Any organization doing or considering global business, including Canada or China, must balance operational stability, innovation opportunity and stakeholder expectations, among other areas. While regulations vary from country to country, the general principles of risk management are applicable globally. COVID-19 has further emphasized the need for proactive and consistent risk management – in internal controls as well as security and privacy risk management.

 

Missed the live presentation? Scroll down to watch the video recording. 

 

Catharine Dutt and Ryan Duquette of RSM Canada led a CCBC-hosted webinar on June 23 and discussed:

 

• key aspects of organizational resilience for organizations with global operations,
• the overall business risk landscape (both from a risk governance and controls, as well as cyber perspective),
• risks to organizations as we transition to new working models (work from home), and
• what global organizations need to consider with their Canadian operations.

 

The session concluded with a live Q&A, moderated by Grand Lui, Partner and China Practice Group Leader, RSM Canada.

 

This session was free of charge for CCBC members in good standing, C$25+HST for non-members.

 

Presented by RSM

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the speakers:

 

Catharine Dutt

Partner, Risk Consulting
RSM Canada Consulting LP

 

Catharine Dutt provides internal audit and risk management services to multi-national financial services entities. She delivers consultation with her experience of having worked in senior roles within both professional services as well as industry.

 

Catharine most recently worked for one of Canada’s largest banking institutions as vice-president and global head of strategy, planning and operations for the internal audit function. She was responsible for the strategic direction of the global audit function, along with audit committee oversight and global governance reporting, financial management, professional audit standards and data analytics.

 

She also has extensive experience with global regulators and expectations for internal audit functions, having served in a chief audit executive role for a U.S. national bank.

 

Prior to Catharine’s ten years in banking, she held increasingly senior positions for eleven years at one of the largest global professional services firms, specializing in financial institutions. Catharine has also supported the internal audit industry as conference chair for the Institute of Internal Auditors, Toronto Chapter and her community as a Board member with the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto.

 

Ryan Duquette
Partner, Security and Privacy Risk Consulting
RSM Canada

 

Ryan Duquette is the Canadian lead for RSM Canada’s Security and Privacy Risk Consulting practice. A seasoned professional within the investigations and cyber security fields, Ryan focuses on litigation support, cyber incident response, privacy and cyber technology risks, digital forensics and cyber fraud matters. He has been an investigator for over twenty years and was previously a police officer focusing on cybercrime and fraud cases. He works closely with clients involved in workplace investigations and civil litigation matters including intellectual property theft, HR investigations and data breaches.

 

Ryan also provides cyber thought leadership to clients across multiple industries. He supports them by collaborating to develop and execute strategic plans, identify and address security and technology issues, with a view to reducing risks and optimizing efficiencies.

 

He is a director for the Toronto chapter of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, has been qualified as an expert witness on numerous occasions, and is a frequent presenter at fraud, digital forensics, cybersecurity and investigative conferences worldwide.

 

Grand Lui

Partner, Audit
RSM Canada

 

Grand is the national industrials industry leader and an audit partner at RSM Canada. He has 20 years of experience in advising middle market companies across the breadth of manufacturing sectors. He also leads the China Practice Group for RSM Canada to deliver seamless services to multinational entities, leveraging his experience leading projects across the globe and with some of the largest Canadian and international companies. Notably, he spent two years in London, United Kingdom where he worked on various internal control projects for a significant public company.

 

Grand has worked with organizations listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, and is well-versed in financial reporting under IFRS. He also has significant experience with initial and secondary public offerings, financial due diligence and strategic consulting. Grand brings a considerable amount of insights on operations and provides pragmatic advice and solutions on various business transactions and internal control matters for his clients. He has significant experience with improving internal controls for companies with global operations.

 

Grand is a CPA, CA, having earned his designation in 2004, and is a graduate of the University of Toronto.