Founder of Blockchain association in the Cayman Islands
Petri Basson has embraced technology in his career and learned how to use the skills he learned as a CA(SA) in the new and exciting field of blockchain and digital assets. While he was doing his articles in South Africa, he obtained six certificates in IT and started working towards his Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) qualification. After moving to the Cayman Islands, Petri had the opportunity to work with a leading audit firm’s Digital Assets team to develop an audit approach for clients investing in this asset class. As part of this process, he also learned how to run a development process running SCRUM methodology and helped develop several audit tools.
He is using the skills he learned as a CA(SA), combined with his IT knowledge, to spread the knowledge of these unique assets and show people how they will disrupt and improve their lives in new and exciting ways