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Ann Lister and Lynda Thomas on Turning Compliance into Community

From a chance meeting at a seminar to founding the International Compliance Professionals Association (ICPA), Ann Lister and Lynda Thomas transformed trade compliance from an isolated function into a global community. In this discussion, they share the origin story of ICPA and how they turned an email list into a movement. Plus, hear refections on the friendships, conferences, costumes, and challenges that shaped the profession along the way.