PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS

One of the Chapter’s primary objectives is to provide cost-effective and career building training session taught by leading instructors and practitioners in the fields of audit, security, and technology.

ISACA® HAWAII seminar:

The next seminar will be scheduled in 2011.

Here is the information for our past seminar:

Continuous Auditing and Fraud

Friday, March 26, 2010
8:30AM-4:30PM (Includes Breakfast, Lunch, and Afternoon Snack)

Location:
Waialae Country Club

Parking:
Free

Location:
Waialae Country Club

Fees:
$150 for ISACA members
$175 for non-members

CPE:
Six CPE credits will be given.

Registration is CLOSED




Guest Speaker:

Peter Millar, Director of Technology for ACL Peter is the Director, Technology Application, at ACL Services Ltd. He has more than 18 years’ experience in the high tech industry in various software and systems integration companies. His responsibilities have spanned program management, marketing, sales, operations, and product development. For the past 12 years, Peter has been involved in the evolution of analytic solutions for both industry and government. His combination of experience and expertise has helped users in some of the world’s leading organizations to create value-added opportunities by implementing efficient and sustainable business assurance solutions. Peter sits on the Advanced Technology Committee of The Institute of Internal Auditors. He was the Project Manager and technology contributor to the Global Technology Audit Guide (GTAG) – Continuous Auditing: Implications for Assurance, Monitoring and Risk Assessment. He is also a subject matter expert and co-author of the GTAG on Fraud Detection and Prevention in an Automated World. Peter is an accomplished speaker, having conducted numerous presentations at conferences and seminars in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Australasia.

Seminar Topics Covered

Continuous Auditing & Continuous Monitoring: An Integrated Approach to Business Assurance Data analytics technology plays a critical role in improving operational performance, minimizing risk, reducing costs and driving down the cost of compliance. This session will discuss how data analytics, when used strategically in a combined continuous auditing and continuous monitoring framework, supports these objectives by automating internal controls testing and monitoring across the enterprise. * Internal controls: an overview of compliance and business performance issues * How traditional responses to controls testing can leave organizations open to risk * Where to implement continuous auditing and monitoring for maximum benefit * Key factors to ensure successful implementation of these analytic approaches * Practical examples and case studies

Fraud Detection: The Truth is in the Transactions Hear a data analytics expert tell some of the most efficient and effective ways of using data analysis to detect and prevent fraud in your organization. Through an interesting series of fraud stories from around the world, learn about innovative and effective ways to detect and prevent fraud using powerful data analytics tools and techniques. Find out why the truth is really within an organization's transaction data. In this session you will learn how to: * Leverage technology for a data driven fraud detection/prevention program * Learn how data analysis technology can be a productivity multiplier for fraud detection * Apply a continuous monitoring approach to combat fraud 24/7 * Hear best practices in implementing an automated fraud detection program