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Dear colleagues and friends,

On our side of the globe, winter has passed,
spring is displaying its finest colors and
flowers are blooming. It’s a time of renewal,
much like within our association. Exciting
meetings lie ahead. While the locations have
been carefully chosen two years in advance,
unfortunately, some members are facing
significant challenges with visa requirements.
On March 5th, another successful WAD VICE PRESIDENT
webinar was conducted under Alexey’s
expert technical guidance. It’s always
impressive for me to witness. Many thanks to
all involved.

We are increasingly noticing that
accreditation of new clients, primarily in the
financial sector, is becoming more difficult
and demanding. Countless requirements
and concepts are being demanded:
data protection, cybersecurity, and more.
Subcontractors often need to be disclosed in
advance now.
We are already looking forward to the annual general meeting in September in
Multiple times now, clients accepted the Kuala Lumpur. Siti is diligently working on an excellent event.
WAD membership as a quality guarantee,
meaning the entire WAD has been Lastly, I want to express my gratitude, especially to all WAD ambassadors, who
recognized as a subcontractor for some of the undertake a crucial role for WAD every year.
most important Swiss companies, allowing
us to officially collaborate with any member Warm regards,
without further individual accreditation.
Respectfully submitted,
This was only possible by clearly
demonstrating the admission criteria of the
association and its impressive history. Would Philip Ryffel
the founders of WAD in 1925 have imagined
this? 2nd Vice President

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.

For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces

the entire world, stimulating progress,

giving birth to evolution.”

Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist
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