External Audits Promote Budget Credibility

June 16, 2022
9:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Virtual Event

International Budget Partnership held an online seminar in June of 2022 focusing on how Supreme Audit Institutions address and assess budget credibility.

Opening remarks: Adil Ababou, Senior Program Officer, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Presentation of the results of the SAI survey of audit practices relevant to budget credibility: Aránzazu Guillán Montero, Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, DPIDG UNDESA

SAI experiences and reflections: Aurich Champagnie, Principal Auditor/Senior Economist, SAI Jamaica and Parishka Mistry, Deputy Business Unit Leader: Technical Audit Support, SAI South Africa

Moderation|Closing: Claire Schouten, IBP

Speakers

Aranzazu Guillan Montero

Senior Governance and Public Administration Officer, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Claire Schouten

Senior Program Officer, Advocacy, International Budget Parnership

Claire joined the International Budget Partnership in 2014 and specializes in integrity, transparency, accountability, and participation in public resource management. She has worked with civil society, governments, business, and donors on organizational development, action learning, monitoring and evaluation, and policy guidance. Claire has more than 12 years of experience in governance and development in Africa, the Caribbean, Central and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Prior to joining non-governmental organizations, Claire worked with the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations Volunteers External Relations Group in Bonn and Representation Office in New York, and the Ministry of National Defence in Canada. She has a Masters degree in Development Management from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Relations from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Claire has published research on social accountability in situations of conflict and fragility, drivers of change, and budget accountability in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and ICT for Open Contracting. Claire is fluent in English and French.