AI in Action:

Casey Kacirek

Advisory Managing Director at Deloitte

Casey Kacirek is a Managing Director in Deloitte’s Accounting and Internal Controls practice where she is responsible for the firm’s strategy to address emerging risks related to artificial intelligence (AI) enablement. She is also Deloitte’s Trustworthy AITM leader in digital controls focused on AI governance and risk management.

Kacirek has over 19 years of experience leading client service teams to deliver internal control evaluations for Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance, SOX readiness and program development, and internal audit services across the technology, retail and healthcare industries.

Panelists:

• Michael Kinsley, RSKA Board Chair at Seattle University and Senior Program Manager, Compliance Risk Assessments, Legal Affairs at T-Mobile
• Steve Mar, Accounting Instructor and RSKA Board Member at Seattle University; Director for Intraprise TechKnowlogies LLC
• Sai Kumar Uttarpally, Accounting Lead Tutor and MS Accounting and Analytics graduate student at Seattle University

Seth Bergeson

Management Consultant focused AI Strategy, Generative AI and AI Governance for PwC

Seth Bergeson is a management consultant at PwC focused on AI strategy, Generative AI, and AI governance. Throughout his career, Seth has worked across tech, education, and policy in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. 
 
At PwC, Seth leads AI strategy and Responsible AI projects for clients in technology, financial services, healthcare, and operations. He has helped clients build Responsible AI teams from the ground up, developing risk management frameworks, operating models, standards, and product policies. Seth has also developed Generative AI strategies for Fortune 100 companies and assessed the ROI of Generative AI tools. He recently served as a Fellow at the World Economic Forum (WEF), where he led WEF’s Generation AI project, which aims to leverage AI to educate and empower children while protecting them from potential risks posed by the technology.

Seth also served as a member of UNICEF’s Expert Advisory Group on AI for Children. Earlier in his career, he consulted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, worked in the U.S. House of Representatives, and conducted research as a Fulbright and Watson Fellow. Seth holds a BA from Whitman College and MBA and MPA from the University of Washington.

Panelists

• Nitin Nigam, RSKA Board Member at Seattle University and Internal Audit professional at Amazon
• Erik Moore, Clinical Professor and Program Director for the Online MS in Cybersecurity Leadership at Seattle University
• Kayla Okahara-Olsen, Accounting Lead Tutor and Accounting undergraduate student at Seattle University

Discussion Overview

How can companies develop strategies to responsibly use AI and Generative AI? Every company wants to use AI, but many do not know where to start.

This session will discuss what AI and GenAI can, and cannot, do and how to prioritize use cases and track ROI. Companies also need to build AI governance and operating models to effectively and responsibly develop their technology. This session will discuss key AI risks and how to develop risk management and AI governance to mitigate these risks. 
 

Hunter Henley

Director of Audit Data Analytics, Protiviti

Hunter Henley advises clients on how to automate and implement data analytics into their internal audit organizations and assist Protiviti engagement teams automate, centralize, and standardize their audit procedures. He formerly operated an Audit Data Analytics business unit at a Big 4 accounting firm. During his tenure, Henley’s team enabled clients and audit teams to improve audit quality, enhance audit effectiveness, and gain valuable insights through automated audit procedures.

Before entering audit technology enablement, Henley was an IT Auditor for 12 years across the financial services, healthcare, oil and gas, and consumer products industries. 

Panelists

• Vijayant Sitani, RSKA Board Member at Seattle University and Chief Audit Executive at PACCAR
• Dennis Applegate, Associate Clinical Professor and RSKA Board Member at Seattle University
• Anndrea Leung, Accounting Lead Tutor and Accounting undergraduate student at Seattle University

Discussion Overview

This panel will cover how data-driven auditing, advanced analytics, and AI are reshaping the profession. Auditors can now analyze full data populations, quickly identify anomalies and emerging risks, and generate richer insights that go far beyond traditional sample-based testing. With these capabilities, internal audit is evolving into a more proactive and strategic partner—using automation and intelligent analysis to improve control effectiveness, support continuous monitoring, and help organizations make faster, better-informed decisions.

Heather Harris

Field Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Alteryx

Heather Harris is the Field Chief Data & Analytics Officer for Alteryx with deep experience leading the delivery of AI, advanced analytics, and data technology solutions for some of the world's best-known brands. As an author and speaker, Heather regularly helps enterprises realize the impact of data, AI and analytics as key organizational assets.

Panelists

•  John Clements, RSKA Board Member at Seattle University and Retired Partner at PwC
• Gabriel Saucedo, Associate Professor, Accounting Department Chair, and RSKA Board Member at Seattle University
• Neha Kapoor, Accounting Lead Tutor and MS in Accounting & Analytics graduate student at Seattle University

Discussion Overview

Heather Harris, Field Chief Data & Analytics Officer, will share how Alteryx’s customers, including more than half of the Global 2000, are incorporating LLMs, generative AI and classic AI to reimagine audit.