UN RIAS RIAS Programme 28 Aug 2016[2] .pdf

United Nations Development Programme
Office of Audit and Investigations

UN RIAS/ RIAS 2016
Programme (draft)
28 August 2016

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UN RIAS
Programme (Draft)
Day 1

Tuesday 06 September 2016

Main Speaker

Moderator*

Panelists

Main Room: CR-11
08:00 - 09:00

Registration for UNRIAS

09:00 - 09:25

Introduction and welcome to UN RIAS meeting

Helge Osttveiten (UNDP)

09:30 – 10:00

Key note speaker

Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator (to be confirmed)

10:00 - 10:30

Coffee break 1 & UN RIAS Photo session

10:30 – 11:25

Issues arising from the Financial audit of the UN Board of
Auditors

Anand Bajaj (UNBoA,
Director, External Audit)

No moderator

No panel discussion

11:30 – 12:25

The JIU Report on the internal audit function

Olivier Myard (ICAO)
approx. 20 min.

Susanne Frueh
(UNESCO)

1. Antony Watson (ILO)
2. Fabienne Lambert (UNFPA)
3. Olivier Myard (ICAO)

12:30 – 13:45

Lunch

13:45 – 14:55

The micro and macro level audit opinions:
Two working groups are established and will report back to UN
RIAS at the annual meeting

Antoine Khoury (UNDP)
Anita Hirsh (WFP)

No moderator

No panel discussion

15:00 – 15:55

Lessons learned from Delivering as One and the way ahead.
Report from the WG

William Mckelligott
(UNDP)
(approx. 25 min)

Paul Lucas
(UNOPS)

1. Fabienne Lambert (UNFPA
2. Helge Osttveiten (UNDP)
3. Richard Bailey (UN DOCO)

16:00 – 16:15

Coffee break

16:15 – 17:10

The HLCM review of oversight costs in the UN

Antony Watson (ILO)

No moderator

No panel discussion

17:15 – 17:45

Wrapping up Day 1 UN RIAS

18:00

Social Event at Tuttles Bar & Grill

*The role of the moderator is to moderate the discussion of the panel after the presentation of the main speaker, by having prepared questions to the panelists, opening up a Q&A session

from the audience and keeping track of time as allocated.

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UN RIAS
Programme (Draft)
Day 2

Wednesday 07 September 2016

Main Speaker

Moderator*

Panelists

Main Room: CR-6

09:00 – 09:55

Joint audits for 2017

Fabienne Lambert
(UNFPA)

No moderator

10:00 – 10:55

The GAIN Survey

Thierry Rajaobelina
(FAO)

No moderator

No panel discussion

11:15 – 12:15

Audit clauses for European Union

Pierre Harze (UNDP)
(approx. 20 Min)

Paul Lucas (UNOPS)

1. James Provenzano (UNOPS)
2. William Axelsson (UNOPS)
3. Pierre Harze (UNDP)

12:20 – 13:40

Lunch

13:45 – 14:40

Internal auditing in the UN system towards 2030, the client’s
perspective

No Main Speaker

Paul Lucas (UNOPS)

1. Laura Londen (UNFPA)
2. Jens Wandel (UNDP)
3. Fatoumata Ndiaye (UNICEF)

14:45 – 15:15

Closed session, restricted to members of UN RIAS
Election of a new UN RIAS Chair and Vice-Chairs

Chair UN RIAS

15:15 – 15:40

Closed session, restricted to members of UN RIAS

New Chair UN RIAS

15:45 -16:00

Coffee break 2

16:00 – 17:30

Closed session, restricted to members of UN RIAS

18:30 – 20:30

Social Event: cocktail reception at Vermilion restaurant

No panel discussion

New Chair UN RIAS

*The role of the moderator is to moderate the discussion of the panel after the presentation of the main speaker, by having prepared questions to the panelists, opening up a Q&A session

from the audience and keeping track of time as allocated.

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RIAS
Programme (Draft)
Day 1

Thursday 08 September 2016

Main Speaker

Moderator*

Panelists

Francis Nicholson (IIA)

No Moderator

No Panel Discussion

David Johnson (WFP)
(approx. 45 min)

Helge Osttveiten,
UNDP

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Main Room: CR-8/ Breakout room: CR-F
08:00 - 09:00
Registration for Plenary RIAS
09:00 - 09:25

Introductions and welcome to RIAS meeting

09:30 – 10:30
10:30 – 10:45

Global Trends in Internal Auditing
Coffee Break & RIAS Photo session

10:45 – 12:45

Three lines of Defence in international organisations – Theory and
Practice

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 14:30

Plenary meeting – Organizing the Parallel Sessions

14:30 – 15:30

15:30 – 15:45

15:45 – 16:45

Helge Osttveiten, UNDP

Internal auditors’ role in anti money laundering and combating
illicit money flows
Risk Management in international organizations facing the refugee
crisis

Peter Stokhof (OECD)/
Archana Gupta Gregersen (WB)

Performance Auditing and Performance Measurement Systems

Ciaran Spillane (EC)

Coffee Break
Internal auditors’ role in anti money laundering and combating
illicit money flows
Risk Management in international organizations facing the refugee
crisis
Performance Auditing and Performance Measurement Systems

17:00 - 17:30

Wrapping up Day 1 RIAS

18:00 – 22:00

Social Event: dinner at Harvard Club of New York City

Tracy Staines (Global Fund)
Ray Portelli (European Bank)
David Johnson (WFP)
Enrique Rodriguez (IADB)

Mika Tapio (OIOS)

Peter Stokhof (OECD)/
Archana Gupta Gregersen (WB)
Mika Tapio (OIOS)
Ciaran Spillane (EC)
Helge Osttveiten, UNDP

*The role of the moderator is to moderate the discussion of the panel after the presentation of the main speaker, by having prepared questions to the panelists, opening up a Q&A session
from the audience and keeping track of time as allocated.

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RIAS
Programme (Draft)
Day 2

Friday 09 September 2016

Main Room: CR-11/
09:00– 09:15

09:15 – 10:15

10:30 – 11:30

Big Data, Usage of CAATS and continuous auditing

Roberto Fernandez (UNFPA)

Climate change

Vinu Srinivas (World Bank)
Ray Portelli (EBRD)
Yuko Keicho (World Bank)
Enrique Rodriguez (IADB)

Coffee Break
Big Data, Usage of CAATS and continuous auditing

Roberto Fernandez (UNFPA)

Climate change

Vinu Srinivas (World Bank)
Ray Portelli (EBRD)
Yuko Keicho (World Bank)
Enrique Rodriguez (IADB)

Break
Follow up audits, monitoring implementation of recommendations

11:35 – 12:35

Cyber Security
Auditing for probity in procurement

12:35 – 13:50

Frank Sap (ITU)
Tracy (Global Fund)
Fernando Nikitin (IADB)
Ivan Foo (Forensic Professional)

Lunch
Follow up audits, monitoring implementation of recommendations

13:50 – 14:50

Panelists

Breakout room: CR-F

Motivating Internal Audit Staff
11:30– 11:35

Moderator*

Plenary session Organizing the Parallel Sessions

Motivating Internal Audit Staff
10:15 – 10:30

Main Speaker

Cyber Security
Auditing for probity in procurement

Frank Sap (ITU)
Tracy (Global Fund)
Fernando Nikitin (IADB)
Ivan Foo (Forensic Professional)

14:55 – 15:45

Reporting back from the parallel sessions Thursday and Friday

15:45 - 16:30

Wrapping up UN RIAS/ RIAS meeting/ Venue for the 2017 Annual meeting

*The role of the moderator is to moderate the discussion of the panel after the presentation of the main speaker, by having prepared questions to the panelists, opening up a Q&A session
from the audience and keeping track of time as allocated.

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