What will you learn

The critical part of each manager’s job is making decisions leading to the achievement of goals with reasonable assurance that operations and resources are subject to cost-effective control. Controls are effective to the extent that they account for future risks. During this webinar participants will learn how internal auditors can add value in designing, implementing and advancing risk management arrangements. 

This learning initiative will be delivered in English, and highly participatory. Participants will be encouraged to share their experiences and country practices. 

By the end of the webinar, participants will have:

• Gained understanding how to contribute to risk management as an internal auditor 
• Exchanged experience on how an auditor adds value in risk management arrangements
• Recognized opportunities for cooperation with management on improving risk management arrangements
   

Who should attend

This webinar has been designed for internal auditors working in public sector organizations. 

Faculty

The learning initiative will be delivered under the guidance of:

• Frank Schuiten MA, Operational Auditor and Facilitator, Central Government Audit Service, Ministry of Finance, the Netherlands

Frank holds a BA in International Relations and International Organization, an MA cum laude in European Public Affairs, and a post-degree master's in Internal Audit and Advisory. His professional experience also includes lecturing on national and international politics at the Ministry of Defense, in the Netherlands, and working at the European Court of Auditors on Chinese investments in the EU.

• Tina Toman Pfajfar, Independent Expert, Slovenia

Tina Toman Pfajfar has over 20 years of professional experience in internal audit. She began her internal audit career at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia where she held the position of the Head of Internal Audit Service. She was a Deputy Director and Head of the On-Site Inspection Section at the Insurance Supervision Agency for 6 years. She worked as a CAE at different insurance companies.  In her current position as CAE at Telekom Slovenije, she is in charge of the internal audit on a group level. Her main responsibilities when working as CAE included risk-based internal auditing, providing assurance to the Minister (or Board) about governance, risk management, and internal control system, performing consulting activities, developing internal audit methodology, and others. She has given many lectures about internal auditing in Slovenian and abroad.
She is the vice president of the Governing Council of the Slovenian Institute of Auditors and the former president of the Internal Audit Committee at the Slovenian Institute of Auditors. She is a Qualified Internal Auditor, State Internal Auditor, State Auditor and she holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) at The Institute of Internal Auditors.

Practical information

This webinar is free to join. Please feel free to bring this webinar to the attention also to your colleagues who may find the discussion particularly timely and useful.

When: May 24, 2022, at 10:00 CEST. The webinar room will open 20 minutes before the official start.

Duration: 90 minutes
 

Partners

This learning initiative was supported by: