Beyond Compliance: The Future of Internal Audit Quality, Value, and Vision 2035

Join the IIA Inland Empire and IIA San Gabriel Valley Chapters for an engaging four-hour professional development session focused on strengthening internal audit quality, demonstrating measurable performance, and preparing for the future of the profession.

On Thursday, November 13, 2025 (9:00 AM – 2:00 PM PT), hear directly from IIA Quality Services leaders Warren Hersh and Keith Kahl, two of the foremost experts on internal audit performance and external quality assessments. Together, they’ll explore the 2024 Global Internal Audit Standards, practical strategies for implementing an innovative Quality Assurance and Improvement Program (QAIP), and insights from the Vision 2035 – Creating Our Future Together initiative.

Participants will gain actionable insights to:

•  Strengthen audit effectiveness and deliver greater stakeholder value
•  Build and measure a metrics-driven QAIP framework
•  Prepare their organizations for the next evolution of internal audit under Vision 2035

Instructional Delivery Method: Group Internet Based 

Field of Study: Ethics 

CPE Credit: 4 CPE 

Attendance Requirements: In order to be awarded full credits, you must respond to a minimum of three out of four polling questions and have active participation for the entire webinar.

Speaker Info

Warren Hersh, CIA, CPA, CISA, CFE

Director, IIA Quality Services

Warren Hersh is the Director of Quality Services for The IIA with over 40 years of experience in internal auditing, quality assessment, and governance. His career includes leadership roles at LYNX, New Jersey Transit, Jefferson Wells, and BDO Seidman. Warren has led numerous external quality assessments and helped organizations strengthen internal audit functions. He served 11 years on the IIA’s Standards Board and three years on the Public Sector Committee. A CIA, CPA, CISA, and CFE, Warren is a frequent speaker and past president of the IIA Philadelphia Chapter.

Keith Kahl, CIA, CRMA, CPA, CGMA, CFE

Lead Quality Advisor (Contractor), IIA Quality Services

Keith Kahl is a qualified External Quality Advisor with over 40 years of experience spanning internal and external audit, finance, and operations, including 22 years as a Chief Audit Executive. Since 2021, he has led numerous external quality assessments and facilitates the IIA Audit Leaders Network’s CAE Roundtables. Keith contributed to the IIA’s Global QA Manual Task Force, served as a senior advisor for Vision 2035, and co-developed the Principles Effectiveness (Maturity) Framework. He holds a BBA in Accounting and an MBA in International Business, and multiple professional certifications including CIA, CPA, CRMA, CGMA, and CFE.