
| Engagement & Assurance in Alternative Providers | No slides |
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| Horizon scanning: looking ahead at things that may impact internal audit | |
| Agile Internal Audit | Available soon |
| The Future of Audit Reporting | |
| Time | Session information | Speakers |
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| Hosted by Juliet Simpson, Chair of CHEIA, Head of Internal Audit, Newcastle University | ||
| 08:45 | Login / Register / Mingle | |
| 09:00 - 09:15 |
Welcome and Housekeeping |
Juliet Simpson, Chair of CHEIA, Head of Internal Audit, Newcastle University |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | What is VFM in a Post- COVID World? Jim Dickinson has previously shared his thoughts about taking back control of the VfM agenda with Wonkhe readers; now he will open our conference by sharing his personal observations and comments. |
Jim Dickinson, Associate Editor, Wonkhe |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Student Experience: the fallouts and the VFM angle Recent events have taught us a great deal about the importance of the student experience in delivering value for money, while challenging the sector to find new ways of working with students. The panel will explore different perspectives on the fallouts of the last 18 months, institutional responses to supporting the student experience, and the role of internal audit in ensuring these drive value for money. |
Shaima Dallali, President, City Students’ Union Jilly Huggins, Internal Audit Manager, University of Bristol Ian Dunn, Provost, Coventry University |
| 11:20 - 12:20 | The Role of Internal Audit in HE’s Use of Technology Technology has always been central to the way HE providers deliver their business, supporting new approaches to teaching and learning and research. The pandemic has escalated the pace of change for many. How should internal audit be leveraging the benefits from this? |
Steve Kennett, Executive Director of e-Infrastructure, JISC |
| 12:20 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Sand box: Round Table Discussion on Auditing VFM Join us to explore in more depth the topics / themes / questions that have come up during the day’s sessions. We grow by sharing, so this is an opportunity to learn a bit more from others and offer your own thoughts, experience, expertise and opinions. |
Facilitators: Bridget Bishop, Head of Internal Audit, University of Hertfordshire David Williamson, Head of Internal Audit Service, University of the West of Scotland |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Executive box: Welcome for those new to the HE Sector and/or CHEIA Coffee and cake, and a chance to get to know some of the others who are new to internal audit or new to the sector. Erm, please bring your own refreshments! |
Hosts: Stan Farmer, Chief Auditor, The Open University Juliet Simpson, Head of Internal Audit, Newcastle University |
| Time | Session information | Speakers |
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| Hosted by Alan Lees, Director, KCG Audit | ||
| 08:45 | Login / Register / Mingle | |
| 09:10 - 09:15 |
Welcome and Housekeeping |
Alan Lees, Director, KCG Audit |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Effective Engagement with Audit Committees Audit committee meetings are your opportunity demonstrate internal audit’s value. Melvyn will share his thoughts on how to make this engagement effective. |
Melvyn Neate, Audit and Risk Management Consultant |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Internal Audit as a Trusted Advisor The pandemic provided the opportunity for many to add value by becoming a trusted advisor as well as an assurance. But what does that really mean? |
Liz Sandwith, Chief Professional Practice Advisor, CIIA |
| 11:20 - 12:20 | Engagement & Assurance in Alternative Provider In this session we will hear what a provider wants and needs in terms of assurance and engagement, form the viewpoint of a provider which is not publicly funded. |
Liz Bromley, Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle College Group |
| 12:20 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Sand box: Round Table Discussion on Audit Committee Engagement Join us to discuss in more depth the topics / themes / questions that have come up during the day’s sessions. We grow by sharing, so this is an opportunity to learn a bit more from others and offer your own thoughts, experience, expertise and opinions. |
Facilitators: Stan Farmer, Chief Auditor, The Open University Myroulla West, Head of Internal Audit, University of Essex |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Executive box: Audit Committee Members Forum (For CHEIA members who are AC members elsewhere, as well as members of HE Audit Committees) Are you a member of an audit committee, either in HE or elsewhere? Or would you like to find out more about how audit committee members think? If so, join us to share thoughts and experiences, challenges and opportunities. |
Hosts: Faye Lloyd, Head of Internal Audit, Cardiff University Steve Stanbury, Director of Internal Audit, City, University of London |
| Time | Session information | Speakers |
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| Hosted by Stan Farmer, Chief Auditor, The Open University | ||
| 08:45 | Login / Register / Mingle | |
| 09:10 - 09:15 |
Welcome and Housekeeping |
Stan Farmer, Chief Auditor, The Open University |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | Horizon scanning: looking ahead at things that may impact internal audit Increasingly, the sector is impacted by external factors. The need for robust ‘horizon-scanning’ as part of the audit planning process has never been more important. This session will consider some of the key future strategic issues for the HE sector. |
Smita Jamdar, Partner, Shakespeare Martineau LLP |
| 10:10 - 11:10 | Agile Internal Audit What exactly do we mean by agile internal audit and how do we do it? |
Owen Jackson, Director, Deloitte LLP David Tiernan, Associate Director, Deloitte LLP |
| 11:20 - 12:20 | The Future of Audit Reporting Are your audit reports fit for purpose? What does a good audit report look like? |
Richard Young, Director, UNIAC |
| 12:20 - 13:15 | LUNCH BREAK | |
| 13:15 - 14:00 | Sand box: Round Table Discussion on Audit Reporting and Agile Join us to discuss in more depth the topics / themes / questions that have come up during the day’s sessions. We grow by sharing, so this is an opportunity to learn a bit more from others and offer your own thoughts, experience, expertise and opinions. |
Facilitators: Faye Lloyd, Head of Internal Audit, Cardiff University Richard Neal, Director, Deloitte LLP |
| 14:00 - 14:45 | Executive box: Quality Assurance and Improvement Programmes How do we, as internal auditors, demonstrate our effectiveness to our audit committees and other stakeholders? And how do audit committee members take assurance that their internal audit function, whether in-house, outsourced or hybrid, is effective? |
Hosts: David Williamson, Head of Internal Audit Service, University of the West of Scotland Barry Frankham, Director of Internal Audit, University of Brighton |
