Format

This course will be delivered via Zoom on Thursday 16 April 2026 from 9.30am to 1.30pm. The Zoom link will be emailed to participants the day before the course is due to take place.

Who should attend

This course is suitable for audit professionals at all levels.

Course overview

• What to watch out for in 2026 - Audit updates (TBC)
• IAASA/Professional Standards update (Lisa Campbell – Head of Operations IAASA, TBC - Professional Standards)
• Audit and AI (TBC)
• Challenging the System: What happens when controls go wrong – A Horizon Case Study (Lousie Gorman – Assistant Professor in Finance at Trinity College Dublin)
• Modern Practice Leadership: Culture, Clients & Change Panel Discussion (Jeremy Twomey – Head of Practice Consulting, TBC)

The conference will be moderated by Brian Murphy, Partner, Deloitte 

Key learning outcomes

Have a good understanding of the topics to be discussed at the conference (see Course overview)

Speaker Bios

Brian Murphy, Partner Lead - Ireland’s Best Managed Companies Programme, Partner - Audit & Assurance, Consumer & Technology Business
Brian Murphy is a Partner with Deloitte in Dublin. He has extensive experience in audit and assurance, working with a broad range of clients across various industries. Brian, a member of Chartered Accountants Ireland, has particular expertise in IFRS, Irish GAAP, and sustainability reporting. Brian is past chair of the Chartered Accountants Ireland Leinster Society and a council member of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Lisa Campbell, Head of Operations IAASA

Louise Gorman – Assistant Professor in Finance at Trinity College Dublin
With over ten years’ experience as a university lecturer, one of Louise’s key qualifications is in teaching, learning and assessment in the areas of accounting, finance, corporate governance and more recently, sustainability reporting and sustainable finance. Louise currently works primarily with Masters, MBA, Professional Accountants and other executive learners. As part of her roles with Chartered Accountants Ireland and Trinity College Dublin, and previously with TU Dublin, Louise has also gained extensive experience in the development of programmes for professional learners and has recently developed programmes in sustainable finance and sustainability reporting. As director of the Trinity Business School MSc Finance Programme, ranked within the top 30 globally by the Financial Times, Louise has considerable experience in liaising with, and leading, learners and educators. Louise’s role also involves a significant amount of academic research. She has published her work in top-ranked journals and professional publications and also regularly presents her findings at academic and practitioner events.

Jeremy Twomey, Head of Practice Consulting
Jeremy Twomey FCA - Jeremy in his role as Head of Practice Consulting works to support our member practitioners across our service areas, with a particular focus on compliance support, training and our associated advisory services. Jeremy is a Fellow of the Institute, having trained with Ernst & Young; he has held senior management positions across both financial and professional services, as well as the public sector

Contact us

If you have any questions regarding this or any other CPD course or requirements, please feel free to contact the team here or call us at (+353) 01 523 3930