Ensuring Integrity: 3rd Annual Auditing Conference
| When |
Dec 04, 2008
from 08:45 AM to 04:30 PM |
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| Where | Newman Vertical Campus, Room 14-220 |
| Contact Name | Matthew LePere |
| Contact Phone | 646-312-3231 |
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Agenda
Welcome and Introduction - 8:45 to 9:00 AM
DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Professor, Baruch College
LARRY BRIDGESMITH, Professor, Lipscomb University, NASBA Center for the Public Trust
Current Developments at the Auditing Standards Board - 9:00 to 9:45 AM
HAROLD MONK, Chair, AICPA Auditing Standards Board
Current Developments at the SEC - 9:45 to 10:30AM
JOSH JONES, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, SEC
Current Developments at the PCAOB - 10:45 to 11:30 AM
THOMAS RAY, Chief Auditor of the PCAOB
Panel 1: Risk Assessment and Management - 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Panelists will discuss the implementation of AICPA Risk Assessment Standards No. 104 – 111 and Consideration of Fraud, No. 99. How have these standards impacted practice? Are they cost effective? Do they give auditors a better understanding of their clients? Are auditors more likely to discover material
fraud under these standards?
Moderated by DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Professor, Baruch College
MICHAEL McMURTRY, Eisner LLP
DAVID SIMKO, Ernst & Young LLP
MICHAEL YOUNG, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Lunch - 12:30 to 1:45 PM
Keynote: Leadership, Ethics, and Accountability
K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, CPA, United States Congressman, Texas
Recommendations from the Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession - 1:45 to 2:45 PM
The U.S. Treasury Department established the Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession to examine the profession’s ability to cultivate, attract, and retain human capital; audit market competition and concentration and the impact of the independence and other professional standards on this market and
investor confidence; and the organizational structure, financial resources, and communication of the auditing profession. ACAP Co-Chair Nicolaisen will review the findings of the Committee.
DONALD NICOLAISEN, U.S. Treasury Dept.'s Advisory Committee on the Auditing Profession
Report Your Financials, Big Four Audit Firms Urged from CFO.com
Panel 2: Auditing Fair Value and New Accounting Standards - 3:00 to 4:15 PM
The focus of this panel will be on the auditing challenges related to fair value measurements. The panelists will explore some of the specific challenges related to the FASB 157 as well as the implementation of FASB 141R. The panelists will also discuss the impact of IFRS and the broader use of fair value measurements within its standards.
Moderated by CRAIG CRAWFORD, KPMG LLP
RUSSELL B. MALLETT, III, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
TOM OMBERG, Deloitte LLP
MARK SCOLES, Grant Thornton LLP
MARC SIMON, BDO Seidman LLP
Summation and Wrap-up - 4:15 to 4:30PM
LARRY BRIDGESMITH, Professor, Lipscomb University, NASBA Center for the Public Trust
Co-sponsored by:
NASBA Center for the Public Trust
Registration
Registration Fees:
- Single Registration - $345
- Early Registration (by November 10th) - $295
- 10 person table (contact 646-312-3231) - $2,500
- Academic and non-profit - $85
- Complimentary registration for Baruch College students, staff, and faculty
Register online, by phone or e-mail:
- Complete and submit the below registration form.
- Call us at 646-312-3231
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E-mail us at cci@baruch.cuny.edu
After you have registered, please submit the appropriate registration fee via mail or fax.
To pay via mail:
Please make check payable to Baruch College and send to:
Baruch College - Audit Conference
Center for Corporate Integrity
55 Lexington Avenue, B11-275
New York, NY 10010
To pay via fax:
Please complete our credit card payment form and fax to: (646) 312 – 3351