How have audit mandates expanded both inside and outside organizations and what has driven this expansion? This Ivey Idea Forum will explore this question through the eyes of our keynote speaker – Bonnie Lysyk, the Auditor General of Ontario – and a panel of leading CPAs from industry and practice.

Known for uncovering failings and improvements in government spending, an auditor general is someone the public has come to trust. That’s why the role of this public watchdog has increasingly expanded. Over the past decade, the mandate of the Auditor General of Ontario has expanded to include scrutiny of government advertising for partisan elements that give an unfair advantage. Are these trends in the expansion of the audit mandate elsewhere within industry, corporations, and public practice? What are the implications of this expanded audit mandate and the systems in place? How can academic, government, and industry representatives work together to drive thought leadership in the accounting and auditing profession?

In her keynote address, Lysyk will discuss changes in audit mandates in government. Professor Vaughan Radcliffe from the CPA–Ivey Centre for Accounting and the Public Interest will then moderate a discussion with Lysyk and the panellists more broadly on the implications for the environment of audit organizations. The panel includes Stacey Nagle; Partner, Audit, Corporate Reporting, and Manufacturing at Deloitte Canada; and Diane Sinhuber, Senior Vice President & Deputy Chief Auditor of TD Bank Group. 

This event is also a great opportunity to meet faculty from other business schools.