Auditors & Assurance 2026 Day 1

Explore how AI and machine learning are transforming risk assessment in internal audit. Learn to leverage predictive analytics, anomaly detection, and intelligent automation to proactively identify emerging risks, enhance audit accuracy, and create a forward-looking risk management framework that anticipates challenges before they materialize.

Examine the use of advanced data analytics, big data, and visualization tools to streamline audit processes. Discover how auditors can uncover hidden patterns, improve reporting accuracy, and provide actionable insights that enhance decision-making, efficiency, and overall organizational performance in a data-driven environment.

Orwa Jonyo

Discover how agile methodologies can revolutionize internal auditing. Focus on iterative audit cycles, real-time risk assessments, adaptive planning, and dynamic reporting. This approach ensures audits remain relevant, timely, and responsive to organizational changes, enabling internal audit teams to deliver continuous assurance and strategic value.

Ntombhana Ntsanwisi (IAT)

Learn how to integrate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) considerations into audit processes. Assess sustainability initiatives, ethical practices, and regulatory compliance while ensuring that audits reflect an organization’s commitment to responsible corporate governance and long-term value creation for all stakeholders.

Steve Jump

Explore modern cybersecurity auditing techniques tailored to cloud and hybrid infrastructures. Focus on evaluating data security, access controls, compliance requirements, and threat mitigation strategies. Gain insights on safeguarding sensitive information and ensuring organizational resilience in an increasingly digital and interconnected business environment.

Zaahir Elias CA (SA) CIA

Examine strategies for effectively assessing and managing risks related to third-party vendors and partners. Learn to conduct comprehensive due diligence, implement monitoring frameworks, and mitigate operational, financial, and reputational risks arising from increasingly complex and interconnected supply chains.

Amanda Gxwala

Understand how digital transformation impacts the internal audit function itself. Explore the adoption of digital tools, automation, AI-driven processes, and innovative methodologies that enhance audit quality, efficiency, and relevance, ensuring internal audit keeps pace with the rapidly evolving technological landscape.