Nokia Arena, Paidia auditorium
23-24 May, 2024 (“From lunch to lunch”)
Program, 23 May
12:00-13:00 Lunch, Sorella Dining, Vuolteenkatu 20, 33100 Tampere
13:00-13:05 Welcome to the Faculty of Management and Business at Tampere University, Dean Antti Lönnqvist
13:05-13:10 Welcome words, National Audit Office of Finland
13:10-13:15 Opening words, introduction of the program, Professor Jarmo Vakkuri
Theme 1. Making things auditable – Sustainable development as an audit object in the Nordic SAIs
13:15-14:00 The role of state audit institutions in the transition to a more sustainable society. Kristin Reichborn-Kjennerud, Research Professor, Oslo Metropolitan University.
14:00-14:45 The government’s steering and implementation of Agenda 2030. Arvid Segerström and Karl Nilsson, Swedish National Audit Office.
14:45-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:00 How are sustainability-related topics and activities audited? OAGN approach. Deputy director general, Kristin Amundsen, National Audit Office of Norway.
16:00-16:40 Considerations of sustainability: evidence from Finnish local government. Tampere University, PhD Jaakko Rönkkö & Mika Luhtala
16:40-17:00 Closing, Professor Jarmo Vakkuri
19:00-22:00 Dinner, Sorella Dining, Vuolteenkatu 20, 33100 Tampere
Program, 24 May
Theme 2. Auditing security, foresight and system-level preparation of the Nordic countries
9:00-9:45 Security of supply and safeguarding it during the Covid-19 pandemic. Audit Manager (Performance Audit) Teemu Kalijärvi, National Audit Office of Finland.
9:45-10:30 Auditing information security in higher education and research. Senior Adviser Thomas Solberg and Senior Adviser Nils Erik Bjørge, National Audit Office of Norway.
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Theme 3. Nordic SAIs addressing corruption
11:00-11:45 Public sector auditing and the fight against corruption. Professor Kim Jeppesen, Copenhagen Business School
11:45-12:30 Why Nordic SAI flops in discovering corruption? Rolf Elm-Larsen, Copenhagen.
12:30-12:45 Commentary: The importance of independence from the government: Auditor General’s reports and their use by the Danish Parliament. Peter Triantafillou and Flemming Juhl Christiansen, Department of Social Sciences and Business, Roskilde University.
12:45-13:00 Final words and thanks, Professor Jarmo Vakkuri
13:00-14:00 Lunch, Sorella Dining, Vuolteenkatu 20, 33100 Tampere