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How audit committees are adapting to change in Q1 2025
April 8, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm EDT
As the first quarter closes, audit committees and management teams are navigating numerous policy shifts, ongoing geopolitical volatility and a dynamic business environment. This webcast will address evolving audit committee priorities and topics, such as:
- 2025 global economic update: Get up to date on the macroeconomic environment, including observed and potential economic impacts of Trump administration policies. Hear about the outlook for inflation, possible effects of tariffs, and other key economic measures audit committees and boards will want to monitor.
- 2025 geostrategic outlook: Find out about how companies are adapting to new global uncertainty, including how geopolitics are likely to impact businesses in the year ahead. Additionally, hear about effective practices for managing and overseeing geopolitical risks.
- 2025 M&A outlook: Hear how shifting regulatory priorities, trade policies, tariffs and potential tax cuts may shape mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity this year. Learn about corporate M&A trends, including key sectors to watch and key deal drivers to monitor.
This CPE-eligible webcast will be 60 minutes. The discussion will be moderated by Patrick Niemann, Partner, Ernst & Young LLP, and Americas Leader of the EY Audit Committee Forum. Panelists will include:
Courtney Rickert McCaffrey, EY Global Geostrategic Business Group Insights Leader
H. Mallory Caldwell, EY-Parthenon Americas Strategy and Transactions Corporate & Growth Strategy Leader
Karen Dynan, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Dwight L. Jacobs, SVP of Supply Chain and Chief Procurement Officer, Duke Energy; Board Director, HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc.
