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IIA Advanced Technology Committee With Steve Hunt and Ken Askelson
Internal Audit Research and Partnering Pre-Meeting 10:30am
Thursday, April 5, 2007 - Cityplace Conference Center

Steve Hunt and Ken Askelson are Dallas Chapter members on The IIA's Advanced Technology Committee (ATC). The mission of ATC is to advise the IIA leaders and staff regarding emerging technology and the implications of that technology on the organization; assist in developing professional guidance on issues involving advanced technology; and assist in the implementation of strategies to position the IIA as a leading assurance and consulting organization by addressing risk, control, and governance issues associated with use of advanced technology.

As committee members, Steve and Ken will share the objectives of ATC as well as what it means to you as a Dallas Chapter member. In addition, they will provide you an overview of the published Global Technology Audit Guides (GTAG's) and the ones coming up.

If you are one of the first 30 people to sign in for the pre-meeting at CityPlace, you will receive the current GTAG's on CD.

Steve Hunt, CIA, CISA, CBM is the Director of Enterprise Solutions for the firm Enterprise Controls Consulting (ECC) and a member of the International Advanced Technology Committee of the IIA. Steve is co-authoring the Global Technology Audit Guide (GTAG8) for the IIA, which will be featured at the IIA International Conference in Amsterdam in July 2007. This guide provides detailed strategic guidance on the audit of application controls.

At ECC, Steve works with Fortune 1000, middle and small market companies across multiple industries, directing the delivery of financial, operational and IT risk management engagements. Steve has over 20 years of combined professional experience in industry and the Big 4 in public accounting, internal audit, and management consulting. Experience includes in-depth Sarbanes-Oxley compliance management, internal and external audit, business process development/reengineering and Big 4 business development. Background also includes several years experience with SAP R/3 configuration, management consulting, business process reengineering and application security and controls consulting.

Steve has been a featured speaker at several universities and organizations across the country and is an active member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the Information Systems Audit & Control Association (ISACA) and the Association of Professionals in Business Management (APBM).

Ken Askelson, CIA, CPA, CITP is the Senior IT Audit Manager for JCPenney in Plano, TX. He supervises the IT Audit staff responsible for auditing and monitoring the activities of the IT infrastructure. Previous positions with JCPenney included Audit Manager, Merchandise Manager and Regional Accounting Coordinator.

Professionally, Ken served on several committees for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He currently serves as a commissioner on the AICPA National Accreditation Commission, Vice Chair of the AICPA Privacy Task Force, and on the editorial advisory board for the Journal of Accountancy. Other AICPA committees he served on include the Information Technology (IT) Executive Committee, IT Research Subcommittee, IT Practices Subcommittee, and the Business and Industry Executive Committee. Ken also serves on the Advanced Technology Committee for the Institute of Internal Auditors.

Ken is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Information Technology Professional and Certified Public Accountant. He is a member of the AICPA and the Institute of Internal Auditors. He received degrees in marketing and accounting from the University of Northern Iowa.