Forget what you think you know about internal auditors. They're not the corporate police—they're organizational improvement partners. Veteran auditor Rick Walke shares surprising career stories (including counting cash in a crime lab), reveals why curiosity beats technical skills, and explains how technology like RPA is transforming the profession. Discover why internal audit is really a people business.

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Blazej Jedras, Head of IT Governance at CompliancePath, and together they explore the topic of AI, how can tools like ChatGPT be used by Internal Auditors and how organizations can stay AI safe.

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Stuart Wills and together they explore the intricacies of the relationship between the three lines, specifically the interconnectedness of Internal Audit and Risk functions.

Stuart is Head of Risk at Capita Public Service. He has worked across all three lines of defence with 12 years of experience in second and third line functions, and five years of experience in first line delivery and operations management. He also sits on the UK IIA Midlands regional committee and the UK IIA Aspire steering group.

Opinions of the speakers are solely their own and do not reflect the opinions of their respective companies.

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Jon Darling and together they explore audit reporting, highlighting the importance of accurate reports and giving hints and tips to strengthen reporting strategies. 

Jon is the Head of Internal Audit at the University of Birmingham and is a committee member of the IIA Midlands region and Chair of Aspire steering group, a community of early career auditors.

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Haddon Fields and together they explore the world of fraud and the risks, responsibilities and roles in detecting and dealing with potential fraud. Haddon is a Special Investigations Instructor with The PsyFIN Group which focuses on training investigators, auditors and other investigative personnel in innovative means of investigation, fraud, digital privacy, OSINT and investigative leadership. He can be found online at: www.psyfingroup.com.

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Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Raven Catlin, who is an author, lead trainer and keynote speaker in Agile Auditing. Together, Stephanie and Raven explore the Agile Auditing approach, discussing how the approach can benefit audit teams and how it impacts the day-to-day success of audits and the broader success of organizations. Raven is a globally recognized speaker and Internal Audit expert. She leveraged her 20 year internal audit career and embraced her passions for internal audit and knowledge sharing to start Raven Global Training in 2006 and authored the book Agile Auditing: Fundamentals and Applications.

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Vince Warrington, CEO of Protective Intelligence. 

Together they explore the topic of cybersecurity, discussing what organizations can do to mitigate the risks of cyber-attacks and looking at what the future of cybersecurity looks like for businesses.

Vince is a Cybersecurity and Information Assurance professional and the CEO of Protective Intelligence. He is also a member of the Information Assurance Advisory Council and the UK Cyber Security Forum. Vince works to help organizations move away from traditional IT Security to a model where everyone within their organization works towards the common goal of protecting information through joint responsibility and coordinated thinking. 

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official audit and risk management podcast. In this episode, Stephanie Jones is joined by Samantha Ross, the Founder of AssuranceMark. Together they explore the topic of ESG, discussing the effect it has on an organization, our society and its future. Samantha is on the board of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, North America. She was also one of the founding staff of the US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and helped build it from the ground up for its first 15 years. 

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official Podcast Channel. In this series, we are focussing on the biggest issues faced by Internal Auditors across Europe and North America in the past year. In our fifth episode, Stephanie is joined by Gordon McKeown, Head of Product for Audit, Risk and Compliance at Ideagen, to discuss Internal Audit and the Risk of Regulatory Change.

Join Gordon and Stephanie as they discuss;

• The impact of COVID-19 on regulation
• The dangers of slackening off on regulatory obligation
• The importance of maintaining anti-money laundering and anti-trust laws
• How the Three Lines of Defence can protect businesses against the risk of regulatory compliance failings

Welcome to Ideagen Insights, Ideagen’s official Podcast Channel. In our introductory series, we are exploring the biggest issues facing Internal Auditors across Europe and North America in 2020. In our fourth episode, Stephanie is joined by Jason Webb, Head of Research and Innovation at Ideagen, to discuss Internal Audit and the Risk of Digitalisation and Disruptive Technology. Join them as they explore the risks of Digitalisation and Disruptive Technology and the steps Internal Auditors can take to protect their organisation.