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Podcast 1 – Running the audit function in difficult times

Welcome to the World of Auditing Podcasts. This is a very special episode – the number 1 – during which we are focusing on running the audit function in difficult times, like the hard ones we know today.
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Marc Cwikowski
October 9, 2020

Welcome to the World of Auditing Podcasts. In these Podcasts, we are diving deep into shaping the future of audit and audit management across the entire value chain. This is a very special episode – the number 1 – during which we are focusing on running the audit function in difficult times, like the hard ones we know today. Who is really driving the transformation of your audit function? Is it your CEO?  Is it your Chief Audit Officer or is it COVID-19?

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