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Event Overview
In recent years, companies have been faced with a growing burden of corporate governance rules and regulations, and increasing security threats. As a result, managing risk and compliance has become a pre-requisite for every organisation. Get it wrong, and your business, profits and image suffer – so every boardroom is expected to get it right.
Many organisations view governance, risk and compliance as a burden – but early adopters have found ways to turn the process into a benefit by using it as an opportunity to review and improve the organisation. Tools and technologies are also emerging to help companies manage risk and demonstrate their credentials as a well-governed organisation.
This Computing web seminar, in association with Oracle and Deloitte, will discuss best practices in managing governance, risk and compliance, and highlight how to develop the building blocks to turn theory into corporate best practice. Our panel of experts will address the key points and go on to answer your questions on successful governance.
Meet the speakers
Brian Gregory
Senior Director,
Oracle Europe Middle East & Africa
Brian Gregory is senior director responsible for Financials and Corporate Governance solutions in EMEA.
Prior to this role he was part of the World Wide marketing group with responsibilities for overseeing the campaign activities in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
From 1975 to 1986 he worked for Ernst & Young qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in 1978. Although he principally worked in the audit practice, his clients included both household names, such as British Airways and Coca Cola, and SMEs, he also spent time in both training and management consultancy. E&Y were pioneers in the use of "portable" computers to transform all aspects of their work, especially the audit tasks, and Brian's last role was involved in selection, implementation and training of these products.
He left E&Y in 1986 to establish the European operations of a US start-up that developed and marketed audit software for professional firms of accountants. He later joined Solution Six, a company which also specialised in developing and selling software solutions for accountants. He held a variety of managerial roles including Marketing and Development.
In 1994 he joined Comshare Limited initially in a pre-sales role, raising to Marketing Director.
He joined Oracle in June 1996 as an EMEA Business Development Manager in the Business Intelligence group. He worked in this group until March 2001, latterly as the EMEA Solution Solutions Sales Leader for Oracle's Business Intelligence and Analytical Applications, when he moved to his current role.
Brian studied at the London Guildhall University where he achieved a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accountancy. He was born in Cuba in 1952, is a UK citizen resident in London and is married with one child.
Andy Whitton
Andy is a partner in Deloitte & Touche LLP and co leads the firms governance, risk and compliance competency centre that delivers solutions to clients ranging from structuring an organisation's governance functions to solving the Access Controls conundrum. Having worked in the field of IT Risk Management for over 15 years Andy has extensive experience as auditor and consultant in addressing the challenges of establishing risk management frameworks, building control frameworks to manage those risks and, increasingly to provide the reporting and business intelligence to support an organisations governance activities.
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