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7 Apr. - 12 Oct.

Global Boardroom Program Webcasts 2021

Wednesday, 03:00 p.m.  CET
Event language: English
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Please find below an up-to-date schedule for the Global Boardroom Program’s webcasts over the next few months. You can register directly to the webcast through the links below:

Date

Webcast Title/Registration Link

7 Apr

Audit Committees and the Raised Expectations for Internal Audit

14 Apr*

Asia-Pacific in 2021

12 May

The Board’s Role in Battling Financial Crime

3 Jun

Diversity and the Board

8 Jul

The Tech-Savvy Board

14 Sep

Decarbonizing Road Freight and Shipping

12 Oct

Investor Views and Remuneration Disclosure


*14 April New York Time; 15 April Beijing Time

Please note that all topics and timings are subject to change.

Contacts
Laurent Berliner

Laurent Berliner

Partner | EMEA FSI Risk Advisory Leader
+352 45145 2328

Beside his service responsibilities for many of our clients, Laurent leads the international relations of our Luxembourg firm to sustain our international development from a client, service, talent and corporate perspective. At a local level Laurent is also our Financial Advisory & Forensic Risk Leader, and a member of our Ethics Committee. At a global level, he is a member of our Global Financial Services Risk Advisory leadership team, and has been leading our EMEA Financial Services Risk Advisory practice since 2013. In the marketplace he is a member of the board of the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors) and of the board of ALRIM (Risk Management Association). Prior to joining our Luxembourg firm’s Executive Committee Laurent has held a wide range of roles both locally where he has been for many years our Risk Advisory leader, a member of our Advisory & Consulting Executive Committee, as well as a member of our Supervisory Board, and internationally where he has been a member of our EMEA Risk Advisory Executive Committee and of our EMEA Financial Services Executive Committee. Along his career - started at Deloitte in 1998 as an auditor in Luxembourg and in South Africa before moving to our Advisory practice in 2001 - Laurent has been advising a broad range of local and international clients across all the industries but with a particular focus in the banking, investment management and supranational sectors. Laurent is recognized internationally for his wide experience and practical knowledge in the areas of governance, risk management, internal audit, internal control, and regulatory compliance. Laurent also regularly supports humanitarian and developmental aid organizations in his areas of expertise as a volunteer advisor. Originally from Nice in France Laurent holds a master in management from the EDHEC Business School, and professional certifications in internal audit and risk management.

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Justin Griffiths

Justin Griffiths

Partner | Assurance Leader
+352 45145 2692

Justin has 18 years’ audit experience in the investment management industry. He has worked for Deloitte in South Africa, in the U.S.A and, for the past 15 years, in Luxembourg. He is a Réviseur d’Entreprises agréé (Certified Public Auditor) in Luxembourg, a Chartered Accountant in South Africa as well as an ACCA and CPA (Colorado) member. He is specialised in the audits of Management Companies, UCITS and Private Debt Funds. Justin chairs the ILA working group on Audit Committees for Funds and Management Companies and the ALFI IFRS for Funds working group. He is also a member of the ILA Fund Governance working group, ALFI Hedge Fund working group as well as the ALFI Corporate Governance forum. Justin has actively contributed to a number of Deloitte publications including most recently the illustrative Lux GAAP accounts for management companies and AIFMs. Justin speaks English and Afrikaans and is learning French and Luxembourgish.

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Yann Merillou

Yann Merillou

Partner | Audit
+352 45145 2731

Yann Mérillou is an audit partner with over 12 years of experience in accounting and auditing. He is specialised in the audits of regulated investment funds and Management Companies, and has deep experience in auditing various types of UCITS and AIF structures, investing in a variety of assets from traditional shares and bonds to complex derivatives, structured products, private debt and efficient portfolio management techniques. Yann’s experience in serving major asset managers in both the UCITS and alternative space has exposed him to a high diversity of products and strategies. In addition, Yann has developed strong relationships with and understanding of major Fund’s service provider through being involved in the audit of funds administered by RBC Investor Services Bank S.A., State Street Bank, Société Générale or Bank of New York Mellon. Yann actively contributes to Fund governance initiatives and participates in various working groups of the Institut des Administrateurs Luxembourgeois (“ILA”) (Audit Committee for funds and Board Organization and Effectiveness Committee), and is member of the Deloitte Luxembourg Investment Fund Task Force. Yann is also coordinating the Nordics initiative within Deloitte, which leads him to promote Luxembourg by organizing Investment Management conferences and events in the Scandinavian countries. Internally, Yann has a quality control role in the firm and has performed peer engagement quality reviews in Luxembourg and in France. Yann is also leading technology initiatie for the audit of funds and drive automation and on-going audit projects. He is finally member of the recruitment team. Yann is a Réviseur d’Entreprises Agréé and a member of the Institut des Réviseurs d’Entreprises (IRE).

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Jérôme Sosnowski

Jérôme Sosnowski

Partner | Risk Advisory
+352 45145 4353

Jérôme is a Partner within the Risk Advisory department and has more than 20 years of experience in internal audit, risk management and regulatory compliance serving the bank, FSP and management company sector. He has been successively associate director at UBS Wealth Management Group Internal Audit, then head of risk control department as director at UBS (Luxembourg) S.A. before joining Audit & Compliance.

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