Risky Women Podcast | Beyond Compliance With Laura Ferrara

Meet Laura Ferrara, Amplifon’s global chief internal audit and risk management officer — part risk detective, part people connector and full time hearing care champion. With a career that moved from PwC to telecoms, energy and rail before landing in hearing health, Laura turns dashboards into conversations, spreadsheets into strategy and risk into opportunity. Tune in for practical tips on integrated risk and agile governance and discussion about why a good risk manager is a superbly organized translator (and occasional diplomat) for the boardroom.

Laura Ferrara began her career at PWC as an external auditor. After a few years in the International Internal Audit Department of Telecom Italia, she continued her professional experience in Edison, managing audit projects for the global HQ of the EDF Group in Paris. In 2015, she joined Trenord as director of internal audit, compliance and risk management, and since 2021, she has served as chief internal audit and risk management officer for the Amplifon Group.

Show Notes

01:06 Laura’s Career Journey: From PwC to Amplifon

02:38 Amplifon Overview: Hearing Care at Scale

07:32 Integrated Risk Management: Process and Practice

09:15 Embedding Engagement: Bottom Up Risk Assessments

12:03 Future Risks and Advice for Aspiring Risk Professionals