Ryan Leopold leads PwC Canada's Banking and Capital Markets Assurance practice, helping build trust in society for the past 22 years. Ryan is the engagement leader on Canadian and US public company audits. He has a passion for advising clients in the area of credit risk, working through complex IFRS 9 modelling challenges, sharing insights gained throughout the PwC global network. Over the past 6 years, Ryan embarked on a crypto journey focused on bringing trust to this rapidly emerging space. From authoring guidance on crypto accounting to co-developing PwC's Halo crypto solution, which is now the primary audit tool used on PwC's crypto audits globally, he has been at the forefront of this sector. Ryan is an active collaborator with CPA Canada and CPAB, with the goal of continually enhancing audit quality, protecting investors in the process. He is a member of the Canadian Accounting Standards Board Crypto Asset Working Group and is the inaugural chair of PwC's global Crypto Accounting Working Group. Beyond assurance, Ryan has also supported crypto entities through a number of transactions, assessing tax, accounting and control environment risks, along with providing financial and custodial due diligence services.