Thanks guys for your answers.
No, we have no new chief pilot in our company, but our management has decided to go back to "Basic Operating Philosophy" short BOP.
That means that our procedures should be as close as possible to the procedures Boeing/Airbus prescribes.
I haven't worked with the new checklists, they are going to be introduced in january next year.
BTW why don't you do your V speeds in your before start items?
We validate our speeds in the before engine starting checklist, but we repeat them as part of the crewbriefing during taxi out checklist.
Let's wait and see how the new procedures are going to work out.