Sydney Expert Panel: Harnessing AI to Automate Auditing

Join us at the upcoming in-person expert panel in Sydney – Harnessing AI to automate auditing: challenges and opportunities for Australian auditors.
5th Dec 2024
11:00- 13:30
Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel @Sydney
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AI is transforming the auditing landscape, with many firms embracing it to enhance efficiency and competitiveness. As the industry evolves, understanding the implications of AI and ESG considerations is crucial. This panel will explore key trends, real-world applications, and the challenges facing the audit profession today.


We'll Cover:‍
•  How AI improves audit workflows and increases data extraction efficiency
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• Key challenges firms face and how to overcome them.

•  Tips for upskilling your team for AI-powered auditing.
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•  How AI is automating emissions reporting, streamlining ESG audits, and driving better collaboration between auditors and financial professionals to meet regulatory demands.

You'll gain:
Actionable strategies to future-proof youraudit practices, harness AI to stay ahead of the competition, and master theshifting regulatory landscape. See how AI isn’t just a tool—it’s atransformative force reshaping the future of auditing.

Speakers

Liam Te-wierik
Partner, Head of Digital Assurance
Liam is a Partner with more than 14 years of public accounting experience including working with public and private companies, predominately in the financial services industry.As Grant Thornton's National Head of Digital Assurance, Liam leads audit innovation initiatives and their adoption by our auditors. He is also a steering committee member for the Grant Thornton International Assurance Technology and Innovation Committee. He works closely with the firm's audit leaders to set innovation strategies, evaluate priorities, and establish measures of audit quality and effectiveness.
Masood Mehmood
Senior Policy Advocate, Reporting and Assurance
Masood is a Senior Policy Advocate in the Reporting and Assurance Advocacy Team at Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ). With over 18 years of diversified experience in audit, assurance, and advisory services across both commercial and public sectors, Masood has a proven track record of excellence. He began his career at Deloitte and later worked at KPMG Middle East before relocating to Australia. At CA ANZ, Masood is dedicated to shaping and influencing reporting and assurance issues that are relevant to members in Australia and New Zealand.
Jana Jevcakova
Senior Advisor, Corporate Governance & Sustainability
Jana has over a decade of experience in corporate governance advisory, capital market research, and shareholder engagement. As Managing Director for Corporate Governance (Australia), Jana is responsible for leading the company’s corporate governance team, with a focus on providing ASX boards and senior managers with insightful analysis on corporate governance-related matters and practices, and in the execution of corporate actions and vote-related company meetings, including M&A, shareholder activism campaigns and proxy battles. Jana also advises listed company boards and management teams on all aspects of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) policies and disclosures. Jana is an active participant in the local governance community and is a member of Women in Super. Before joining CGI Glass Lewis, Jana was a financial advisor.
Alex Haddon
APAC Sales Director
She has been working with our APAC clients for over 2.5 years specializing in the Audit space and working closely with the Big 4 and large networks. In the past year she moved to Kuala Lumpur to kick start our regional operations by building a local team. She brings extensive knowledge on helping clients learn how they can leverage technology like DataSnipper, AI and LLMs to drive efficiency within their organizations.

Agenda

10:30
Registration
11:10 – 11:25am
15 min
Opening Remarks and DataSnipper Introduction
11:25am – 12:10pm
40 min
Panel discussion
Harnessing AI to automate auditing:challenges and opportunities for Australian auditors
Moderator
Alex Haddon
Guest Speaker
Liam Te-wierik
Guest Speaker
Masood Mehmood
Guest Speaker
Jana Jevcakova
12:10 – 12:15pm
5 min
Q&A
12:15 – 13:30pm
75 min
Roundtable discussions & Networking lunch
14:00 pm - onwards
Exclusive networking drink

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