Format: Online
Today’s internal auditors face mounting complexity: emerging risks, regulatory shifts, and elevated stakeholder expectations. In this lively, practical session, Elena Yearly, nationally recognized risk, audit and compliance expert and creator of “Sleeping with Snakes”, demystifies risk intelligence for auditors at all levels. Drawing on vivid metaphors, real-world stories, and hands-on frameworks, Elena shows how embracing the “human side” of risk can make audit teams more resilient, agile, and influential. Attendees will leave with fresh tools, renewed confidence, and a new way of seeing both risk and their role in shaping organizational value.
DATE: Jun 2, 2026
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 the end of this webinar, attendees will be able to:
- Identify common emotional triggers and cognitive biases that impact risk decisions in audit environments
- Reframe uncertainty and risk as opportunities for value creation and professional growth
- Apply practical, story-driven frameworks for proactive risk assessment and communication
- Enhance team and organizational resilience by fostering open, risk-smart audit cultures
- Implement actionable techniques for making high-stakes decisions under complex or ambiguous conditions
SPEAKER
Elena Yearly
EMY Consulting
Elena Yearly is a seasoned internal audit and enterprise risk management leader with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations apply risk insights to real-world decision-making. A long-standing member of the Institute of Internal Auditors, she holds multiple IIA certifications and has served in senior internal audit leadership roles across complex and highly regulated environments. She began her career in banking, is a Big 4 (KPMG) alumnus and brings a practitioner’s perspective to every speaking session.
Elena is the founder and CEO of EMY Consulting, a Virginia-based firm she launched 12 years ago to help organizations strengthen governance, align risk with strategy, and move ERM from theory to action. She is widely known for translating complex risk concepts into practical frameworks internal auditors can use immediately.
She is the creator of the highly rated session “Sleeping with Snakes: Reframing Risk for Confident Decision-Making,” which has received strong feedback at industry events for its engaging, real-world approach. Elena is also a published author, with a forthcoming book on Enterprise Risk Management. She is certified as a virtual instructor and has taught over 60 multi-day courses for Management Concepts, where she is also a course creator in the areas of financial management, audit and risk management.