The Next Chapter - IIAG's Eleventh Conference

Graham has over 40 years external and internal audit experience. He started his career with Ernst & Young (EY) working in both the UK and overseas for a period of over 13 years. After leaving EY he held senior Internal Audit positions in insurance companies, including Head of Internal Audit, for nearly 20 years before becoming a consultant in 2016. 

Graham has given presentations on internal auditing and risk management at a wide range of conferences both in the UK and overseas

Ann has been working in the internal audit and related professions for over 25 years and became a Head of Internal Audit in a large building society in 2009. Since then, she worked in Risk Management and various governance roles, and held multiple appointments as Board, Council and Audit Committee member across a range of sectors and industries.

Ann moved into higher education in 2013 with the aim to giving more back to the internal audit profession. She was course leader for the only Internal Audit focused degree in the UK and helped develop both the level 4 and level 7 Apprenticeships with the trailblazer group of employees. She subsequently implemented and delivered the level 7 apprenticeship which she grew over 5 years by 700% with great success. 

Ann has been an active volunteer of the Chartered IIA since 2007 and is now Head of Technical Content and Research. She aims to bring her practical and higher education experiences to drive practical support for the internal audit profession.

Matthew Connell is Director of Policy and Public Affairs at the Chartered Insurance Institute, where his focus is to build public trust in insurance through dialogue with consumers, policymakers, influencers and industry professionals. He has worked at the CII since March 2017. 

Previously, he was Head of Regulatory Developments for Zurich Insurance Group’s UK Life Business. He has worked in banking and insurance for more than 25 years. He was the Chair of the Investment and Life Assurance Group (ILAG) between 2015 and 2017, and Chair of the European Financial Planning Association’s Standards and Qualifications Committee between 2018 and 2021. He holds an MSc in Public Relations from the University of Sterling and a PhD in Policy Studies from the University of Warwick.

Frank de Jonghe has 25 years experience working in the area of the use of mathematical modellling in the financial industry. This has often led him to provide assurance around models and their use, which inevitably makes one consider governance, IT and data aspects. With a PhD in theoretical physics, he has been bringing this expertise to the domain of trustworthy and responsible AI since 2020. Frank is a visiting professor at the Universities of Ghent and Antwerp in Belgium.

Anne has a background in education, finance and membership organisations. Prior to taking her current position at the CIIA she was Chief Executive of the Chartered Association of Business Schools.

In an earlier role she worked as a global fixed income strategist at Barclays, responsible for developing a uniform approach to bond investments across the global offices and was a secondary school Mathematics teacher.

Anne was awarded an OBE in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours and in 2024 received an Honorary Doctorate from Oxford Brookes University. She is on the Board of Governors, and the Audit and Risk Committee, of Middlesex University and is also a member of the Deans Advisory Board at Oxford Brookes Business School.

Aaron is a partner at Deloitte and leads their UK Internal Audit practice. He has specialised in Internal Audit for his whole career; gaining initial experience in the public sector, before moving into the insurance sector almost 20 years ago.

Aaron and his team work with clients across all parts of the sector, supporting in-house teams to maximise the impact of IA.

Jonathan Roffey is EY's Financial Services Technology Internal Audit Leader.  He has 15 years of professional services experience leading technology and data analytics teams and supporting clients on their Internal Audit journeys . In his role, Jonathan supports clients in both delivering traditional technology internal audits and using analytics and emerging technology to create Internal Audit functions that are fit for the future.

Clare brings over a decade of experience as an executive coach, leadership and organisational change specialist, supporting individuals and teams at key points of growth and change.

Clare designs and delivers culture and learning solutions, that respond to the uncertainty and change of today, through enabling authentic leadership centred on human connection that drives high performance.

She is an advocate of gender equality and inclusion and has developed women’s leadership programmes delivered globally for clients ranging from finance and insurance, through to healthcare and European diplomats.

Once a terrified public speaker herself, Esther is now a professional keynote and TEDx speaker, award winning author of the book Goodbye Glossophobia- Banish your fear of public speaking, and a former BBC Producer who helps leaders and professionals all over the world to speak with more presence & impact.  She’s worked with prime ministers & clients from Deloitte, Barclays and the British Army to nail their speeches, win pitches and overcome panel nerves.

She’s published several eBooks and audiobooks with Bookboon and has her own podcast series ‘Virtually Confident’ featuring many expert women in finance and leadership including Vanessa Vallely OBE and psychotherapist (former TV personality) Melinda Messenger.

She’s also the founder of the 80% Perfect Club – an online confidence coaching lifesaver for professionals who don’t have access to a one to one coach!

As an advisor on governance, risk and assurance Mark has over 30 years experience, including 15 years as a partner in big 4 firms and 11 years as a chief internal audit officer, most recently at Direct Line Group.  

As Principal Consultant at Integrity 2 Insight, Mark now focuses on career coaching internal auditors and assisting internal audit functions fulfil their valued impact potential. 

Adam’s career began in financial services, and he has spent the last 25 years in talent attraction and learning & development. A passionate and experienced consultant, coach and trainer, Adam advises business leaders, HR professionals and talent acquisition teams globally about equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace.  

Adam is contracted by Barclay Simpson to provide ED&I training to Barclay Simpson staff to ensure they are up to date on all legal and best practice considerations relating to ED&I while recruiting.

Founded on the belief that effective control environments build trust, support growth, and build sustainable and valuable firms, CRML provides insight from professional and experienced industry-leading assurance experts.

We are guided by our principles of honesty, integrity, authenticity, and pragmatism, and will only work with firms where we can offer real value.

Christopher Woolard CBE chairs the EY Global Regulatory Network. He leads EY EMEIA and UK financial services regulation, and UK Fintech.

Chris had a 25 year career in UK public service before joining EY including serving on the board of Financial Conduct Authority and as its interim chief executive. He was also a member of the Bank of England’s Prudential Regulation Committee and the Financial Policy Committee.

Internationally, he has served on the IOSCO Board and a member of the Financial Stability Board’s strategic risk committee. Chris was awarded a CBE by HM the Queen in 2021 for services to financial regulation and fintech. He is also a freeman of the City of London