Standing Tall!

Carman Louise Lapointe, CIA, CCSA, CFE

Carman Louise Lapointe is the under-secretary-general for Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) at the United Nations. She has also held various Chief Audit Executive positions in Canadian Federal Crown Corporations.

Carman was the International Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors ("IIA") Inc., (1994-1995). She currently serves as The IIA's representative to international Federation of Accountants' Task Force revising auditing standard 610 on using the work of Internal Auditors. She was key contributor to The IIA's role in helping develop COSO's original Internal Control Integrated Framework. She also assissted in the development of the Certification in Control Self-Assessment.

Robert Haldane Smith, Lord Smith of Kelvin

Robert Haldane Smith, Lord Smith of Kelvin is one of the United Kindom's leading voices on governance issues. He has raised the boardroom profile and status of internal auditing when he chaired the Financial Reporting Council Group which produced the "Guidelines for Audit Committees 2003 - The Smith Report". The latter was incorporated into the revised "Combined Code on Corporate Governance" which formed the basis of governance code including Malaysia. His interview entitled "Standing Tall" appeared in the April 2006 Internal Auditors Magazine and was the inspiration for this 2011 Conference theme.

Lord Smith is currently Chairman of two FTSE100 companies - Scottish & Southern Energy and The Weir Group Ltd, the Chancellor of the University of the West of Scotland and was appointed to the House of Lords in 2008.

Graeme Maxton

Graeme Maxton is an economist, writer, and presenter who specializes in Asian business and economics as well as the world’s auto industry. He has authored several highly acclaimed books and is a freelance contributor to “The Economist.” Maxton is a frequent host on CNBC’s Squawk Box and Capital Connection and a regular guest on BBC and CNN news programs. Currently, he is working on a series of articles on China as well as a new book, “The End of Progress; How Modern Economics Has Failed Us,” which addresses the implications of the recent financial crisis, overpopulation, environmental degradation, and the emergence of China as a global power.

Arthur Carmazzi

Arthur Carmazzi has 21 years of experience specializing in psychological approaches to leadership and corporate culture transformation. He is a renowned motivational leadership keynote speaker and trainer in the Asian region and has advanced corporate training with innovative techniques and tools that have been acknowledged by some of the world’s greatest organizations. Carmazzi’s bestselling books include: “The 6 Dimensions of Top Achievers,” “The Colored Brain Communication Field Manual,” “Identity Intelligence,” “Lessons from the Monkey King,” and “The Psychology of Selecting the RIGHT Employee.” “Guru’s International” ranked him as one of the Global Top 10 Most Influential Leadership Gurus.

Richard Chambers (Moderator)

Richard Chambers CIA, CGAP, CCSA, leverages his more than 35 years of internal audit and related experience in his current role as president and CEO of The IIA Global Headquarters. He previously served as national practice leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers and spent a majority of his career in the public sector. Chambers held various internal audit positions with the U.S. General Accounting Office (now the Government Accountability Office) and served as inspector general of several public agencies such as the U.S. Postal Service and U.S. Army Worldwide. He currently serves on the Board of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and previously served on the U.S. President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency. Chambers received the Association of Government Accountants’ Frank Greathouse Distinguished Leadership Award in 2010.