Addressing Increasing Internal Audit Stakeholder Expectations Excelsior Hotel Organizer
Overview IIA Hong Kong is delighted to host its full day Inaugural Conference 2011 on June 13 2011 at the Excelsior Hotel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. The Governors take great pleasure in inviting you to attend the Conference which is targeted at professionals working in internal audit, risk management, compliance and governance. The Conference will focus on the heightened stakeholder expectations of internal auditors in an increasingly complex environment, best practices to provide a real time overarching view of the control environment, specific issues in fraud risk management, and leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in audit delivery. This event will provide the stage for tackling these challenges bringing together experts and thought leaders in the region to share relevant knowledge and experience. With the diverse nature of our audience the program has been designed to cater for the wide range of needs of audit and risk management professionals from newly qualified auditors to chief audit executives. We encourage you to attend the Conference 2011 and further develop your capabilities to tackle the challenges in ever demanding roles for audit and risk professionals. Sponsoring Organizations: Supporting Organizations: Programme The programme starts at 9am and ends at 5pm followed by a cocktail session thereafter at Talk of the Town, 34th Floor, Excelsior Hotel The event will be awarded 6 CPE hours All participants will receive a brochure detailing the conference programme along with a token gift from IIA HK governors on the conference day Date: June 13, 2011 Venue: Excelsior Hotel, 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Topic Highlights Stakeholder Expectations of Internal Auditors Performance Auditing - Health Checks for Public Sector Organisations Best Practices in Fraud Risk Management and Anti Money Laundering External Quality Assurance Review Impact of C-SOX and Related Regulations for Internal Auditors and Compliance Professionals Leveraging on Technologies to Gain Efficiency and Effectiveness
Speakers Moses Mo-Chi CHENG Dr. Cheng is the Senior Partner of Messrs. P. C. Woo & Co., one of the longest established firms of solicitors in Hong Kong. Besides Hong Kong, Dr. Cheng is also admitted to practise as a solicitor in England and Wales, State of Victoria, Australia and Singapore. He is also a member of the Hong Kong Society of Notaries, a Council member of the Association of China-Appointed Attesting Officers, the President of The International Association of Practising Lawyers and serving as an independent non-executive director of a number of companies whose shares are listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong and Singapore. As the keynote speaker, Dr. Cheng brings his wealth of experience and expertise in sharing with us the stakeholder expectations of internal auditors, the insight of which is critical to the delivery of superior internal audit services. Benjamin TANG Benjamin Tang is the Director of Audit, Audit Commission, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. He was appointed the Director of Audit by the Central People s Government in 2003. He served in various bureaux and departments including a posting to London, the ICAC, Government Printer and the Commissioner of Insurance. Mr. Tang has been a member of the Chinese delegation to the congresses of the International/Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions held in Americas, Asia, Europe and South Africa. Larry LAM Larry Lam is the Managing Director of McGuire Asia which provides consulting services and training in the areas of financial investigation, anti-money laundering, Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) implementation, information technology assessment, internal control review, fraud risk management and corporate governance advisory. His clients include multinational corporations, banks and law enforcement agencies in Asia such as commercial crime bureaus, customs, casino regulatory authority and anti corruption agencies. He brings with him his expertise to share on fraud risk management and anti money laundering, issues that are encountered by organizations today. Helen LI A Risk & Compliance Services Partner at KPMG, Helen Li has over 15 years of business, audit and advisory experience. She has led many internal audit, internal control assessment, corporate governance and risk management advisory engagements. Helen is an experienced trainer and has provided training workshops and seminars to the senior management and board of directors of many listed companies and professional organizations, covering internal audit methodology /processes, corporate governance, risk management, internal controls, financial management and compliance management. Helen has also written articles in relation to corporate governance and risk management for publication. Michael CHAN Michael Chan is the Chief Executive of C&C Advisory Services Limited, a company specializes in providing Governance, Risk Management and Compliance (GRC) services. Mr. Chan is a Senior Advisor of the International Association of CFOs and Corporate Treasurers (China) [ IACCT ] and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Accounting and Finance of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is bringing his wealth of experience in C-SOX and shares with us the impact of such regulations for internal auditors Monica HOLTFORSTER Monica Holtforster is the Managing Director of BusinessWare Solutions Pte. Ltd. She is also the world-class trainer for IDEA (Caseware). She is a Canadian Chartered Accountant and a Singaporean CPA who, during her years in public accounting, specialised in IT auditing. She has extensive knowledge of CAATS developed over a period of two decades in government and public accounting. Her knowledge of CAATS includes of mainframe utilities and generalized audit software, PC utilities and generalized audit software and embedded audit modules.
Panelists Duncan FITZGERALD Duncan Fitzgerald leads the PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited s services in the area of Corporate Governance in Hong Kong/China. He has worked with numerous public and private sector clients helping establish and/or review their Corporate Governance frameworks, risk management structures and internal controls. Issues that Duncan has advised clients on recently in Hong Kong include the review and implementation of enterprise wide Risk Management frameworks, the effectiveness of audit committees, the roles and responsibilities of management and board executive committees, and the use and setting up of remuneration and nomination committees. He also leads numerous internal audit and internal control teams for listed companies, and companies preparing for listing. Naohiro MOURI Naohiro Mouri is the chief auditor for Asia Pacific Region, JPMorgan Chase. Mouri-san joined the JPMorgan Chase Audit Department in July 2007. He is based in Hong Kong and is responsible for managing the internal audit function in the Asia Pacific region. He works in coordination with other members of the Audit Management Team to ensure appropriate audit coverage across businesses, locations and legal entities in the region. He shares his wealth of experience in internal audit with regional responsibility perspective. David ELDON David Eldon is Senior Adviser of PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited. Prior to his retirement in 2005 he was a director of HSBC Holdings, and held roles as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He is non-executive Chairman of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Singapore listed Noble Group Limited. He is Special Adviser to the Korea National Competitiveness Committee Office of the President. He is a Director of Hong Kong listed companies Eagle Asset Management Ltd and Shui On Construction and Materials Limited, as well as a number of unlisted companies. He is Past Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, Founding Member and past Chairman of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council, an Adviser to the Kuwait China Investment Company, and Singapore-based Southern Capital Group, in addition to a number of Government and community appointments in Hong Kong. James LAI James Lai is the General Manager, Group Management Services of Hutchison Whampao Ltd. James spent his 32-year career in finance and audit profession serving different capacities in U.S., Australia and Hong Kong, of which 19 years in internal audit. In his current role of General Manager, Group Management Services he oversees the internal audit, management consulting and data security functions of the Group s companies.
Registration Information IIA HK Annual Conference 2011 Name: (Mr. / Mrs. / Miss / Ms.) Designation IIA Membership No. Company Name of Supporting / Sponsoring Organisation (if applicable) Address Contact Person Tel No. Fax No. E-mail Will Attend Conference (Cocktails Included) Cocktails Only Registration Fee Regular IIA Member HK$ 2,500 Early Bird (10% discount) HK$ 2,250 Cocktails Only HK$ 100 Non Member HK$ 3,000 HK$ 2,700 HK$ 300 Member of Sponsoring / Supporting Organisation HK$ 2,750 HK$ 2,475 One Free Complimentary Invitation per Sponsoring Organisation - Early Bird Deadline: Friday, 20th May 2011 - For whom are unable to join the Conference during the day, but would like to take advantage of the cocktails starting from 5.30pm, to meet up with friends and network with fellow professionals, please register for the Cocktails Only by returning registration form together with payment. Method of Payment 1. Cheque made payable to: THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS HONG KONG LIMITED sent to below billing address. 2. Bank deposit / transfer to: THE INSTITUTE OF INTERNAL AUDITORS HONG KONG LIMITED Account No.: 808-898225-838 Bank: HSBC with bank (transfer) slip emailed / sent to below email / billing address. Payment Information Seats are based on FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED. All registrations MUST be accompanied with payment. Upon receipt of your registration, you are deemed to have read and understood the registration information procedures and accepted the terms and conditions contained therein. Registration Deadline: Friday, 3rd June 2011 Cancellation & Replacement Cancellation must be notified in writing. Cancellation prior to Monday, 16 th May 2011 will receive full refund. A replacement is allowed at no additional charge. No refund will be made for cancellation received on or after Monday, 16th May 2011 or non-attendance on the actual date. The organizer reserves the right to change conference programmes and assumes no liability if the conference is changed, postponed, or cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Contact Information The Institute of Internal Auditors Hong Kong Ms. Jenny Lie / Mr. Daniel Cheng (Event Managers) Tel: +852-3426 9043 Fax: +852-2851 6064 Billing Address: 603, 6/F., Catic Building, 44 Tsun Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong E-mail: conference2011@theiiahk.org Website: www.theiiahk.org IIA Hong Kong Annual Conference 2011 Date: June 13, 2011 Venue: Excelsior Hotel, 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong