When and where is Internal Auditor 2026?

From 9 to 11 November 2026 at the Sheraton Grand Dubai on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai.

Does attendance earn CPE credits?

Yes. marcus evans says the event is approved for 21.8 CPEs for three days and 14.6 CPEs for the two conference days, and the Institute of Risk Management has approved 12 CPD hours for the two days plus 6 for the workshop.

Registration is handled through the enquiry form on the official marcus evans event page; prices are not published online.

Chief audit executives, internal audit directors and managers, IT and data audit leads, and audit and risk committee members.

19th Annual Internal Auditor 2026

Name: 19th Annual Internal Auditor 2026
Start: 2026-11-09T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-11-11T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Sheraton Grand Hotel

About this event

Now in its 19th year, marcus evans' Internal Auditor conference gathers heads of internal audit from across the Middle East to rethink the audit universe. The 2026 programme, themed around AI innovation, sustainable thinking, fraud intelligence and adaptive risk strategies, looks at how audit functions can move beyond compliance and give boards forward-looking assurance as cyber, technology and geopolitical risks grow.

What's covered

Sessions combine practitioner case studies, panels and expert talks on the priorities facing audit functions in 2026.

The next chapter for internal audit: from historians to navigators
Audit talent, capability and the skills gap
Co-sourcing versus in-house audit operating models
Assurance over climate and sustainability reporting
Building an effective anti-corruption programme
IFRS 18 implementation for audit committees and auditors
Using AI in audit and assuring new technologies
Business resilience and macroeconomic and geopolitical volatility

Who attends

The speaker line-up and past attendee list point to chief audit executives, internal audit directors, IT audit heads and audit committee members from banks, sovereign funds, telecoms, government entities and large corporates across the GCC and beyond.

Format and CPE credits

The event runs over three days, two conference days plus a workshop day. The organizer states approval for 21.8 CPEs for full three-day attendance and 14.6 CPEs for the two conference days, and IRM approval for 12 CPD hours for the conference plus 6 for the workshop.

19th Annual Internal Auditor 2026 is a Business & Management event taking place 9-11 Nov 2026 at Sheraton Grand Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Speakers22

Richard Chambers
Managing Member, Richard F. Chambers & Associates; Past President and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)
Dr Khalid Al-Faddagh
Board Risk Committee Member
Karina Misko
President
Tanja M. Dimitrievska
Global Audit Director
Faisal Alotaibi
VP of Internal Audit Excellence
Lama Altamimi
Internal Audit Quality Director
Daniel Werner van Zyl
Director of Internal Audit: Corporate and Technology
Amna Mohamed Faridoon
Chief Audit Executive
Saleh Al Mahthuri
Group Chief Internal Auditor, Asyad Group; Board Member, IIA Oman
Maher AlAiyadhi
Chief Internal Audit Officer
Amr Abdelwahab
Chief Internal Auditor, Project Audit, Internal Audit Department
Mostafa Hassan
Chief Audit Officer
Shada Shammakh
Executive Director | Portfolio Head - IT Audit
Moez Sassi
EVP & Head of Audit – Finance, Risk Management & Compliance
Moses Chavi
Corporate Internal Audit Director
Dhruv Sabharwal
Vice President – Global Financial Crime & Regulatory Compliance Audits, Group Internal Audit Division
Hussain Alattas
Executive Director, Internal Audit Office
Nada Chalabi
Group VP Data Audit, AI & Digital Assurance Solutions
Biju Varughese Skariah
Head of Internal Audit Section - Technology, Information Security and Data Analytics
Mukund Manohar
VP, Audit
Dr. Aisha Alhamrani
Director of Internal Audit Office
Khaled Alnaser
Group Chief Internal Audit