8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tutorials
5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Audit Division Business Meeting – All conference attendees (members and non-members) are invited to participate.
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Opening Celebration Gala Event – All Conference Attendees
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast
Full Conference Program
8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Opening Remarks and Keynote Alan Sayles
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Technical Sessions A1: Corrective Action – Misapplied and Misunderstood – Andy Hoffman B1: Evolution of Auditing: How the Recession is changing the Industry – Danny M. Goldberg C1: When are controls adequate? – J.P. Russell D1: Communicating Quality Audit Results – Jocelyn Phillips E1: The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) PS–Prep Program: Exploring Organizational Resiliency Management Systems – Tim Woodcome
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — Technical Sessions A2: Keys to a Successful Quality Program – A Global Perspective – Kevin Schaaff B2: Consulting in an Audit Report: To Be or Not to Be? – Denis Devos C2: Snake Eyes, Angles and the Grand Salami – Naomi B. Whitehead D2: Internal Audit Requirements and Guidance – Larry Whittington E2: Quality Systems in Transit – Tim McClure (DCD)
12:00 noon– 1:30 p.m.
Lunch, Announcement and Keynote Jeff Fossum
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Technical Sessions A3: “Be an Audit Winner––Do it the Disney Way!” (Part 1 of 2) – Bret Pfost & Chris Quesnel B3: Auditing an Integrated Management System – Jim Heaviland C3: Desperation to Inspiration: Using a Clause Matrix for Internal Audit Planning – Shannon MacFarlane D3: Increasing Auditing Effectiveness Using an Electronic Quality Management System – Joe Goodman E3: Auditing at the Edge – Emerging Tools & Technologies for Auditing in the Field – Brian Palmquist (DCD)
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Technical Sessions A4: “Be an Audit Winner––Do it the Disney Way!” (Part 2 of 2) – Bret Pfost & Chris Quesnel B4: Layered Process Audits – ‘Aces’ for any Organization – Gwendolyn Bodry C4: Lean Auditing Tools and Techniques – Douglas Avery II D4: Use Common “CENTS” Sense When Writing Audit Findings – Richard A. Kish E4: Design Checking, Why and How – Robert Orkin (DCD)
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Technical Sessions A5: QA issues in Bridge Construction: The Self–Anchored Suspension Span of the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge – Charles Kanapicki B5: Auditing Across Industries – Author Lance Coleman C5: Transitioning from ISO:9001 to ISO:13485 – Julie Congress and Steven Walfish D5: Auditor Training through an Auditee’s Eyes – Suzanne Ahearn E5: Plan Your Strategy – Robert Stewart (DCD)
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
All Conference Attendees Executive Panel Discussion
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
All Conference Attendees Thursday Evening Reception
Opening Remarks and Keynote Sipho Tjabadi
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. — Technical Sessions A6: The Future of Everything – Dennis Arter B6: Auditing Outside the Box: Thoughts about Enhancing the Audit Function – Duke Okes C6: Auditing approach to win (on the market) ‘A new tool for evaluation and execution of strategy-oriented auditing – Beata Luczak D6: The Implementation and Impact of the National Housing Quality Award Criteria in an Energy Efficient High Performance Home Building Company: Wathen–Castanos Hybrid Homes – Denis Leonard and Duncan Prahl E6: Quality Assurance/ Quality Control in Design and Construction – Rick Simon (DCD)
11:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — Technical Sessions
A7: Virtual Auditing: Lights, Camera, Action – Shauna Wilson B7: World Class Internal Auditing…In-house or Outsource – J.R. McGee C7: Place Holder D7: The Metamorphosis of a Quality Engineer – Lisa Jones E7: Build on a Solid Foundation: Purpose & Mission/ Vision/Values (Part 1 of 3) – Ray Hanson (DCD)
12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch and Look into the Influential Future
1:45 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Technical Sessions A8: Where’s the beef in management review - How to establish an aligned and accountable process – Sheronda Jeffries B8: Planning For and Conducting Effective Internal Audits – Joe Mansour C8: Effective Audits through Powerful Questions – Kam Gupta D8: The Formula for Successful Reporting of Audit Findings – Janet Book E8: Build on a Solid Foundation: Purpose & Mission/ Vision/Values (Part 2 of 3) – Ray Hanson (DCD)
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. — Technical Sessions A9: Place Holder B9: How to Adjust Your Audit of Raw Material Suppliers After Being Surprised Onsite – Robin Lacasse C9: Auditing … Verification and Validation … So What? – Doug Berg and Nancy Crenshaw D9: Influence of terms of an agreement with auditors on risks of users of the financial statements – Yuliya Novikava E9: Build on a Solid Foundation: Purpose & Mission/ Vision/Values (Part 3 of 3) – Ray Hanson (DCD)
3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. — Technical Sessions A10: Place Holder B10: Place Holder C10: Place Holder D10: Place Holder E10: Place Holder
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
All Conference Attendees Closing Reception