The third annual Multi-Track conference will be held on April 18, 2013 at the Westport Sheraton beginning at 8:30 am. The Multi-Track Committee is excited to announce some exciting speakers who have been added to the agenda, including these 2 general session speakers!
We are excited to announce this general session speaker, which will be offered during the afternoon session of this year’s multi-track event. Kevin Poulsen will present on cyber crime and fraud.
Kevin Poulsen is a senior editor at Wired.com and a contributor to Wired magazine, where he oversees cybercrime, privacy and political coverage, and edits the award-winning Threat Level blog, which he founded in 2005. This former cyber sleuth turned journalist, has broken numerous national stories, including the FBI's use of spyware in criminal and national security investigations; a hacker's penetration of a Secret Service agent's confidential files; and the secret arrest of the Army intelligence officer accused of leaking documents to whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks. In 2010 he was voted one of the "Top Cyber Security Journalists" by his peers. In 2012, Poulsen added author to his resume with his fictional book Kingpin: How One Hacker Took Over the Billion-Dollar Cybercrime Underground.
Chris Lydon is a Director and leads PwC’s Missouri Market Internal Audit practice, and the co-auther of PWC’s 2013 State of Internal Audit Profession. Chris’ oversight of the Internal Audit work in Missouri includes serving as the CAE for $2.7 billion organization and the co-sourcing leader for multiple large public entities. His work spans the critical risks facing his clients, all major business cycles, information technology and leading special projects related to strategic, operational areas and investigations.
PwC has just completed their analysis of the Ninth Annual State of the Internal Audit Profession Survey and this presentation will share the results and perspectives on the evolution of the industry.
Many of you have frequently requested topics such as Report Writing and Social Media auditing, and this year’s event will deliver.
David Brand, Managing Director at Protiviti, who presented at the 2012 IIA All-Star Conference, will present on preparing reports and presentations, as well as communicating with the audit committee.
Richard Taylor, a principal with the firm Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP, will offer a track on Social Media. As your company increases its social media footprint, it is critical for Internal Audit and Governance leaders to understand their role in identifying and managing social media risks.
Register using the IIA St. Louis website by March 15 and receive discounted pricing, with full day attendance for just $250. That’s just $31.25 per CPE!