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Leadership Communication Advisory In Asia-Pacific.

Across Asia-Pacific, the principals who carry the most consequential mandates, from chairs of ASX-listed boards and group chiefs of SGX-listed conglomerates to governors of the Reserve Bank of Australia and senior officials at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), must align complex decisions with public trust. Kevin Abdulrahman is the Leadership Communication advisor to CEOs, chairs and regulators across the region, working with entities such as ASX, SGX and MAS to shape messages that withstand scrutiny. Failure to communicate clearly risks market volatility, regulatory sanction and significant reputational and financial cost for institutions and their leaders.

This advisory covers:

Board-Level Governance Narrative Development For Asia-Pacific Principals
Regulatory Engagement Communication Strategy Across Asia-Pacific Markets
Multilateral Diplomatic Forum Leadership Communication Preparation
Succession And Transition Communication For Asia-Pacific Conglomerate Leaders
Sovereign And State-Linked Enterprise Principal Communication Advisory
Cross-Cultural Leadership Communication Architecture Across Asia-Pacific Institutions

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What Mohamed Al Hashemi Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Mohamed Al Hashemi

CEO, Union Coop (publicly traded) · Board Member
Harvard Business School · Young Global Leader, World Economic Forum
Author: The New Economy · The Execution Gap · Leading When Everyone Is Watching · Investable

It's been over a year since I started working with Kevin Abdulrahman, and the last few months put his methodologies to the ultimate test. Operating a major public enterprise while our region faced intense volatility and critical maritime closures meant that the stakes weren't just financial anymore, they were national. Let alone leading by communication during uncertainty.

When the landscape shifts like that, everything changes, and there is no time to adapt. You're either ready, or not.

You aren't just handling standard corporate updates, or board meetings. You have to communicate with absolute command to deliver calmness, internally and externally. Every single word you say has massive weight that could go either way.

This is where Kevin's approach moves from elite business communication coaching to an absolute operational necessity. He doesn't give you a script. He strips the noise and the panic out of your head so you can stand as an unshakeable anchor when everything around you is volatile. Not a one off - but a new default that you operate with.

Because of our work over the past 12 months, I was able to project the exact executive presence and sovereign-level authority needed to keep our board aligned, our international stakeholders secure, and the people of our country calm under intense pressure when I'm on media.

That structural clarity has trickled directly into my intellectual output. Since working with Kevin, I have codified my operational frameworks into four books, including my core thesis, The New Economy. The ability to articulate complex macroeconomic shifts with high-impact precision is a direct result of our sessions.

Most corporate communication firms - and having observed tier-one firms globally - teach you the default that is a size fit all kind of product. Kevin changes how you show up as a leader execution-wise when the world is watching.

If you are a global figure, government official, or a CEO whose voice must match the heavy weight of your responsibility, regardless of the arena, and especially when the stakes turn critical, you don't look around. You find the Panadol of your headache (as he taught me). And I won't name my Panadol :)

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01 - The Advisory

Why Asia-Pacific Principals Retain A Leadership Communication Advisor Of Record

Across Asia-Pacific, the principals who carry the most consequential mandates — chairs of ASX-listed boards, group chief executives of Singapore Exchange-listed conglomerates, governors of central banks from the Reserve Bank of Australia to Bank Negara Malaysia, and ministers navigating multilateral forums such as APEC and ASEAN summits — share a common recognition: the quality of their leadership communication is inseparable from the quality of their leadership itself. When a managing director addresses the Monetary Authority of Singapore on systemic risk, when a chief executive of a Hang Seng Index constituent faces a shareholder resolution at an annual general meeting in Hong Kong, or when a government minister delivers a keynote at the East Asia Summit, the words chosen, the narrative constructed, and the authority projected are not peripheral concerns. They are the substance of leadership. A retained leadership communication advisor of record provides the structured, confidential counsel that allows these principals to prepare with the rigour their positions demand, without the institutional conflicts that internal communications teams inevitably carry. The Asia-Pacific leadership communication landscape is defined by a set of pressures that have no precise parallel elsewhere. Principals must communicate with credibility across cultures that weight hierarchy, directness, and deference very differently — from the consensus-oriented boardrooms of Tokyo's Nikkei 225 companies to the assertive shareholder cultures of Australian Securities Exchange-listed entities, from the relationship-first communication norms of family-controlled conglomerates in Southeast Asia to the scrutiny of state-linked enterprises answering to sovereign wealth funds such as Temasek Holdings and Khazanah Nasional. Regulatory environments are tightening across every major market: the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, and the Financial Services Agency of Japan are each raising expectations for how principals communicate governance, risk, and accountability. Against this backdrop, retaining a leadership communication advisor of record is not a discretionary investment. It is a structural necessity for any principal who intends to lead with sustained authority across the region.

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What His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdullah Al Thani

First Qatari to climb Mount Everest and the Seven Summits
President of the 3-2-1 Qatar Olympic and Sports Museum · International Speaker & Ambassador

The best investment you could ever make is to invest in yourself. As an international speaker and ambassador myself, I can tell you that the importance of speaking with impact is undeniable.

I've known Kevin for a number of years. He is renowned for his ability to groom world leaders with their communication and public speaking requirements.

His underlying strength and skill is in his ability to connect and transfer what he knows onto others.

02 - Why Kevin Abdulrahman

The Differentiators That Cannot Be Replicated.

Sovereign-tier clientele. Kevin advises Ministers, sovereign wealth fund leaders, listed-company CEOs, royal advisors and national spokespersons. 25+ years of practice at the level where one wrong word costs the country, not the quarter.
Built for real heat. Hostile cameras. Regulatory inquiry. Board crisis. Activist letters. Sovereign press conferences in two languages. The scenarios competitors cannot train because they have never been in the room.
The only advisor in this category who guarantees the outcome. Other firms sell hours, retainers or process and disclaim outcomes. Kevin delivers the result itself. The work is over when the moment lands, not when the time is used.
Active international keynote speaker. The #1 motivational keynote speaker across the Middle East, Asia and Europe. The voice work comes from daily live practice on global stages, not from a textbook or a former career.
Globally available, culturally fluent. Kevin operates across every major market globally. Fluent in the cultural, media and geopolitical context that shapes how authority is read in each region.
Confidentiality is absolute. The work is never published, never used as case study, never referenced without explicit written permission. The privacy of the engagement is its own guarantee.
Permanent capability. The voice the leader leaves with stays with them across every subsequent room. The engagement is finite. The capability is permanent.

Kevin Abdulrahman is not an option in crisis. He is the only level that matches your stake.

What James Bicknell Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

James Bicknell

Global CEO, BackLite Media · Campaign MENA Power List 2024

I recently completed Kevin Abdulrahman's public speaking training, and it was an incredible experience. Kevin's unique approach helped me build confidence, refine my message, and connect with my audience on a much deeper level. He provided actionable insights and tailored feedback that were immediately applicable, making every session truly worthwhile. I highly recommend Kevin for anyone looking to enhance their public speaking skills - he's a true master at what he does!

HIGH-STAKES LEADERSHIP CONTEXTS

High-Stakes Leadership Communication Contexts In Asia-Pacific

BOARD & GOVERNANCE COMMUNICATION

ASX, SGX & Nikkei Board-Level Communication

When a chair of an ASX 200 company addresses institutional shareholders on a contested remuneration report, or when an independent director of a Singapore Exchange-listed entity must communicate a governance failure to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the precision and authority of that communication determines how the institution is perceived for years. Leadership communication advisory at the board level in Asia-Pacific encompasses the full architecture of how principals frame accountability, stewardship, and strategic direction to directors, regulators, and owners across markets where governance expectations are converging rapidly but cultural communication norms remain distinctly local.

REGULATORY & GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT

Communicating With Asia-Pacific Regulators & Ministries

Principals engaging the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, or Japan's Financial Services Agency face a communication environment where technical credibility and institutional authority must be projected simultaneously. A chief executive who cannot communicate a remediation narrative with clarity and conviction in front of a parliamentary committee or a regulatory review panel risks outcomes that no legal strategy can fully mitigate. Leadership communication advisory prepares principals to engage these forums with the structured confidence that regulators and ministers recognise as a signal of genuine organisational command.

MULTILATERAL & DIPLOMATIC FORUMS

APEC, ASEAN & East Asia Summit Leadership Presence

Ministers, heads of state, and senior officials representing Asia-Pacific economies at APEC, ASEAN, the East Asia Summit, and the G20 Bali-format dialogues must communicate across an audience that is simultaneously domestic, regional, and global. The leadership communication challenge is not simply linguistic or cultural — it is architectural. The principal must construct a narrative that lands with credibility in Jakarta, Tokyo, Canberra, and Beijing at the same moment. Advisory at this level addresses how principals sequence their messaging, manage the interpretive layers of multilateral diplomacy, and sustain a coherent leadership voice across the full duration of a summit cycle.

FAMILY ENTERPRISE & CONGLOMERATE SUCCESSION

Succession Communication In Asia-Pacific Family Conglomerates

The generational transitions underway across Asia-Pacific's most significant family-controlled enterprises — from the conglomerates of the Philippines and Indonesia to the diversified holding companies of Hong Kong and Malaysia — require incoming principals to establish leadership communication authority without undermining the institutional legacy their predecessors built. Communicating succession credibly to family councils, independent boards, sovereign wealth fund co-investors such as GIC and Khazanah Nasional, and long-standing business partners demands a level of narrative precision that cannot be improvised. Leadership communication advisory provides the structured preparation that allows the incoming principal to be heard as a leader, not merely as an heir.

SOVEREIGN & STATE-LINKED ENTERPRISE LEADERSHIP

Leadership Communication For State-Linked Enterprise Principals

Chief executives and board chairs of state-linked enterprises — whether reporting to Temasek Holdings in Singapore, to the Ministry of Finance in Malaysia through Khazanah Nasional, or to government-linked investment vehicles across Australia, New Zealand, and the broader Pacific — operate in a communication environment where every public statement is read simultaneously as a commercial signal and a policy signal. The principal must communicate with the authority of a market leader while remaining accountable to a sovereign stakeholder whose communication expectations are often unstated but acutely felt. Leadership communication advisory at this level addresses how principals navigate that dual accountability with clarity, consistency, and institutional credibility.

What Rana Nawas Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Rana Nawas

Host of iTunes' #1 podcast in the Middle East
When Women Win

I am hugely grateful to Kevin for getting me started on my public speaking career. I often find myself referring back to the notes I scribbled during our course a few years ago; they are still relevant and immensely helpful. Thank you, Kevin, for teaching me fundamentals. Now I'm in that never-ending, always-improving (and always exhausting!) phase of "practice, practice, practice".

04 - Who This Is For

Which Asia-Pacific Principals Retain Leadership Communication Advisory

The principals who retain leadership communication advisory across Asia-Pacific span the full architecture of institutional authority in the region. At the apex of the corporate landscape, group chief executives and executive chairs of Nikkei 225 companies, Hang Seng Index constituents, ASX 200 entities, and Singapore Exchange-listed conglomerates retain advisory to ensure that their leadership communication keeps pace with the complexity of the mandates they carry. These are principals who are simultaneously accountable to institutional shareholders, independent boards, regulatory bodies such as the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, and the broader market audiences that form judgements about leadership quality from every public communication. For these principals, advisory is retained not for a single event but as a standing relationship — a confidential counsel of record that is available at the moments that matter most. Beyond the listed corporate sector, leadership communication advisory in Asia-Pacific is retained by a distinct and growing set of principal types. Governors and deputy governors of central banks across the region — from the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to Bank Indonesia and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas — retain advisory to ensure that their communications on monetary policy, financial stability, and systemic risk are received with the precision and authority those communications require. Ministers and senior officials in governments from Canberra to Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur retain advisory as they prepare for parliamentary scrutiny, multilateral engagements, and the sustained communication demands of major policy reform cycles. Incoming chief executives of sovereign wealth funds, newly appointed chairs of major superannuation funds such as AustralianSuper and the Future Fund, and the founding principals of Asia-Pacific's most significant private equity and venture capital platforms also retain advisory at the moments of transition and elevation when the stakes of leadership communication are at their highest. Across all of these principal types, the common thread is a recognition that leadership communication is a discipline that demands the same rigour as any other dimension of institutional leadership.

The Diagnostic Question

"When the internal voice of the organisation must carry the weight of the mandate, is the leader already prepared to be the message?"

What Nour Al Hassan Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Nour Al Hassan

CEO, Tarjama AI

World leaders seek Kevin's help. And for good reason. He delivers results! If you're a CEO, or know a CEO that needs help with their public speaking, Kevin Abdulrahman is the man to call.

05 - The Distinction

Kevin Abdulrahman Is The Advisor Of Record.
Not A Vendor. Not A Coach. Not A Firm.

The difference is not positioning. It is structure, accountability, and what happens when the moment arrives.

Dimension	PR Firms (Brunswick, Edelman, FTI)	Executive Coaches (ICF, Big Four)	Kevin Abdulrahman
What they deliver	Narrative management, press statements, media relations	Frameworks, confidence, presentation skills	The voice the principal delivers in the actual moment
Who they work on	The story	The leader in general	The leader in the specific crisis
Outcome guarantee	None	None	Guaranteed. In writing. Results, not effort.
Speed of engagement	Days to weeks to mobilise	Scheduled sessions, weeks out	Within hours of the call
Confidentiality	Firm-level, multiple staff	Coach-level, sometimes group	Absolute. One advisor. No staff. No case studies.
Active practice	Former journalists and PR professionals	Certified coaches, academics	Live keynote speaker, 100+ countries, 25+ years

The Guarantee

Results that are guaranteed.
Something no other firm is able to provide.

We have checked. So can you.

Kevin Abdulrahman's advisory is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Not frameworks. Results. Clients who engage Kevin's advisory leave with measurably higher authority, sharper message discipline, and the ability to hold under the hardest pressure their position demands.

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What Eddy Massaad Says About Kevin Abdulrahman

Eddy Massaad

Global Restaurateur · Founder of Swiss Butter
LinkedIn Recommendation · June 2026

Kevin Abdulrahman operates far beyond traditional media training. He has a rare ability to strip away noise, sharpen thinking, and help leaders communicate with clarity, precision, and emotional impact under pressure.

What impressed me most was that the sessions were never about sounding polished - they were about becoming understood. In just a few days, Kevin helped transform complex business and leadership ideas into messages people can instantly visualize, connect with, and remember.

Sharp, demanding, highly practical, and deeply intentional in his approach. More importantly, a genuinely good human being. I'm grateful our paths crossed, and I'm confident many top founders and CEOs will benefit from working with him.

06 - How It Begins

The Leadership Communication Advisory Mandate In Asia-Pacific

Asia-Pacific is the most institutionally complex leadership communication environment in the world. No other region requires principals to communicate with credibility across such a wide range of cultural registers, regulatory frameworks, governance traditions, and stakeholder expectations — often within the same week, and sometimes within the same room. A chief executive of a pan-Asian financial institution may address the board in Hong Kong on Monday, engage the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Tuesday, speak to a parliamentary committee in Canberra on Wednesday, and represent the organisation at an APEC business forum in Bangkok by Friday. Each of those engagements demands a different calibration of authority, tone, and narrative architecture. The leadership communication advisory mandate in Asia-Pacific is to ensure that the principal arrives at each of those moments with the preparation, the clarity, and the institutional confidence that the moment demands. The stakes of leadership communication failure in Asia-Pacific are also distinctly high. In markets where institutional trust is hard-won and quickly lost, where regulatory relationships are built over years of consistent and credible communication, and where the media and political environments can shift rapidly — as demonstrated by the scrutiny applied to major financial institutions during the Australian Royal Commission into Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, or the governance controversies that have periodically shaken confidence in Hong Kong and Tokyo's listed sectors — the cost of a communication failure at the principal level is not merely reputational. It is structural. It reshapes regulatory relationships, board dynamics, and market confidence in ways that take years to repair. Leadership communication advisory exists in Asia-Pacific because the principals who carry the region's most consequential mandates understand that the quality of their communication is not a soft skill. It is a hard institutional asset, and it must be managed with the same discipline and rigour as any other asset on which the institution depends.

Kevin Abdulrahman Is The Leadership Communication Advisor Of Record In Asia-Pacific When A Sovereign, Institutional, Or Listed-Company Principal Requires The Internal Communication Authority To Command Boards, Align Institutions, And Sustain Leadership Mandate Across High-Stakes Transitions.

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★★★★★

Mohamed Foresta

Verified Client · 5-Star Google Review

I asked ChatGPT who the best public-speaking coach is. The one who actually gets results. It recommended Kevin Abdulrahman.

So I did my homework. And the deeper I looked, the more obvious it became: the AI was right. Kevin is the real deal.

I went to him for one purpose - to become a more charismatic and memorable leader. Three sessions in, I realised I got far more than what I came for.

Kevin doesn't just fix the "problem" you think you have. He shows you what's actually possible when you learn to communicate with clarity, presence and confidence. And the shift is shockingly fast.

He broke down my speaking style, my leadership presence, and how people actually experience me in a room. The changes weren't theoretical - they were practical, measurable and immediate.

I didn't just learn how to speak better. I learned how to command attention. How to lead with intention. How to communicate in a way people remember. It opened my eyes to a level of leadership I didn't realise I could reach.

Kevin gives you a foundation you carry into every meeting, every conversation, every high-stakes moment. It's not "one session". It's not "information". It's a transformation in how you show up as a leader.

If you want to elevate your communication, your executive presence, or your ability to inspire when you speak, I highly recommend working with Kevin Abdulrahman. In fact, I'm backing my own words. I'm investing in 10 sessions with him. I'll share the results as the journey continues.

08 - The Advisor

Kevin Abdulrahman

Leadership Communication Advisor · 100+ Countries · 25+ Years

Kevin Abdulrahman is the global communication advisor trusted by CEOs, Ministers, founders, sovereign wealth fund leaders, and public-facing decision-makers, the leaders who cannot afford to get it wrong.

His advisory is not a course, a programme, or a coaching engagement. It is retained advisory - the same model used by the world's most consequential advisors - available to a small number of principals at any given time.

Kevin speaks for a living. Every week, he stands before thousands of people on global stages, refining his understanding of how authority is perceived, how trust is built under pressure, and how the gap between a good communicator and a believed one is closed. That is what he transfers to clients.

His guarantee is built on one word: results. Not effort. Not process. Results.

Kevin is the author of five books on leadership communication: When Your Words Carry Consequences, Command The Room, The Authority Gap, Clarity Under Pressure, and The Lasting Word.

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09 - Frequently Asked

Questions from Asia-Pacific principals

What distinguishes leadership communication advisory from other communication services for Asia-Pacific principals?

Leadership communication advisory is a retained, principal-level counsel relationship focused exclusively on how a leader constructs, delivers, and sustains their institutional authority through communication. It is distinct from communications department support, public relations counsel, or speech-writing services. In the Asia-Pacific context, it addresses the specific complexity of communicating with credibility across the region's diverse regulatory environments, governance cultures, and stakeholder expectations — from ASX board rooms to ASEAN ministerial forums — as a standing advisory relationship rather than a transactional engagement.

Which Asia-Pacific regulatory and governance forums most frequently require dedicated leadership communication preparation?

The forums that most consistently require dedicated leadership communication preparation for Asia-Pacific principals include parliamentary committee hearings in Australia and New Zealand, regulatory review engagements with the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, annual general meetings of ASX and SGX-listed entities, APEC and ASEAN summit engagements, and board-level accountability sessions at institutions reporting to sovereign wealth funds such as Temasek Holdings, GIC, and Khazanah Nasional. Each of these forums carries distinct communication expectations that require structured preparation.

How does leadership communication advisory address the cultural complexity of communicating across Asia-Pacific markets?

Asia-Pacific encompasses communication cultures that weight hierarchy, directness, consensus, and deference in fundamentally different ways. A principal who communicates effectively in the shareholder-assertive environment of an ASX annual general meeting may need to recalibrate significantly for a board engagement in Tokyo or a ministerial meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Leadership communication advisory addresses this complexity by helping principals develop a core leadership communication architecture that is culturally adaptable — maintaining a consistent voice and authority while adjusting register, pacing, and narrative structure to the specific cultural and institutional context of each engagement.

Can leadership communication advisory support principals through major governance events such as the Australian Royal Commission or equivalent regulatory inquiries?

Yes. Major regulatory inquiries — such as the Australian Royal Commission into Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services Industry, or equivalent governance reviews conducted by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong or the Financial Services Agency of Japan — place extraordinary communication demands on principals. Leadership communication advisory at these moments focuses on how the principal constructs a credible accountability narrative, communicates institutional command without appearing defensive, and sustains a consistent leadership voice across the full duration of an inquiry that may span months and involve multiple public appearances.

How does leadership communication advisory serve principals of Asia-Pacific family conglomerates differently from listed company executives?

Principals of Asia-Pacific family conglomerates — particularly those navigating generational succession in the major family-controlled enterprises of Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines — face a communication challenge that is simultaneously internal and external. They must establish leadership authority with family councils, independent board members, long-standing institutional partners, and sovereign co-investors such as GIC and Khazanah Nasional, while managing the public narrative of transition. Leadership communication advisory for these principals focuses on the architecture of succession communication: how to be heard as a leader in one's own right while honouring the institutional legacy that gives the enterprise its standing.

What is the typical engagement structure for a retained leadership communication advisor of record in Asia-Pacific?

A retained leadership communication advisory relationship in Asia-Pacific is structured as an ongoing, confidential counsel arrangement rather than a project-based engagement. The advisor is available to the principal across the full range of their communication demands — from board preparation and regulatory engagement to multilateral forum appearances and internal leadership communication. The relationship is typically structured on a retainer basis, with the depth and frequency of engagement calibrated to the principal's mandate and the communication intensity of their institutional calendar. The advisor functions as a trusted counsel of record, not as a service provider activated for individual events.

How does leadership communication advisory support newly appointed chief executives of major Asia-Pacific institutions in their first year?

The first year of a chief executive's tenure at a major Asia-Pacific institution — whether an ASX 200 company, a Singapore Exchange-listed conglomerate, a central bank, or a government ministry — is the period in which the principal's leadership communication identity is established in the minds of boards, regulators, employees, and markets. Leadership communication advisory during this period focuses on how the incoming principal constructs their leadership narrative, establishes their communication authority with the board and key institutional stakeholders, and develops the consistent voice that will define their tenure. The advisory relationship during this period is particularly intensive, given the volume and visibility of the communication demands a new principal faces.

Why do Asia-Pacific principals increasingly retain leadership communication advisory as a standing relationship rather than engaging support on a per-event basis?

The principals who carry the most consequential mandates across Asia-Pacific have recognised that leadership communication is not a skill that can be adequately prepared for on a per-event basis. The communication demands of a group chief executive of a major regional institution, a central bank governor, or a minister with a significant multilateral portfolio are continuous, interconnected, and cumulative. A statement made at an APEC forum shapes how a regulatory engagement in Singapore is received three weeks later. A board communication on governance shapes how a parliamentary committee hearing in Canberra is interpreted six months later. A retained advisor of record understands the full arc of the principal's communication history and can provide counsel that is coherent across the entire landscape of their leadership communication — not just optimised for the next event.

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