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Powerful Insights

Protiviti, a global consulting firm, presents Powerful Insights. This podcast features leaders and subject-matter experts from around the world offering insights on key issues facing organizations in our dynamic, challenging and competitive global business climate.

  1. MAY 9

    Trump’s First 100 Days: Navigating an Uncertain Future

    This podcast is the replay of a webinar Protiviti hosted in January. April 30 marked the 100th day of the second Trump administration. Since Inauguration Day, the administration’s actions have reshaped national and international policies, resulting in economic uncertainty, geopolitical risk and global instability. Traditional scenario-planning and risk management strategies are insufficient to address the seismic shifts that have taken place in such a short time.  In this webinar, our panel of experts dissect the immediate and long-term implications for U.S. and global businesses, as well as provide pragmatic advice to help attendees: Unpack the key developments of the first 100 daysIdentify the possible winners and losersManage through this period of uncertaintyConsider what may be just over the horizonSpeakers: Carol Beaumier, Senior Managing Director, Global Leader for Thought Leadership, Protiviti  Michael Brauneis, Executive Vice President, Global Industry & Client Programs, Global Financial Services Industry Leader, Protiviti  Peter Henry, Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution; Senior Fellow at Stanford’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI)

    59 min

  2. APR 16

    Responding to Tariffs: Achieving Financial and Operational Agility in a Volatile Regulatory Environment – with Kerry Buchar and Lucas Mangan

    Tariffs are the dominant issue of the day and the focus of our latest edition of Powerful Insights as we discuss how companies can assess and respond to them effectively in their organizations. Without question, tariffs are dominating agendas and discussions in boardrooms, C suites and more as organizations try to figure out their impact on their products, services, supply chains, customer relationships and much more. In this episode, Protiviti managing directors Kerry Buchar and Lucas Manganaro discuss these and other effects and how organizations can address them timely and effectively. Kerry is a leader in Protiviti’s Business Performance Improvement solution, with experience in accounting and finance transformation. She advises clients across industries on financial planning and analysis, strategic reporting, target operating model design, process optimization and shared services. Lucas leads the Supply Chain Innovation Practice at Protiviti. Throughout his 20+ year career, Lucas has held multiple supply chain and procurement leadership roles focused on transforming business processes and leveraging technology to improve top- and bottom-line results. Contact Kerry here: www.protiviti.com/us-en/kerry-buchar. Contact Lucas here: www.protiviti.com/us-en/lucas-manganaro. For more information, visit the Finance Transformation home on the Protiviti website: www.protiviti.com/us-en/finance-transformation.

    28 min

  3. MAR 13

    Trump 2.0: Possible Winners and Losers

    This podcast is the replay of a webinar Protiviti hosted in January 2025.  President Donald Trump took office in January with Republican control of both the Senate and the House and with a conservative-leaning Supreme Court. He has moved quickly to appoint cabinet members, agency heads and others who share his vision for the United States. He has also appointed individuals to advise him and his administration on a range of issues (e.g., energy, border, crypto and AI czars) and created a Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to make recommendations to the White House on ways to make government more efficient. Given these developments and what the president has said about his plans, which are the potential industry winners and losers and how might CEOs prepare for the administration based on this evolving information?  Discussion topics include: Industries likely to be most impacted favorably and unfavorablyThe potential for increased mergers and acquisition activityThe impact of U.S. policy on non-US domiciled companiesThe outlook for AISpeakers: Carol Beaumier, Senior Managing Director, Global Leader for Thought Leadership, ProtivitiMichael Brauneis, Executive Vice President, Global Industry & Client Programs, Global Financial Services Industry Leader, ProtivitiJonathan Wyatt, Managing Director, Protiviti Europe Regional Market LeaderRob Gould, Managing Director and Global Private Equity and Transaction Services Practice Lead, ProtivitiChristine Livingston, Managing Director – Global AI Leader, Protiviti

    1 hr

  4. 09/18/2024

    Transform: Assessing CFO perspectives and priorities for the coming year – with Chris Wright and Nick Puetz

    A look at the top priorities for CFOs and finance leaders in the coming year — among them, security and privacy of data, financial and strategic planning and analysis, leadership, and enhanced data analytics — reveals a tale of transformation for CFOs whose responsibilities continue to widen. Protiviti recently conducted its latest Global Finance Trends Survey and has detailed the results in our report, TRANSFORM: Assessing CFO and finance leader perspectives and priorities for the coming year. In this podcast, we talk with Protiviti managing directors Chris Wright and Nick Puetz about some of the key findings and trends revealed in the results. Chris is the global leader of Protiviti’s Business Performance Improvement solution. Nick leads Protiviti's Cyber Strategy and transformation practice. For more information on Protiviti's latest global finance survey, visit www.protiviti.com/us-en/survey/global-finance-trends-survey.

    26 min

  5. 06/25/2024

    Get Ready for Your IPO: Financial Reporting, Cybersecurity, Sustainability and More

    In this episode of Powerful Insights, we talk about all things around readiness for an initial public offering, or IPO. And spoiler alert, there is a lot to address: accounting, financial reporting, cybersecurity, and even ESG and climate reporting. Our guests are Stephen Alicanti and Kristy Balsanek from DLA Piper, and Charlie Soranno and Andrea Vardaro Thomas from Protiviti. Stephen and Kristy both are partners with DLA Piper, a global law firm with more than 90 offices in more than 40 countries that provides legal solutions to businesses worldwide. Andrea and Charlie are managing directors and leaders in Protiviti's Business Performance Improvement solution. Find more information about Stephen, including his contact information, here: www.dlapiper.com/en-us/people/a/alicanti-stephen-p. Find more information about Kristy, including her contact information, here: www.dlapiper.com/en-us/people/b/balsanek-kristy. Find more information about Charlie, including his contact information, here: www.protiviti.com/us-en/charles-g-soranno. Find more information about Andrea, including her contact information, here: https://www.protiviti.com/us-en/andrea-vardaro-thomas. Read Protiviti’s paper, Guide to Public Company Transformation, Frequently Asked Questions (Fourth Edition), here: www.protiviti.com/us-en/whitepaper/guide-public-company-transformation-frequently-asked-questions-fourth-edition. For more information from Protiviti on IPO readiness, visit www.protiviti.com/us-en/ipo-readiness.

    31 min

  6. 06/10/2024

    Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Advantage, Mitigating Risk – with Lucas Manganaro

    Supply chain management continues to be a hot topic in countless organizations in light of ongoing geopolitical challenges, evolving impacts of climate change, new tariffs, changing labor markets, and much more. How can supply chain and procurement leaders attack these and other challenges? It starts with building and implementing a strategic sourcing strategy. Protiviti recently published a whitepaper, Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Advantage, Mitigating Risk, which dives into this topic and provides practical guidance on anticipating and mitigating supply chain risk while improving resilience and responsiveness. In this episode of Powerful Insights, we talk with Lucas Manganaro, one of the authors of this paper. Lucas is a managing director with Protiviti and leads the supply chain innovation practice. Throughout his 20-plus year career, Lucas has held multiple supply chain and procurement leadership roles focused on transforming business processes and leveraging technology to improve top and bottom line results. Find more information about Lucas, including his contact information, here: www.protiviti.com/us-en/lucas-manganaro. Read our white paper, Strategic Sourcing: Gaining Advantage, Mitigating Risk, here: www.protiviti.com/us-en/insights-paper/strategic-sourcing-gaining-advantage-mitigating-risk.

    27 min

  7. 12/07/2023

    Executive Perspectives on Top Risks for 2024 and a Decade Later – with Mark Beasley and Jim DeLoach

    Protiviti and NC State University's ERM Initiative have conducted the 12th annual Executive Perspectives on Top Risk Survey, in which we poll board members and C-suite executives from around the world on the risks they see as most significant for their organizations over the next 12 months and the next 10 years. For this year’s survey, we asked executives to peer into 2024 as well as a decade later, into 2034, and identify the most pressing risk issues for their organizations. Not surprisingly, a number of themes emerged from the results. The economy and inflationary trends are top of mind for 2024. Cyber threats are a critical concern not only next year but also a decade from now. The geopolitical landscape is creating ripple effects across numerous risk issues. Technology-related developments and challenges, including the emergence of generative AI, continue, accompanied by concerns about talent and skills gaps. And amid all this, there are growing worries about third-party risks. In this episode, Dr. Mark Beasley of NC State University’s ERM Initiative and Jim DeLoach of Protiviti discuss the key findings and takeaways from this year’s Top Risks study. Mark is the Professor of Enterprise Risk Management and Director of the ERM Initiative in the Poole College of Management at NC State University. The ERM Initiative provides thought leadership about ERM practices and their integration with strategy and corporate governance. As founding director, Mark leads the ERM Initiative’s efforts to help pioneer the developments of this emergent discipline. Jim is a member of the Protiviti Solutions Leadership team. His market focus is on helping organizations succeed in responding to government mandates, shareholder demands and a changing business environment in a cost-effective and sustainable manner that reduces risk to an acceptable level. He assists companies with strategy setting, business planning and performance management. For further information, read our Executive Perspectives on Top Risks Survey executive summary and full report at www.protiviti.com/toprisks or http://erm.ncsu.edu.

    45 min

  8. 11/21/2023

    Emerging Regulations in Tech: Understanding the Digital Services Act – with Kaitlin Kirkham-Cooper and Roxanne Miller

    As of August 25, 2023, large technology companies providing hosting services, online platforms and search engines, are required to put processes in place to be notified of illegal content and to act on notifications under the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA). Tech firms that do not meet a 45-million-user threshold have to comply with many of the DSA’s provisions beginning February 2024. Those smaller companies, along with so-called very large online platforms (VLOPs) and very large online search engines (VLOSE), face significant financial penalties for noncompliance, including fines of up to 6% of a their global annual sales, and an outright ban for repeat offenders. The global consequences of the DSA and what companies can do to comply with its broad mandates are explained in this blog and white paper. In this podcast, Protiviti Managing Director Kaitlin Kirkham-Cooper and Protiviti Associate Director Roxanne Miller share their insights on the different tiers of tech companies the requirements apply to and how complex requirements may cause challenges for some companies. Both Kaitlin and Roxanne are with the risk and compliance practice at Protiviti. Contact Kaitlin here: https://www.protiviti.com/us-en/kaitlin-kirkham-cooper Contact Roxanne here: https://www.protiviti.com/us-en/roxanne-miller

    26 min
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Protiviti, a global consulting firm, presents Powerful Insights. This podcast features leaders and subject-matter experts from around the world offering insights on key issues facing organizations in our dynamic, challenging and competitive global business climate.

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