Using AI to leverage Information Risk Management and Assurance (Empowering Risk, Audit and Assurance Professionals).
Speakers
Zoe Adey
Alex Psarras
Sue Milton
Allan Boardman
Vivek Shivram
Daljit Rehal
John Mitchell
Agenda
8:00am - Registration (with coffee & pastries)
9:00am - Conference Welcome - John Mitchell, IRMA SG, Chair
9:15am - BCS President Address - Daljit Rehal, BCS President 2025-26
9:45am - How Did We Get Here & Where Are We Going? - John Mitchell, IRMA SG, Chair
10:30am - Break
11:00am - The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Audit Profession - Alex Psarras, Protiviti
11:45am - Informed use of AI in auditing - Sue Milton, SSM Governance Associates
12:30pm - Morning Speakers’ Panel Session - Henry Onyiah, IRMA SG, Events Coordinator
1:00pm - Lunch (provided)
2:00pm - Afternoon Welcome - Tom O’Neill, IRMA SG, Early Careers Advocate
2:15pm - Leveraging Machine Learning for IA Risk Assessments - Vivek Shivram, L&G
3:00pm - Data to Insights: Leveraging Gen AI for Auditing - Zoe Adey, HSBC
3:45pm - Break
4:00pm - AI in the Spotlight: Empowering Audit and Risk Professionals - Allan Boardman, Cyber Adviser
4:45pm - Afternoon Speaker’s Panel Session - Emmanuel Osei-Brefo, IRMA SG, Events Coordinator
5:15pm - Conference Close - John Mitchell, IRMA SG, Chair
5:30pm - Networking (with cake & fizz)
7:00pm - Event ends
Synopsis
As IRMA’s current chair, it gives me immense pleasure to welcome you to our 60th anniversary celebratory conference. And what a conference it is, with internationally recognised, prestigious speakers giving their views on how artificial intelligence is likely to influence the direction of our profession.
The IT risk and assurance arena has had to adapt to the control challenges inherent with the changes in the technology, starting from single batch programs being run on mainframe computers to today’s explosion in the use of AI. Not only have we adapted our risk management and assurance processes to deal with the threats, but we have also adopted the technology to help us to do so.
IRMA has always been in the vanguard in identifying the threats posed by technological change, but also how they can be used to our professional advantage.
Today’s conference is the latest in our continuing educational programme to enhance our profession and is worth eight CPD/CPE hours for those of you who are professionally qualified.
Ticket costs
(Prices stated are inclusive of VAT and fees)
BCS/ISACA members: £20.00
Non-members: £60.00
Students: £10.00
Refunds/cancellations
A refund, excluding fees, will be issued if a cancellation request is received within 14 days of the booking date or by noon on Tuesday, 3 June 2025; otherwise, name substitutions will be allowed after this date.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over.
BCS is a membership organisation. If you enjoy this event, please consider joining BCS. You’ll be very welcome. You’ll receive access to many exclusive career development tools, an introduction to a thriving professional community and also help us Make IT Good For Society. Join BCS today
This event is brought to you by: IRMA (Information Risk Management and Assurance) specialist group
