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I hesitated for a while, suggesting that we keep it a bit more general. But when preparing this speech, I realised he was right. We can no longer speak about accounting and auditing without mentioning Enron. I address this issue from the perspectives ensuing from my mixed background. For 26 years I was involved in public accounting at one of the Big Four firms.