{"id":17185,"date":"2026-06-29T15:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=17185"},"modified":"2026-06-29T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:07:32","slug":"eciia-internal-audit-reliance-strategy-in-banking","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/vaa.lt\/en\/renginiai\/eciia-internal-audit-reliance-strategy-in-banking\/","title":{"rendered":"ECIIA: Internal Audit Reliance Strategy in Banking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div data-vc-full-width=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-temp=\"true\" data-vc-full-width-init=\"false\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row row top-row vc_custom_1630854732081 vc_row-has-fill wpb_custom_034b39d9bc6c6b310d69e39f0ccf274f\"><div class=\"vc_column_container col-md-12\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"vc_empty_space\"   style=\"height: 32px\"><span class=\"vc_empty_space_inner\"><\/span><\/div>\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_custom_7c91d232724f73626cc933bd95b25ff0\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">As internal control functions across European financial institutions become more specialised, interconnected and collaborative, reliance is becoming a growing strategic question for Internal Audit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">This ECIIA Banking Committee webinar will mark the release of the ECIIA paper on Internal Audit reliance strategy in the banking industry. The paper will be presented during the session before being made available on the ECIIA website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">The webinar will explore what reliance means in practice, when it can be considered, and how it can be implemented safely while preserving the independence and objectivity of the Internal Audit function.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Speakers will discuss the key prerequisites, constraints and enablers of reliance practices, including assurance mapping, assessment of other assurance providers, documentation requirements, governance safeguards, and the need for a progressive approach from coordination to collaboration and, where appropriate, reliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">The webinar will also highlight why reliance is not simply the reuse of prior work, but a strategic decision requiring strong governance, clear accountability and regular reassessment by Internal Audit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Participants will gain a clearer understanding of the opportunities and limitations of reliance in banking, and of the practical conditions needed to make it robust, proportionate and aligned with regulatory expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">This session will be particularly relevant for Chief Audit Executives, internal audit professionals in the banking sector, risk and control functions, and stakeholders involved in coordinated assurance and the Three Lines model.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"x_last-child\">\n<li><strong>Maria Rontogianni<\/strong>, Chief Internal Auditor, Alpha Bank<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jonathan Wilson<\/strong>, Chief Internal Auditor, Barclay&#8217;s Bank<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alexandre Maymat<\/strong>, Inspecteur G\u00e9n\u00e9ral, Head of IGAD, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"907\" data-end=\"1037\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\ud83d\udcc5 <span style=\"color: #006198;\">Date:<\/span> July 7, 2026<\/span><br data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"935\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\ud83d\udd53 <span style=\"color: #006198;\">Time:<\/span> 12:00 CET \/ 13:00 Lithuania time<\/span><br data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"983\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <span style=\"color: #006198;\">Participation is free<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\"><b>\ud83d\udce2<\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #006198;\">Language: English<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px;\">Registration link: [<a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/a99de33f-e530-4a91-bbf5-eaeb5a7f86c5@049d42bb-633a-4bdc-ba02-43f475a6ac10\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #006198; text-decoration: underline;\">LINK<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/a>]<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 17px;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row-full-width vc_clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row row top-row wpb_custom_034b39d9bc6c6b310d69e39f0ccf274f\"><div class=\"vc_column_container col-md-12\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper vc_column-inner\">\r\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element wpb_custom_7c91d232724f73626cc933bd95b25ff0\" >\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As internal control functions across European financial institutions become more specialised, interconnected and collaborative, reliance is becoming a growing strategic question for Internal Audit. 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