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          Aditya Maheshwari         Dharmendra Kapoor         Aditya Kumar S            Deepika Santdasani

                                    In “From Chaos to         In “The Human             Deepika  Santdasani,
          In “The Hybrid            Clarity: Harnessing the
          Shift: Evolution of       Power of Data Quality     Element in Auditing:      Senior Manager at
          Internal Audit,” Aditya   and Governance,”          How Relationships         Protiviti India, explores
          Maheshwari explores       CA Dharmendra             Shape Internal Audit      parallels between IA
          how hybrid and remote     Kapoor  emphasises        Outcomes,” CA Aditya      and makeup artistry
          work models transform     the importance of data    Kumar S explores          in “From Brushes to
          internal audit processes.   quality and governance   the balance between      Balances.” Her second
          He discusses the benefits   in today’s information-  technology and human     article, “Shifting the
          for employee morale       driven world. He          intuition in auditing. He   Investment Paradigm,”
          and the challenges for    highlights challenges     discusses how personal    highlights the
          audit teams, highlighting   in maintaining          relationships can affect   importance of wellness.
          essential tech tools that   data accuracy and       auditor objectivity.      She leads the Women’s
          enhance remote auditing   consistency. Turn to
          amid this operational     Page 43                   Turn to Page 46           Circle at IIA India’s
          shift. Turn to Page 38                                                        Hyderabad Chapter.
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             Lalitha Satheesh                      Sidheshwar Bhalla                 R. Ramasubramanian

             In “Building Inclusive                Sidheshwar Bhalla’s               In “Strategic Optimisation:
             Cultures: How Internal                article “Astrologically           A CFO’s Guide to
             Audit Can Champion                    – Longevity” examines             Pricing, Margins &
                                                                                     Inventory,” Rajangam
             Diversity,” Lalitha                   longevity through Indian          Ramasubramanian
             Satheesh highlights                   mythology and astrology,          identifies six control
             the crucial role of                   focusing on influences            points—top-line revenue,
             internal audit in                     from Chiranjeevi and              gross margins, net margins,
             promoting diversity,                  birth charts. With over 20        finance costs, inventory,
             equity, and inclusion                 years of risk management          and accounts receivable—
             within organisations.                 experience and as a               that drive manufacturing
             Drawing on her 20                     former President of               growth. With over 30 years
             years of experience, she              The Institute of Internal         of experience, he enhances
             advocates integrating                 Auditors, India, he shares        decision-making for
                                                                                     profitable growth. Turn to
             DEI principles into                   unique insights blending          Page 75
             audit practices to foster             expertise and astrology.
             inclusive environments.               Turn to Page 70
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