Description:
CPE Hour: 1
Synopsis
In an era where data dominates, the most revealing audit evidence often still comes from people — their decisions, pressures, and perceptions. This webinar explores how developing an investigative mindset enables internal auditors to turn everyday conversations into powerful sources of insight and assurance.
Participants will learn practical techniques to conduct purposeful, non-confrontational interviews that uncover intent, behavioural root causes, and cultural indicators behind control breakdowns. Through real-world examples, the session will highlight how skilled inquiry enhances understanding of organisational resilience, ethical culture, and emerging risks.
Moving beyond checklists and templates, this session repositions the auditor as a curious navigator of ambiguity — one who listens to understand, not to interrogate. By combining empathy, skepticism, and structured questioning, internal auditors can strengthen both assurance quality and trust with stakeholders.
Speaker
Ramesh Raj Kishore
Regional Director - Asia Pacific
Pharmaceutical Security Institute
Raj has nearly 30 years of experience in law enforcement and regulatory roles, with expertise in criminal intelligence, anti-counterfeiting, and pharmaceutical crime. He previously served in Singapore’s Police Intelligence and Criminal Investigation Departments and later held key enforcement and prosecutorial responsibilities at the Health Sciences Authority.
Currently, as Regional Director at the Pharmaceutical Security Institute, Raj works to strengthen public-private collaboration across Asia Pacific and leads capacity-building initiatives for law enforcement agencies. He also lectures at the National University of Singapore and consults for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on enforcement and legislative strategies.
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