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CAE Conference held at
RPG House on April 11, 2025
The Assurance & Internal Audit department at The conference began with an address by Mr.
RPG firmly believes in keeping itself relevant and Mukundan K.V on CIA awareness. He explained
well-informed on the dynamics of the changes the importance of CIA certification, being globally
happening in the domain of Internal Audit (IA), recognized, and how it benefits professionals in
including the latest digital advancements and the internal audit, risk management, and compliance.
possible impact they have on the IA function. It He also outlined the IIA’s new Global Internal Audit
believes that while giving positive assurance to the Standards, effective January 9, 2025, organized into
management on the gamut of internal controls and five domains, 15 principles, and 52 standards.
governance, it must not lose sight of the impending
challenges posed by emerging technological Group Discussion Highlights:
advancements — viewing them as opportunities
rather than risks. Further, the leadership team at An engaging group discussion was held with
IA firmly aims to be IIA compliant by FY26 and is expert panellists addressing forward-looking and
fully gearing up to make itself recognized on the provocative questions on the state and future of
IIA platform. internal audit. The themes and questions included:
Future-Proofing Internal Audit
In line with this objective, the Assurance & Internal
Audit department at RPG held its annual CAE meet • If you could redesign internal audit from
on April 21, 2025, which was presided over by Mr. scratch, what would be the first thing you’d
Suresh Mathew, Executive Director – Chairman’s change?
Office, and Mr. Anirban Dasgupta, Group Head - • What’s the one skill that today’s internal
Assurance & Internal Audit. auditors lack but will be non-negotiable in the
future?
The theme of the conference was “Innovations and
Disruptions through Digital: Reimagining Internal The Changing Identity of Internal Audit
Audit,” attended by CAEs and teams of Assurance
& Internal Audit from group companies of RPG. • If internal audit were a startup, what would
Eminent speakers from the Institute of Internal its elevator pitch be to the Board in today’s
Auditors, industry, and consulting firms including corporate environment?
Deloitte, GT, PwC, and Suresh Surana & Associates • If internal audit had a tagline, what should it
shared their perspectives during the discussions. be in 2025?
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