Welcoming Remarks: 8:45 to 9:00 am (NON-CPE Eligible)

Alyssa Gallas, Operations Manager, NASBA Center for the Public Trust

Bruce Weber, Willem Kooyker Dean of the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

Regulators and Standard Setters Updates/Panel Discussion: 9:00 to 10:30 am

Moderated by Professor Douglas Carmichael, Baruch College

Halie Creps, Chair, Auditing Standards Board

Anita Doutt, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Tom Seidenstein, Chair, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB)

Barbara Vanich, Chief Auditor, Office of the Chief Auditor, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

Enforcement and Litigation: 10:45 am to 12:25 pm

Moderated by Professor Douglas Carmichael, Baruch College

Ellen Burns, Associate General Counsel, Deloitte

James J. Farrell, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

William Ryan, Chief Counsel of Enforcement, PCAOB

Keynote – Fireside Chat with SEC Chief Accountant: 1:10 to 2:00 pm

Moderated by Professor Douglas Carmichael, Baruch College

Kurt Hohl, Chief Accountant, SEC 

AI in Auditing: 2:00 to 3:00 pm

Moderated by Bonnie Mann Falk, Partner, Citrin Cooperman

Amy Fairchild, Vice President, CaseWare

Jason Jones, Co-Founder, Tellen

Jeffrey Kovacs, President, Citrin Cooperman & Company

Artie Minson, CEO, Trullion

Digital Assets: 3:00 to 3:50 pm

Moderated by Shelby Murphy, Managing Director, Deloitte

Michael T. Gonzales, Partner/Principal, Audit, Ernst & Young

Suzanne Morsfield, CFO, Lukka

Markus Veith, Partner, Audit Services, Grant Thornton

Fireside Chat with Acting Chair of the PCAOB: 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Moderated by Professor Douglas Carmichael, Baruch College

George Botic, Acting Chair, PCAOB

Co-sponsored by

The NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) addresses 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.

The Robert A. Schwartz Center for Trading and Financial Markets Research is the newest center at the Zicklin School. Established in 2018 with support from an anonymous donor, the Schwartz Center is dedicated to promoting the inclusion of trading and security market structure in academic curricula.

Registration

Registration Fees:

• $465 Early-Bird Registration (ends 11/5/2025)
• $535 Single Registration
• $3,600 for a nine person table
• $260 Academic and non-profit registration fee

Register via e-mail:

• E-mail us at ruzdo.srdanovic@baruch.cuny.edu

After you have registered, please submit the appropriate registration fee:

• To pay via check:

Make check payable to Baruch College and send to:

Baruch College Bursar Office

Re: Baruch CCI DFG A20-25-44

One Bernard Baruch Way, Room H-810

New York, NY 10010

• To pay via credit card, please click here

CPE:

Earn up to 8 CPE Credits in Auditing

• Continuing Professional Education Prerequisites and Advanced Preparation: None
• Program Level: Overview
• Delivery Method: Group-Live

Requests for refunds must be received in writing by November 10, 2025, and will be subject to a $75 cancellation fee. No refunds will be granted after November 10, 2025. For information regarding refunds, complaint and/or program cancellation policies, contact ruzdo srdanovic.

The Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College 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 submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: http://www.nasbaregistry.org