MetricStream GRC Roundtable

The MetricStream GRC round table is an invite only, half day conference for prominent Internal Audit, Risk and Compliance practitioners in the Bay area. The conference key note will be delivered by MetricStream CEO, Shellye Archambeau, followed by interactive panel discussions, that allows for active participation from the audience. The event culminates in a drinks reception and promises to be an action packed 4 hours of networking, interaction and learning.

Key Note Address
	Shellye Archambeau Chief Executive Officer, MetricStream

Success in today's dynamic environment requires organizations to integrate, build, and support business processes with an enterprise view of GRC. While new risk and compliance issues constantly come to bear, organizations must take care to tackle the problem at its roots. A sustainable enterprise view of GRC means accountability is effectively managed and a complete system of record provides visibility across the key business processes and multiple applications. This session will discuss best practices to follow, pitfalls to avoid and success metrics to measure when implementing integrated GRC strategies, processes and technology.

Moderator
	Gaurav Kapoor Chief Operating Officer, MetricStream
Panelists
	Susan Palm SVP, Audit & Risk Review Sterling Savings Bank		Marc J. Verissimo Chief Strategy & Risk Officer, SVB Financial Group
	Robert M. Mark CEO Black Diamond Risk		Claudia Ritter Director Risk Assurance at PwC

ERM a 360 Degree of Risks

This session will provide a candid and thought-provoking discussion on success, challenges, and expectations of ERM from a business perspective in a dynamic global marketplace. This will be a unique opportunity to create a direct forum on what the key decision-makers and stakeholders look for and need from the risk management function. The goal of this session is to provide a window into discussions between critical stakeholders and to foster a collaborative environment in which risk practitioners can learn from each other and the internal/external customers on how to better leverage their experiences and expertise and become more value-adding in c-level conversation. Key Discussion points include:

Moderator
	Keri Dawson Vice President, ComplianceOnline Advisory Services
Panelists
	John Beeler Senior VP Internal Audit Salesforce.com		Susan Palm SVP, Audit & Risk Review Sterling Savings Bank
	Philip Roush Chief Audit Executive CISCO		Fiona Grandi Partner KPMG

The role of Internal Audit in a stringent risk and governance environment

Audit committees look to the internal audit function as a key vehicle for obtaining assurance that financial and other risks are managed effectively. With the heightened attention paid to effective board governance and an increasingly complex risk environment, risk oversight has become very challenging and, in turn, the expectations that audit committees have of internal audit functions is becoming more demanding.

Internal audit's role in Enterprise Risk Management, how it ties into assurance versus oversight versus monitoring. Internal audit's role in maximizing overall assurance in an organization (including assurance over executive compensation risk) Internal audit's role relating to the ever increasing regulatory environment as well as mergers, acquisitions and other key transactions. Are today's internal audit functions positioned to handle these expectations- the reporting lines, the audit leader profile, team skills , financial constraints? What needs to change to deliver on today's audit committee expectations What internal auditors can do to add value to their organization