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Maximizing Internal Audit’s Value: Insights from the Audit Committees Practices Report

Format: Online

Audit committees are navigating increasingly complex responsibilities, from cybersecurity to talent management, yet many still see untapped potential in their internal audit functions. Based on key findings from the fourth edition of the Audit Committee Practices Report, this webcast provides internal audit leaders and their audit committee chairs with exclusive insights into what audit committees prioritize, their challenges, and leading practices for effectiveness. The Audit Committee Practices Report is published in joint effort between Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness and the Center for Audit Quality.

Join us for a dynamic discussion on how internal audit can align more closely with audit committee expectations, position its value as a strategic partner, and leverage the latest Global Internal Audit Standards™ to enhance governance, risk management, and oversight.

DATE: May 21, 2025
TIME: 12:00 PM-1:00 PM ET

One (1) NASBA CPE will only be awarded to participants on the live broadcast who are logged in for a minimum of 50 minutes and engage on at least three poll questions per each hour of the event.

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By attending you will:

  • Identify the top priorities and challenges facing audit committees today, including cybersecurity, enterprise risk management, and finance/internal audit talent.
  • Evaluate how audit committees perceive the value of internal audit and uncover strategies to strengthen alignment and collaboration.
  • Apply leading practices from the Audit Committee Practices Report to enhance audit committee effectiveness and extract greater value from internal audit.
  • Leverage the new Global Internal Audit Standards™ to ensure internal audit is positioned as a trusted advisor in corporate governance and risk management.

SPEAKERS

Vanessa Teitelbaum, CPA
Senior Director, Professional Practice Center for Audit Quality

Vanessa Teitelbaum, CPA, is a Senior Director, Professional Practice at the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). Vanessa joined the CAQ in 2016 and advocates for stakeholders in the audits of public companies. As an in-house expert and resource on auditing and accounting practice issues, Vanessa leads task forces comprised of audit partners and technical experts from the public company audit profession related to proposed standards and other current issues facing the audit profession. In addition, Vanessa leads the CAQ’s efforts to engage with the audit committee community related to audit quality.

Before joining the CAQ, Vanessa served as an audit senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers and a mid-size regional firm, leading audit teams of both large and midsize companies in a variety of industries, including technology, manufacturing, and financial services. Vanessa specialized in SEC financial reporting, technical accounting, and internal control matters. 

Vanessa is a certified public accountant in Maryland. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian Studies from Williams College and a Master of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance from New York University Stern School of Business.


 

Krista Parsons

 

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