Beyond Accounting – Not Just the Numbers

Deon Minnaar

Board Member / Lead Partner Consumer Markets KPMG New York

Deon is a KPMG US board member and Global Lead partner for some of KPMG’s most important consumer markets companies. He also lead KPMG’s Board Advisory practice which helps boards to improve their governance and performance. Deon connects corporate strategy and enterprise risk to drive success in execution of strategy. He brings simplicity / connecting the dots to complex business matters. Deon is CA (SA).

Simone Walsh

Principal Taxation at BDO

Simone is a senior finance leader with a strong record of strategic partnership across a broad range of business and operational disciplines, with experience in growth and transformational environments. Proven ability to drive process improvements to achieve financial objectives while maintaining operational discipline. Prior to BDO Simone has worked in many senior roles including for companies such as EY, Deloitte, Sony, Coca Cola, Home Depot, PRGX Global, Novelis and Delta Apparel.

Simone is also a Chartered Accountant and member of both ICAEW and CAANZ.

Jannie Wentzel

Partner, Cential

Jannie is a partner with Cential. He is a Chartered Accountant CA (SA), and a thought leader in Risk Transformation and Integrated Risk Management technologies. Jannie advises clients on the use of technologies to reduce the complexities, manage risk and minimize the compliance cost.

Jannie specializes in enterprise and integrated risk services which include teaming with many of the top analyst rated GRC vendors.

Andrew Gunter

Partner, Cential

Andrew is a partner with Cential. He specializes in enterprise and integrated risk services which include teaming with many of the top analyst rated GRC vendors.

Dr. Barbara Porco

Accounting Professor and Associate Dean at Fordham University, New York

Dr. Porco specializes in Ethics in Financial Markets and Sustainability Innovation and Reporting. Barbara is a CPA and holds a PhD in Accounting / Ethics / Business (Fordham University) as well as a Masters in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University.

Declan Scott

Senior Consultant, Resilience Institute

Declan is a senior consultant with the Resilience Institute. He is an experienced leadership Development and Culture building expert. He helps clients build extraordinary teams through collaboration and resilience.

He is also a Chartered Accountant (Ireland), Founder of The Spirited Business Network and cofounder of She Chocolate, an award-winning chocolate company based in New Zealand.

Daniel Shafrir

Managing Partner, CFGI

Daniel is a Managing Partner at CFGI, co-leading the Risk Advisory Practice, with over 15 years of experience in technology and internal controls to clients of varying sizes and complexity, across a range of industries. Daniel has unique insights regarding innovative solutions, such as the impact of Robotics Process Automation (RPA) and blockchain technologies to the internal control environment. Daniel holds an Engineering degree from the University of St Andrews, he is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), as well as a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Presentation by United States Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations – New York Office.

Propylon® is a world leader in regulatory data processing and document management. With a large pool of expert consultants and analysts, and a world-class software development team dedicated to the regulatory domain, our expertise is informed by more than two decades serving governments, legal publishers, top ten accounting firms including the Big Four and heavily regulated organizations.

Propylon helps firms reach audit quality goals with a purpose-built, next-gen platform to drive consistent guidance across the organization.

Fordham cultivates the next generation of business leaders. Located in New York City, the Gabelli School of Business provides a rigorous, industry-current education at the following levels:

• Bachelor of Science
• Master of Business Administration/Master of Science
• PhD

At Resilience Institute, we empower organizations and leaders who believe that when people grow, business grows. Our research demonstrates that effective business requires both performance and care. We measure and build the resilience of leaders, people and organizations. Over the past 20 years we have supported thousands of organizations worldwide with precision training programs and our evidence-based digital toolkit for individuals and teams. With a deep understanding of the modern workplace, our programs are based on the latest research in psychology and neuroscience while also delivering practical, actionable solutions that engage, inspire, and sustain positive change.

Cential helps organizations design, build, and operate efficient and effective risk management functions.

Cential help organizations on their journey from siloed governance and compliance to fully integrated risk management programs. Well designed risk management processes empower businesses to make better decisions to protect and grow the bottom line. Regardless of where you are in the process, they’ll put your needs first and help you implement the risk management processes that are best for you today, and develop a plan for your organization’s future risk management activities.

CFGI supports the Office of the CFO and Private Equity Sponsors with all your critical finance and accounting operations. They deliver the people, processes and technology solutions to solve all your operational finance and technical accounting challenges.

Siegfried Group work alongside financial executives across the nation on their most important accounting and finance projects. Filled with an innovative spirit and led by an ambitious entrepreneur, they provide unique Leadership Advisory combined with high potential talent.