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- Abate
Marilyn Abate: Author, Partner, Risk Consulting, Forensic & Financial Crimes
Marilyn has over 20 years of Canadian and international experience in fraud and forensic investigations, encompassing front line operations and enterprise fraud management programs and strategies. | Marilyn possède plus de 20 ans d’expérience au Canada et à l’étranger en matière d’enquêtes juricomptables et de fraude, notamment en ce qui a trait aux opérations de première ligne et aux programmes et stratégies en gestion des risques de fraude.
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- Andrew
Christine Andrew: Author, Managing Director, Strategy & Digital
Christine has been leading, developing, and executing transformative digital programs for more than 20 years. She is passionate about supporting and advancing women's presence in tech. | Christine conçoit et exécute des programmes de transformation numérique depuis plus de 20 ans. Elle soutient avec passion la présence accrue des femmes en technologie.
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- Archambault
Yannick Archambault: Author, Partner, National Leader - Family Office
Yannick brings 30 years of multifaceted experience with high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, family businesses, single-family and multi-family offices. | Yannick Archambault cumule plus de 30 ans d’expérience variée auprès de familles et de particuliers fortunés et très fortunés, d’entreprises familiales et de bureaux de gestion de patrimoine individuels et multifamiliaux.
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- Arora
Richa Arora: Author, Partner, KPMG Family Office
Richa is a Family Enterprise Advisor (FEA) who specializes in family, business and board advisory services, including change management and the design and management of family offices. | Richa est une conseillère en services aux entreprises familiales (FEA) qui se spécialise dans les services-conseils sur la gestion familiale, l'exploitation et les conseils d'administration, y compris la gestion du changement ainsi que la conception et l'administration d'un bureau de gestion familiale.
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- Bolla
Katie Bolla: Author, Partner, Management Consulting, Customer Practice & GTA Consumer and Retail Industry Lead
Katie combines innovation, customer insight and business objectives to design creative front-office transformation solutions that bring clients’ customer vision to life. | Katie allie innovation, renseignements sur le client et objectifs commerciaux afin de concevoir des solutions créatives pour donner vie à l’expérience client des entreprises par la transformation du service à la clientèle.
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- Bonora
Doris Bonora: Author, Partner, Trusts and Estates, KPMG Law LLP
Doris is an experienced lawyer specializing in estate planning, litigation and trusts. She serves diverse clients, including high net worth individuals, family offices, banks and trust companies. | Avocate chevronnée dans la planification successorale, les litiges et les fiducies, Doris conseille un large éventail de clients, dont des particuliers fortunés, des bureaux de gestion de patrimoine, des banques et des sociétés de fiducie.
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- Braid
Stephanie Braid: Author, Director, Inclusion, Diversity & Equity (ID&E)
Stephanie is passionate about embedding ID&E into corporate Canada and society at large to advance a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable world. | Stephanie est passionnée par l’intégration de l’IDE dans le milieu des affaires canadien et dans la société en général afin de promouvoir un monde plus équitable, inclusif et durable.
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- Brown
Tammy Brown: Author, National Industry Leader, Industrial Markets
Tammy has worked extensively with automotive and industrial manufacturing organizations for over 25 years. She is also the Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors at KPMG in Canada. | Tammy travaille depuis plus de 25 ans auprès d'entreprises des secteurs de la construction automobile et de la fabrication industrielle, et est vice-présidente du conseil d'administration de KPMG au Canada.
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- Cabel
Lisa Cabel: Author, National Leader, Employment & Labour Law, KPMG Law LLP
Lisa is an experienced management-side employment, labour and human rights lawyer, whose practice focuses on all matters relating to employee relations. | Lisa est une avocate chevronnée spécialisée en relations de travail qui exerce en droit de l'emploi, en droit du travail et en droits de la personne, et dont la pratique touche les questions liées aux relations avec les employés.
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- Capus
Michael Capus: Author, Partner, National Leader, Human and Social Services
Based in Edmonton, Michael focuses his client work on social sector transformation, with special emphasis on program, service and delivery models. He is also a member of our National ID&E Council. | Basé à Edmonton, Michael se spécialise dans la transformation du secteur des services sociaux, particulièrement sur les programmes, les services et les modèles de prestation. Il est aussi membre de notre comité IDE national.
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- Chell
Conor Chell: Author, Partner, National Leader, ESG Legal Risk & Disclosure
Conor is one of the leading ESG lawyers in Canada and advises organizations across the country on legal risks associated with ESG disclosure and performance. | Conor Chell est l’un des plus grands avocats spécialisés dans les questions ESG au Canada et il conseille des organisations partout au pays sur les risques juridiques associés à la communication d’informations et à la performance ESG.
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- Ciaramitaro
Carlo Ciaramitaro: Author, Family Office Leader, Regions East
Carlo takes great pride in helping families manage multi-generational wealth through the design and implementation of innovative tax solutions, including succession and estate planning. | Carlo est très fier d’aider les familles à gérer leur patrimoine multigénérationnel en créant et en mettant en œuvre des solutions fiscales novatrices comme la planification successorale et de relève.
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- Colasanto
Luca Colasanto: Author, Senior Manager, KPMG Private Enterprise
With over eight years of experience in assurance and tax, Luca provides ongoing consulting and compliance to owner-managed businesses focused on growth. | Luca Colasanto compte plus de huit ans d’expérience en certification et en fiscalité. Il offre des services-conseils en conformité à des entreprises gérées par le propriétaire-dirigeant et axées sur la croissance.
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- Doshi
Shripal Doshi: Author, Partner, Management Consulting
In addition to helping governments and health care providers make health systems better, Shripal also sits at the helm of KPMG’s internal generative AI initiatives, including KPMG Kleo. | En plus d'aider les gouvernements et les fournisseurs de soins de santé à améliorer les systèmes de santé, Shripal dirige également les initiatives d'IA générative internes de KPMG, notamment KPMG Kleo.
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- Ellsworth
Shawn Ellsworth: Author, Partner, ESG
Based in Vancouver, Shawn has been working in the natural resource sector for more than 25 years, especially in forestry and mining. He is known for his ESG insights and his passion for nature. | Établi à Vancouver, Shawn Ellsworth travaille depuis plus de 25 ans dans le domaine des ressources naturelles, principalement dans les secteurs forestier et minier. Il est connu pour son engagement en matière d’ESG et sa passion pour la nature.
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- Erinc
Eren Erinc: Author, Associate, Employment and Labour, KPMG LLP
Eren is a management-side employment and labour lawyer representing organizations in a wide range of industries, providing tailored legal advice with care and attention. | Eren Erinc est un avocat en droit de l’emploi et du travail qui représente des organisations dans un vaste éventail de secteurs. Il offre des conseils juridiques personnalisés, avec tout le soin et l’attention requis.
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- Feigenbaum
Mark Feigenbaum: Author, Partner, KPMG Family Office, Sports and Entertainment Law Lead, KPMG Law LLP
Mark brings over 30 years of experience in tax consulting and compliance; corporate litigation; cross-border estate planning; probate and estate litigation; and marital financial agreements. | Mark compte plus de 30 ans d’expérience dans les domaines suivants : services-conseils en fiscalité et observation fiscale, litiges d’entreprise, planification successorale transfrontalière, litiges relatifs aux droits d’homologation et aux successions, et ententes financières matrimoniales.
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- Frank
Jillian Frank: Author, Partner, Employment & Labour Law, KPMG Law LLP
Based in Vancouver, Jillian is a trusted advisor on the legal challenges, risks and opportunities related to the workplace and workplace culture. | Établie à Vancouver, Jillian est une conseillère de confiance pour les défis juridiques ainsi que les occasions et les risques liés au milieu de travail et à la culture organisationnelle.
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- Friesen
Kyle Friesen: Author, Partner, Tax
Kyle excels in structuring tax-smart deals. Specializing in divestitures and acquisitions, he maximizes after-tax returns for private and public clients, and is trusted for optimizing outcomes. | Kyle excelle dans la structuration d’ententes avantageuses sur le plan fiscal. Se spécialisant dans les désinvestissements et les acquisitions, il optimise les résultats et contribue à maximiser les rendements après impôt pour les clients des secteurs privé et public.
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- Gandhu
Chris Gandhu: Author, Partner, Calgary Family Office Leader
A tax lawyer with TEP and FEA certifications, Chris’s family office practice focuses on tax, estate planning, succession, and wealth strategy for diverse clients, including business owners and families. | Au sein du groupe Bureau de gestion familiale, Chris se concentre sur la fiscalité, la planification successorale, la relève et la stratégie de gestion de patrimoine auprès d’une clientèle diversifiée, notamment des propriétaires d’entreprise et des familles.
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- Glober
Alison Glober: Author, Partner, National Sector Leader, Manufacturing
Alison has more than 25 years’ experience working cross-industry, especially in the industrial market, on transformational and performance improvement initiatives. | Alison compte plus de 25 ans d’expérience dans les initiatives de transformation et d’amélioration du rendement touchant divers secteurs, particulièrement celui des marchés industriels.
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- Gulati
Sonya Gulati: Author, Partner, Management Consulting - Operations
Sonya has been writing about and leading complex public sector transformation projects for more than 15 years, harnessing her private sector experience into made-for-government solutions. | Depuis plus de 15 ans, Sonya dirige des projets complexes de transformation du secteur public et écrit sur le sujet. En mettant à profit son expérience dans le secteur privé, elle trouve des solutions sur mesure pour le gouvernement.
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- Hamilton
Charles Hamilton: Author, Executive Director, Offensive Security
With a focus on red teaming exercises, intrusion testing and physical intrusions and phishing campaigns, Charles helps organizations optimize their cybersecurity readiness. | Charles aide les entreprises à optimiser leurs capacités en cybersécurité en menant des simulations d’adversaire, des tests d’intrusion informatique et physique et des campagnes d’hameçonnage.
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- Haqanee
Mansoor Haqanee: Author, Manager, Forensic Technology
Mansoor combines an engineering degree with his software development and digital forensic experience to provide clients with insights into the security of their assets and infrastructures. | Mansoor met à profit ses études en ingénierie et son expérience en développement de logiciels et en juricomptabilité informatique afin d’aider les clients à mieux comprendre la sécurité de leurs actifs et de leurs infrastructures.
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- Hasdell
Josh Hasdell: Author, Senior Manager, ESG Strategy and Impact Services
Trained as a marine biologist, Josh focuses on delivering sustainable growth strategy services with an emphasis on alignment to an organization's core activities and role in society. | Formé en tant que biologiste marin, Josh se concentre sur la prestation de services en matière de stratégie de croissance durable en mettant l’accent sur l’harmonisation avec les activités de base d’une organisation et son rôle dans la société.
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- Higdon
Andrew Higdon: Author, Senior Associate, Estates & Trusts, KPMG Law LLP
Andrew practices trust & estate law and corporate & commercial law. He equips his corporate and commercial clients with the legal knowledge to make decisions with confidence. | Andrew pratique le droit fiduciaire et successoral, le droit des sociétés et le droit du commerce. Il transmet à ses clients commerciaux les connaissances juridiques nécessaires pour prendre des décisions en toute confiance.
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- Hojjati
Joanna Hojjati: Author, Partner, Risk Consulting
As a partner specializing in Governance, Risk and Compliance Services, Joanna brings a passion for helping organizations manage risk in their pursuit of success. | En tant qu'associée spécialisée du groupe Gouvernance, risques et conformité, Joanna travaille avec ardeur pour aider les organisations à gérer les risques tout au long de la route vers leur réussite.
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- Hsieh
Roque Hsieh: Author, Tax Partner, Real Estate Lead - Greater Vancouver Area
Roque has been advising Canadian and foreign real estate organizations on taxation matters for more than 25 years, with a specialization in in-bound investments into Canadian real estate. | Depuis plus de 25 ans, Roque conseille des sociétés immobilières canadiennes et étrangères sur des questions fiscales. Il se spécialise notamment en investissements étrangers dans l’immobilier canadien
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- Inakazu
Emilie Inakazu: Author, Director, Benefits and well-being
Emilie is committed to continuously evolving benefit and wellbeing program design to meet the diverse needs of the workforce of the future.| Emilie s’engage à faire constamment évoluer la conception des programmes d’avantages sociaux et de mieux-être afin de répondre aux besoins diversifiés de la main-d’œuvre de demain.
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- Infanti
Dino Infanti: Author, Partner, National Leader, KPMG Private Enterprise Tax
Dino advises owner-managed enterprises on a wide range of technical tax issues, including estate and succession planning, corporate restructuring, tax mitigation, and divestitures. | Dino conseille des entreprises de propriétaire exploitant sur un large éventail de questions fiscales techniques, dont la planification de la succession et de la relève, la restructuration d’entreprise, les mesures d’allègement fiscal et les désinvestissements.
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- Jassal
Vivek Jassal: Author, Partner, Cybersecurity, Cyber Resilience Lead
With a focus on human behaviour and culture, Vivek specializes in cyber resilience, with an emphasis on incident readiness, change management, adoption and testing. | Axé sur le comportement humain et la culture, Vivek est spécialisé en cyberrésilience, plus précisément dans la préparation aux incidents, la gestion du changement, l’adoption et les tests.
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- Kunnath
Sree Kunnath: Author, Partner, Technology Risk Consulting
Since 2014, Sree has focused on leading large enterprise risk transformations, with a particular emphasis on helping Canadian banks with their transformation journeys. | Depuis 2014, Sree Kunnath s’emploie à mener de vastes projets de transformation de la gestion du risque d’entreprise, en particulier auprès de banques canadiennes.
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- Lalani
Anoosha Lalani: Author, Manager, Accounting Advisory Services
A Corporate Knights 30 Under 30 Sustainability Leader, Anoosha works closely with finance functions to build out their understanding of sustainability topics and enhance ESG reporting. | Nommée par Corporate Knights au palmarès des 30 leaders canadiens de moins de 30 ans au chapitre de la durabilité, Anoosha Lalani collabore étroitement avec les membres des fonctions finance afin d’approfondir leur compréhension du développement durable et d’améliorer leur présentation de l’information sur les facteurs ESG.
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- Lisak
Zachary Lisak: Author, Senior Associate, Family Office, KPMG Law LLP
Based in Montreal, Zachary specializes in estate planning, preparing wills, protection mandates and trusts for family businesses to ensure the seamless transfer of wealth between generations. | Établi à Montréal, Zachary se spécialise dans la planification successorale, les testaments, les mandats de protection et les fiducies pour les entreprises familiales afin d’assurer un transfert de patrimoine harmonieux entre générations.
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- McHardy
Andrew McHardy: Author, Partner, Deal Advisory, National Decarbonization Hub Leader
Andrew combines his passion for implementing innovative decarb solutions with 25-plus years’ experience leading multi-disciplinary, transformational engineering and consulting projects. | Andrew conjugue sa passion pour la mise en œuvre de solutions innovantes de décarbonation et ses quelque 25 ans d’expérience dans la direction de projets d’ingénierie et de conseil multidisciplinaires et transformationnels.
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- Moerman
Robert Moerman: Author, Partner, Cyber Security
Robert has been designing, implementing and managing innovative information security operations across in-house, joint and full managed-services environments for more than 20 years. | Robert compte plus de 20 ans d’expérience dans la conception, la mise en œuvre et la gestion de fonctionnalités novatrices en matière d’opérations de sécurité de l’information dans le cadre d’environnements de services de sécurité gérés internes, partagés et intégrés.
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- Ort
Michael Ort: Author, Partner, Accounting Advisory Services
Michael has been managing complex assurance engagements for over 15 years and advises organizations on financial reporting modernization, process improvement and risk and control frameworks. | Depuis plus de 15 ans, Michael Ort gère des missions de certification complexes et conseille les organisations sur la modernisation de l’information financière, l’amélioration des processus et les cadres de gestion des risques et des contrôles.
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- Osolinsky
Nicole Osolinsky: Author, Family Office Leader - Regions West, Partner, Tax
For more than 28 years, Nicole has been helping owners and their families navigate both personal and corporate tax matters as well as the unique aspects of family wealth and business. | Depuis plus de 28 ans, Nicole Osolinsky aide les propriétaires et leurs familles à jongler avec les questions liées à l'impôt des sociétés et des particuliers ainsi qu'avec les particularités de l'entreprise et du patrimoine familiaux.
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- Palsetia
Adil Palsetia: Author, Partner, Cybersecurity
Adil focuses on providing strategic advice to organizations, assisting them to better manage their risk as it relates to information security, cyber security and technology. | Adil s'emploie à fournir des conseils stratégiques aux organisations afin de les aider à mieux gérer leurs risques en matière de sécurité de l'information, de cybersécurité et de technologie.
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- Park
Lisa Park: Author, Director, Strategy and Operations
Informed by personal experience, Lisa is passionate about educating, raising awareness and advocating to make accessibility and inclusion for people with disabilities the norm, not the exception. | S'inspirant de son expérience personnelle, Lisa milite activement pour l'accessibilité et l'inclusion des personnes handicapées, pour qu'elles ne soient plus l'exception.
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- Pereira
Michael Pereira: Author, Partner, Cross Border Tax, KPMG Family Office
Michael specializes in cross border tax for high-net worth individuals and senior executives with complex U.S. and Canadian tax matters. | Michael se spécialise en fiscalité transfrontalière, plus particulièrement dans les questions complexes de fiscalité américaine et canadienne pour les particuliers fortunés et les cadres supérieurs.
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- Rau
Alexander Rau: Author, Partner, Cybersecurity
Alexander is responsible for leading KPMG in Canada's Cyber Response Practice providing cybersecurity services to support and enable clients to better respond to cyber incidents before, during and after a cyber breach. | Alexander est responsable du groupe d'intervention après cybercrime de KPMG qui offre des services de cybersécurité avant, pendant et après la détection d'un incident informatique.
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- Rose
Alison Rose: Author, Partner, Life and Pensions Actuarial Practice
Alison focuses on accounting and regulatory change for life insurance companies, including the impact of that change on actuarial systems and processes. | Alison se consacre principalement aux changements comptables et réglementaires touchant les sociétés d'assurance vie, y compris leur incidence sur les systèmes et les processus actuariels.
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- Seidler
Becky Seidler: Author, Forensic & Dispute Advisory Services
Becky is a forensic accountant with 15+ years of experience helping clients simplify issues related to litigation, fraud and misconduct, ethics, regulatory compliance and fraud risk management. | Juricomptable depuis plus de 15 ans, Becky aide ses clients à simplifier les questions liées à plusieurs domaines : litige, fraude, inconduite, déontologie, conformité à la réglementation et gestion des risques de fraude.
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- Shillinger
Lorne Shillinger: Author, Partner, National Tax Leader – Family Office, GTA Family Office Leader
Lorne advises private companies and family offices on taxation issues relating to diversified investment portfolios, private charitable foundations, and succession and estate planning. | Lorne conseille des entreprises privées et des bureaux de gestion familiale sur des questions de fiscalité liées aux portefeuilles de placement diversifiés, aux fondations caritatives privées, à la planification de la relève et à la planification successorale.
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- Spec
Alaina Spec: Author, Partner, Estates and Trusts, KPMG Law LLP
Alaina Spec practices extensively in estate planning and estate administration services. For matters both simple and complex, Alaina provides comprehensive and thoughtful estate planning advice. | Tant pour les questions simples que complexes, Alaina Spec fournit des conseils exhaustifs et réfléchis en matière de planification et d’administration des successions.
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- Telem
Doron Telem: Author, National Leader, ESG
With deep experience across several industries, Doron has been providing advisory services to major Canadian and international organizations for more than 25 years. | Il offre des services-conseils à de grandes organisations canadiennes et internationales depuis plus de 25 ans, au cours desquels il a développé un vaste savoir-faire dans plusieurs secteurs d'activité.
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- Trottier
Denis Trottier: Author, Chief Mental Health Officer
Denis is passionate about breaking stigmas around mental health and is involved with multiple mental wellness initiatives, both in his role at KPMG as well as in the community. | Denis est très déterminé à abattre les préjugés qui entourent les problèmes de santé mentale. Il prend part à de nombreuses initiatives axées sur la santé mentale, tant dans son rôle chez KPMG que dans la collectivité.
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- Tucker
Laurie Tucker: Author, Executive Director, KPMG Family Office
An avid home gardener, Laurie has specialized for more than 25 years in family office client experience and service delivery, including accounting, reporting and administration. | Depuis plus de 25 ans, Laurie se spécialise dans l’expérience et la prestation de services (comptabilité, présentation de l’information et administration) auprès de clients de bureaux de gestion familiale. Elle est aussi passionnée de jardinage.
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- Walker
Chris Walker: Author, Senior Manager, Forensic
Chris has over 15 years of eDiscovery and digital forensic experience and has worked on extensive insider threat and cyber incident response investigations. | Chris possède plus de 15 ans d’expérience en administration de la preuve électronique et en juricomptabilité informatique, et a travaillé dans de vastes enquêtes sur des menaces internes et des cyberincidents.
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