IIA certification holders must earn 2 hours in ethics every year as part of their certification renewal requirements This is the key requirement of Global Internal Audit Standard. As a IIA Qatar chapter we are privilege to provide its member this opportunity to learn in-depth about the Ethics.

Objectives

Attendees can expect to gain a deeper understanding of:

• Understand the IIA framework of assurance, IIA Code of Ethics, IIA Standards and components

• Identify subtle ethical dilemmas in audit practices that extend beyond standard compliance

• Discussion on some interesting case studies relation to compliance issues with the standards

• Practical insights on establishing processes that ensure compliance with standards

Date: Tuesday, 14 October 2025

Time: 7:00 pm

Online: Zoom

R Vittal Raj

Founder and Senior Partner of M/s. Kumar & Raj

Vittal is a risk assurance and consulting professional with over about 4 decades of learning and experience working with clients in a wide range of industry verticals on IT Governance, Cyber Security, Privacy, IT Assurance, Enterprise Risk Management and Risk Based Internal audits.

By qualification, Vittal is a FCA, CISA, CIA, CISSP, CGEIT, CISM, CRISC and CFE

He consults as strategic advisor to board and senior management of various entities on Cybersecurity, IT strategy, GRC, security strategy for emerging technologies, data protection laws, systems and processes and risk management studies. Vittal is a member on the RBI’s Standing Committee for Cybersecurity and IT Examination.

Vittal has earlier served for two terms as the International Vice President and Director on International Board of ISACA, IL, USA. and was awarded with the ISACA’s President’s

award for outstanding contributions during his term as director. He is 2025 Inductee to ISACA Hall of Fame. Vittal is founder and senior partner of M/s. Kumar & Raj, Chartered Accountants leads

and manages the Business & IS Risk Assurance Services Practice since last two decades.

Vittal is a regular speaker, having presented researched papers at several international conferences across several countries, and is an expert corporate trainer.