October CPE Meeting & Fall Social: From Rearview to Radar: Repositioning Internal Audit as a Forward-Looking Risk Partner

Internal audit has spent decades perfecting the rearview mirror, testing what already happened and confirming controls worked after the fact. But boards and executive teams increasingly need something audit hasn't traditionally delivered: a forward-looking view of what's coming next. This session challenges internal audit functions to evolve from a retrospective assurance model into a proactive risk-intelligence function, one that identifies emerging risks before they materialize, connects signals across the organization that no single business unit can see on its own, and asks sharper questions earlier in the risk lifecycle.