Sophia, a humanoid robot, the world’s first robot citizen, will arrive in Dubai on March 8th, to be part of the largest smart conference for internal auditors, the 20th Annual Regional Audit Conference (ARAC).
The annual regional conference on internal auditing, ARAC is hosted by the Association of Internal Auditors in the UAE at the Dubai World Trade Center under the theme “The Revolution and Transformation in Internal Audit.”
During the event, Sophia will conduct an interactive session on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) entitled “Artificial Intelligence in the Internal Audit Profession.”
Sophia became the world’s first robot citizen after Saudi Arabia granted her citizenship in October 2017. The organizers facilitated Sophia’s presence at the smart conference as a symbol of the future of AI.
The conference, which will run for three days starting from March 7th, is sponsored by a number of major international companies such as KPMG, Bee’ah, Protiviti and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
ARAC offers an opportunity for attendees to receive more than 22 CPE credits, in order to enhance their professional development process. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from more than 40 international speakers, leaders and authors who will share their experiences, best practices, trends and case studies, through more than 44 sessions moderated by some of the biggest names in the field of internal auditing.
Some high-profile speakers include:
Mr. Terry Cutler, CEO, Cyology Labs Canada and Ethical Hacker, who will conduct a session on “Insider Secrets to How hackers are getting in, and why”
Mr. Jordan Belfort, American author, The Real Wolf of Wall Street, motivational speaker and former stockbroker, who will talk on “Leveraging Risk to Elevate your Business and Life”
Mr. Henrik Stein, Former President of the European Confederation of the Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA), who will address the participants on “Continuation and Innovation: A Challenge to evolve Internal Audit in a strongly regulated environment”
