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John is very happy to deliver short talks and sessions at internal audit, governance or risk management conferences, networking events and seminars. He also organises, chairs and facilitates these things. Pretty well.

Unlike many speakers, he almost never charges a fee for this, but will usually want his travel and subsistence expenses covered. He's a cheap (but fun) date. But he does get booked up in advance, so do get in touch sooner rather than later!

John's forthcoming speaker events include:

• ISACA Warsaw, Poland, February 2025, online seminar. Speaker. "Don't forget the human dimension! How to audit HR and People Risk."
• IIA Norway Conference, May 2025, Oslo. Speaker. Topic to be arranged.
• IIA Sweden GRC Conference, April 2025, Stockholm. Speaker. "To Boldly Go: Courageous Internal Auditing" 

Some of John’s recent speaker sessions include:                                           

• ACCA, November 2024, Podcast, Episode 8: Internal Audit Lens - Global Internal Audit Standards: the main changes. You can listen to my bedtime reading voice here: Internal Audit Lens - Global Internal Audit Standards: the main changes | Internal Audit
• ACCA, October 2024, Podcast, Episode 7: Internal Audit Lens - Global Internal Audit Standards: the new structure. You can listen to my bedtime reading voice once again here: https://acca-internal-audit-podcasts.zencast.website/episodes/internal-audit-lens-global-internal-audit-standards-the-new-structure
• PIKW 23rd GRC Conference, Cracow, Poland, September 2024. Speaker. "People, our greatest asset? How to audit HR and People Risk."
• Council for Higher Education Internal Auditors, Online Conference, September 2024, UK. Speaker. "Navigating the new Global Internal Audit Standards."
• Chartered IIA Aspire Event, July 2024, online seminar. Panel speaker. "Navigating Ethical Challenges."
• IIA Sweden GRC Conference, April 2024, Stockholm. Speaker. "People, our greatest asset? How to audit HR and People Risk."
• Police Audit Group, March 2024, Online seminar. Speaker. "Navigating the new Global Internal Audit Standards."
• Chartered IIA Scotland Conference, November 2023, UK. Speaker. "The New Global Internal Audit Standards: Raising the bar? A Personal View."
• International Defence Internal Audit Conference, October 2023, Sofia, Bulgaria. Speaker. "The new Global Internal Audit Standards.”
• Internal Auditors Association, UAE, May 2023, online seminar, UAE. Speaker. "Auditing ESG: A strategic overview.
• Mazars, December 2022, online seminar, UK. Panel speaker. "The role of the local government audit committee."
• Slovenian Institute of Internal Audit, November 2022, Conference in Lasko, Slovenia. Keynote speaker. "The internal auditor of the future: it's a world of opportunity out there!"
• Police Audit Group, November 2022 Conference at Warwick University, UK. Speaker. "Being a courageous internal auditor; after all what's the worst that could happen?!"
• ACCA, June 2022, online seminar, UK. Speaker. "Courage...and calling it out as it is." With a quick registration, should you wish, you'll be able to view this:https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/3718600/86C1A837386FBB249E1AD2881E6F3BF5 
• Police Audit Group, November 2021 Conference, online, UK. Speaker. "Auditing Culture: an overview."
• Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, April 2021, seminar, Dubai. Speaker. "Internal Control: Principles and Practices."
• Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, UK and Ireland, April 2021, Talk to Internal Audit online seminar. Speaker. "Auditing human resources and people risk." If so minded, it's here: (111) Talk to Internal Audit | Episode 30: Auditing HR - YouTube
• Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, Ireland, March 2021, Conference, Ireland. Speaker. "Auditing human resources and people risk."
• Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, Scotland, March 2021, seminar, UK. Speaker. "Auditing Digital: a brief overview."
• INGO Heads of Internal Audit Group, UK, November 2020, seminar. Speaker. "Effective Internal Audit Leadership."
• Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, UK and Ireland, Aspire Network, November 2020, online seminar, UK. Panel speaker. "Career progression in internal audit."
• Institute of Internal Auditors, Bulgaria, November 2020, Conference, online, Sofia. Speaker, "Mandate Fraud: How to lose £2.6m and get promoted."
• Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, New Heads of Internal Audit Group, October 2020, online seminar, UK. Speaker. "With the benefit of hindsight: My experiences as a Head of Internal Audit and what I would have done differently."
• Council for Higher Education Internal Auditors, Cranfield Business School, Conference, September 2019, UK. Speaker. "Learning from experience: mandate fraud."
• Institute of Internal Auditors, Lithuania, April 2019, Conference in Vilnius, Lithuania. Speaker. "Mandate Fraud: How to lose £2.6m and get promoted."

On a different note. In the unlikely event that John can’t professionally assist you with any requirement, he may be able to suggest a suitable alternative from his extensive network of contacts. John will do his best not to leave you in the lurch!

For effective internal audit, compliance and risk report-writing courses, John strongly recommends that you contact Sara I. James of Getting Words to Work: http://www.saraijames.com/  Sara has helped John (and his previous team!) improve their writing, impact and reporting to senior stakeholders. Sara's book, Radical Reporting, is well worth a read too (especially as I'm quoted!) and is available here: Radical Reporting: Writing Better Audit,... by James, Sara I. (amazon.co.uk)