Summits

Charles Financial Strategies LLC’s summits are designed to develop your workforce’s leadership and technical skills to progress professionally and personally. Our process is well-structured and employee-centric to promote the leadership skills to be productive at the workplace, to increase job satisfaction, employee retention, promotion potential, and to improve employee and company efficiency and ROI.

The Future of Internal Audit

Risk, AI & Resilience

Level-up Internal Audit Series: From Compliance to Strategic Value
📍 100% Virtual
📅 May 5–6, 2026
🕒 11 AM – 3 PM ET Daily

Transform the way your organization views internal audit.

  • Align audit with executive strategy
  • Learn cutting-edge techniques in fraud prevention, EQ, and EQA
  • Access templates, case studies, and proven frameworks from top experts
  • Network with peers and thought leaders across industries
Summit Agenda

Two Days. High-Impact Sessions.

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  1. 11:00 AM–11:10 AM
    Welcome

    Welcome + Summit Goals + Live Poll

    Dr. Sabine Charles
  2. 11:10 AM–11:55 AM
    Keynote

    Audit Reporting That Gets Results: Clear, Concise, and Actionable Communication

    Tracie Marquardt
  3. 11:55 AM–12:05 PM
    Break

    10 Minute Break

    Refresh & reset
  4. 12:05 PM–12:45 PM
    Session

    Agile Auditing in Complex, Fast-Changing Organizations: Delivering Real-Time Assurance

    Ureka Rangasamy
  5. 12:45 PM–12:55 PM
    Break

    10 Minute Break

    Stretch & connect
  6. 12:55 PM–1:35 PM
    Session

    The Shift to Risk Intelligence

    Sherry Rodriguez
  7. 1:35 PM–1:45 PM
    Break

    Break + Networking Prompt

    Connect with peers
  8. 1:45 PM–2:30 PM
    Keynote

    Leadership Beyond Compliance

    Dr. Sabine Charles
  9. 2:30 PM–2:50 PM
    Session

    AI Won't Fix Your Broken Processes: 3 Things to Consider Before Impleting AI

    Robert Berry
  10. 2:50 PM–3:00 PM
    Wrap-Up

    Day 1 Close + Prep for Day 2

    Dr. Sabine Charles

Recorded Level-Up Summits

The Level-Up Internal Audit summits are where we focus on people, processes, and technologies in the internal audit profession. You will learn how to use new tactics to continue providing value-add services to your constituents. Learn more about our past speakers.