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GDP: Audit & Risk Committee 

This online event is designed to support and inform those who lead and sit on Audit and Risk Committees and will also be of interest to those in wider HE governance and leadership.

Overview

This virtual, half-day session will focus on the major risks facing higher education institutions, scenario planning and how risk assurance frameworks are evolving within higher education and across wider sectors.

The event will also cover regulatory expectations on audit committees, including value for money, governance and risk management, and the key elements of the CUC audit committee code of practice. Attendees will also learn from external and internal audit leads offering their experience and views on the challenges facing audit committees, with for audit committee chairs and members for how to monitor, evaluate and improve approaches and policies.

This is a standalone 1 day event. 

 


 

Who is this event for?

This online event is designed to support and inform those who lead and sit on Audit and Risk Committees and will also be of interest to those in wider HE governance and leadership.

 


Join us at GDP: Audit & Risk Committee

12 March 2025
Location: Virtual

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Agenda

 


Speakers

Aaron Porter

Associate Director (Governance)
,
Advance HE
AP
Aaron leads on Advance HE governance activity through the delivery of our national Governor Development Programme which engages with around 900 governors across the UK on an annual basis. He has extensive experience leading reviews of over 25 governing boards. Aaron was previously President of the National Union of Students (NUS) and also chair of trustees for the organisation.

 

Delivery

This event will be delivered virtually through Zoom, with joining instructions sent out by the governance team two weeks before the day of the event.

Along with the joining instructions and links delegates will receive a copy of the programme, with finalised timings, topics, and speakers.

The event will be delivered as as a series of presentations, discussions and panels, with time after each for questions and comments.

For any enquiries regarding the event please contact the Programmes and Events Team at:

governance@advance-he.ac.uk