Why Choose Mike Levy?
With over 20 years of executive leadership experience, Mike brings unparalleled credibility and real-world insights to every speaking engagement. As Chief Audit Executive, Deloitte alumni, a IIA North American Board Chairman (2023-2024), and recognized industry thought leader, he combines strategic vision with practical wisdom that resonates with audiences at all levels.
Our areas of expertise include:
• Keynote presentations (audiences ranging from 50 to 15,000 attendees)
• Technical webinars
• Publications
• Industry thought leadership (reaching 10,000+ professionals monthly)
• Expert podcast contributions
Deliver complex topics with clarity and impact, making them accessible and actionable for diverse audiences
Customize content to align with your organization's specific challenges and objectives
Connect theory with practice through compelling real-world examples drawn from extensive board and executive experience
Engage audiences with a dynamic speaking style that promotes learning and retention
Keynote Speaker
An accomplished speaker with over 100 presentations at major industry conferences and events including Audit & Beyond, Diligent Elevate, IIA Great Audit Minds, IIA International Conference, and more. Mike develops customized presentations tailored to your organization's unique needs and objectives. His engaging keynotes address critical topics shaping the future of the profession, including:
Internal Audit Innovation
Transforming audit practices to meet evolving business challenges and drive strategic value
Technology Transformation
Leveraging digital solutions to modernize business functions and increase effectiveness
Emerging Risks & AI Transformation
Exploring how technological advances are reshaping risk landscapes and audit practices
Governance & Board Relations
Strengthening the partnership between internal audit and boards to enhance organizational oversight
Third-Party Risk Management
Building robust frameworks to manage evolving vendor and partner relationships
Cybersecurity on the front lines
Building robust frameworks to manage evolving vendor and partner relationships
Training Services
Elevate your team's capabilities with customized, bespoke training programs designed for internal audit, finance, risk, and compliance professionals.
We develop custom sessions based on your specific needs and organizational challenges. Our most popular training programs include:
AI for Internal Auditors
Prepare your audit team to navigate the emerging landscape of artificial intelligence. This training equips auditors with the knowledge to evaluate AI risks, assess governance frameworks, and apply practical approaches for auditing AI systems. Participants will develop skills to identify potential biases, algorithm weaknesses, and control gaps while learning how to leverage AI to enhance audit efficiency and effectiveness.
Cybersecurity for Internal Auditors
Equip your internal audit team with the specialized knowledge to effectively assess and strengthen your organization's cybersecurity posture. This training provides auditors with practical tools to identify vulnerabilities, evaluate compliance with security frameworks, and deliver actionable recommendations that protect critical data assets.
Data Privacy for Internal Auditors
Empower your audit professionals to navigate the complex landscape of data privacy regulations. This course delivers essential skills for evaluating privacy controls, assessing regulatory compliance, and developing audit approaches that safeguard personal information while supporting business objectives.
Soft Skills for Internal Auditors
Transform your audit team's impact through enhanced communication and influence. This program focuses on developing crucial interpersonal abilities that elevate audit findings from recommendations to implemented actions. Auditors will master techniques for stakeholder engagement, executive presentations, conflict resolution, and building collaborative partnerships across the organization—turning technical expertise into business value.
Risk Landscape Navigation for Internal Auditors
Position your audit function at the forefront of emerging risk landscapes. This forward-looking training provides a comprehensive analysis of critical risk areas facing organizations today and strategies for effectively auditing them. Participants will develop approaches for evaluating digital transformation, sustainability, third-party governance, and other priority risk domains that demand audit attention and expertise.
Sarbanes Oxy for Internal Auditors
Convert compliance requirements into strategic advantages for your organization. This innovative program moves beyond traditional SOX approaches, demonstrating how to transform mandatory controls testing into valuable business insights. Auditors will learn techniques to streamline documentation, automate testing, extract meaningful data analytics, and position SOX work as a foundation for broader value-added assurance activities that executive leadership recognizes and appreciates.
We deliver specialized sessions that are:
Tailored to Your Needs: Custom-designed content addressing your specific industry challenges and organizational objectives
Flexible in Delivery: Available in various formats and lengths, delivered both live and virtual to accommodate your team's schedule
Practical in Focus: Built on real-world scenarios and actionable insights that professionals can apply immediately to their daily work
Cross-Functional in Scope: Designed to benefit stakeholders across internal audit, finance, risk management, and compliance functions
These engaging sessions help your professionals sharpen their skills and advance their expertise in ways that create immediate value for your organization.
Chief Audit Executive in Residence
Partner with a trusted advisor who understands the complexities of modern internal audit leadership. As your CAE in Residence, our professionals provide strategic guidance and expert support across key areas:
Strategic Roadmap Development: Navigate transformation initiatives and build future-ready audit functions tailored to your industry
Executive Coaching & Counsel: Access confidential, one-on-one mentorship to work through complex challenges and decisions
Technical Excellence: Leverage deep expertise in technology governance, emerging risks, and industry-specific requirements
Thought Leadership Support: Enhance your department's impact through customized training sessions, webinars, and knowledge-sharing initiatives
We serve as a dedicated resource for CAEs and audit teams seeking to elevate their strategic impact and navigate evolving business challenges.
Content Creation & Publications
We specialize in producing expert-led webinars, podcasts, videos, blogs, articles, and thought leadership pieces that deliver practical insights, establish credibility in your field, and provide actionable frameworks your audience can implement immediately.
Product Roadmap & Advisory Services
Accelerate your technology company's growth with strategic advisory services tailored specifically for audit, risk, and compliance software providers navigating complex regulatory and market demands.
We deliver expert guidance grounded in deep industry knowledge to optimize your product strategy and execution. Our specialized advisory offerings include:
Technology Stack Optimization
Enhance your software architecture to meet evolving audit and compliance requirements while maintaining scalability and performance. Our advisors evaluate your current technology infrastructure against industry benchmarks, identifying opportunities to integrate emerging technologies, reduce technical debt, and create a resilient foundation for future growth that resonates with your target customers.
Compliance-as-a-Feature Strategy
Transform regulatory requirements from development constraints into compelling product differentiators. This service helps your team identify opportunities to embed compliance capabilities within your software in ways that create unique selling propositions. We guide you in developing features that simplify customer compliance efforts while creating sustainable competitive advantages in the marketplace.
User Experience for Compliance Solutions
Elevate your product's adoption through compliance-focused design excellence. Our advisors specialize in translating complex regulatory requirements into intuitive user experiences that drive engagement and satisfaction. We provide actionable recommendations to simplify workflows, improve data visualization, and create interfaces that make compliance accessible to technical and non-technical users alike.
Market Expansion Roadmapping
Navigate new market opportunities with strategically sequenced product development plans. This service evaluates regulatory landscapes across industries and geographies, identifying the highest-value expansion opportunities for your compliance technology. Our advisors create prioritized feature roadmaps that align development resources with market potential and competitive positioning.
AI Integration
Position your products at the forefront of the AI revolution in risk and compliance. Our specialists guide the responsible integration of artificial intelligence capabilities into your software offerings, focusing on explainability, bias mitigation, and regulatory alignment. We help you develop AI features that automate routine compliance tasks while enhancing analytical capabilities that deliver measurable value to your customers.
Strategic Partnership Ecosystem Development
Accelerate growth through a carefully constructed network of technology and service partnerships. This advisory service identifies complementary solution providers and creates integration strategies that expand your product's capabilities and market reach. We guide you in developing API strategies, co-marketing approaches, and partnership models that create sustainable competitive advantages in the audit and compliance technology space.RetryClaude can make mistakes. Please double-check responses.
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