Audit software expert

Alain Rousseau is the driving force behind Sepia Solutions and has focussed on audit software tools since 2007. He has implemented data analysis tools (Arbutus Analyzer and ACL) and audit management tools (PAWS and Pentana Audit) at dozens of audit departments.

With an education and background that is both technical (industrial engineer) and business (MBA), Alain is the ideal interface between business users and software developers. His in-depth understanding of the software packages and a firm understanding of the audit profession also makes him an excellent trainer and consultant for these software packages.

Through Sepia Solutions, Alain has sponsored and worked with the IIA since 2010 and participated in various events. As part of the IIA’s Master Class Internal Audit Essentials, he recently wrote a paper discussing the effect of audit software on meeting the IIA’s IPPF standards.

Finally,  Alain tells us he hopes to be the catalyst for your next data analysis project or your implementation of audit management software.

Anne Rozinat has more than fifteen years of experience with process mining and obtained her PhD cum laude in the process mining group of Prof. Wil van der Aalst at the Technical University in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Currently, she is the co-founder of Fluxicon (https://www.fluxicon.com). Fluxicon is the maker of the process mining software Disco (https://fluxicon.com/disco/) and organizes the annual process mining practitioner conference Process Mining Camp (http://processminingcamp.com). Anne regularly blogs about process mining at https://fluxicon.com/blog/. She can be reached via email (anne@fluxicon.com) and Twitter (@arozinat).

Senior Manager - Internal Audit & Internal Controls advisory - PwC

Chairman & Founder @ Hu-Man

Directeur Interne Audit at VDAB | Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) | CRMA | RFA

Public Benefits, Public Affairs and Corporate Responsibility Director at Sodexo Benefits and Rewards Services Belgium

Manager of Internal Audit team within Belfius. 

Certification :
- CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)
- COBIT Foundation

IIA Bel trainer

CEO - IIA Belgium

Expert Internal Auditor at Belfius

Seasoned C-Level Executive passionate in developing audit functions in global
industrial environments.

Dirk Debruyne is an experienced Chief Audit Executive with almost 30 years’
experience in Internal and external Audit. He started his audit career at Ernst &
Young (EY) in Belgium and was the audit manager for large multinational
companies.
Dirk started his journey in Internal Audit with Ingersoll Rand – a US listed global
diversified industrial (well known for products like Bobcat, Thermo King, Club Car
and Trane air-conditioning). He developed the internal audit function in Europe
and expanded his geographical reach by having audit responsibilities for all audit
assignments for Ingersoll rand outside the US with teams based in Brussels,
Bangalore and Shanghai.
After 12 years with Ingersoll Rand, he joined Aliaxis, a Belgian family-owned
global industrial group to be the Group Vice President Audit reporting to the CFO
of the Group and the Audit Committee. At Aliaxis he had final responsibility on
all audit engagements (internal control reviews, IT audits, investigations, …) and
managed the ethics program for the group. He was also the Group Internal Audit
Director for Beaulieu International in 2021.
Dirk has a master’s degree in accountancy, in computer auditing and an MBA and
is CISA certified.

Interne Auditor bij De Lijn

Membership & Accounting

On-site Banking Inspector bij Nationale Bank van België

Group Senior Internal Auditor at Schreder

Global Head of Internal Audit at Carmeuse

Director Internal Audit & Ombudsman at Alliance des Mutualités Chrétiennes – Landbond der Christelijke Mutualiteiten

Toyota Motor Europe – In charge of the IT internal audit for Europe

Internal Auditor bij Matexi

IIA Bel former CEO

CIA - CISA

Audit manager at BNP Paribas Fortis

Partner Business Risk Services Grant Thornton Belgium - President of the Board at the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA Belgium) - Member of Grant Thornton Belgium ESG Steerco - Member of ECIIA Industrial Committee

Director: RiskAI

Former CAE / Head of Internal Audit, offering in-house and open training, workshops and consulting since 2010. Author of the book Lean Auditing, looking at lean/agile ways of working in internal audit. Delivery of internal auditing courses for the the IIA Belgium, IIA Bulgaria, IIA Finland, IIA Estonia, IIA France, IIA Latvia, IIA Lithuania, IIA Luxembourg, IIA Norway, IIA Sweden, IIA Switzerland, IIA Spain, IIA UK. Audit Leadership course for MIS training. Key areas of expertise: RISK ASSURANCE - Assurance Mapping & co-ordination, Auditing Culture; LEAN & AGILE INTERNAL AUDIT - Driving value add, insight and productivity in internal audit; AUDIT TEAM EFFECTIVENESS & DEVELOPMENT - Root cause analysis for internal audit / Preparing for an External Quality Review (EQA) / Internal Auditing in Pharmaceuticals and Biotech companies, high performing teams for internal audit.

Senior Internal Audit Manager at Euroclear

IIA Bel trainer

John Chesshire, CFIIA, QIAL, CIA, CISA, has over 21 years’ experience working in the internal audit, risk management, business improvement and governance fields. John is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute in the UK, is an Independent Internal Audit Committee Chair and has recently been Chief Assurance Officer for the States of Guernsey. He has delivered many well-received courses to several European Institutes of Internal Auditors and his other recent clients include FTSE listed companies, multinationals, central and local government, law enforcement, international charities, professional services companies, and international organisation such as NATO, the OECD and UN Agencies. He is a principal examiner for the Institute of Risk Management and a visiting lecturer in the Governance and Assurance Hub at Birmingham City University. He loves internal audit and particularly enjoys working in new and emerging areas of assurance interest

Office Manager - Trainings/Events & Certification

Kelly Hogan’s experience includes over 25 years providing advice on techniques for risk management, control assessment and improvement, and written and oral communication. After a short time as a bank examiner, her career as an auditor started with financial and operational audits at the Federal Reserve Bank in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. She later moved to MasterCard International where she performed application audits, then managed a team of operational and IT auditors. After moving to Belgium for MasterCard, Mrs. Hogan served as the head of audit for its European subsidiary for five years. Since October 2006, Mrs. Hogan has been providing consulting and training worldwide, primarily for internal auditors and internal audit departments across public and private sectors and in various industries. She also conducts external quality assurance reviews for internal audit departments.

Audit and Governance Expert

Directed and managed audit/risk departments in various environments and industries; gained expertise in the domains of governance, (fraud) risk management, data protection, compliance management and internal audit. - Working experience in industries such as banking/insurance, ICT services, health services, utilities and transport in both private (international) and public sector organisations. - Past president and current vice-president of the Belgian chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), member of several audit committees and regular speaker/instructor at (inter)national audit/fraud conferences.

Head of Internal Audit at Fluvius

Group Internal Auditor Fedrus International

Seasoned Process and Risk advisor

Experienced trainer in internal audit and in risk management specifically regarding COSO ERM.

Mark Dekeyser is an expert trainer and consultant related to IIA Belgium. He has a CISA certificate and is also member of ISACA. 
Between 2012 and 2021 he served as a member of the IIA Belgium Board of Directors and of the Executive Committee.
He teaches a variety of courses, among which Risk Based Auditing, Digital Transformation, Data Analysis and many more.
As a consultant he's involved in performing periodic Audit Quality Assessments for member organizations of IIA Belgium.

Matej Drašček, Ph.D., is chief audit executive for a regional retail bank in Slovenia. In addition to having served as a lecturer for several universities and faculties, he has published numerous professional and scientific international articles on internal audit, business ethics, and strategic management. Drašček has spoken at numerous domestic and international conferences, presenting new tools and insights in internal audit, strategic management, and ethics. He won The IIA’s William S. Smith Award for the highest score in the CIA exam as well as The IIA’s John B. Thurston Award for the best article about business ethics. He holds CIA, CRMA and CFSA and is current president of IIA Slovenia.

Managing Director bij Vincent Sheppard.

Internal Audit Manager @ National Bank of Belgium, Board member and Secretary of the Board @ IIA Belgium

Director Internal Audit - CAE at Baloise and Euromex & Board Member at IIA Belgium

Head of Internal Audit (CAE) - SNCB

Senior Internal Auditor / Vice-President of the Board of the Belgian Institute of Internal Auditors / Member of the ECIIA Public Sector Committee

Internal Auditor IT Security - FIA

Organisation Transformation Coach, ACC-ICF | Internal Auditor CIA & CISA | Board member & advisor | Founder @ERNL | MSc - Corporate Governance & Business Ethics | DEI & MHFA Advocate

I have 20 years of professional experience mainly in Financial Services and Hospitality. I started my career in the UK before moving to Belgium. I first worked in financial planning & analysis before shifting 14 years ago to Internal Audit. I am passionate about the Internal Audit function as it allows me to continuously develop both my hard and soft skills. It also certainly helped me to grow as a person. Since January 2023 I am the Head of Audit of Euroclear Finland and Euroclear Group Business Audit Director.

Owner, Getting Words to Work

Report-writing expert and trainer - Internal auditor - Writer - Editor - Translator - Multilingual

With over 30 years' teaching, writing, publishing and corporate experience in the US and Europe, Sara brings a wealth of varied yet specialist experience to any engagement. As a recognised expert in internal audit communications, she delivers tailored report-writing and other training to internal audit, risk and compliance teams worldwide.

As a member of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (UK and Ireland) Technical Guidance Working Group, Sara has produced numerous advisory pieces. She has also produced articles on clear writing for Audit & Risk magazine and spoken at numerous audit conferences.

Director - Grant Thornton Belgium

Marketing Officer 

Xavier BEDORET is a governance consultant, board director, coach and teacher in audit, risk management and financial control.

Senior Advisor at Governeo