Format: Online
Explore what’s next for internal audit through the experiences of award-winning professionals. This conversation examines the forces reshaping the profession, including technology, innovation, evolving skills, and new ways of working, with practical insight into how audit functions can strengthen assurance, deliver greater value, and stay relevant in a changing risk environment.
DATE: Nov 17, 2026
TIME: 12:00 PM–1:00 PM ET
This webinar is not eligible for NASBA or IIA CPE credit.
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Learning Objective(s):
- This first-of-its-kind, four-part webinar series, explore what’s next for internal audit through the experiences of award-winning professionals.
SPEAKERS
Alex Rusate, CPA, CIA, CISA, AAIA, CERP, CRMA, CCSA, A/CCISO
CAE, Arrow Financial Corp, 2025 Young Professional of the Year Award Recipient
Alex Rusate, CPA, CIA, CISA, AAIA, CERP, CRMA, CCSA, A/CCISO, CAE, Arrow Financial Corp., has quickly made a name for himself in the internal audit profession through his volunteer work and thought leadership. A former Internal Auditor magazine Emerging Leader, he spearheaded an initiative to expand the Emerging Leaders Mentor program from 200 to over 900 participants across 80 countries, while still finding time to regularly write for Internal Auditor’s blogs. Rusate is a member of the IIA-Albany Chapter.
Ruban Dhayalaruban Thangaraja
Director of Internal Audit, BDO Malta, 2025 Young Professional of the Year Award Recipient
Dhayalaruban Thangaraja, CIA, CRMA, ACMA, CGMA, director of Internal Audit, BDO Malta, has been instrumental in launching numerous AI-driven audit tools and methodologies in his audit function and is a strong advocate for the internal audit profession. As an active volunteer, Thangaraja has mentored more than 30 young professionals and contributed substantial thought leadership across The IIA’s many publications. Thangaraja is a member of IIA–Malta.
Howard Dan
MD & Head, Audit Analytics, Group Audit, Audit Analytics at OCBC Bank, 2025 Global Innovation in Internal Audit Award Recipient
Howard Dan is Managing Director and Head of Audit Analytics at OCBC Group Audit, where he is driving the next generation of internal audit through AI, machine learning, generative AI and agentic AI. In 2024, his team set an ambition to become a recognized, leading and innovative audit analytics team. A year later, OCBC was named one of only two winners of the inaugural IIA Excellence Award for Global Innovation in Internal Audit. Drawing on 26 years of experience across audit, risk and product innovation, Howard is focused on reimagining how auditors use technology and data to uncover critical risks faster, smarter and at scale.