IFAC held a series of webinars focused on practical audit quality considerations in the pandemic environment. Each of the three webinars focused on a unique phase of the audit. More information, including where to find summary articles and takeaways from the webinars, is available below.
Please note that IFAC has dedicated webpages on both Audit and Financial Reporting Considerations due to COVID-19.
Staff alerts from the IAASB that address a number of relevant issues related to auditing in the pandemic environment are also available here.
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WEBINAR 1 – AUDIT PLANNING – THURSDAY JULY 9 – 07:00 to 09:00 (EDT - New York Time) – NOW COMPLETED
A recording of this webinar, slides and brief written summary of key insights can be accessed here.
Practical Audit Quality Considerations – Planning the Audit in the Pandemic Environment
Speakers:
- Webinar Chair: David Isherwood
Chair, Forum of Firms &
Partner, Audit Advisory, BDO UK - Fiona Campbell
Deputy Chair, IAASB &
Partner, Assurance, Ernst & Young, Australia - Kym Reilly
PKF International Limited [Member, Forum of Firms] &
Partner, Audit & Assurance, PKF Australia - Alex Peal
Member, IFAC Small and Medium Practices Advisory Group &
Managing Partner, James Cowper Kreston - Laurie Tugman
Member, IFAC Professional Accountants in Business Advisory Group &
Corporate Director, Canada - Dora Burzenski
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited [Member, Forum of Firms]
Managing Director, Deloitte LLP
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WEBINAR 2 – AUDIT EXECUTION – THURSDAY JULY 16 – 07:00 to 09:00 (EDT - New York Time) - NOW COMPLETED
A recording of this webinar, slides and brief written summary of key insights can be accessed here.
Practical Audit Quality Considerations – Performing the Audit in the Pandemic Environment
Speakers:
- Webinar Chair: Paul Ginman
Member, IFAC Transnational Auditors Committee &
Chief Operating Officer & Global Head of Quality, Nexia International - Sue Almond
Member, IAASB &
Global Head of Assurance, Grant Thornton International - Jennifer Chowhan
HLB International [Member, Forum of Firms] &
Partner, Millards, Canada - Klaus Bertram
Member, IFAC Small and Medium Practices Advisory Group &
Founder and Managing Partner of DELTA Revision GmbH, Mannheim, Germany - Megan Zietsman
Chief Auditor and Director of Professional Standards
United States PCAOB - Ralph Weinberger
PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited [Member, Forum of Firms]
Leader of Global Assurance Quality-Methodology and Leader of Global Assurance Quality- Learning & Education
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WEBINAR 3 – AUDITOR REPORTING – THURSDAY JULY 23 – 07:00 to 09:00 (EDT - New York Time) - NOW COMPLETED
A recording of this webinar, slides and brief written summary of key insights can be accessed here.
Practical Audit Quality Considerations - Auditor Reporting in the Pandemic Enviornment and Looking Ahead
Speakers:
- Webinar Chair: David Isherwood
Chair, Forum of Firms &
Partner, Audit Advisory, BDO UK - Josephine Jackson
Member, IAASB &
Director, International Auditing and Assurance Standards, UK Financial Reporting Council - Caroline Monk
HLB International [Member, Forum of Firms] &
Executive Partner, Beever and Struthers, UK - Andrew Brathwaite
Member, IFAC Small and Medium Practices Advisory Group &
Audit Partner, KPMG Barbados - Richard Lawrence
Head of Accounting & Valuation Policy
Nat West Group plc - Lisa Smith
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited [Member, Forum of Firms]
Managing Director, Deloitte & Touche LLP
For any questions regarding this series, please contact auditwebinars@ifac.org.