Event Details

The Covid-19 crisis drove many companies to make significant and drastic decisions and/or changes in their operating models to adapt to the highly disruptive and rapidly evolving times. Several articles indicated that the internal audit function was hit by these changes from budget cuts, decrease in staffing/outsourcing services, reduced or suspended assurance engagements to more advisory projects services, or for some, handling concurrent operating functions. And no doubt, the new processes created and business models implemented under the "new normal" resulted in new and significant risks. So, with the unique demands and expectations from the company, how can the internal audit function leverage collaboration with other assurance providers in the organization and/or on an integrated assurance map to bring new value to the table and facilitate effective and efficient use of its limited resources? How can the internal audit function contribute & help the organization while staying independent when performing advisory services, or sometimes, "first line" functions?


Forum objective/s:

Understanding the important role of internal audit in developing and advocating for an integrated assurance, by:

1. revisiting the fundamental elements to an effective integrated assurance;

2. identifying and understanding the benefits and challenges of an integrated assurance especially in the covid-19 era;

3. identifying the tools, methodologies, and/or technologies that can be leveraged for an effective & efficient integrated assurance.


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Speakers

  • Ryan Gilbert Chua (Consulting Partner and Business Consulting Leader at Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.))

    Ryan Gilbert Chua

    Consulting Partner and Business Consulting Leader at Sycip Gorres Velayo & Co. (SGV & Co.)

    Ryan is a Consulting Partner and Business Consulting Leader at SGV & Co. He has more than 15 years of experience in the Information Technology (IT) audit and Consulting engagements covering IT Governance and Risk Management, IT General Controls, Business Process Reengineering, and SOX 404/JSOX Compliance for clients in the Telecommunications, Consumer Products and Retail, Oil and Gas, Power and Utilities, Mining, Manufacturing and Gaming industries.

    He graduated with a degree in Accountancy, Cum Laude, from the Far Eastern University in 2004. He placed 4th in the 2004 CPA Board Examinations and 1st worldwide in the 2007 CIA Examinations. He completed the Executive Development Program of the Kellogg School of Management in Northwestern University, USA in 2014.

    Currently, he is a Board Member and Vice Chair for Internal Affairs at the Institute of Internal Auditors Philippines (IIAP) and the Chair for the Committee on IT of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA).

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  • Zaida Angelita Lazaro (Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management at Nutri-Asia, Inc.)

    Zaida Angelita Lazaro

    Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management at Nutri-Asia, Inc.

    Zaida Angelita Lazaro, or Zaida as she is called, is currently the Head of Internal Audit and Risk Management of NutriAsia, Inc..

    With more than 13 years of experience in finance, accounting, external and internal auditing including special investigations, Zaida has worked with both bank and insurance companies after her public accounting stint at Punongbayan & Araullo.

    She used to teach at FEU Makati and is currently an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors – Philippines, Institute of Corporate Directors and ISACA.

    She holds a degree in BS Accountancy and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. She is also a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Risk Management Auditor, Certified Financial Services Auditor and holds a certification in controls self-assessment.

    When Zaida is not teaching or at work, she writes technical and fiction, does yoga, meditation, and pilates at home and takes good care of her Labradors.

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  • Phil Leifermann (Business Development Director, Asia Pacific of Wolters Kluwer TeamMate)

    Phil Leifermann

    Business Development Director, Asia Pacific of Wolters Kluwer TeamMate

    Phil Leifermann is responsible for the TeamMate audit management and data analytic solutions in Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia. He is one of the region’s most respected management assurance experts, specialising in governance, internal audit, IT audit, risk management and compliance. He has over 34 years of consulting experience, and has successfully completed projects throughout the Asia Pacific region. Before joining Wolters Kluwer, he was the Managing Director at Insight Consulting for 16 years and a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers for 14 years. He holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia, a Bachelor of Business majoring in accounting and information systems from the Southern Cross University and many professional certifications from IIA, ISACA and ACFE.

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