Speakers & Sessions

Yulia Gurman is the 2025-26 Director of the Global Board of Directors of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and serves on The IIA’s 2025-26 North American Board of Directors. Most recently, she served on the Board of Trustees as the Vice President of Content for the Internal Audit Foundation. Yulia has over 23 years of audit, internal control, and risk management experience. Currently, she is the Vice President of Internal Audit and Corporate Security at Packaging Corporation of America (PCA), the third largest producer of containerboard and corrugated products in North America. Yulia is responsible for Internal Audit, Internal Controls and Corporate Security. Prior to joining PCA she served in a variety of Internal Audit leadership roles across different industries. Yulia earned her Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Information Systems from DePaul University. She is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA).