6. Beyond Assurance: Expanding Internal Audit’s Influence and Organizational Impact

6. Beyond Assurance: Expanding Internal Audit’s Influence and Organizational Impact

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Beyond Assurance: Expanding Internal Audit’s Influence and Organizational Impact

Date & Time:
May 20, 2026, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET

This session explores how Internal Audit can expand its value proposition through insight generation, advisory engagement, and stakeholder communication. Participants will assess practical methods for increasing IA’s visibility, relevance, and influence across the enterprise.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify enhancements to audit approaches that strengthen influence, insight, and organizational impact.
• Evaluate current and emerging practices used by leading audit functions to remain relevant to stakeholders.
• Compare communication approaches for status reporting, escalation, and delivery of impactful messages to leadership and Boards.