SUMMARY
The intelligent automation marketplace is maturing rapidly. Technology, from robotic process automation to cognitive automation, is advancing at a staggering pace and is disrupting almost every business and industry. For Internal Audit leaders to help the organization through the risk considerations associated with intelligent automation, they first need a firm grasp of exactly what intelligent automation is and how it is being used to improve the organization’s business processes.
This session will explore what digital transformation means, what intelligent automation is, how organizations find opportunities for automation, and how Internal Audit can both leverage intelligent automation for its own purposes while playing a critical advisory role in helping the business to leverage opportunities to automate processes.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand what digital transformation is and how it is changing the audit landscape
- Understand how companies are identifying areas of value for automation
- Understand what workforce skillsets will be needed in the future
- Understand the opportunities and roles Internal Audit has to both leverage automation and assist the business in leveraging implementing automation to better manage risks
SPEAKERS:
David Graff | Managing Director, Integrated Risk Management David Graff is the Managing Director of Focal Point’s Integrated Risk Management practice and brings over 20 years of experience with audit, risk management, internal control frameworks, strategic governance, and financial and operational processes within both industry and professional services roles. Prior to Focal Point, David was a Director of Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk with KPMG. His varied industry experience includes serving as the Chief Audit Executive for the largest publicly traded U.S. water and wastewater utility. David holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Drexel University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA).
Christopher Jurs | VP, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Chris Jurs is the VP, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy, at Focal Point. In this role, he manages a large team of risk management professionals, oversees the delivery of engagements for Focal Point clients, and innovates market-leading solutions in the security, privacy, and compliance space. Chris has more than 16 years of experience in the professional services, healthcare, banking, pharmaceutical, medical device/laboratory sales, and the regulatory compliance fields. Chris has extensive experience in conducting privacy and cybersecurity assessments such as HIPAA, GDPR, NIST CSF, Patient Safety Organization, and has assisted clients with their transition from assessments to programmatic remediation projects. He is also well versed in cybersecurity and data privacy strategy and governance, having deep knowledge in evaluating controls related to identity and access management, incident response, logging and monitoring, and the integration between data protection and compliance, operations, and sales functions. He is a CIPP/US.