Helen Bimbassis, Director - Quality Assurance, BDO UAE
Helen has over 25 years of experience in the audit technical sphere, her skill set ranges from developing and implementing the audit methodology, developing and providing audit-specialised training and quality improvement projects with a focus on ISQM and Root Cause Analysis. She brings change management elements to all these areas assisting the leadership of the firm to transition with resilience in a regulated landscape.

Kyle Gibbons, Head of Global Accounts, Confirmation, part of Thomson Reuters
For over 10 years Kyle's career has been focused on the audit profession, first as an auditor, then serving in consultative roles across resourcing and technology. He is also a regular speaker on the topics of fraud, information and technology across audit. Currently he is Head of Global Accounts at Thomson Reuters where he has global oversight of the organisation's relationships with the world's largest accounting firms in relation to the Confirmation service. He also manages Confirmation's operations across Europe and South Africa.

Katharine Bagshaw FCA, ICAEW
Katharine Bagshaw FCA has 25 years’ experience dealing with auditing standards and standard-setting, currently a senior technical manager with ICAEW. She was vice chair of IFAC’s SMP Committee and has sat on a number of IAASB working groups. She was an ACCA auditing examiner, has worked extensively in Eastern Europe and has lectured globally on auditing standards.

Paul Winrow, Partner – Head of Audit and Assurance Methodology, Mazars
Paul Winrow joined Mazars in May 2020 as a Partner in the Audit Quality team. He was previously Technical Partner in a mid-tier audit firm after spending over six years in global roles in top 10 international networks. He has extensive experience in the Public and Not for Profit sector built over 25 years with big 4 and mid-tier audit firms.