PROGRAM
The conference is hosted in cooperation with Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic.
By attending the entire conference you will earn 12 CPE hours.
VENUE:
- OREA Hotel Pyramida **** (www.orea.cz/hotel-pyramida)
21 May 2025
| 8:00–9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00–9:35 | Opening Michal ČUP, President (IIA Czech Republic) Jiří FOJTÍK, Director General for Section Financial Management and Audit (Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic) |
| 9:35–10:05 | Zbigniew Jan CZENDLIK, Dean (Roman Catholic parish Deanery Lanškroun)  |
| 10:05-10:15 |
Jean-Pierre GARITTE, Chairman of Audit Committees |
| 10:15–11:00 |
Panel discussion: Bohuslav PODUŠKA, Member of the Presidium (Public Audit Oversight Board), Member of the Honorary Presidium (IIA Czech republic) Josef SEVERA, Independent Consultant |
| 10:00–11:30 | Break: ITS akciová společnost (general partner) |
| 11:30–12:15 | Performance measurement or why most KPIs drive internal audit in the wrong direction  Maciej PIOŁUNOWICZ, Chief Audit Executive (Polish Development Bank - BGK) |
| 12:15–13:00 | The Dual Nature of AI: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Alexander RÜHLE, CEO & Co-Founder (Zapliance) |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch |
14:00-16:30 SECTIONS
SECTION A
Panel discussion:
MEMBERS' OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE/SUPERVISORY BOARD EXPECTATIONS ON INTERNAL AUDIT
Martin HERRMANN, Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Czech Postal Services)
Otakar HORA, Chairman of the Audit Committee (ČEZ)
Tomáš PIVOŇKA, Head of Audit and Compliance (ČEZ)
Ivo STŘEDA, Member of the Audit Committee in various organizations
15:00-15:30 Break: AUNETIC (main partner)
Impactful reporting
Márton GAJDOS, Partner (ABT Hungária), former President (IIA Hungary)
SECTION B
PUBLIC SECTOR
Panel discussion:
LEGISLATURE IN MOTION: INTERNAL AUDIT AND FINANCIAL CONTROLS IN CZ AND SK 
Barbora JANÍČKOVÁ, Department Director of the Central Harmonization Unit (Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic)
Dana RATAJSKÁ, Head of Internal Audit Department (Ministry of Regional Development of the Czech Republic)
Vladimíra ZACHARIDESOVÁ, Director General for Section Internal Audit and Control (Ministry of Finance of the Slovak Republic)
15:00-15:30 Break: AUNETIC (main partner)
Challenges and opportunities of a centralized internal audit function
Jean-Pierre GARITTE, Chairman of Audit Committees
| 16:30 | Ending of the expert part of the first day of the conference. |
| 19:30 |
Grand Evening Gala |
| 23:00 |
After party OREA Hotel Pyramida **** |
22 May 2025
| 8:30-9:00 | Registration |
| 9:00-9:30 | Hasta la vista, baby?! Internal Audit Terminato: Are We About to Expect the War of the Machines? Lumír SRCH ml., CEO (ITS akciová společnost) Libor ŠTOURAČ, Internal auditor & manager QMS EMS ISMS (ITS akciová společnost) |
| 9:30-10:15 | Internal Audit’s Role in Sculpting a Sustainable ESG Strategy Matej DRAŠČEK, President (IIA Slovenia) |
| 10:15-11:00 | The Future Ain´t What It Used To Be: How To Navigate Our Evolving Stakeholder Relationships With Authenticity Ursula SCHMIDT, Independent Consultant (Schmidt Advisory) |
| 11:00-11:30 | Break: Fastlane (main partner) |
| 11:30-12:15 | Evolution of a Global Audit Function: from oversight to insight Nora GÜRTLER, Group Chief Audit Officer (Generali Group) |
| 12:15-13:00 | Future Economic Development Perspective and Challenges for Internal Audit Miroslav SINGER, Director for Institutional Relations and Chief Economist (Generali CEE Holding) |
| 13:00-14:00 | The World Upside Down Martin ŠONKA, Pilot, winner of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship |
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Closing Michal ČUP, President (IIA Czech Republic)
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| 14:00 | Lunch |