Webinars and Recordings

Digital Transitioning - Digital tools (AI) and Audit

The event was about exploring the potential to expand technology usage in auditing engagements, enhancing the delivery of high-quality services to clients.

5 December 2023: SAICA’s purpose in hosting this webinar is to bring together a panel of experts to talk to solutions that could be introduced by various role-players to make the auditing profession in South Africa more attractive. The panelists are invited to share their own experiences from their own organisations (in South Africa and abroad) that have contributed to getting them to choose their chosen professional paths.

• This webinar focusses on Digital technologies with a panel discussion of the impact of technology on audit process, Benefits and risks of AI.

• This webinar seeks to explore the impact of digitally transformed financial ecosystem and capital markets.

Discussion on promotion of the attractiveness of the profession, talent attraction and retention, impact of IT and future of audit profession.

18 August 2023: Audit reform webinar focused on Digital technologies with a panel discussion of the impact of technology on audit process, Benefits and risks of AI.

Next generation AI is set to have a profound impact on the accountancy profession, and possibly creating efficiencies in the performance of assurance engagements. Those that have indulged in ChatGPT or similar AI models will undoubtedly confirm just how impressive AI currently is. “ChatGPT has also passed the American CPA exam with an 85% pass rate.

This interactive webinar will provide examples of the tools that will help auditors to be more effective and efficient from start to finish while educating them about the risks and benefits of AI.

28 November 2022: The impact of digital transformation on the profession

• Guidance Paper on corporate failures and lessons learnt by the Institute of Directors South Africa

This webinar seeked to explore the impact of digital transformation on the South African audit profession from the perspectives of the following role players:

• Those charged with governance;
• Registered external auditors;
• Trainees;
• Competency framework developers and
• Standard setters.

Panellists:

Facilitator:

Khaya Sithole CA(SA)

22 November 2021: Financial Reporting Ecosystem – A focus on fraud

In this event, we brought together a panel composed of various role players in the financial reporting ecosystem to discuss their responsibility as it pertains to the prevention and detection of fraud.

Panelists:

• Prof. Michael Katz, Chairman of ENSafrica and former member of the King Committee
• Tania Wimberley CA(SA), Head: Financial Reporting in the Issuer Division of JSE Limited
• Stephen Ntsoane CA(SA), RA, EY Africa Assurance Leader
• Marco Adaggi CA(SA), Managing Director at Volkswagen Financial Services
• Mario Fazekas (CFE), Senior Manager: Forensic Services at SNG Grant Thornton

Facilitator:

9 June 2021: Narrowing the Expectation Gap

This discussion addressed the causes of the expectation gap including tangible steps that the corporate reporting eco-system can take to address trust challenges.

Panellists:

Facilitator:

Bruce Whitfield