KPMG UK

[on-hold music] Hello, and welcome to today's episode of the Building Confidence podcast.

I'm your host, Grace Allan, an assistant manager in the Controls Assurance team at KPMG UK.

We're discussing a topic that is becoming increasingly important in customer, regulator, and partner conversations: SOC reporting, and most importantly, how to choose the right assurance provider.

To help me break this down, I'm joined by Stephan Walti, Head of Assurance Technology at KPMG Switzerland.

Customers place confidence not only in the control being tested but also in the independence and credibility of the organization performing the assessment.

assessment.Let's talk about AI.

I've recently spoken with Tom Collins, partner in the KPMG UK Controls Assurance team, so I'm interested to hear how you think AI is changing the assurance landscape.

I have the same role in Switzerland, and AI actually is transforming the conversation entirely.