| CDMX TIME | PHOTO | SPEAKER | SESSION | TOPIC |
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| 08:00 – 08:55 | REGISTRATION | |||
| 08:55 – 09:00 | OPENING MESSAGE (IMAI) | |||
09:00 – 10:00
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Sarah Cunningham
President Elect Designee of the Association of Government Accountants, AGA / Partner at Summit
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From Assurance to Impact – Internal Audit’s Role in Advancing the Mission. | COSO-ERM |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | BREAK 1 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
| 10:20 – 11:20
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Steven Melletz
President and CEO of Stevemel Consulting, LLC
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Cyber Risk Governance: Elevating Internal Audit and Board Oversight. | Cybersecurity |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | BREAK 2 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
| 11:40 – 12:40
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Michael Wetklow
Accounting STEM Educator | CPA | Former Federal Senior Executive
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How Going Back to the Future with OMB A-123 Can Restore Trust Across Organizations: A 2026 Update. | Internal Auditing in Relation to Organizational Trust, Risk Management, and Data Protection |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | BREAK 3 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
13:00 – 14:00
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Tracie Marquardt
Audit Results Strategist, 2025 & 2024 Beacon Award Recipient, Amplifying Your Audit Results, Compelling Audit Reports, Audit Speaker, Trusted Advisor
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The Assurance Illusion—Closing the Gap Between Internal Audit Output & Business Impact | Audit Reports With Impact |
| 14:00 – 15:10 | FREE TIME - BREAK (Food in-person and virtual Expo and Interaction between participants) | |||
| 15:10 – 16:10
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Thomas Lee
Cybersecurity expert
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The Unique Role of the IT Audit-Savvy Internal Auditors in Solving a Major Unmanaged Risk | Internal Audit Facing Third-Party Risk |
| 16:10 – 16:30 | BREAK 4 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
| 16:30 – 17:30 17:30 - 18:30
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Mark Nigrini
Accounting Academic - Keynote conference presenter on AI, forensic analytics, and ethics - Author of Forensic Analytics / Morgantown, Virginia Occidental
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Code, Catch, and Control: Supercharging Forensic Analytics with Artificial Intelligence | Forensic Analytics |
| CDMX TIME | PHOTO | SPEAKER | SESSION | TOPIC |
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| 09:00 – 10:00
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Elizabeth McDowell
Founder of the consulting firm Audit Forward / Keynote Speaker
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The Data Detective: Actionable Analytics for All Phases of the Internal Audit | Data Analysis |
| 10:00 – 10:20 | BREAK 1 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
| 10:20 – 11:20
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Robert Westbrooks
Fraud & Corruption Risk Expert | Pandemic Relief Programs Expert (testifying and consulting) | Fmr. Inspector General | Lawyer / CPA / CIA | NAPA Fellow
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The Rising Role of Auditors in Combating Corruption and Fraud: A Survey of Global Good Practices and Case Studies | Role of Internal Audit in the Face of Fraud and Corruption |
| 11:20 – 11:40 | BREAK 2 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
| 11:40 – 12:40
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Ama Agyapong
Award Winning Speaker | Inclusion Strategist | Sr. Consultant
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Future Ready Feedback: Transforming Feedback with AI | Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) in the context of Internal Audit. |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | BREAK 3 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
| 13:00 – 14:00
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Jon Taber
Internal Audit Manager, Podcast Host reaching 190 countries, Fraud, Risk & the humans behind the numbers.
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Artificial Intelligence in Internal Audit — Practical Applications & Governance | Application and Governance of Artificial Intelligence |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | FREE TIME - BREAK (Food in-person and virtual Expo and Interaction between participants) | |||
| 15:00 – 16:00
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Shalini M. Benson
Coach | Facilitator | Strategic Advisor | 25+ Years Leading Teams, Budgets & Change Across Sectors
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Vertical Development, Risk Management and Communication: Understanding Modern Adult Development Theory | Critical Thinking and Communication Skills for Internal Auditors |
| 16:00 – 16:20 | BREAK 4 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
16:20 – 17:20
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Fabián O. Espejo Fandiño
Senior Anti-Corruption Expert of the UN Global Compact
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Internal Auditing & the Redesign of Organizational Integrity of the UN Global Compact | Best Practices for Anti-Corruption and Integrity Promotion for Internal Auditors |
| 17:20 – 17:35 | BREAK 5 - (In-Person and virtual expo and interaction between participants) | |||
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17:35 – 18:45
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Fernando D. Nikitin
Head of Supervision, Internal Audit and Compliance at the BID.
Alberto R. Rivera-Fournier
Chief Ethics Officer at the BID.
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Responsible Artificial Intelligence: The Joint Role of Internal Audit and Ethics in Institutional Assurance. | Internal Auditing and Ethics in the Face of Artificial Intelligence |
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