ISACA North Texas March Monthly Meeting

Dates: 3/28/2024

Time: 10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Central Time

CPE: 3

Fee:

• ISACA Member Cost: $40.00
• Non-Member: $50.00

Agenda:

• 10:30 am - 11:30 am - Peter Kipp, CPA, Ph.D. (University of North Texas)
• 11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Lunch
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Joseph Mauriello, PhD, CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, CITP, CMA, CRMA, CFSA (The University of Texas at Dallas)
• 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Princess Eloho Odio

Education Month - We are excited to host our annual ISACA North Texas Education Month meeting at a new venue. Parking is available (and free) to the left of the building as you face it from Hackberry Road. Please enter at the front of the building through Security.

Speaker Bios:

Peter Kipp teaches information systems and data analysis in accounting at the University of North Texas. He holds a Ph.D in Business Administration from the University of South Florida and maintains an active CPA license in the state of Kansas. His research interests include human-machine interaction and the impact on judgment and decision making, the effect of blockchain on information processing, and the effect of changing audit regulation on auditors’ judgment and decision making. His scholarly work appears in the Journal of Information Systems and Accounting Horizons.

Joseph Mauriello is the Director of the Center for Internal Auditing Excellence at the University of Texas at Dallas (“UTD”) where he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the academic program. UTD is one of eight recognized centers of excellence in the US and thirteen in the world, as designated by the Institute of Internal Auditors, and is currently recognized as the largest graduate program in internal auditing. Currently, Joseph teaches core courses in the graduate program including Internal Audit, Advanced Audit, GRC, Advanced Data Analytics, and IT Audit. He also teaches various accounting courses including Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Accounting, and Managerial Accounting.

Joseph has more than 20 years of management and supervisory experience in accounting and auditing in both public company and consulting environments. He has expertise performing business risk assessments, ERM projects, anti-fraud program development services, performance improvement assessments, quality assessment reviews, and fraud investigations within the Risk Advisory umbrella, along with traditional internal audit co/outsourcing and SOX Compliance project management services.

In addition to his work at the University, Joseph also serves as the Gleim Lead Instructor globally for the CIA Exam and for the ISC section of the CPA Exam.

Princess Eloho Odio is a Business Analytics Specialist and Chartered Accountant (ACA) with expertise in finance, corporate governance, cybersecurity, and data analytics. Currently pursuing an MS in Business Analytics with a minor in Cybersecurity at East Texas A&M University, she serves as a Graduate Research Assistant and President of the Marketing and Business Analytics Student Association.

Some of her research papers focus on IT governance, cybersecurity risk management, digital transformation, and AI-driven business intelligence, with published works including "Enhancing IT Governance through AI-Powered Risk Management" and "Cybersecurity Frameworks for Financial Institutions in the Digital Age." She has led financial analysis, risk management, and IT governance initiatives, driving strategic decision-making.