2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Building a Future-Ready Audit Workforce: Talent Strategies for Financial Services

Date & Time:
March 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session explores workforce planning challenges unique to financial services, including sourcing specialized expertise, advancing digital fluency, and fostering career pathways. Attendees will explore approaches to talent acquisition, development, and retention within high-performance audit organizations.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify the enhanced skills and competencies needed for control assurance functions to support evolving audit expectations and regulatory scrutiny.
• Design and implement talent strategies that improve recruitment, engagement, and retention of audit professionals.
• Evaluate upskilling and capability-building programs that support agility, innovation, and digital transformation.

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Digital Assets & Emerging Technologies: Assessing Risk in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment

Date & Time:
April 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session provides a structured approach for assessing risks associated with digital assets, blockchain, and related technologies. Attendees will review regulatory developments, supervisory expectations, and audit methodologies relevant to controls over digital asset activities.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Evaluate risks associated with digital asset products, platforms, and enabling technologies.
• Apply audit methodologies to assess governance, safeguarding, and operational controls over digital asset activities.
• Interpret emerging regulatory and legal developments impacting digital asset operations and risk management.

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Emerging Risks & Regulatory Priorities in Financial Services: Implications for Internal Audit

Date & Time:
May 20, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session examines key emerging and known risks and supervisory priorities shaping financial services in 2026. Participants will analyze regulatory expectations and discuss practical approaches for aligning Internal Audit, Risk, and Compliance coverage to emerging industry imperatives.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify key emerging and ongoing regulatory risks and their impact on internal audit planning and coverage.
• Interpret supervisory expectations relevant to risk governance, compliance management, and assurance activities.
• Evaluate alternative approaches Internal Audit can use to address emerging and known risks and enhance coordination across the lines of defense.

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.

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Wealth Management & Fiduciary Risk: Audit Considerations for Evolving Topics and Risk

Date & Time:
June 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session focuses on emerging Wealth Management and fiduciary risks, including suitability, conflicts of interest, operational controls, and regulatory developments. Internal Audit coverage expectations and multi-line-of-defense roles will be discussed in the context of evolving client, product, and platform demands.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify emerging and ongoing regulatory requirements impacting Wealth Management and fiduciary activities.
• Assess Internal Audit’s role in evaluating governance, suitability, and operational controls related to fiduciary services.
• Compare differing audit approaches for coverage of Wealth Management and fiduciary risk areas.

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Internal Audit in the Age of AI: Advancing Assurance and Governance Through Intelligent Technology

Date & Time:
July 22, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session examines how Internal Audit can responsibly leverage AI tools to improve audit execution while enhancing coverage of organizational AI governance and risk management practices. Real-world practical use cases and current supervisory expectations will be discussed.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Analyze current successes and lessons learned on how Internal Audit can leverage AI to improve audit efficiency, risk identification, and analysis.
• Evaluate governance, risk management, and control practices for organizational use of AI across business and operational processes.
• Interpret current and emerging regulatory expectations regarding AI governance, model risk, and responsible use.

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Effective Board Engagement: Enhancing Internal Audit’s Influence and Strategic Alignment

Date & Time:
August 19, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session explores strategies for strengthening Internal Audit’s relationship with the Board and Audit Committee. Participants will review leading practices for communication, reporting, and positioning the audit function as a strategic advisor.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify Board and Audit Committee expectations for Internal Audit scope, reporting, and performance.
• Apply leading practices for communicating audit results and risk insights effectively with directors.
• Evaluate approaches for aligning Internal Audit activities with Board priorities and strategic objectives.

2026 Internal Audit Seminar Series:
Cyber Risk & Technology Resilience: Internal Audit’s Role in a Complex Threat Environment

Date & Time:
September 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. ET

This session provides an in-depth review of emerging cyber threats, resilience expectations, and technology governance risks. Participants will learn audit strategies for evaluating cyber defenses, incident readiness, and alignment with regulatory expectations.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to:
• Identify emerging cyber and technology risks impacting the financial services industry.
• Apply audit practices for assessing cyber defenses, incident response, and technology resilience.
• Interpret supervisory expectations related to cyber and technology risk management.