| Name | Title | Contact Details |
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Devin Blank |
Chief Information Security Officer and Global Head of Cyber Security and Compliance | Profile |
Ascend empowers entrepreneurial CPAs to reach their goals with an innovative growth model that brings their firms into the new age. Backed by private equity from people-focused Alpine Investors, Ascend is building a modern platform for regional accounting firms that enables them to stay independent while accessing the resources of a large CPA firm to help them grow. Ascend provides access to growth capital, robust talent acquisition, best-of-breed technology, a catalytic leadership system, shared back-office services, and modernized equity incentives so that firms can surmount todays industry challenges and reach their full potential. Founded in January 2023, the company attained revenues sufficient to qualify it as a Top 100 U.S. accounting firm within six months of operation.
HBT is a not-for-profit health and welfare trust that provides group health and welfare benefits on behalf of participating employers for nearly 265,000 eligible employees, their eligible dependents, and beneficiaries employed in health care and social services in British Columbia. The primary benefits provided by HBT are Group Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Weekly Indemnity, Long Term Disability (LTD), Extended Health, and Dental. HBT ensures these benefits are administered in accordance with provisions and plan design negotiated by HEABC, CSSEA, and single-site collective agreements.
Reos Partners (www.reospartners.com) is an international social enterprise that helps people move forward together on their most important and intractable issues. We design, facilitate, and guide processes that enable teams of stakeholders—even those who dont understand or agree with or trust one another—to make progress on their toughest challenges. Our approach is systemic, collaborative, and creative. We partner with governments, corporations, and civil society organizations on challenges such as education, health, food, energy, environment, development, justice, security, and peace. Our work is pragmatic, professional, and tailored to the needs of the specific situation. We operate both globally and locally, with offices in Cambridge (Massachusetts), Geneva, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Montréal, and São Paulo. Our name comes from the Greek "rheos," which means "flow."
Price Forbes is an independent insurance broker established in 1893 and headquartered in London. As part of Ardonagh Specialty, it is recognized as a leading broker in the London market. The company has a global presence, with offices worldwide, and specializes in wholesale insurance broking, focusing on complex risk management solutions for large multinational companies. The services offered by Price Forbes include specialist insurance broking, risk management, and reinsurance solutions through its division, Price Forbes Re. This division provides tailored reinsurance broking, capital solutions, and strategic advisory services, utilizing analytics to meet client needs. Price Forbes also has a strong presence in Africa, with operations in South Africa and partnerships across sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to its business activities, Price Forbes is committed to community involvement through the Ardonagh Community Trust, supporting charitable initiatives and contributing over £1.5 million to various causes.