HoIA 2026 Annual Meeting
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HoIA 2026 Annual Meeting
Be Bold! Audit Brave!
Annual Meeting of Heads of Internal Audit
International Organisations in Europe
7–8 May 2026 • Luxembourg
Host: European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Host: European Stability Mechanism (ESM)
Programme
Thursday, 7 May 2026
09:00 – 09:40
Registration and Welcome Coffee
10:00 – 11:00
State of the Profession: Building Trust in the Age of AI Acceleration
Anthony Pugliese, President & CEO, The Institute of Internal Auditors
11:00 – 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:30
The Courage to Collaborate - working effectively with other assurance providers
Sally-Anne Pitt, Managing Director, Pitt Group Pty Ltd, Chair IIA Global Board (2023–2024)
12:30 – 13:15
Behavioural Risk Requires Courage: Noticing, Naming, Navigating
Zofia Bailey, Director, Head of Audit - Client Services Group and Deepak Parmar, Director, Head of Audit - Finance & Corporate Services, EBRD
13:15 – 14:15
Lunch
14:30 – 15:15
Bravery that builds trust: how the ECB IA strategy enhances professional courage and resilience
Banafsheh Geretzki, Director Internal Audit, European Central Bank (ECB)
15:15 – 16:15
Courage to Transform: Re-imagining Internal Audit Practices through GIAS Implementation
Moderator: Sally-Anne Pitt, Chair IIA Global Board (2023–2024), Managing Director, Pitt Group Pty Ltd
- Gerardo Bellantone, Head of Internal Audit, NATO Support and Procurement Agency
- Robert Stryk, Director of Internal Oversight, Council of Europe
- Julie Nyang’aya, Director, Internal Oversight Division, WIPO
16:15 – 16:45
Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:15
Strengthening Europe in a Fragmented World
Pierre Gramegna, Managing Director, ESM
17:15 – 17:20
Closing of the Day
Leticia Lucas, Head of Internal Audit, ESM
17:20
Group Picture
17:30
Departure for Social Event & Dinner – Château de Bourglinster
Friday, 8 May 2026
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 09:45
Be Bold. Audit Brave. Be Braver.
Caroline Pankhurst, Founder, Be Braver
09:45 – 10:15
Panel: From Principle to Practice: Courage in Audit
Moderator: Caroline Pankhurst, Be Braver
- Annie Giraudou, Director, Evaluation and Internal Audit, OECD
- Leticia Lucas, Head of Internal Audit, ESM
- Nancy Onyango, Head of Internal Audit, BIS
10:15 – 11:15
Debate: Navigating Office Politics and Leveraging Relationships to Achieve Oversight Objectives
Moderator: Madina Bazarova, Director Audit and Oversight, IFAD
- Paul Manning, Director OIOS, IAEA
- HuiMing Tan, Head of Audit Advisory and Professional Practices Unit, FAO
- Severine Beroard, Head of Internal Audit, EIB
- Pavlos Pavlidis, Director Internal Audit, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB)
11:15 – 11:45
Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30
Courage to Innovate: Intelligent Agents Reshaping Audit Report Review
Sami Elleuch, Head of Division, EIB
12:30 – 13:00
AI Governance Benchmarking
Georg Graf v. Büdingen, Director Internal Audit, EPO
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:15 – 15:15
Panel: Cross Assurance Under Pressure: Is the Model Still Fit for Purpose?
Moderator: Silvina Coria, Director Office of Internal Oversight, OPCW
- Eva Mavroeidi, Deputy Director, Office of Internal Audit and Investigations, UNICEF
- Mary Jones, Head of the Office of Internal Oversight, WTO
- Tuncay Efendioglu, Head of Internal Audit Service, EUROCONTROL
15:15 – 15:30
Closing Remarks
Leticia Lucas, Head of Internal Audit, ESM
Venue: European Stability Mechanism (ESM), Luxembourg
For more information, please visit www.esm.europa.eu
For more information, please visit www.esm.europa.eu