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What to know about IIA Sri Lanka’s 11th National Conference highlights future of internal audit - Business

The Institute of Internal Auditors Sri Lanka (IIA Sri Lanka) successfully concluded its 11th National Conference recently at Cinnamon Life, Colombo, bringing together nearly 500 professionals from internal audit, governance, risk management, finance and…

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What happened

The Institute of Internal Auditors Sri Lanka (IIA Sri Lanka) successfully concluded its 11th National Conference recently at Cinnamon Life, Colombo, bringing together nearly 500 professionals from internal audit, governance, risk management, finance and…

Why it matters

Held under the theme ‘Advancing Internal Audit: Intelligence, Integrity and Impact’, the conference examined how the profession must respond to artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, cybersecurity, fraud risks, sustainability expectations and…

Common ground

Chief guest and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka President Tishan Subasinghe highlighted the importance of governance, accountability and collaboration between the accounting and internal audit professions.

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Claim 1: “The technical programme featured Natalie Warawita, Obada Hattab, Tharaka Mahabage, Abhishek Gupta, Dr. Prasenna Balachandran, Tahsinur Rahim and Dhayalaruban Thangaraja.”
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The list of speakers is confirmed by the Daily Mirror, and Obada Hattab's participation is independently confirmed via his own LinkedIn profile.
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web search NEUTRAL — The technical programme featured Natalie Warawita, Obada Hattab, Tharaka Mahabage, Abhishek Gupta, Dr. Prasenna Balachandran, Tahsinur Rahim and Dhayalaruban Thangaraja.
https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/business/IIA-Sri-Lankas-11t…
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web search NEUTRAL — Obada Hattab شارك ذلك. It was an honor to represent ZeeDimension at the 11th National Conference of The Institute of Internal Auditors Sri Lanka.
https://qa.linkedin.com/in/obadahattab
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web search NEUTRAL — Abhishek Soni reads charts himself in Nagpur, 25 years, in English, Hindi and Marathi. Free kundli and daily panchang, and written readings at fixed prices.
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Claim 2: “The Institute of Internal Auditors Sri Lanka (IIA Sri Lanka) successfully concluded its 11th National Conference recently at Cinnamon Life, Colombo”
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Multiple independent web sources (Daily Mirror, IIA Sri Lanka LinkedIn, and other news snippets) confirm the 11th National Conference was held at Cinnamon Life, Colombo.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of the various professional bodies and organisations that seek to provide regulation and oversight over individuals and firms operating in the accountancy industry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accountancy_bodies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An accountant is a practitioner of accounting or accountancy. Accountants who have demonstrated competency through their professional associations' certification exams are certified to use titles such…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, abbreviated as ICAI, is India's largest professional accounting body under the administrative control of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institute_of_Chartered_Account…
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Claim 3: “IIA Sri Lanka President Muzawwir Manzeer”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm that Muzawwir Manzeer is the President of IIA Sri Lanka.
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Claim 4: “Through its collaboration with CA Sri Lanka, the eligible Chartered Accountants can also pursue the accelerated CIA Challenge Exam.”
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Claim 5: “the presentation of the inaugural Outstanding Contribution to the Internal Audit Profession of Sri Lanka Award to Dharshana De Silva”
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No evidence was found in the search results to confirm or deny the award given to Dharshana De Silva.
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Claim 6: “Held under the theme ‘Advancing Internal Audit: Intelligence, Integrity and Impact’”
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The theme 'Advancing Internal Audit: Intelligence, Integrity and Impact' is confirmed by multiple independent sources, including the Daily Mirror and The Sunday Times (Business Times).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Inward Investment Account is a special dedicated or designated account which is facilitated for eligible investors preferably resident in or outside Sri Lanka in order to route/disperse funds to inves…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lanka Gazette, officially The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා ප්‍රජාතාන්ත්‍රික සමාජවාදී ජනරජයේ ගැසට් පත්‍රය, romanized: Shrī Laṁkā Prajātāntrika…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sri_Lanka_Gazette
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Claim 7: “bringing together nearly 500 professionals from internal audit, governance, risk management, finance and technology and business leadership”
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Two independent web search results explicitly mention that the conference brought together nearly 500 professionals from internal audit, governance, risk management, finance, and technology.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. Elizabeth's reign of 70 years and 214 days is the lo…
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Claim 8: “Keynote speaker and Industrial Development Board Chairman Yasas Hewage”
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A cross-reference explicitly identifies Yasas Hewage as the Chairman of the Industrial Development Board (IDB).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It is located in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Remark: All 9 Independent Directors and Mr. Vivat Tejapaibul, totaling 10 directors, are considered as independent directors according to the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices’ (DJSI) assessment criter…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mr. Vivat Tejapaibul 1979 – 1998: Secretary of Managing Director / Deputy Director -Commercial / Branch Director / Executive Vice President, Bangkok Metropolitan Bank Public Company Limited (Over 18 y…
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Claim 9: “Chief guest and Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka President Tishan Subasinghe”
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Cross-reference and Wikipedia confirm the existence of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka, and a cross-reference specifically identifies Tishan Subasinghe as the President.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is a professional accountancy body in Sri Lanka. The Institute was established by Act of Parliament, No. 23 of 1959 as the sole org…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 27, 2008 · I know there are many ways to prevent image caching (such as via META tags), as well as a few nice tricks to ensure that the current version of an image is shown with every page load (s…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 12, 2016 · Alright, this is due to the pain that godaddy gives me by implementing their own caching in a MANAGED WORDPRESS hosting. I looked it up and as it turns out, their flush caching facility…
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Claim 10: “The conference concluded with a panel discussion moderated by Numair Cassim and featuring Suren Rajakarier, Chaaminda Kumarasiri and Yasith Fernando.”
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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Synonyms for HATES: despises, loathes, detests, abhors, disdains, abominates, disapproves (of), has it in for; Antonyms of HATES: loves, prefers, likes, desires, enjoys, favors, fancies, …
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Claim 11: “A special recorded message from Institute of Internal Auditors President and CEO Anthony J. Pugliese”
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Multiple authoritative web sources confirm that Anthony J. Pugliese is the President and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).
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web search NEUTRAL — The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association. The IIA offers professional certifications and provides education, research, and guidance for the internal audit …
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web search NEUTRAL — Chief, Internal Audit Services and Corporate Ethics. Cameco Corporation. Saskatchewan, Canada.Anthony J. Pugliese, CIA. President and Chief Executive Officer. The Institute of Internal Auditors.
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web search NEUTRAL — Anthony J. Pugliese is President and CEO of The IIA, the internal audit profession’s most widely recognized advocate, educator, and provider of standards, guidance, and certifications.
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