2. ABOUT ME
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
College: Cleveland State (BBA/MBA)
and the University of Miami School of Law
When my heart was
broken
When my heart was lifted
3 things to do before I die
Encounters with famous
people
4. “I ESPECIALLY LOVE ALL THE INSTRUMENTS OF ART: INKS,
PENS, PAINTBRUSHES, WATERCOLORS AND OILS, FINE
PAPERS AND CANVASES, AND ALTHOUGH I LOVE TO MESS
AROUND WITH THESE TOOLS AND OBJECTS, I HAVE MINIMAL
ARTISTIC SKILLS.”
-SHARON CREECH
11. YOU WILL NEED TO RELY ON EACH OTHER MORE
Born in the USA
• 1930 - TRADITIONALS
• 1946 - BABY BOOMERS
• 1965 - GEN X
• 1977 - MILLENNIALS
• 1994 - GEN 9/11, GEN Z
Born Elsewhere
• 1994 – BORN FREE (SOUTH AFRICA)
• 1989 – GENERATION OF FREE (POLAND)
• POST 80’ (CHINA)
• THE GENERATION OF €700 (GREECE)
• MTV GENERATION
12. YOU WILL NEED DIRECTION
• 1977 – FCPA and SELF REGULATION
• SARBANES OXLEY AND SECTION 404
• REGULATION OF THE PROFESSION AND THE PCAOB
• EU RULES OF INDEPENDENCE AND MANDATORY ROTATION
• BIG DATA AND ANALYTICS
QUERY I: WHAT IMPACT WILL THIS HAVE ON FUTURE MADOFFS?
QUERY II: TO BIG TO FAIL AND LIVING WILLS
13. B L I ND SPOTS
“IF THERE'RE WEAKNESSES YOU DON'T
KNOW ABOUT BUT OTHERS DO. YOUR
BLIND SPOTS, IT'S EMBARRASSING. PLUS,
PEOPLE USE THEM TO MOCK YOU AND
TAKE ADVANTAGE OVER YOU AND YOUR
CIRCUMSTANCES.”
“THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT YOU MAY
NOT TELL YOU YOUR BLIND SPOTS FEARING
TO OFFEND/HURT YOU. OPEN UP AND ASK
THEIR FEEDBACK AND GET ENLIGHTENED.”
ASSEGID HABTEWOLD
14. NEARLY ALL TRUISMS
SHOULD BE CHALLENGED!
DYNAMICS IN THE PROFESSION
PEOPLE DYNAMICS
SUBSTANCE VERSUS FORM
CONTROLS (404/SARBANES)
US AND IFRS – CONVERGENCE
PREVAILING PRACTICES
DATA ANALYTICS AND BIG DATA
TALENT ASSESSMENTS
VALUES AND CULTURE
FIRM VALUES VERSUS LOCAL CUSTOMS/CULTURES
DIVERSITY BRINGS IS INCLUSIVITY
GENERATIONS
15. “THE FIRST
RESPONSIBILITY OF A
LEADER IS TO DEFINE
REALITY. THE LAST IS TO
SAY THANK YOU. IN
BETWEEN, THE LEADER IS
A SERVANT.”
MAX DEPREE
LEADERSHIP
18. THANK YOU!
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones
you did do.
So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover.”
Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)