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IDI's Board is composed of ten members from different supreme audit institutions. Get to know them better in our "Meet the Board" series.
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The Global Summit brings SAI Leaders, professionals, and key stakeholders from across the INTOSAI community, including professional bodies, civil society, legislative bodies, international organisations, and academia. It provides an opportunity for SAI Leaders to reflect on their vital role in keeping their SAI relevant to the global developments in digitalisation and sustainability. The Summit is also packed with interesting conversations, experience sharing and reflections on strategising and working together to address relevant topics in areas of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, inclusion and equality, climate action and technology.
This event is hybrid event. Interpretation services will be provided in English, Spanish, Arabic, and French for in-person and online attendees.
Aránzazu Guillán Montero is a Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer at the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government in the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DPIDG /UN DESA).
Before joining DESA, she was a Senior Program Advisor at U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (Norway) with a focus on mainstreaming anti-corruption into sector programs and strengthening people’s engagement in anti-corruption. Previously, she worked for the World Bank, both in operational work and capacity development, on public sector management reform, transparency, access to information and accountability in Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Europe. Aránzazu holds a PhD in Government and a Master in Public Policy from Georgetown University (USA).
Archana Shirsat is Deputy Director General at INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) based in Oslo, Norway. Within IDI, she is a part of the management team and heads a department that works towards a vision of professional and relevant SAIs through high-quality and high-impact audits. One of the critical areas of her work includes promoting and supporting SAIs in providing independent, external oversight on the implementation of SDGs |
Yu Zhang works in the Health Systems Resilience & Essential Public Health Functions Team, World Health Organization Headquarters. He has education backgrounds in global health, disease risk management, biomedical engineering, and economics. He has years of experience in supporting countries and partners in strengthening institutional capacity for essential public health functions. He also provided technical expertise in IDI Cooperative Audit of Strong & Resilient National Public Health Systems (linked to SDG 3.d), and ASOSAI Capacity Development Program 2023 Workshop on Audit of Infectious Disease Prevention Programs in post COVID-19 situation linked to health system resilience.
Redda Seifeldin works with the World health Organization Headquarters on Health Systems Resilience and Essential Public Health Functions. Her years of experience cuts across health systems strengthening, health security and their interlinkages, at global, national, subnational and health facility levels. Her role in WHO focuses on supporting countries to operationalise the concept of health system resilience by embedding and institutionalizing public health capacities within health systems in routine and emergency contexts. She has developed various WHO technical resources to guide countries, partners, and other stakeholders, and supported country level implementation in policymaking, planning, capacity building, service delivery as well as monitoring and evaluation. |
Maria Gabriela is the General Supervisor of the Audit Directorate of Public Resources Destined to Indigenous Peoples and Vulnerable Groups of the Comptroller General of Accounts, of Guatemala. She is a member of the Quality Control Commission in charge of supervising, analyzing and reviewing the technical work. She has eleven years of experience as an independent Auditor, CFR SICA Regional Auditor, Coordinator, appointed as Supervisor in 17 financial, compliance, and performance audits. Team Leader of the Sustainable Public Procurement Audit using Data Analysis (CASP) pilot plan of the ISAM methodology, applying an integrated Government approach. Maria Gabriela holds a Master’s degree in Risk Management and Quality Plans from Business School, Educational Format in Spain. She is also a Public Accountant and Auditor, having earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of San Carlos of Guatemala.
Trinidad Inostroza is the President of the Permanent Advisory Council for the Modernization of the State of Chile. She is an international expert in public procurement and gender perspective in fiscal management. She is a lawyer and Master in Law LLM Catholic University of Chile, former Director of the Directorate of Procurement and Public Procurement (Chilecompra) and former President of the Inter-American Network of Government Procurement. She works as Senior Consultant for international organizations (IDB, World Bank, UNOPS), professor of Magister in the Catholic University and in several universities in Chile in matters of public procurement and anti-corruption. Academic Director of the Diploma in Public Procurement, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez de Chile.
Yocasta is a renowned International Consultant in Public Procurement, specializing in sustainable and inclusive strategies, E-Procurement, governance, and transparency. She has extensive experience as Director General of the Public Procurement Office of the Dominican Republic (2012-2020) and as former President of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (RICG). Additionally, she has provided consulting services to multilateral organizations such as the IDB, World Bank, and the European Union.
Since 2013, she has promoted the development of public procurement systems as key tools to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), emphasizing the importance of designing processes that foster the participation of women and SMEs. Her approach links public procurement systems to economic, social, and environmental growth, as well as to the institutional reforms that administrations need to become more efficient and transparent.
Adriano Juras works as Manager for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Facilitating Audit Impact (FAI) at the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI). He has served as a performance auditor for 10 years at the Federal Court of Accounts, the Supreme Audit Institution of Brazil, as has been working with preparedness and SDG audits since 2016. Adriano coordinated the last two editions of the Coordinated Audits on Protected Areas, in which 23 SAIs and 9 subnational audit institutions from Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia took part. Currently, he is responsible for SAI SDG Auditors Initiative at IDI, to take place from 2024-2027.
Alexis KAMUHIRE the Auditor General of Rwanda, has rich experience in Public Financial Management (PFM) over the last twenty (20) years, he started his career in public sector audit since 2003. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR).
Currently he is Chairperson of Audit and Governance Subcommittee of Governing Board of AFROSAI-E as the Head of SAI-Rwanda.
Maria Lucia Lima is a Senior Manager in the Professional and Relevant workstream at the IDI. She joined IDI in 2015 and is mainly working with Performance Audit. She is the manager of the Equal Futures Audit initiative. Before joining IDI, she was an auditor at SAI Brazil. She holds a degree in Electronic Engineering and a Master´s degree in Public Administration, both from Brasilia University. |
Tamar Sabedashvili holds a PhD (2012) and MA (2002) in Gender Studies from Central European University, Budapest and BA (2000) MA (2004) in International Relations from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University. Tamar Sabedashvili is Deputy Country Representative of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) in Georgia working actively in the areas of elimination of violence against women, women’s economic empowerment, gender and good governance and women, peace and security. In 2013-2019 Tamar headed Gender Institute and the Gender Studies Programme at Tbilisi State University, where she also taught in 2006-2019. Tamar’s research interests are in the field of gender and development. Her PhD thesis dealt with the specificities of recognition and regulation of domestic violence in Georgia.
Srinivas Gurazada (Srini), an Indian national with over three decades of experience working on public finance, public policy, economics and governance matters around the world, is the Head of PEFA Secretariat and the Global Lead Public Financial Management. Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (www.pefa.org) initiative, a partnership of nine development partners, is housed in the World Bank. PEFA is regarded as a gold standard for Public Financial Management and is being used in over 150 countries. Srini held various positions in the World Bank, as Governance Lead in Sub-Saharan Africa region, Task Team Leader, Program Manager, Global Lead Governance in Sectors, Chair of Accountability & Oversight Institutions etc. Before joining Bank, as a career civil servant, Srini held key positions in Government of India as Accountant General, Director, etc and was deputed as Advisor to Government of Oman. Srini has extensive experience with INTOSAI and its regional organizations, and worked in Comptroller and Auditor General of India and State Audit Institution of Sultanate of Oman. its He started his professional career as a partner in a firm of Chartered Accountants before his passion for development work motivated him to move to the public sector. Srini holds Masters in Science (MSc) in Public Financial Management from University of London (UK) and Bachelor’s degrees in Commence (B.Com) and Law (LLB) from Andhra University (India). He is a Chartered Accountant, a Cost and Management Accountant, a Chartered Secretary and holds multiple other international certifications. He received several Awards including “COVID19 Operational Hero Award” of World Bank, “Public Sector Achiever Award” by CA Institute, etc.
Corinne is the Executive Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), a research centre at the University of Oxford, where she has worked since 2015. She manages the day-to-day affairs of the organization, as well as identifying and implementing its strategic plans. She also works with national governments and international agencies in the development and analysis of multidimensional poverty measures, with a focus on Africa and the Middle East. She holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Oxford and a BA in Political Science and International Studies from Washington University in St. Louis. |
Sally Torbert is the Policy Manager for the International Budget Partnership (IBP), based in Tbilisi, Georgia. In this role, she leads IBP’s Budget Credibility and Debt Accountability initiatives in collaboration with IBP’s country teams and civil society partners.
Before joining IBP, Sally worked as a public sector and governance specialist, focusing on public financial management, service delivery, social accountability, and capacity building. She has held positions with the World Bank, DAI, UNCDF, and UNDP, supporting public finance and governance reforms in Afghanistan, Lao PDR, Nepal, Mozambique, and Timor-Leste. Sally holds a Bachelor's degree from Princeton University and a Master's degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Auditor General Hussain Niyazy is a public audit professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and audit. He is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and also Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) who counts over 18 years of service experience at the Auditor General’s Office (AGO). He played a vital role in the establishment and development of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) in which he currently holds the position of the President.
Mariella is the External Control Planer at the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile. She holds a Bachelor of Political Science and Public Administration by profession and vocation. Mariella completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Chile and holds specializations in Public Management for Institutional Development (2018) and Process Automation and Management Control (2024) from the same institution. Additionally, she completed a semester at the Autonomous University of Madrid (2009) and attended the Summer School on Experimental Methods at the Nuffield Centre for Experimental Social Sciences at the University of Oxford (2019).
Since 2014, Mariella has worked as an external control planner for the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic of Chile, with experience in various areas such as education, municipal affairs, and the public sector in general. For the past 10 months, she has served as Acting Head of the External Control Planning Unit of the II Regional Comptroller’s Office of Metropolitan Santiago.
President of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), in office as Minister since 2014. He is the Chair of INTOSAI since November 2022. He holds a PhD in Law and a LL.M, both from The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. Former Head of the Legislative Counsel Office of the Federal Senate, former Counselor of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) and of the National Council of the Prosecutor’s Office (CNMP).
He was a Visiting Researcher at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, focusing his studies on mediation between Public Administration bodies before the Audit Courts. He was also Visiting Research Scholar at Cardozo School of Law (New York), and at Max Planck Institute for International, European and Regulatory Procedural Law (Luxemburg).
He is a professor at the State University of Rio de Janeiro and in the Master's and doctoral programs at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation and University. He was also part of the Committee of Legal Experts appointed by the Federal Senate to draft the current Code of Civil Procedure, passed 2015.
Marta Acosta Zúñiga holds a Master's degree in Management and Public Finance from the International Center for Economic Policy for Development, at the National University of Costa Rica.
She also holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Costa Rica. She is a member of the College of Public Accountants of Costa Rica and the Institute of Internal Auditors. She integrated the Board of Directors of the Development Initiative of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (IDI- INTOSAI) in the period 2017-2020. She has worked in the field of auditing in the public sector, as well as in the areas of accountability, transparency and efficiency of government procurement and contracting, both in Costa Rica and in other countries.
From September 2004 to May 2012 she was Deputy Comptroller General of the Republic. In May 2012 she was elected Comptroller General of the Republic, a position she has held to date, for two consecutive terms.
Tsotne Kavlashvili has been appointed as the Auditor General since 21 September 2022.
He has extensive experience of working within the public financial sector. Before being elected as the position of the Auditor General, he was the Deputy Minister of Finance and the Head of the State Treasury. His professional career started in 2006 at the Ministry of Finance, having served as the Head of the Fiscal Forecasting Department, the Deputy Head of the Budget Department, a specialist at the Budget Department Budgetary Policy Division and Common Budget Formation Division and Budget Division of Territorial Units. He has also worked as an expert assistant at the "Georgian Railway Restructuring Support Project".
Mr Kavlashvili has graduated with a degree in Economics (2004) and holds Master's degree In Economics and business (2006) from Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
Amadu Tidjane Baldé, President of the Court of Auditors of Guiné-Bissau, has served as a judge at the Court since 2007, focusing on post-audit controls in European funds, environment, and natural resources. Previously, he held roles in pre-audit control and represented his section on the Court’s Permanent Commission. He chairs the IT Committee, serves as Data Protection Officer, and leads the Ethics Working Group. Internationally, he has coordinated EUROSAI's Task Force on Audit and Ethics since 2011 and has led the Court’s participation in several INTOSAI and EUROSAI working groups, including those on public procurement and ethics. With extensive experience in financial oversight, he has also served as an OECD consultant, certified trainer, and collaborator with international institutions, delivering training and engaging in technical cooperation globally.
FCPA Nancy Gathungu, CBS is the Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya, leading an organization of over 1,800 employees and providing audit assurance to over 12,000 public sector entities.
She is a Board Member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Development Initiative (IDI) and the Chair of the Technical and Institutional Capacity Building Committee (ITCBC) of the African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI). She is also the Chairperson of the Governing Board of the African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions - English Speaking (AFROSAI-E).
Auditor General Hussain Niyazy is a public audit professional with extensive experience in finance, accounting and audit. He is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA) and also Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) who counts over 18 years of service experience at the Auditor General’s Office (AGO). He played a vital role in the establishment and development of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) in which he currently holds the position of the President.
Erick Paul has recently been appointed and confirmed by the 11th Pohnpei State Legislature as the new Pohnpei State Public Auditor. Erick's professional journey began in 2013 when he joined the FSM National Government under the Office of the National Public Auditor after completing his college education. He dedicated himself to this role until June 2017.
In June 2017, Erick transitioned to serving as a financial officer under the World Bank funded projects administered by FSM Department of Finance and Administration. By September of the same year, he was appointed as the Assistant Secretary of the National Treasury within the FSM Department of Finance and Administration, a position he held until July 2023.
Erick's expertise also extended to corporate governance. He served on the board of directors for the FSM Telecommunication Corporation Cable/Open Access Entity (OAE) from 2021 to April 2024. Additionally, he was appointed and confirmed as a board member of the Pohnpei Utilities Corporation in 2020, where he served as Chairman for three years.
Erick holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Accounting from Chaminade University of Honolulu. His extensive experience and educational background equip him with the skills and knowledge necessary for his current role as Pohnpei State Public Auditor.
H.E. Justice Abubaker Hussein Omar Al-Saggaf is the President of the Central Organization for Control and Auditing (COCA) in Yemen, a position he has held since May 2013. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Law (1989) and previously served as a Board Member of the High Authority for Tender Control (2009-2013) and as a judge, ultimately rising to Chief of the Appeal Court (1989-2009). Born on December 24, 1965, he is married with children.
Alexis KAMUHIRE the Auditor General of Rwanda, has rich experience in Public Financial Management (PFM) over the last twenty (20) years, he started his career in public sector audit since 2003. He is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR).
Currently he is Chairperson of Audit and Governance Subcommittee of Governing Board of AFROSAI-E as the Head of SAI-Rwanda.
Dr. Hussam Abdulmohsen Alangari was appointed by Royal Decree as President of the General Court of Audit in May 2016. Within INTOSAI, he is currently the Second-Vice-Chair, Chairman of the PFAC, Co-Chair of the IDSC, Chair of ARABOSAI and member of the ASOSAI Governing Board. He also chairs the Arab Confederation for Institutes of Internal Auditors as well as the Saudi IIA Board of Directors, and is a member of the IIA Global Board of Directors, he received his Doctoral Degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Essex in the UK in 2000. In 2008, he was promoted to Full Professorship Rank from King AbdulAziz University in Saudi Arabia, where he has worked as a Lecturer and Academic Scholar as well as Dean of the Faculties of Economics and Administration and of Law. After his academic career, Dr. Alangari was appointed as a member of the Saudi Parliament, the Ash-Shura Council, from 2013-2016, serving as both Vice-Chair and Chair of the Financial Committee.
As the Director of Audit, Carla Pike is responsible for ensuring that moneys that have been appropriated and disbursed by Parliament have been applied to the purposes for which they were appropriated and expenditure conforms to the authority that governs it. This includes conducting financial, compliance and performance audits of the various government Ministries and Departments, statutory bodies and agencies
Mrs. Pike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Accounting and Business Computer Information Systems and a Masters of Business Administration degree. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Forensic Certified Public Accountant (FCPA).
Mrs. Pike has over 19 years of experience in the auditing and accounting field having served in various positions within the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Director of Audit of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Mr. Monthien Charoenpol is the current Auditor General of the State Audit Office of the Kingdom of Thailand, bringing extensive experience in public administration, law, and auditing. He holds multiple advanced degrees, including a Master of Public Administration from the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), a Master of Laws from Ramkhamhaeng University, and a Graduate Diploma in Public Law from Thammasat University, among others. He has also completed several executive programs in governance, law, and public policy.
In his career, Mr. Monthien Charoenpol has held various senior positions, including Deputy Auditor General and Inspector General at the SAO Thailand, and has contributed to numerous committees related to anti-corruption, public financial management, and constitutional reform.
As Auditor General, Mr. Monthien Charoenpol is focused on transforming the State Audit Office by developing a capable, virtuous, and digitally enabled workforce. His six-year strategic vision prioritizes the professional development of staff, enhancing audit efficiency through technology, and fostering a culture of public service and accountability. This vision aims to strengthen the institution's effectiveness in promoting transparency, integrity, and the proper use of public funds in Thailand.
Einar Gørrissen has been the Director-General of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) since 2014. He started as an auditor in the Office of the Auditor General of Norway (OAG Norway) before being recruited to their International department. There, he primarily worked with OAG Norway’s involvement in the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) and provided capacity development support to the SAIs of Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Serbia, and Zambia. Einar then became a Long-Term advisor to the National Audit Office of Malawi on behalf of the Swedish National Audit Office for a three-year period from 2005 to 2008, leading a comprehensive twinning project. In 2010 he joined the IDI, where he established the Secretariat for the INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation, a partnership between development partners and INTOSAI to augment and strengthen support to SAIs in developing countries. He held the post of Deputy Director General of IDI until 1st January 2014 when he was appointed Director General of the IDI. He has published several articles on Supreme Audit Institutions and is a member of FIPP, the standard setting body for INTOSAI. Einar holds a BA from the University of London and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Management.
Archana Shirsat is Deputy Director General at INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) based in Oslo, Norway. Within IDI, she is a part of the management team and heads a department that works towards a vision of professional and relevant SAIs through high-quality and high-impact audits. One of the critical areas of her work includes promoting and supporting SAIs in providing independent, external oversight on the implementation of SDGs |
Aránzazu Guillán Montero is a Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer at the Division for Public Institutions and Digital Government in the United Nations Department of Social and Economic Affairs (DPIDG /UN DESA).
Before joining DESA, she was a Senior Program Advisor at U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre (Norway) with a focus on mainstreaming anti-corruption into sector programs and strengthening people’s engagement in anti-corruption. Previously, she worked for the World Bank, both in operational work and capacity development, on public sector management reform, transparency, access to information and accountability in Latin America, the Middle East, South Asia and South-East Europe. Aránzazu holds a PhD in Government and a Master in Public Policy from Georgetown University (USA).
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Auditor General Hussain Niyazy is a public audit professional with extensive experiencein finance, accounting and audit. He is a Chartered Management Accountant (ACMA)and also Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) who counts over 18 yearsof service experience at the Auditor General’s Office (AGO).He played a vital role in the establishment and development of the Institute of CharteredAccountants of the Maldives (CA Maldives) in which he currently holds the position ofthe President.
Manon Nouvian-Flynn is a Trainee Auditor in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General, Ireland. She joined SAI Ireland in 2022 where she works in the Performance Audit Directorate and is a member of the internal working group on environmental auditing. She holds a Doctorate in History from Trinity College Dublin and worked as a researcher prior to joining the Office of the C&AG.
Cezar is the Director of Agriculture at the Brazilian Federal Court of Accounts (TCU). He has 13 years of experience, including 10 in agriculture. He holds degrees in Information Technology and Law. He has completed numerous courses in Auditing.
Mrs. Carla Pike is the Director of Audit of St. Kitts and Nevis. As the Director of Audit, she is responsible for ensuring that moneys that have been appropriated and disbursed by Parliament have been applied to the purposes for which they were appropriated and expenditure conforms to the authority that governs it. This includes conducting financial, compliance and performance audits of the various government Ministries and Departments, statutory bodies and agencies
Mrs. Pike holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in Accounting and Business Computer Information Systems and a Masters of Business Administration degree. She is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a Forensic Certified Public Accountant (FCPA).
Mrs. Pike has over 19 years of experience in the auditing and accounting field having served in various positions within the Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Director of Audit of St. Kitts and Nevis.
Dr Vivi Niemenmaa is Secretary General of the INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing at the National Audit Office of Finland. Vivi is an expert in sustainable development and environmental governance. She has strong experience in auditing environmental and climate policies both in Finland and in the EU. She is also an acknowledged trainer and has initiated novel collaboration between the University of Helsinki and National Audit Office. She has developed approaches to policy coherence in the context of the SDGs, as well as long-term orientation in auditing. She is interested in nexus areas, such as just transition and planetary health, where various policy areas intersect. Vivi holds a PhD in Geography and has completed Executive Master’s in International Relations.
Mr. Dashiell Costa is a government auditor and senior specialist in the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil. Currently, he works as Project Coordinator for the ClimateScanner Initiative. He has a degree in Social Communication – Advertising, from the University of Brasilia, and a specialization in public policy auditing.
Dr Vivi Niemenmaa is Secretary General of the INTOSAI Working Group on Environmental Auditing at the National Audit Office of Finland. Vivi is an expert in sustainable development and environmental governance. She has strong experience in auditing environmental and climate policies both in Finland and in the EU. She is also an acknowledged trainer and has initiated novel collaboration between the University of Helsinki and National Audit Office. She has developed approaches to policy coherence in the context of the SDGs, as well as long-term orientation in auditing. She is interested in nexus areas, such as just transition and planetary health, where various policy areas intersect. Vivi holds a PhD in Geography and has completed Executive Master’s in International Relations.
Bernhard Schatz has more than 13 years of experience in the public administration in Austria where he held positions at the Austrian Ministry of Finance and the Austrian Court of Audit (CoA). At his time at the MoF he was part of a team introducing a comprehensive budget reform including IPSAS, where he specialised in public financial management topics like budget management, fiscal risk management, accrual accounting and reporting. Afterwards he served as a senior expert for accounting and auditing standards at the CoA. He has served 6 years as a member of the International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board (IPSASB). He currently is PwC Austrias Public Sector and Sustainability Reporting Leader. Among other functions he serves as a member of the Sustainability Reference Group to the IPSASB, as observer to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and as a Technical Advisory Committee member to the Worldbanks PULSAR program.
Archana Shirsat is Deputy Director General at INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) based in Oslo, Norway. Within IDI, she is a part of the management team and heads a department that works towards a vision of professional and relevant SAIs through high-quality and high-impact audits. One of the critical areas of her work includes promoting and supporting SAIs in providing independent, external oversight on the implementation of SDGs.
Dr. Chris Dimitriadis is an experienced leader and board member, with global CEO experience, international authority in cybersecurity, with a proven track record in developing and managing strategy, programs and initiatives. He is the Chief Global Strategy officer at ISACA, responsible for global growth.
Elena Ardelean is a seasoned international leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital transformation, and innovation. With over 12 years of experience, she has spearheaded strategic reforms and technological advancements across Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. As the Head of Digital Transformation and Innovation at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, Elena advised high-ranking government officials on digital development, AI adoption, and public sector innovation. At Dalberg, she championed AI applications in agriculture, health, and education across Africa. Her earlier roles at the World Bank and European Investment Bank focused on public sector reforms in Europe, Central Asia, and the MENA regions.
Elena also co-chaired the UN initiative 'United for Smart Sustainable Cities' experts' group on AI governance and founded AI4DA, a non-profit empowering youth through AI education and research. She holds certifications in Design Thinking and Innovation from Harvard and Machine Learning from Stanford, along with an Executive MBA, a MA from Sciences Po Paris, and a BA from the University of Vienna.
Farahnaaz is an Assistant Director with the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Since 2019, she manages a portfolio area in the Science, Technology Assessment and Analytics team, where she leads work on U.S. research security, oversight and accountability of federal implementation of artificial intelligence systems and government-wide efforts to harmonize regulations and administrative tasks in the research environment. Farahnaaz also represents GAO in the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions where she supports efforts for the Working Group on Science and Technology.
Farahnaaz received a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Political Economics, Masters of Science in Applied Economics and Masters of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of North Texas.
Shefali S Andaleeb, member of the Indian Civil Services, has served for more than twenty five years in the Government, holding various portfolios in public sector audit, financial management and administration, both nationally and internationally. She was on secondment to the IDI for five years. Currently, she serves as the Director General of International Relations Division of SAI India.
Anzor Mekhrishvili is a seasoned digital advisory and cybersecurity expert, currently serving as Director and Head of Digital Advisory at BDO in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is also a representative from SAI Georgia. With over 15 years of experience across IT governance, cybersecurity, and digital transformation, he has successfully led numerous high-impact projects, including ISO 27001 implementations and RPA deployments. Anzor also contributes as an invited lecturer and consultant, providing expertise in information security and IT auditing.
Marta Acosta Zúñiga holds a Master's degree in Management and Public Finance from the International Center for Economic Policy for Development, at the National University of Costa Rica.
She also holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Costa Rica. She is a member of the College of Public Accountants of Costa Rica and the Institute of Internal Auditors. She integrated the Board of Directors of the Development Initiative of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (IDI- INTOSAI) in the period 2017-2020. She has worked in the field of auditing in the public sector, as well as in the areas of accountability, transparency and efficiency of government procurement and contracting, both in Costa Rica and in other countries.
From September 2004 to May 2012 she was Deputy Comptroller General of the Republic. In May 2012 she was elected Comptroller General of the Republic, a position she has held to date, for two consecutive terms.
Mr.Mohamed Abd El-Ghany was appointed as the Vice-President of the Accountability State Authority (ASA) of the Arab Republic of Egypt on August 7th ,2024 by virtue of the Republic’s Presidential Decree no. 322 of 2024.
H.E. graduated from the Faculty of Commerce in 1988 with a Bachelor Degree in Accounting and received his Masters Degree in financial management in 2016.
He stepped in with his career within the ASA and assumed high profile positions such as the ASA Secretary General and the Head of the ASA’s President Technical Office.
Then, his career was culminated by being the incumbent ASA Vice-President.
FCPA Nancy Gathungu, CBS is the Auditor-General of the Republic of Kenya, leading an organization of over 1,800 employees and providing audit assurance to over 12,000 public sector entities.
She is a Board Member of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Development Initiative (IDI) and the Chair of the Technical and Institutional Capacity Building Committee (ITCBC) of the African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI). She is also the Chairperson of the Governing Board of the African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions - English Speaking (AFROSAI-E).
Information Technology within the Auditor General’s Department of Jamaica. I have 18 years of public sector audit experience with approximately 9 years conducting IT Audits. In March 2010, I was formally trained in IT Audit at the International Centre for Information Systems and Audit (iCISA) in Noida, India and attained the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) designation in 2013. With my knowledge and experience I hope to influence the establishment of effective IT governance structures and Information Security Management System as well as encourage the proper development of secure applications that increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Government of Jamaica.