Course Information
State Auditor's Office 2020 Audit Conference (OFFERED VIRTUALLY)
Course Description
The Texas State Auditor's Office invites you to attend the 2020 Audit Conference on August 5-6, 2020. The conference will be virtual for the first time!
All sessions meet Texas Administrative Code requirements for technical training and Government Auditing Standards requirements for governmental CPE. Estimated 15.2 hours of CPE.
August 5, 2020
8:00 am – 8:15 am Log-in and Welcome
8:15 am – 8:20 am Opening Remarks, Lisa Collier, 1st Assistant State Auditor
8:20 am – 9:20 am The Human Element: Ethics in the Modern Age, Dan Graves, Weaver and Tidwell
9:20 am – 9:30 am Break
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Audit Essentials |
Current Events Impacting Audit |
9:30 am – 10:40 am |
Support for Engagement Outcomes Chance Watson, DFPS |
The Great GASB (87) Sara Dempsey, Weaver and Tidwell |
Break | ||
10:50 am – 12:00 noon |
Collaborative Communication Sherry Yellin, Beacon Training Services Inc. |
Assessing Compliance Risk in Public Sector Grants and Building a Monitoring Plan Mara Ash, BFS |
12:00 noon – 1:10 pm Lunch on Your Own
1:10 pm – 2:10 pm Emotional Intelligence for Greater Audit Effectiveness, Amy Adler and Nick Adams, DK Partners, PC
2:10 pm – 2:20 pm Break
2:20 pm – 3:20 pm Strategic Project Management for Auditors, Catherine Melvin and Susan Oballe, Department of Public Safety
3:20 pm – 3:30 pm Break
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Audit Essentials |
Current Events Impacting Audit |
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Interviewing Skills Matthew Mull, Captain, Criminal Investigations Division – Polygraph/Asset Forfeiture, Department of Public Safety |
Construction Infrastructure Audit Risks Commonly Overlooked Adam Rouse, BDO USA, LLP |
August 6, 2020
8:00 am – 8:15 am Log-in and Welcome
8:15 am – 9:20 am CyberSecurity Blocking & Tackling, Jude Viator, Postlewthwaite & Netterville
9:20 am – 9:30 am Break
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Information Technology Audits |
Fraud |
9:30 am – 10:40 am |
The Practical Use of AI in State Financial Management & Audit John Colthart, MindBridge Ai |
Leveraging Data Analytics to Prevent and Detect Fraud Ashley Deihr and Nataly Cherepansky, Baker Tilly |
Break | ||
10:50 am – 12:00 noon |
Assessing Cloud Computing Service Agreements Claude Baudoin, cebe IT & Knowledge Management LLC |
Fraud Detection & Response John Hall, Hall Consulting, Inc. |
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Information Technology Audits |
Fraud |
1:10 pm – 2:10 pm |
Application Implementations: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Reema Parappilly, Weaver and Tidwell |
How to Build Fraud Risk Assessment into Every Project John Hall, Hall Consulting, Inc. |
Break | ||
2:20 pm – 3:20 pm |
Penetration Testing: Demystifying the Results Trip Hillman, Weaver and Tidwell |
Government Contract Fraud: Internal Controls – What Good are They if Not Utilized? Fred Olivares, CPA/CFF, PLLC |
Break | ||
3:30 pm – 4:30 pm |
Information Security Issues for Auditors and IT Professionals Mike Cullen, Baker Tilly |
Fraud: How Can We Learn from the Past in Developing the Audit Plan? Russell Hissom, Baker Tilly |
For Your Information:
- An electronic version of course materials will be provided a week prior to conference start date.
- Lunch each day is on your own.
- Attendees will join the virtual event via GoToTraining.
Additional Information
TAC Rule 523.142(g) requires the CPE Sponsor to monitor individual attendance and assign the correct number of CPE credits. Participants will be asked to document their time of arrival and departure in compliance with this Rule. Additionally, attendance will be monitored throughout the day and CPE certificates will reflect actual attendance of each participant.