Day 1
Time: 10.30 a.m – 10.50 a.m IST
KPMG in India is innovation partner for this event.
The IIA India – Delhi Branch Annual Conference 2026 brings together India's foremost internal audit, risk management, governance, and technology leaders for two days of high-impact knowledge exchange, strategic dialogue, and professional networking.
Under the theme 'Audit Reimagined: Intelligence, Integrity & Impact', this year's conference explores the profound transformation underway in the internal audit profession – from AI-driven assurance tools and ESG accountability to evolving board expectations and the future of the auditor's skill set.
Agenda and Sessions
Special Address
Guest of Honour
Time: 4.00 p.m – 5.00 p.m IST
Panel Discussion: Internal audit and the board – Elevating impact at the highest level
Moderator
Day 2
Time: 11.50 a.m – 12.25 p.m IST
Solo Session: Audit tech showcase – AI-assisted audit tools and automation
Speaker
KPMG leaders on IIA Annual Conference 2026
- Akhilesh Tuteja
- Sumit Kapoor
- Devesh Jain
- Sidheshwar Bhalla
AI that speeds up legacy processes is not transformation; it scales inefficiencies. Real value lies in rethinking work: challenge assumptions, redesign workflows, create new value. This requires unlearning, diverse perspectives, and courage.
Leaders must look beyond the brief, surface unseen insights, and redefine outcomes. The future favors those who rethink problems, not just tools.
AI is not replacing auditors, it is augmenting them. By automating routine activities and unlocking deeper insights from data, AI enables Internal Audit professionals to spend less time gathering information and more time understanding risks, asking the right questions, and delivering strategic value.
The future of Internal Audit is not defined by the issues it identifies, but by the insights it delivers. Assurance is table stakes; value comes from foresight, perspective, and the ability to influence better decisions.
Sidheshwar Bhalla
Partner, GRCS-North
KPMG in India
As auditors, we spend our careers helping organisations stay balanced and resilient. The same principle applies to us as individuals. Physical wellness, mental wellness, and spiritual wellness are deeply interconnected, and nurturing all three helps us bring our best selves to work and life.
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