2026 IIA Houston Annual Conference

We are excited to welcome you to the 2026 IIA Houston Chapter Annual Conference at the NRG Center.  You may attend the conference in-person or virtually.  Join us on April 13, 2026 for an energizing day of learning and sharing.  The theme for the 2026 Conference is "Recharged and Ready".  In addition to our three dynamic keynote speakers, you can attend 3 of 15 concurrent sessions.  For our in-person attendees, you will have ample time to network with colleagues and friends in our extensive exhibit hall. 

Highlights:

• 8 hours of CPE with 15 concurrent sessions and 5 tracks
  • Provoking Conversations (Hot Topics)
  • Tactics for the New Age Criminal (Fraud)
  • Equipping Good Leaders to Thrive (Leadership)
  • Digital Innovations (Technology)
  • Next Generation of Auditors (Core Skills)
• Conference app for easy access to session information and evaluations (In-Person and Virtual)
• Breakfast, lunch, and a post-conference networking reception (In-Person only)
• Extensive exhibit hall and an opportunity to network with conference sponsors (In-Person only)  

For those of you attending virtually, we will be offering a virtual option that contains the following pre-selected sessions (subject to change):

• General Session 1 - Risk, Reimagined - Internal Audit's Evolving Role in a World of Interconnected Threats
• Concurrent Session 1-2 - Digital Deception: The Deepfake Dilemma
• Concurrent Session 2-4 - AI Use Cases at ConocoPhillips
• General Session 2 - AI for the Authentic Auditor
• Concurrent Session 3-2 - Smarter than the System: How Human Need and Rationalization Defeat Internal Controls
• General Session 3 - AI and the Next Frontier of Fraud: What Internal Auditors Must Master by 2030 

Experience level: Basic/Intermediate

Prerequisites: None

CPE Credits:  8 hours