CSUF to Host Conference on Improving
Corporate Reporting and Governance
| Who/What: |
William Ezzell, chair of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Jonathan Sokobin,
deputy chief economist, Securities and Exchange Commission,
are the keynote speakers for “Improving Corporate Reporting
and Governance: A Road Map for the Future” sponsored by
Cal State Fullerton’s Center for Corporate Reporting and
Governance. |
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| When: |
Jan 15-17 (schedule follows) |
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| Where: |
Portola Pavilion of the Titan Student Union at
Cal State Fullerton |
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| Speakers: |
Other participants include: Robert Fisher, financial
economist, Office of Economic Analysis, Securities and Exchange
Commission; Don Marlais, special counsel, Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board; Dean Samsvick, managing partner, KPMG Orange
County Office; Jack Shaw of the Shaw Group LLC; David Wambold,
controller, Beckman-Coulter; Randall Wick, general counsel,
Emulex; and Sam Burke, partner, and Dean Yoost, managing partner,
Orange County office, PricewaterhouseCoopers. |
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| Additional: |
The conference is designed for executives, financial
analysts, lawyers, bankers, accountants and investment advisers
interested in learning more about the future of the accounting
profession and current issues, including implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley
and sound corporate governance practices. Participants will
receive 16 hours
of CPE credit. |
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| Background: |
The Center for Corporate Reporting and Governance
was established earlier this year within the College of Business
and Economics to disseminate information on current financial
reporting issues and interpretations of financial rules, as
well as to publish the results of studies sponsored or conducted
by the center.
Training seminars for corporate executives, audit committees
and boards of directors are planned, as well as workshops
and other events to enhance the financial literacy of investors. |
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| Center Director: |
Vivek Mande, CSUF professor of accounting and
a 2001-02 Academic Accounting Fellow at the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s Office of Economic Analysis in Washington,
D.C., is the center director. He teaches courses in financial
accounting and auditing and has conducted research on auditor
independence and earnings quality. Mande is an associate member
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and earned his doctorate
in accounting from UCLA. |
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| Websites: |
To register online for the conference: http://www.fullerton.edu/cbeforms/registration_ccrg.htm
For more information on the center: http://business.fullerton.edu/ccrg/about.htm |
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| Conference Schedule: |
| Thursday, Jan. 15 |
| 6-8 p.m. |
Welcome reception, Fullerton Marriott |
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| Friday, Jan. 16 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
“Rebuilding Public Trust and Confidence:
The Future of the Accounting Profession” presented
by William Ezzell |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Panel - “Current Issues in Accounting
and Audit Regulation” |
| 11 a.m. |
Breakout sessions |
| Noon |
Luncheon speaker — Dean Yoost |
| 1:30 p.m. |
Panel - “Internal Activities for
Improving Corporate Governance” |
| 3 p.m. |
Breakout sessions |
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| Saturday, Jan. 17 |
| 8:30 a.m. |
“Risks to Investor Confidence: The
Regulator’s Perspective” presented by Jonathan
Sokobin |
| 9:30 a.m. |
Panel - “Implementing Section 404
of Sarbanes-Oxley: Views of External Auditors and Management” |
| 11 a.m. |
Breakout sessions |
| Noon |
Luncheon speaker — Dean Samsvick |
| 1:30 p.m. |
“A Systems Approach to Implementing
Sound Corporate Governance Practices” |
| 3 p.m. |
Break out sessions |
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| Media Contacts: |
Vivek Mande, director of the Center for Corporate
Reporting and Governance, 657-278-7659 or vmande@fullerton.edu
Pamela McLaren, Public Affairs, 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu |
