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  1. September 30, 2008 Take the Pain out of Periodic Access Reviews with Approva’s Certification Manager Posted in: Approva News with: 1 comment

  2. August 13, 2008 Is Corporate Governance A Myth? Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  3. July 16, 2008 The Value of Good Governance Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  4. June 27, 2008 Sharing the Wealth: Why Boards Should be Using Continuous Controls Monitoring Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  5. June 17, 2008 Justifying IT Investments to the Board Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  6. June 2, 2008 How Controls-Intelligent is your company? Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 2 comments

  7. May 16, 2008 The Future of GRC Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 1 comment

  8. May 1, 2008 Evolution Time: Oversight to Insight to Foresight Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  9. April 24, 2008 Focus versus Fashion — Avoiding Fads in the Boardroom Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  10. April 17, 2008 Creating a Culture of Compliance Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  11. April 4, 2008 Jump-starting the Conversation Between Boards and Auditors Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  12. March 27, 2008 Thoughts on Global Governance Standards Posted in: Daily News with: 0 comments

  13. March 18, 2008 What to Look For in an Audit Committee Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

  14. March 4, 2008 Introducing BizRights 4.0 Posted in: Approva News with: 0 comments

  15. February 28, 2008 The Importance of Balanced, Focused Controls Posted in: Post of Note, Industry News with: 0 comments

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Prashanth “PV” Boccasam, Chief Strategist, Approva

Prashanth “PV” Boccasam is the Chief Strategist of Approva. PV has an unrivaled appreciation for spotting the convergence of business and IT trends and conceiving how new technologies can be applied to address problems that are top priorities for C-Level executives. PV will be providing the latest trends in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) to Audit Trail. He will specifically address some key issues that companies need to consider while investing in compliance solutions such as baselining, calculating ROI and taking a proactive step to Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM). PV is actively engaged with Approva customers that include Fortune 500 companies and other small to medium sized enterprises. He will be sharing customer testimonials and the public companies’ perception of GRC on Audit Trail.

Steve Elliott, Chief Technology Officer, Approva

Steve Elliott, Chief Technology Officer of Approva Corporation, is an expert on building, marketing, and selling enterprise software products in the areas of security management, internet applications, ERP tools, and identity provisioning solutions. Steve will be discussing all things technology – such as IT security, ERP authorizations, user activity, role design and access management, as well as building and implementing an automated controls monitoring software solution.

Michael Evans, VP of Marketing, Approva

Michael Evans, Vice President of Marketing at Approva has over 14 years of experience in marketing, product marketing, product management and business strategy. He has a strong understanding of the automated controls ecosystem and is able to identify key trends that are going to impact the GRC space. Mike is also a great fan of the blogosphere and the power it has on different audiences. He knows how to make the latest industry news relevant to Audit Trail readers. Mike is on top of important industry events, as well as what others in the industry are talking about on relevant blogs and industry information resources.

Phil Livingston, Vice Chairman, Approva

Phil Livingston, Vice Chairman of Approva Corporation, is the former president and CEO of Financial Executives International (FEI). In his role with FEI, Phil had significant participation in the formulation and passage of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 giving formal testimony to the House Financial Services Committee. Phil also directly authored two sections of the legislation, and is a sought after expert on compliance regulations. Phil’s extensive background and experience with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and his involvement with several audit committees, makes him a leading commentator on SEC & PCAOB guidance. Phil also brings a unique insight on how companies can not just meet compliance requirements but also derive long term benefits from them.