Veronica Rose - Isaca Athens Conference

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Veronica Rose

Published Author | Director, One In Tech, Foundation | ISACA Board of Directors | IT Audit Professional | Member of N.A.C.D.

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Bio

Current Titles / Positions

Director, ISACA International Board of Directors since 2021 – Present
Board Member, One In Tech Foundation.
IT Audit Manager at KPMG
Published Author at Amazon
Founder of Encrypt Africa
International Keynote Speaker
Data Privacy Solutions Engineer
Host of Experts Corner Podcast
Global Mentor
Runner

Professional Memberships

Member of National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD).
Member of ISACA
Member of women in cybersecurity EA (Wicys)

Professional volunteer leadership roles

Member, Risk & Audit Committee at ISACA global (2022 – 2023)
Member, Risk & Technology Committee at ISACA Global (2021 – 2022)
Member, Communications Committee at ISACA Kenya Chapter (2019 – 2020).
Topic Leader at SheLeadsTech Engage community – OneInTech, an ISACA Foundation (2020).
Chair, Advocacy Committee at ISACA Kenya Chapter (2020 – 2021)
Member, SheLeadsTech Kenya Committee (2019 – 2020).
Member, Bylaw review committee (2020)
Data Privacy Taskforce committee (April, 2021)
ISACA Awards working group (January – April, 2021).

Work Experience

Veronica has both global and regional corporate governance experience, coupled with 6yrs experience in IT audit, privacy, IT risk, and GRC with a vast understanding of IT control in multi-channel work environments, banking sector, financial services sector, insurance sector, oil & gas sector, banking, microfinance, NGOs, government, Fintech and professional services industry.
She is currently the IT Audit Manager at KPMG East Africa.
Group Information Systems Auditor at Metropol Corporation Limited (2019 – 2021).
Advocacy Director at ISACA Kenya Chapter (2020 – 2021)
Director, Industry Relations and Linkages at African Women in Security Network (2020)
Information Security Analyst, IT Projects Manager, and IT Consultant at MyCredit Limited (2017 – 2019)
Previously worked as the group Information Systems Auditor for Metropol Corporation Limited and all its subsidiaries in East Africa.
She previously worked as an Information Security Analyst, IT Projects Manager, IT and Consultant, and Digital Marketing, Consultant at MyCredit Limited Kenya.
Seasoned Author of tech and cybersecurity blogs, articles and journals for tech companies. She has authored 212+ article related to career development, emerging technology, IT Audit & Assurance, Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Certification’s exam guides.
She was recognized among the top 50 women in cybersecurity in Africa (2020).
She is a keynote international Speaker and has participated in speaking at several IT Governance, IT Audit, Cybersecurity conferences across the globe.
She was also profiled in the book and featured among remarkable women moving cybersecurity in Africa (2019).
In March 2019, she was recognized by ISACA global as the most influential and strong advocate for the SheLeadsTech community.

Education Background

Degrees

Master of science in Information System (MSc.IS) from Ndejje Graduate School.
Bachelor of Computer Science with Education (BCS.ED) Ndejje University.

Certifications

National Association for Corporate Directors (NACD) Ongoing
Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA),
Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE), and
IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate from ISACA.
Certified in Management and Leadership from the Open University of London.
Certificate of completion of Advanced concepts for IT auditors
Certificate of completion of 400 and 500 complex issues for lead IT Audit professional
Certificate of completion of Global Independence training for Managers 2023

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Presentation Abstract

Robotic Process Automation (RPA)

Globally, trends are moving towards emerging technologies and more focus is currently on RPA and AI. We use RPA in our daily business processes. RPA solutions are applied to a multitude of cross -functional processes across any industry. Organizations of varying scale, size, and structure leverage RPA to streamline and automate specific manual processes. The benefits that they realize typically include improved customer experience, cost reduction, and increased speed to market. RPA can make jobs easier and create time for other responsibilities or to explore new capabilities.

As organizations become data-driven, more people are becoming more empowered to work with data, transform and analyze it, and discover insights. RPA is about letting humans work on what humans excel at while using robots to handle tasks that get in the way. With RPA, people get to perform more meaningful work, be creative, collaborate across teams, and build deeper connections with clients.

The future depends on high-quality data and strong data governance, in the midst of a culture of learning and innovation. We should understand that RPA is less about replacing people’s jobs and rather about doing those repetitive rules-based and repetitive tasks that people don’t like doing themselves.

Presentation Outline • Introduction to RPA • Robots in the workplace • Benefits of RPA

“We shouldn’t think of bots as a threat to our jobs, but rather as a way to become more efficient and improve the quality of what we do.”

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