ISACA & IIA joint event: Future Ready Luncheon

Join us at 425 Downtown on Thursday, September 29, 2022 for a special annual luncheon where Charlie Write shares how internal audit can prepare for the future. This event is co-hosted by ISACA and IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors). Pre-registration is required. REGISTER NOW

About the Speaker

Charlie T. Wright was the 2021-22 Chairman of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Global Board of Directors. In this role, Wright led the 17-member Global Board, was chair of the Supervisory Committee, and presided over Global Assembly. Mr. Wright is an experienced Chief Audit Executive with more than 35 years of corporate experience in the airline, energy, and financial services industries. He has been in the internal audit profession for more than 19 years.

Before becoming Global Chair, Wright’s volunteer roles at The IIA included senior vice chair, vice chair of Finance and of Professional Guidance, chair of the North American Advocacy Committee and of the Global Committee Task Force, and member of the Three Lines Model task force. Wright is also a former editor of the Risk Watch column in Internal Auditor magazine and a speaker and presenter at many IIA and other conferences.

For his chairman’s theme, Wright focused on how internal audit can prepare for the future, as advances in technology create opportunities and challenges for the profession. His presentation, “Future Ready,” explores the transformative nature of technology, how internal auditors must up-skill to become tech-savvy, and how they can create efficiencies in their work and in their organizations.

Wright knows technology. He is Chief Risk Officer for Jack Henry & Associates, a technology services provider for the financial services industry. He oversees the internal audit function as well as information security, enterprise risk management, occupational risk management, regulatory and compliance, third-party risks, and enterprise continuity. He strongly believes that, in today’s world, knowledge of and the use of technology should be baseline requirements for all internal auditors.