IIA Data Analytics forum Tuesday 24th November 3.30-4.15pm (inaugural meeting) To attend (Zoom): https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85987427777?pwd=SG9xc2ZxM0EyQXMzT1RMU3JRMnptQT09 If you would like to join the forum but cannot attend this first meeting, please contact info@cian.org.uk to be added to future invites. For further info see today's email from CIAN or contact info@cian.org.uk

3pm-5pm, 18th August 2020 - Webinar Network Meeting Our next Network meeting will be via webinar and will include the following presentations: ​ 1. Counter fraud for charities - Alan Bryce (Head of Development, Counter Fraud and Cyber-Crime, Charity Commission) ​ 2.  Internal Audit Code of Practice - Liz Sandwith (Chief Professional Practice Advisor, Chartered IIA) and Gavin Hayes (Head of Policy and External Affairs, Chartered IIA) ​ 3. CIAN AGM 4. CIAN COVID Benchmarking Survey: Highlights - Darren Goorwappa (CIAN's Feedback Lead and Head of Internal Audit and Quality at CIC)  ​If you would like to attend, please email bookings@cian.org.uk as soon as possible so that we can get a sense of numbers and plan the format accordingly. Please ensure you specify the email address that you want added to the Webinar invite.

3-4pm, 11th August 2020 -  Charity Sector IA Virtual Forum  This virtual meeting for Charity internal auditors will be hosted by the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors who will talk through the key lessons learnt from their HIA Virtual Forums over the past few months. There will also be a Q&A session to pose your questions to the Institute. Tricky questions welcome! (We'll set up a Slido to allow anon questions) ​ If you would like to attend, please email bookings@cian.org.uk as soon as possible so that we can get a sense of numbers and plan the format accordingly. Please ensure you specify the email address that you want added to the Webinar invite.

Hi Laura, One thing we've been doing to increase coverage when resources are tight is to do some control design only reviews. For these we do the walkthroughs, review policies/procedures/templates and use these to assess control design, but we're not doing sample testing. We can then give an opinion in a relatively small number of working hours on whether there are any major control gaps. This is of course only limited assurance as it doesn't provide assurance that policies are being followed in practice, so we've used these sparingly on a risk basis. It has been really useful though to give quick coverage that will easily pick up if the area being audited doesn't understand their key risks/aren't managing them.

CIAN has launched a COVID Benchmarking Survey - we encourage all CIAN member organisations (including those where internal audit is furloughed) to complete the benchmarking survey. You can complete the survey here and find out more about the survey at: https://www.cian.org.uk/post/covid-benchmarking-survey-now-open

4pm Wed 24th June - ’Risk, resilience & recovery in a COVID-19 world' (Institute of Risk Management free webinar) Register or find out more at: https://my.demio.com/ref/ylR8xzSH4FqDkpYF (seems ambitious for 1 hour, but) The webinar speakers will cover: - Policy implications, challenges, likely developments - Foresight of what we can expect in the future - Insights into findings from IRM COVID-19 survey - Key issues and concerns - Overview of international FS regulatory responses to COVID-19 - Emerging trends and developments - What are organisations doing and what should they be doing to address their operational resilience needs? - What are the connected risks and knock on effects including climate emergency, Brexit, cyber risk, supply chain risk etc? - How do they impact an organisation’s risk profile / appetite?

11am, 18th June - How COVID-19 learnings will shape the New Normal of Risk Management The Institute of Risk Management have highlighted this webinar tomorrow - Join Michael Rasmussen and David Tattam in a free live webinar as they share their views on how risk management will change as a result of our COVID-19 experiences, including: What the "new normal" for risk management will look like after COVID-19 What the big changes will be in a post-pandemic world Applying BCP and DRP to all operational areas of the business What we must learn from the experience Operational Resilience and Dynamic Reporting post COVID-19 How do you ensure operational resilience? What was missing from our old plans? War room operations! Moving from static to dynamic risk reporting and more. See link to register: https://info.protechtgroup.com/how-covid-19-learnings-will-shape-the-new-normal-of-risk-management-webinar-with-michael-rasmussen If you are unable to attend, you can receive the recording by registering at the link above.

CIAN Network Meeting Webinar - 3pm Tues 7th July The presentations will be led by Sarah Hillary, a Partner in Risk & Advisory Services at BDO UK and will cover the following topics (with a short comfort break in between) cover the following topics: ​ 1. Reforecasting your finances to remain resilient 2. Returning to work – what’s the risk? If you would like to attend, please email bookings@cian.org.uk Further details at https://www.cian.org.uk/upcoming-events

3pm Tomorrow (Thurs 23rd April) Mazars HIA COVID Webinar - register here This session will cover: • Economic and market update – Covid-19 crisis • Key components of an Organisational Resilience framework • Assessing new strategic and emerging risks • Scenario planning and stress testing strategic plans • Resumption planning • Preparing for the next peak • Q&A

For those with AmazonPrime: First of all, Good Omens is excellent - I highly recommend it! The Independent's list of Amazon Prime TV shows: The 20 best originals to watch in the UK is here Radio Time' Best TV shows to watch on Amazon Prime Video UK is here Wired's list of 39 of best Amazon Prime series and TV shows in the UK is here

For those with Netflix - there's lots of lists of recommendations: The Independent's list of Netflix TV shows: The 50 best original series to watch in the UK is here Radio Times' 81 best Netflix shows list is here And Wired have a list of list of the 48 best shows on UK Netflix to binge watch here Enjoy!

Tues 21st April, Thurs 23rd April and Fri 24th April - Charity IA peer group calls You may already have seen on the CIAN LinkedIn page, Crowe are hosting charity sector peer group calls on COVID-19 this week on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday all at 3pm. Email richard.evans@crowe.co.uk with you preferred date if you would like to join one of these calls. Key themes to be discussed will include: Current challenges and approaches Emerging fraud issues/ examples to share Internal Audit role in changing risk assessments Risk Appetite discussions and approach at this time

Not having to spend 90+ mins commuting each day!

IIA have recently published this: https://www.iia.org.uk/covid-19-hub/furlough-and-internal-audit/

Silver linings to every cloud! My brother is in also furloughed and enjoying the opportunity to get around to the large DIY tasks around the house.

The IIA HIA COVID forum 8 April meeting key takeaways are now available in the CIAN resources folder

29 April 11:00 - 12:00 Chartered IIA & Galvanize Webinar: Internal Audit’s impact in a time of crisis "In this live webinar on April 29th, we’ll explore the challenges, tools and best ways for internal audit teams to respond in times of crisis. We will cover how to: Drive improvements to manage the most important risks Demonstrate flexibility and agility during uncertain times Communicate with stakeholders to drive the right behaviours" Further info here and click here to book a place

Wednesday 15 April 11.00am - 12.00pm Next Grant Thornton webinar from the Leading through COVID-19 webinar series. This one will focus on the role of technology as a critical enabler of business continuity. Find out more and register here

'The Good Place' is great if you haven't seen that yet (Netflix / first two series are also on All 4)