National Conference 2021 - The Institute of Internal Auditors

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Internal Audit: Vigorous and Versatile

The global COVID-19 pandemic has changed our experiences, attitudes and behaviours resulting in companies needing to consider the impact of these changes on the way businesses should respond to minimize disruption from Covid-19 while finding new strategies in navigating realities to stay resilient in stressful times.

Boards of directors and senior management are under increasing pressure to stay on top of current and new risks, requiring specialised assurance. Stakeholders expect internal audit to “look deeper and see further”, acting as a lever for change to support an organisation’s strategic agenda.

The time has come for internal audit to be vigorous and versatile to capitalise on the growing need to provide strategic insight and foresight in overcoming the unprecedented challenges, in addition to addressing the hindsight on what had happened. Leaders are facing the crisis with a spirit of reinvention —accelerating digital transformation, greater demand to improving the cost structures through exploring and experimenting agile operations and business model. Understandably this may be a daunting prospect, especially if new skills and an out of the box mindset are required. To be successful in supporting the demand, the internal audit is required to be ready to do things differently under rapidly changing conditions. Internal audit must be robust and resourceful in opportunity identification.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Arina Kok

Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd

Arina is a Partner in Ernst & Young Consulting Sdn Bhd and the EY Asean Integrated Reporting subject matter expert.

She specializes in integrated sustainability reporting and the incorporation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) into financial decision-making. Her experience is primarily in sustainability consulting, ESG strategy, due diligence, benchmarking, framework development and stakeholder management.

Arina has facilitated numerous ESG workshops and discussions for corporates and government agencies on behalf of Bursa Malaysia and the Securities Commission Malaysia. She has also been involved in discussions with the Ministry of Environment and Water, Bursa Malaysia and the Securities Commission on green and social policies and standards for Malaysia. In 2020 and 2021, Arina supported Bank Negara Malaysia and the Securities Commission Joint Committee for Climate Change (JC3) to facilitate capability-building workshops for financial institutions.

Chan Leng Wai

CEO of PeopleNet Associates

Mr. Chan has a varied career in various fields. He is currently the CEO of PeopleNet Associates, a regional consulting group. He is also on the Board of Governors for SMK St. Paul’s, his alma mater.

He was previously the Chairman of Port Klang Free Zone Sdn Bhd. He was also the Chairman of the Audit Committee for a HKEX mainboard listed company and a member of the Audit Committee for a SGX mainboard listed company. He had also been a Global Board Member and the Executive Director, Asia Pacific for IDEMA, the global trade association for the Disk Drive Industry. He had also been the President of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Singapore Branch.

In his last corporate role, he was the CFO, Asia Pacific for a US Technology company and prior to that, he was the CFO in Hong Kong.

Mr. Chan has a Master in Management Studies. He had also qualified as a Chartered Accountant (Malaysia), FCMA, FCCA and MCIM (Chartered Institute of Marketing UK).

Derek Lee Siew Weng

Board of Governor, The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia

Derek Lee is a professional who has accumulated more than 28 years of experiences in the areasof audit (financial & internal), governance, risk, and financial management.

Derek has worked inboth commercial as the head of internal audit for PLC as well as leading corporate and financialfunctions for organisations in Malaysia and UK.

Derek is currently taking the professional advisory role, advising and working with manybusinesses on various GRC application engagements. Derek is passionate to assist organisationsin building their risk management capability and also enhancing organisation’s businesscontinuity management (‘BCM’) implementation effectiveness.

Derek has been a speaker at various public conferences and seminars on Governance, Risk &Compliance (‘GRC’) topics. He is committed to engage the business community and stakeholdersfurther to advocate the importance and relevance of GRC applications for business corporations.

Dinesh O Bareja

Founder & COO: Open Security Alliance and IndiaWatch.in

Dinesh is an Information Security Management professional working in the IT/IS domain for more than a decade on consulting, auditing, and advisory projects in India and overseas.

Having extensive business experience in trading, manufacturing and IT sector he brings a unique blend of techno commercial expertise to offering advisory and strategic consulting services in Cyber Security. He is Virtual CISO for a number of clients and provides cybersecurity audit, fraud and forensic investigation services to clients in India and EMEA.

He is a hands-on professional in Security Risk Management, GRC, Security Incident Investigation, Response and Management, SOC setup, ISMS, Cloud Security and Compliance with national and international regulatory guidelines.

Hajime Yoshitake

Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Taiyo Yuden Co., LTD, Japan

Hajime has more than 20 year experience related to auditing. He was CAE at the Resona Holdings(No.4 biggest banking group in Japan), Audit ＆ Supervisory Board Member at Saitama Resona Bank.

He has about 15 year experience of IIA’s activities such as Board of directors Board Member, Advanced Technology Committee Member, Institute Relations Committee Member, Professional Responsibility & Ethics Committee Member, and International Internal Audit Standards Board Member, especially he has totally more than 8 year experience as International Internal Audit Standards Board Member. He also lectures internal auditing and IT auditing at the Graduate School of Professional Accountancy of Meiji University. His main books are “Internal Auditing with Logical Thinking”, “IT Auditing and IT Governance”(co-author), “Internal Control at the Corporation Group” (co-author), etc.

Kamarul A. Muhamed

Founder & CEO, Aerodyne Group

Kamarul is the Founder and CEO of Aerodyne Group, a Malaysian-based drone solutions provider that is ranked second in the world by Drone Industry Insights of Germany.

He is ‘EY Entrepreneur of The Year 2020’, ‘EY Technology Entrepreneur of The Year 2020 Malaysia’ as well as ‘SEBA Entrepreneur of The Year 2020’. Kamarul led Aerodyne from a 3 person startup in 2014 to a global company with presence in 35 countries in just 6 years. He is a TEDx speaker and a drone industry thought leader, who has presented his ideas and innovation on AI, Drones and Industry 4.0 around the world. An auditor by training, Kamarul spent his formative years in the city of London before switching his career to the tech industry upon returning to Malaysia after a 10 year stint in the UK. Kamarul is an avid explorer and has travelled to more than 100 countries, both for business and pleasure.

Mohd Khaidzir Shahari

Board of Governor, The Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia

Mohd Khaidzir Bin Shahari, CIA, CGMA, CA(M), is the Head of Risk Consulting in KPMG Malaysia. He started his career as a junior internal auditor at Hong Leong Finance Berhad in 1995.

He has been a member of the Institute Internal Auditors Malaysia since 1997 and was elected a one of the Board of Governors for 2 terms from 2010. In 2016, he was in the task force led by IIAM together with Bursa, Bank Negara, MICG, MSWG, SC, FPLC and MDA(now ICDM) in establishing the guidelines for internal audit function, to heighten knowledge on internal audit practices for both internal auditors and Audit Committee members. Khaidzir rejoined the Board of Governors in 2019 and currently, chairs the Research and Technical Advisory Committee.

Norita Ja’afar

Director & Head of Audit Committee, Hup Seng Industries Berhad

Norita Ja’afar most recent accomplishment was to establish Trade Receivables Asset Management technology platform based in Malaysia. As part of Hongkong/Singapore/Malaysia group, her task is to develop and promote the Islamic Syariah Global Supply Trade Finance platform for the global market.

Apart from being the founding team of TFXIslamic, Norita is very experienced in Audit & Finance with a demonstrated history of working in the digital and services industry. She is skilled in consultancy, business planning, operations management, business development, marketing strategy and business strategy. She is qualified with a Master of Science (MSc) focused on Economics (Fiscal Policy) from the University of Bath, UK and Bachelors Degree in Economics from the University of Nottingham, UK. She is also fully certified in Conversion Optimization specialising in data analytics in digital marketing.

Before TFX, she served as the CEO at Innovation Associates Solutions, the digital arm of the IA group offering consultancy and digital solution services to corporates in the SEA region and UAE. Norita, for the last 18 years, also serve as the Director and Head of Audit Committee Member of Hup Seng Industries Bhd that grew successfully from a RM60mln entity to over RM300mln it is today.

She also served as the Chief Operating Officer at (MaGIC) Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre, the government agency that spurred Startups ecosystem in the country. The fragmented Startups ecosystem mushroomed to over 10,000 community members during her stint at MaGIC.

Over the recent years, Norita has a demonstrated history of working in the fintech industry and is strongly skilled in technology development, conversion optimization, cross partnerships and growth marketing. She has recently found passion in Sustainability Technology in Islamic Finance and hope to be part of protecting and preserving natural resources and protecting human health and mankind.

Ranjit Singh

Regional Managing Director, Tricor Axcelasia Sdn Bhd

Ranjit has over 30 years’ experience in the fields of risk management, internal audit and forensic accounting. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Global Institute of Internal Auditors (“IIA”).

Ranjit was a member of the Global IIA Audit Committee, IIA’s International Internal Audit Standards Board, President of ACIIA and President of the IIA Malaysia.

He has led and completed risk management projects at more than 150 companies (PLCs, GLCs & MNCs) covering various industries.

Ranjit has led workshops on behalf of the Bursa Malaysia on risk management, internal audit and investigation for 4 years (2013 to 2016) covering participants for more than 300 listed companies and spoke at various conferences and Board training programmes. Ranjit has appeared on TV and Radio shows including Biz talk (Astro Awani) and live on BFM’s breakfast grille programmes on the subjects of internal audit, risk and governance.

Santosh Govind

Governor, IIA Malaysia

Santosh is the Chief Audit Executive in Eco World International Berhad. He is currently a member of the Board of Governors of IIA Malaysia.

He has a total of 19 years internal audit experience which include heading and establishing the internal audit functions of various listed companies as well as working in a leading firm providing internal audit services. He is involved in Enterprise Risk Management engagements and Risk based Internal Audits together with Governance reviews. His experience includes the training of internal auditors of public listed companies on the enterprise risk management and risk based internal audit methodologies which include being a speaker in various other platforms. He was also previously a Financial Controller of a public listed company and has also more than 7 years of external audit experience.

Tim Berichon

Managing Director
of Insights & Intelligence and CAE
Engagement at The IIA

Business Leader and Speaker with diverse, in-depth experience in financial, operational, and compliance activities, including multiple divisions, processes, technologies and international geographies; improving processes, controls, employee engagement, and customer service.

Over 30 years of finance and operational management and leadership experience, including Internal Audit (IA), Operational Finance, Public Accounting and Strategic Alliances. Chief Audit Executive (CAE) for multi-billion-dollar global public companies, and Operational Finance Leadership in both small and larger business units including complex, international assignment. Tim is a CIA, QIAL and CPA, and is Managing Director of Insights & Intelligence and CAE Engagement at the IIA.

Dr. Ts. Aswami Fadillah Mohd Ariffin

Senior Vice President, Cyber Security Responsive Services Division, CyberSecurity Malaysia

Dr. Aswami Ariffin (Dr.AA) is a cyber forensics strategist with more than 25 years working experience in cybersecurity; policy development, security assurance, threat intelligence, incident response and digital forensics investigation with various law enforcement agencies and provided expert testimonies in court.

Due to his immense contribution in cybersecurity, Dr.AA was awarded ISLA – Information Security Leadership Award in 2009 by (ISC)2 USA including commendation letter from the Attorney General’s Chambers Malaysia and a certificate of appreciation from the Royal Malaysia Police in 2010. He also had been appointed as an expert referral by the New South Wales Police, Australia and now a member
of the Interpol Digital Forensics Expert Group.

Dr.AA is active in research and one of his papers was accepted for publication in the Advances in Digital Forensics IX. As the President of Digital Forensics Research Society (DFRS), he and his team have secured several large funds to develop digital forensics and cybersecurity capabilities in Malaysia. Dr.AA is experience in DevSecOps and one of his projects was the analytics system of cyber threat intelligence, codenamed “CyberI3”.

Currently, Dr.AA is Senior Vice President of Cyber Security Responsive Services Division at CyberSecurity Malaysia and President of Digital Forensics Society, Malaysia. He provides input on strategic direction, technical leadership and marketing strategy for Cyber Threat Intelligence Department (CTID), Malaysia Computer Emergency Response Team (MyCERT), Digital Forensics Department (DFD) and Secure Technology Services (STS).

Dr.AA is regularly consulted by the government, industries, universities, communities and media on cybersecurity issues, operation and strategy including invitation as keynote speaker in conferences.

Philip Satish Rao

Partner, EY Malaysia

Philip is currently a Partner with the Risk Advisory Services practice in EY Malaysia.

In his 30 over years with EY, he has served on various external and internal audits, risk management and corporate governance, and corporate finance engagements apart from the experience gained through secondments both overseas and locally. Some of his notable engagements include projects concerning Corporate Governance, Internal Audit and enterprise Risk Management for some large global MNCs.

Philip is also currently a member of Global Institute Relations Committee 2019/2022. He was a member of the 2012/2013 Task force for the review for PLCs in respect of the Statement on Internal Control in Malaysia. He is also the Programme Director for EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Programme in Malaysia. He regularly speaks and trains on topics relating to Risk Management, Corporate Governance and Internal Audit both locally as well as internationally.

Lih Chin Ong

Client Partner, ASEAN, Galvanize, a Diligent Brand

Lih Chin has been the Client Partner with Galvanize since Apr 2021. In her current role, Lih Chin manages a portfolio of strategic accounts across the ASEAN region and partner with these organizations to assist them to achieve their GRC vision and objectives.

With over twenty years of experience in the IT Risk and Compliance Consulting profession, Lih Chin specialises in GRC solution consulting and implementation services for companies with local and regional operations. She has led a wide range of projects including tool selection, implementation, and configuration, technology-enabled monitoring and compliance activities and risk and compliance technology roadmap development. Prior to joining Galvanize, Lih Chin was with PwC Singapore and PwC Beijing as a Senior Manager in the Risk Assurance Practice and with RSA Security as a Project Manager and a Senior Practice Consultant for RSA Archer in APJ.

Lih Chin has assisted clients in industries such as Banking, Insurance, Technology, Government bodies etc.

Lih Chin holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the Nanyang Technological University and is a Singaporean Chartered Accountant. She is also a Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) and a Certified Information Systems Auditor(CISA). She is a member of ISCA, ISACA and (ISC)².

Adil Buhariwalla

Internal Audit & Risk Consulting, UHY James Management Consulting, Dubai

Adil is the Partner, Internal Audit & Risk Consulting at UHY James Management Consulting. His long professional career of about 35 years in the UAE, includes 29 years at Emirates Group, where his last position was Vice President Internal Audit. He was recently granted the UAE’s coveted Golden Visa.

He has extensive experience in Internal Auditing, Risk Management, Corporate Governance, Business Process Due Diligence and other Internal Auditing specialty areas. Adil is an accomplished trainer and international speaker on allied technical topics, as well as motivational subjects. He has consistently been voted among the top presenters at several National and International Conferences.

Adil is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, a Certified Internal Auditor (USA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (USA), has Certifications in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and Internal Audit Quality Assessment Reviews (USA), and is a Certified ISO 31000 Risk Management Professional cum Trainer.

Since 1997, Adil has been actively involved in committees of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), both at national and international levels. He is currently an Executive Member on the Board of the IIA UAE Chapter. He was a founder member of the IIA Dubai Chapter and was the President of the Dubai Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) during 1998-99. He was also the former Vice-Chairman of the Internal Auditing Standards Board of the IIA, USA.

Cheryl Khor

ICDM Faculty & Fellow

Cheryl was a Partner, Malaysia Risk Advisory Leader & Head of Corporate Governance; and the Asia Pacific Accounting &; Internal Controls Leader at Deloitte Malaysia.

She was also a board member and strategy committee member of Deloitte South East Asia. She has more than 20 years of experience covering financial, operational and internal audits as well as governance, controls and risk assessments for clients across a broad range of industries. Cheryl has previously facilitated ICDM’s bespoke programmes on topics such as Director’s Fiduciary Duties and Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance. Specifically, she has been involved in numerous process improvements, and controls transformation projects. An active media contributor and with a number of published papers, Cheryl is a familiar face in numerous panels, seminars, workshops and talks on good governance, and sustainability among others.

Cheryl has served large companies in a broad range of industry sectors including infrastructure, healthcare, construction, property development, asset management and consumer business. She also led and project managed various engagements in Internal audit, Corporate Governance, Board effectiveness and succession, Operational audits, IPOs, Due Diligence, Enterprise risk management, SOX 404 implementation, Business process review, controls transformation and review of policies.

She holds a Bachelor in Mathematics and is a member of the Malaysia Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA) and Malaysia Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Chiew Chun Wee

Board Member, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)

Chun Wee is the regional head of policy for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), tasked with supporting its professional insights, advocacy and policy work across Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand.

He works with key stakeholders to identify and drive new research initiatives that provide evidence-based policy and thinking impacting the business community and profession, demonstrating ACCA’s regional and global reach and public values. He is a regular speaker and panel chair on topics ranging from evolution of corporate reporting, integrated thinking, the evolving role and skillset of finance leaders, talent strategy to the value of audit.

Chun Wee currently serves as a board member on the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), an independent standard-setting body that sets international standards for auditing, quality control, review, other assurance, and related services. He serves as taskforce member on a variety of key IAASB projects including the quality management standard (firm level) and audits of less complex entities. Chun Wee is also an active advocate of integrated reporting, having served on the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) Working Group and its Training Advisory Group. He is currently a member of the Steering Committee under the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

Prior to joining ACCA, Chun Wee was a key member of the Professional Practice Department of a Big Four accounting practice, where he focused on audit methodology and regularly delivered internal and external trainings on auditing and quality management matters. He has more than a decade of experience in public accounting and has worked in audits of and special assignments for multinationals and local listed companies.

Walter Sandosam

ICDM Faculty

Walter Sandosam has experience in the multidisciplinary fields of finance and management.

The work experience of over 30 years covers serving in various operations departments in the largest financial institution in Malaysia namely bank operations, human resources, risk management, treasury operations, international banking, corporate planning and lastly for 10 years as Vice President, Internal Audit. Audit functions involved auditing all aspects of bank operations both customer facing and support services. This entailed providing recommendations on improving and enhancing business performance to enhance organisational performance. He now consults on matters relating to corporate governance, risk management and internal control for PLCs. He was a member of the Audit and Assurance Standards Board of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Walter was a Senior Research Fellow at HELP University. He is a Past President of IIA Malaysia and former Academic Relations Committee member of IIA Global, USA. He continues to be a speaker at numerous international, regional, and national conferences organised by professional bodies as he has done throughout the span of his career.

He was appointed by the Prime Minister of Malaysia to serve on the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), Operations Review, Consultation and Prevention of Corruption Panels over a term of 7 years to advise on eradication and prevention of corruption and to conduct awareness programmes. Walter is also a Human Resource Development Fund (HRDF) certified trainer.

Fandhy Haristha Siregar

Head of Internal Audit, Avrist Assurance, Indonesia

Fandhy has long career journey and experiences in Internal Auditing, Cyber-security & Information Technology.

He is now a Chief of Internal Audit at Avrist Assurance (co-owned by Meiji-Yasuda), previously working as Chief of Internal Audit at PT. Bank Resona Perdania (subsidiary of Resona Bank Japan) and Senior Vice President, Head of IT Governance and Cyber Security at PT. Commonwealth Bank (subsidiary of Commonwealth Bank Australia).

In regards to the development of Internal Audit and GRC profession, Fandhy has been intensively involved as Lead of GRC Task Force Development with Indonesian Financial Service Authority (OJK), and currently taking part of Exam Development Committee since 2020 at Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA) Global following his active role at IIA Indonesia since 2014-2020.

Last but not least, he is also passionate in Data Science matter and doing his research at University of Padjadjaran for his PhD.

Chen Zhao

Head of Cyber Security Operations Center, Asian Development Bank

Chen Zhao, IT Specialist at the Asian Development Bank leads the Cyber Security Operations Center at this multilateral development institution.

His team is responsible for IT Security infrastructure engineering, monitoring, identify and access management as well as incident response activities. Prior to joining ADB, Chen was the IT Security Director at Sequoia Capital where he managed the firm’s technology and analytics capabilities on top of cyber security in the Greater China region. Earlier in his career, Chen was a cyber security consultant at PwC US and Hong Kong, providing security and risk consulting services for Fortune 500 companies in the US and APAC regions.

ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.

Maheswari Kanniah

ICDM Board Member & Executive Director /

Group Chief Regulatory and Compliance Officer of KenangaInvestment Bank Berhad

Maheswari Kanniah (Mahes), 61 years of age, is an experienced Regulatory and Compliance professional with over 43 years of experience including senior management roles in the financial services sector.

She has wideraging exposures covering 20 years of Compliance, Regulatory, Governance, Ethics, Fraud Investigation and Risk Management functions in commercial bank, investment bank, securities broking, futures broking, asset management and private equity as well as 23 years of senior company secretarial functions of a listed company.

Mahes is currently the Executive Director/Group Chief Regulatory and Compliance Officer of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad (“KIBB”). She reports directly to the Board of KIBB and is recognised as a confidante to Board of Directors and Management, and as a focal point of contact on issues relating to compliance, ethics, corporate governance and key regulatory areas. Mahes also serves as a Member of the EXCO, Management Sustainability , Head Office Building Management and Talent Management Committees of KIBB.

Mahes is acknowledged as having strong understanding and appreciation of statutory and regulatory requirements. She consistently maintains good relationship/reputation with Bank Negara Malaysia (“BNM”), Securities Commission Malaysia (“SC”) as well as Bursa Malaysia (“Bursa”).

In her 43 years in the financial industry, Mahes has conducted various investigations in the capital market and antimoney laundering areas. This was also the reason why Mahes was instrumental in establishing KIBB’s corporate partnership with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (“ACFE”), making KIBB the first company in Malaysia and South East Asia to partner with the ACFE.

At the industry level, Mahes currently hold various positions where she contributes significantly to the public and they include:

Board Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (“ICDM”) with responsibility to enhance the professionalism and effectiveness of corporate directors in Malaysia.
Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee of ICDM
Member of the Risk Management Committee of University Malaya.
Council Member/Associate Secretary of the Malaysian ACFE.
Member of the SC Licensing Examinations Angoff Review Committee – Module 11 (Compliance Module).
Mentor for the Malaysia Australia Business Council Mentoring Program and the LeadWomen

Mahes is a Fellow Chartered Secretary and Chartered Governance Professional of the Chartered Governance Institute, United Kingdom – FCIS (CS)(CGP) and the Malaysian Association of the Institute of the Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. She is also a Certified Fraud Examiner (“CFE”) registered with the ACFE, US/ Malaysia; a Chartered Banker jointly awarded by the Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers (AICB) and the Chartered Banker Institute (CBI) UK (AICB/CB); and a Fellow of ICDM.

Emily Kok

ICDM Fellow & Independent Director

Emily comes from a diverse background in finance, venture capital, private equity fund management and direct investments, management, organizational behaviour and entrepreneurship.

She has cofounded and managed several businesses in the IT, fintech, education and consumer sectors. Prior to that, Emily was making direct investments in both technology and brick and mortar businesses covering a geographical footprint from Southeast Asia to East Asia and Australasia for PE and VC funds.

Emily sits on the board of several companies, working with management on business strategy and the execution of business plans. With managing her own companies to advising and coaching VC and PE investees, Emily has an extensive track record in leading business change and transformation, with technology as the core engine to pivot the business, to build on strengths and disrupt its own business model through innovation and change management.

Emily holds a Master of Enterprise Innovation from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematical and Information Sciences from La Trobe University, Australia.

Oliver Stein

Commercial Director (SEA), Jaggaer

Oliver is the Commercial Director of South East Asia for Jaggaer, a leading cloud-based P2P solutions provider.

He has extensive experience delivering complex procurement and supply chain projects. Having worked in many different procurement spaces, Oliver understands the needs and pain points of procurement functions as well as the value that procurement brings to all organisations. His experience delivering highly complex procurement projects across many organisations and industries gives him unique insights into the different challenges procurement faces and the solutions available. Additionally, he has contributed to various roundtables and sub committees on topics such as procurement innovation and sustainability. His experience and knowledge give him a well-rounded view on procurement which he enjoys sharing and discussing with others.

Oliver has electrical engineering background, with a degree in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics from University of Newcastle.

Joe Lee

Executive Director, Tricor Axcelasia

Joe Lee is the Executive Director of Tricor Axcelasia, and has 24 years of experience in internal and financial audit, transformation and cost savings delivery services.

In his current role, he has led procurement transformation initiatives and business process improvement reviews engagements for clients in the manufacturing and logistic sectors. Prior to this, he was Head of Procurement of LafargeHolcim Vietnam, leading procurement cost savings initiatives for annual spend of USD360 million, and responsible for integrity and excellence of P2P process in an emerging economic environment.

Joe started his internal audit experience with KPMG Internal Audit Advisory as Associate Director. He led internal audit projects for companies across various industries. The companies included top 10 property developers in Malaysia, automotive distributor in Bangkok, provider of integrated engineering and fabrication services to the national oil and gas corporation and a global top 20 container port.

Joe is a Certified Internal Auditor by the Global Institute of Internal Auditors, a Certified Supply Chain Professional with the Institute of Supply Management (US), and a Certified Public Accountant (MICPA), and a Chartered Accountant with the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He holds a Bachelor of Economics (Hons) degree from the University of Manchester.

Ranjan Sachdeva

Group Head Internal Audit and Compliance, Siam City Cement

Ranjan is Goup Head Internal Audit and Compliance with Siam City Cement, the second largest cement producer in Thailand, with integrated plants across South East Asia and South Asia.

Ranjan has extensive experience in the areas of Internal Audit, Risk management and Compliance, Business Process Re-engineering, Financial Controlling, Procurement and Supply Chain, spanning over 30 years with various Nestle, LafargeHolcim and Siam City Cement. He has led Commercial Excellence projects as Group Commercial Director for Vedanta Limited, a conglomerate with interests in Metal/Mining/O&G/Power industries.

Ranjan has a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and he holds a Master in Corporate and International Finance from University of Leicester.

Gustavo Moreno

Managing Director & Global Head of Category Management of Standard Chartered Bank

Gustavo has vast experience in strategic procurement, supply chain planning and procurement standards development, having led procurement transformation projects, IT projects and shared service projects across the globe in Americas, EMEA, Oceania and APAC.

Gustavo is currently the Managing Director & Global Head of Category Management at Standard Chartered Bank, responsible for procurement category management performance globally in both direct and indirect spend. Prior to this, he was VP & Head of Procurement of APAC for Holcim where he was responsible for Procurement performance targets of 14 countries in APAC and end-to-end P2P excellence.

Gustavo has IT engineering degree from National Technological University, is a certified black-belt in Six Sigma, a Certified Supply Chain Professional with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (UK) and Institute of Supply Management (US) and he holds an MBA University of Waseda (Tokyo-JP) and Nanyang Business School (Singapore).

Beau-Dean Gosper

Head of Internal Audit, Woolworths Group

The stereotype that Internal Audit is a profession for Financially trained CPA’s is one Beau-Dean is passionate about changing!

To say he likes to do things differently is an understatement. Beau-Dean’s passion is creating audit functions which reimagine the delivery of assurance activities primarily through people and approach.

Before becoming an accomplished audit and risk professional in Australia and the United Arab Emirates with companies such as Australia Post, Emirates and BHP, Beau-Dean was a people leader in operational, strategic and project environments.

Currently, Beau-Dean is the Head of Internal Audit Operations for Woolworths Group. His remit includes Stores, Processing, Distribution, Transport and Logistics across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. His ambition is to build a store audit and operations team which is sought after by its peers globally.

Karthik Sundar

Director, Infrastructure Security, Deloitte Risk Advisory Sdn Bhd

Karthik is engaged in defining and developing Cyber Security Practice / Programs for wide range of clients across different industries and geographies.

Karthik has worked across Cyber Services that leads to better Governance / Defense Capabilities by providing insights around how People / Process and technology can be impaired by a Cyber Attack that can directly impact a brand of reputation and its operations.

His Experience in conducting Offensive Security programs to determine the actual effectiveness of controls established by an organization supplements the Internal Audit Functions to have a different angle at looking at enhancing Defense Mechanism of an Organization.

Karthik is a Certified Offensive Security Professional and has a broad exposure across different geographies and provide pragmatic approaches to Foster Cyber Security across different Organization Cultures capes to identify answers around Cyber requirements that is essential to run and deliver business models by retaining Customer Trust and Retention.

Phil Leifermann

Director, Wolters Kluwer TeamMate, Asia Pacific

Phil Leifermann leads project management for audit management and data analytic solutions at
Wolters Kluwer TeamMate, Asia Pacific.

He has over 33 years of consulting experience and has completed projects throughout the Asia Pacific region across governance, internal audit, IT audit, risk management and compliance.

Suhailah Mohamed Abdulla

Chief Integrity & Assurance Officer, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad

Suhailah is the Chief Integrity & Assurance Officer of Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDPB) assists SDPB’s Board and Management to obtain reasonable assurance on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control system, as well as its governance, compliance, fraud & corruption risk management activities.

Prior to joining SDPB in 2018, Suhailah had led various internal audit, risk management and advisory engagements while serving at KPMG, F&N Holdings Berhad and Themed Attractions Resorts & Hotels Berhad.

Suhailah is a Certified Fraud Examiner, a Certified Internal Auditor by the Global Institute of Internal Auditors, and holds a Certification in Control Self-Assessment conferred by the same Institute. She is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants and a Chartered Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, Malaysia in which she served as a member of its Board of Governors from 2014-2018. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting (Hons) degree from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom.

Nik Shahrizal

Partner, PwC Malaysia

Nik Shahrizal is a Partner in PwC Malaysia, and has over 18 years of experience in the assurance profession.

He trained as a chartered accountant in the UK, prior to joining PwC Malaysia in 2007. He also served on the Board of Governors of the Institute of Internal Auditors Malaysia in previous years, and was involved in the overall strategy and direction of the professional body.

Nik has been involved in a wide array of work in the region, from internal audit, compliance assessments, ERM implementation and governance reviews. He was recently quoted in the Edge on the topic of market conduct in the banking industry, and is an active proponent for the role of technology in internal audit activities.

Nik graduated from the University of Cambridge with a Master in Business Administration, and is professionally qualified in the area of accounting (ICAEW), investments (CFA), financial risk management (FRM) and treasury (PKMC).

Asril Rahman Abdul Hadi

Group Chief Audit Executive (GCAE), PETRONAS

ASRIL RAHMAN ABDUL HADI is currently the Group Chief Audit Executive (GCAE) of PETRONAS and has effective oversight role over other 7 internal audit outfits within PETRONAS group.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from University of Warwick, United Kingdom and also a professional member of Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA). Additionally, he has over 20
years of experience serving PETRONAS.

Prior to joining PETRONAS in 1999, he was an auditor at Arthur Andersen & Co. He has vast experience and knowledge in the PETRONAS businesses across the value chain covering Upstream, Downstream and Corporate Divisions. He has held various managerial positions within PETRONAS Group. Prior to becoming GCAE, he has headed the Finance and Accounts Division of various entities in PETRONAS which included Downstream Plant Operations, Egypt International Operations, PETRONAS Group International Accounts, MLNG Group of Companies, Petronas Carigali Upstream Operations and also Malaysian Petroleum Management.

Srithar Sriramulu

Head of Investigation & Special Review (ISR), PETRONAS Group Internal Audit

SRITHAR SRIRAMULU is currently the Head of Investigation & Special Review (ISR), PETRONAS Group Internal Audit and a seasoned professional with experience in internal audit, external audit as well as fraud investigations for more than a decade.

He plays a key role in overseeing and handling investigations. In 2018, he spearheaded the design and implementation of Integrity Risk Assessment (IRA) across PETRONAS Group.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy with Honours and also a member of Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA). Additionally, he is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) Texas, USA.

Sri started his career with KPMG as an External Auditor prior to joining PETRONAS. He has vast experience and knowledge in the PETRONAS businesses across the value chain, overseeing and managing more than 100 investigations covering Upstream, Downstream, Gas & New Energy and Corporate Divisions. Sri continues to contribute towards the Malaysian anti-fraud industry through his appointment as Member of Malaysian Chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (MACFE) Membership Committee.

Ts. Azrul Azman Ahmad

Head of Strategic Planning & Analytics, PETRONAS Group Internal Audit

Ts. AZRUL AZMAN AHMAD is currently the Head of Strategic Planning & Analytics, PETRONAS Group Internal Audit, having a key role in strategising and formulating the risk-based PETRONAS Integrated Assurance Master Plan as well as steering the design and implementation of digital and analytics across PETRONAS Internal Audit and Assurance Fraternities.

He has vast experience in risk management and internal auditing having performed various audits in businesses particular to Corporate, Digital, Information Communication & Technology and Cyber Security across PETRONAS
Groupwide. Azrul also is a Professional Technologist (Ts.) accredited by the Malaysia Board of Technologists, a professional body that gives professional recognition to Technologists in related technology and technical fields.

Baba-Abdul Rahman Tiriman

Head of Internal Audit, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB)

BABA-ABDUL RAHMAN TIRIMAN is currently the Chief Audit Executive (CAE) of PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad group and its subsidiaries.

He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration (Hons) from International Islamic University of Malaysia and also a professional member of Institute of Internal Auditors, Malaysia (IIAM). Other than audit, risk management, advisory and investigation, his 17 years tenure in PETRONAS had exposed him into various operational and corporate functions which he later had developed a special interest in Downstream Business segment.

Prior to the current position, his auditing experience was colored with both domestic and international exposures where PETRONAS established its footprint that includes the two PETRONAS mega projects i.e. PETRONAS LNG Canada and PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Integrated Development (RAPID). The current business under PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad had allowed him to further specialised his passion in various downstream busines facets such as lubricant, LPG, commercial including specialty products and aviation sectors, retailing (both fuel and convinence store) and ventures portfolios vis-à-vis SETEL e-wallet payment platform, ROVR mobility fuel delivery solution and LNG Retailing via Virtual Pipeline System and bunkering.

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2021 IIAMNC – PROGRAMME OUTLINE

Day 1

9.30 am	Welcome Remarks by Zainal Akbar Abdul Kader, President, IIA Malaysia
9.35 am	Welcome Remarks by Anthony Pugliese, President & CEO at The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
9.40 am	Welcome Remarks by Charlie T. Wright, Chair of the Global Board, IIA Global.
9.45 am	Screen Break
9.55 am	Fireside Chat Drones, Data and Digital – How Will Internal Auditors Adapt? • Moving into the world of Big Data. • Digitalisation journey in Internal Audit Department. • Digital transformation and how it impacts internal auditors. • How Data Analytics help in the efficiency and effectiveness of internal auditing. • IT skills are needed by an internal auditor. Moderator Philip Satish Rao Partner, EY Malaysia Speaker Kamarul A Muhamed Founder and Group CEO, Aerodyne Group
10.55 am	Screen Break
11.05 am	Session 1 (Panel Discussion) Staying on Top of Emerging Challenges Emerging challenges – how internal audit function adapts, react, and responds. • Emerging trends, challenges, and risks. • Stepping up governance, security, and IT management. • Be prepared for technologies innovation and enhancement. • Re-evaluate approaches to strategic workforce planning and agenda. Moderator Santosh Govind Governor, IIA Malaysia Panellists Adil Buhariwalla Partner, Internal Audit & Risk Consulting, UHY James Management Consulting, Dubai Norita Ja’afar Director & Head of Audit Committee, Hup Seng Industries Berhad Dinesh O Bareja, Founder & COO: Open Security Alliance and IndiaWatch.in
12.05 pm	Screen Break
12.15 pm	Session 1 (Individual Session) – Brought by Assuring Group Building Internal Audit Function of the Future • Future of internal audit function – challenges, sustainability, and value-added activities. • Tools and technology, stakeholder engagement, and defining core and edge. • H ow internal audit function assists in organisation decision making in the post-pandemic era. Speaker Lih Chin Ong, Client Partner, ASEAN Markets, Galvanize, a Diligent Brand
1.00 pm	End of Day 1

Day 2

9.00 am	Welcome Remarks by Santosh Govind Professional Development Committee Chair, IIA Malaysia	Welcome Remarks by Affeiz Abdul Razak Vice President II, IIA Malaysia	Welcome Remarks by Dominic Chegne Vice President I, IIA Malaysia
9.10 am	Track A1 Internal Audit of Strategic Procurement/ Supply Chain •Procurement governance, strategic sourcing and seamless P2P processes are key determinants of the value to the supply chain. • Procurement risk, structure, and strategy. • Audit of strategic procurement in its risk-based plan. • A robust assurance on the supply chain. Moderator Joe Lee Executive Director, Tricor Axcelasia Panellists Ranjan Sachdeva Group Head Internal Audit and Compliance, Siam City Cement Gustavo Moreno Managing Director & Global Head of Category Management of Standard Chartered Bank Oliver Stein Commercial Director, SEA Jaggaer	Track A2 Integrated Assurance: The Way Forward • Moving forward to a more holistic and complex reporting process and area. • What are the key focus area, element, and gist of Integrated Assurance? • What are the differences between Integrated Assurance now and in the future? • Aims of Integrated Assurance. • How Integrated Assurance creates value for the organisation and its stakeholders. Moderator Mohd Khaidzir Shahari Governor, IIA Malaysia Panellists Suhailah Mohamed Abdulla Chief Integrity & Assurance Officer, Sime Darby Plantation Berhad Phil Leifermann Director, Wolters Kluwer TeamMate, Asia Pacific Beau-Dean Gosper Head Of Internal Audit, Woolworths Group, Australia	Audit Committee Track A3 (AC) Panel Discussion 9:10am – 10:20am (70 minutes) Internal Audit: Adding Value Across the Board • Moving forward to a more holistic and complex reporting process and area. • What are the key focus area, element, and gist of Integrated Assurance? • What are the differences between Integrated Assurance now and in the future? • Aims of Integrated Assurance. • How Integrated Assurance creates value for the organisation and its stakeholders? Moderator Ranjit Singh Regional Executive Director, Tricor Axcelasia Panellists Hajime Yoshitake Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Taiyo Yuden Co., LTD, Japan Chan Leng Wai CEO of PeopleNet Associates Walter Sandosam ICDM Faculty Chiew Chun Wee Board Member, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)
10.00 am	Screen Break
10.05 am	Track B1 Embarking on ESG Journey: Role of Internal Audit • Importance of internal audit role and contribution of internal auditor in the organisation’s ESG journey. • More attention is needed for ESG to drive sustainable growth. • Identification and implementation of a functional ESG control environment. • IA – to provide an independent and objective assessment of the effectiveness of ESG risk assessments, actions, and controls. • Alignment with IIA standards. Speaker Arina Kok Partner, EY Malaysia	Track B2 Get in the Middle With today’s speed of business, Internal Audit leaders need to be agile in order to stay relevant. Although we need to be willing and able to audit anything; we can’t audit everything, and so we need to know what matters most to our enterprise. In this session, we will learn how to move from being separate and having to integrate; to being more integral to the Enterprise Risk Management program. Topics to be discussed include: Alignment with maturity models and IIA guidance How to get in the middle of ERM Examples of ERM linkage to internal audit plans Report a higher level of risk assurance coverage Successes and challenges Speaker Tim Berichon Managing Director of Insights & Intelligence and CAE Engagement at The IIA	Audit Committee Track B3 (AC) Panel Session 10:30am – 11:30am (60 minutes) Compliance Strategy Modernization • New challenges of compliance and strategy. • Risk mitigation on new challenges and risks. • IA role – technical methods and human insight. • Compliance strategy modernisation – how internal auditors adapt themselves to the modernisation and assist in the organisation’s strategies. Moderator Nik Shahrizal Partner, PwC Malaysia Panellists Emily Kok ICDM Fellow & Independent Director Maheswari Kanniah ICDM Board Member & Executive Director / Group Chief Regulatory and Compliance Officer of Kenanga Investment Bank Berhad
10.55 am	Screen Break
11.00 am	Track C1 Stepping out to Add Value: Integrity Risk Assessment (IRA) as a GAME CHANGER • Is there an ideal approach in identifying integrity / fraud risk? • How can Internal Auditors be a change agent and value-added driver to the organisation? • How to draw insight and foresight through IRA heat-map analysis? • Stepping out from the comfort zone and be vigorous and versatile. Speakers Asril Rahman Abdul Hadi Group Chief Audit Executive (GCAE), PETRONAS Srithar Sriramulu Head of Investigation & Special Review (ISR), PETRONAS Group Internal Audit Baba-Abdul Rahman Tiriman Head of Internal Audit, PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB)	Track C2 Auditing Cyber Resiliency • How to audit cyber resiliency. • Example of cybersecurity measures. • Impact of cyber-attack on the organisation. • The focus of internal auditors on auditing cyber resiliency. • Defence vs hack. Moderator Karthik Sundar Partner, Deloitte Panellists Fandhy Haristha Siregar Head of Internal Audit, Avrist Assurance, Indonesia Chen Zhao Head of Cyber Security Operations Center, Asian Development Bank Ts. Azrul Azman Ahmad Head of Strategic Planning & Analytics, PETRONAS Group Internal Audit	Audit Committee Track C3 (AC) 11:40am – 12.30am (50 minutes) Audit Committee’s Role in Ensuring Organisation’s Sustainability 2020 has been a challenging year for many companies with a black swan pandemic which changed the way we lived our lives. This has provided a reason to spotlight the importance of a purpose-driven strategy to drive business and societal value and highlighted the interrelationship between long-term corporate strategy, the environment, and society. Some companies have re-evaluated their corporate purpose and ability to drive the long-term sustainability of their enterprise by addressing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies and challenges. The ”G” in ESG and the important role the board of directors and each board committee, especially the Audit Committee, plays in overseeing the company’s transparency around sustainability initiatives continues to be a primary focus in the ESG conversation. The “G” in ESG has been vague thus far due to the dynamism, complexity and ambiguity over the external “E” and “S” factors inundating a company’s ecosystem. There is heightened pressure and focus by investors and other stakeholders to understand how companies create long-term value by incorporating ESG objectives into strategy and key decisions. This session attempts to digest and simplify the “G” within the ambit of the Board and Audit Committee and look at trends of the challenges and what works. In many instances, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the social justice movement have prompted companies to move at a quicker pace more than ever. Speaker Cheryl Khor ICDM Faculty & Fellow
11.50 am	Screen Break
11.55 am	Track D1 Digital Transformation, Risk and The Importance of Cybersecurity • Digital Transformation – How Internal Auditors adapt, react, and respond. • Past, current, and future risks of cybersecurity. • Importance of Cybersecurity. • Values of good cybersecurity and impacts of poor cybersecurity. Speaker Ts. Dr. Aswami Fadillah Bin Mohd Ariffin, Senior Vice President, Cyber Security Responsive Services Division	Track D2 Versatile BCM: How Do We Do It • The versatility of BCM. • Roles of IA Function in BCM. • Key focus area, method, and reporting of BCM audit. • What is BCM and how has it changed the way IA performs the audit. Speaker Derek Lee Siew Weng Governor, IIA Auditors Malaysia
12.40pm	End of Day 2

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