Dubai: Humanoid robot Sophia to participate in auditors' conference

The humanoid robot Sophia, the world's first robot citizen, will arrive in Dubai on Tuesday, March 8, to participate in the largest smart conference for internal auditors, the 20th Annual Regional Audit Conference (ARAC) from March 7 to 9 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Sophia, who holds Saudi citizenship, will conduct an interactive session on the future of artificial intelligence entitled "Artificial Intelligence in the Internal Audit Profession", on the second day of the annual regional conference on internal auditing, hosted by the Association of Internal Auditors in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai World Trade Center under the theme "The Revolution and Transformation in Internal Audit". Sophia became the world's first robot citizen after Saudi Arabia granted her citizenship in October 2017. The conference is sponsored by a number of major international companies such as KPMG, Bee'ah, Protiviti and PricewaterhouseCoopers. The conference provides an opportunity for attendees to receive more than 22 CPE credits, in order to enhance their professional development process.