The Institute of Internal Auditors’ Great Audit Minds Conference to be Held March 9 – 11 in Las Vegas
Press Release | Conferences & Learning | February 3, 2026
Annual conference explores emerging technology and trends reshaping the future of internal audit
LAKE MARY, Fla. (February 3, 2025) – The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) will host its annual Great Audit Minds (GAM) conference March 9 to 11 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will bring together chief audit executives, audit directors, and senior leaders from around the world for exclusive networking opportunities and in-depth discussions on the trends redefining governance and the future of internal audit.
The conference program will feature more than 30 sessions led by over 50 leaders from around the globe, including representatives from PayPal, Meta, Reddit, Verizon, Barclays, Ernst and Young, PWC, KPMG, and Deloitte.
“Each year, the Great Audit Minds conference brings together thought leaders at the forefront of the internal audit and risk profession to help shape the agenda for the year ahead,” said Anthony Pugliese, President and CEO of The IIA . “By combining strategic foresight with practical applications for innovation in audit and risk, GAM is designed to help practitioners explore emerging risks, strengthen board and organizational alignment, and harness the new technologies shaping the future of internal audit.”
Key themes explored in the conference program include:
- The rise of agentic AI: Emerging AI use cases in risk, compliance, and audit and frameworks for safely piloting and scaling agentic AI within audit workflows.
- Fraud in the digital age: New and evolving fraud risks, including deepfakes, and how to develop agile fraud risk management strategies, including practical implementation of tools for fraud detection and prevention.
- Leadership and reporting relationships: Strengthening board alignment and mastering executive relationships between CAEs and the administrative reporting line, including the CEO, CFO, Chief Legal Officer.
- The evolving audit function: Modern approaches to reporting, communication, and stakeholder influence and how to adapt audit methodologies to support agile, strategic execution.
The conference will kick off on March 8th with a hands-on pre-conference workshop focused on the practical implementation of AI in internal audit. Attendees will experiment with real-world tools to explore how AI can enhance efficiency, insight, and assurance across the audit function.
During the conference, The IIA intends to release its latest Pulse of Internal Audit research, offering a valuable benchmark on the trends shaping audit function performance.
Those interested in attending the Great Audit Minds conference are encouraged to register and can view the full event program. Media interested in attending on site can contact IIA_PR@lansons.com
About The Institute of Internal Auditors and the Internal Audit Profession
Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and advisory service designed to add value and improve an organization’s operations. It helps an organization accomplish its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of governance, risk management, and control processes.
The Institute of Internal Auditors (The IIA) is an international professional association that serves more than 270,000 global members and has awarded more than 200,000 Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) certifications worldwide. Established in 1941, The IIA is recognized throughout the world as the internal audit profession's leader in standards, certifications, education, research, and technical guidance. For more information, visit theiia.org.