Ensuring Integrity: 5th Annual Audit Conference

Co-sponsored by:

The NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) addresses the issue of ethics and ethical behavior in business, education, public policy and society, while promoting a positive perspective on activities within the business and accounting communities. The CPT addresses ethics and ethical leadership through co-sponsored events nationally with prominent colleges and universities, firms and other ethics organizations.

CPE

Earn up to 7 CPE Credits (6 in Auditing, 1 in Ethics)

Agenda

Welcome and Introduction - 8:45 to 9:00 AM

Professor DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Baruch College

Professor LARRY BRIDGESMITH, Lipscomb University

Current Developments at the Auditing Standards Board - 9:00 to 9:45 AM

DARREL SCHUBERT, Chair, AICPA Auditing Standards Board

Current Developments at the SEC - 9:45 to 10:30AM

BRIAN CROTEAU, Deputy Chief Accountant for the Professional Practice Group, Office of the Chief Accountant, SEC

Current Developments at the PCAOB - 10:45 to 11:30 AM

MARTIN BAUMANN, Chief Auditor of the PCAOB

Preparing for the Perfect Storm - 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
The rapid pace of standard setting, increasing complexity of standards, looming financial regulatory changes, and pricing pressure between firms has created the perfect storm in the audit industry. How long will it take before this storm effects the quality of the audit? How can audit firms weather the storm?

Moderated by BILLY ATKINSON, Audit Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

PETER PROESTAKES, Asst. Dir., Financial Accounting Standards Board

ROBERT SCHIRLING, Partner, Financial Services Professional Practice, Ernst & Young

PHIL WEDEMEYER, Partner, National Professional Standards Group, Grant Thornton

Lunch and Luncheon Address - 12:30 to 1:45 PM

Ethical Standards for Professional Accountants around the World
KEN DAKKDUK, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Audit Risk Alert - 1:45 to 2:45 PM
This panel will examine the key areas of audit risk for the coming 2010 audit season.

Moderated by THOMAS RAY, Partner, Department of Professional Practice, KPMG

JOHN FOGARTY, Partner, National Director of Auditing Standards, Deloitte & Touche

GAYLEN HANSEN, Partner, Director of Accounting & Auditing Quality Assurance, Erhardt Keefe Steiner Hottman

MARC PANUCCI, Partner, Auditing Services Group, National Office, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Liability Hot Buttons - 3:00 to 4:15 PM

Moderated by DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Baruch College

ROBERT LACK, Co-Managing Partner, Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman

BARRIE PRINZ, Associate General Counsel, Deloitte & Touche

SCOTT UNIVER, General Counsel, WeiserMazars

MICHAEL YOUNG, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher

Summation and Wrap-up - 4:15 to 4:30PM

Professor LARRY BRIDGESMITH, Lipscomb University

Registration

Registration Fees:

$345 Single Registration
$2500 for an eight person table (contact 646-312-3231 for more information)
$100 Academic and non-profit registration fee

Register online, by phone or e-mail:

1. Complete the online registration form or
2. Call us at 646-312-3231 or

3. E-mail us at matthew.lepere@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 - 5th Audit Conference
The Robert Zicklin 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

Continuing Professional Education Prerequisites and Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Overview
Delivery Method: Group-Live
For more information, please contact Matthew LePere at matthew.lepere@baruch.cuny.edu.

Requests for refunds must be received in writing by November 18, 2010, and will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee. No refunds will be granted after November 18, 2010. For information regarding refunds, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, contact Matthew LePere.

The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), as a sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be addressed to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417. Web site: www.nasba.org