Thursday, September 20 (Academics Only)

Session 1: Auditing & Internal Controls                      1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

• “Product Competition, Industry Homogeneity, and the Demand for Audit Services”
  Sudarshan Jayaraman
  Washington University, St. Louis
   

• “Corporate Governance & Audit Fees: Evidence of Countervailing Relations”
  Paul Griffin
  University of California, Davis
   

• “Executive compensation, monitoring mechanisms and the effectiveness of internal control systems.”
  Reneé Weiss
  University of St. Thomas

Break                                                                                     2:30 - 2:45 p.m.

Session 2: Corporate Earnings & Investments         2:45 - 4:15 p.m.

• “The Role of Corporate Governance in the Timeliness of Earnings Announcement: Evidence from “Time Gap””
  Zhongqiang “Alan” She
  City University, Hong Kong
   

• “Earnings Management Strategies: To Conform or not to Conform”
  Morton Pincus
  University of California, Irvine
   

• “The Effects of Behavioural Factors in Investment Decision-Making: A Survey of Institutional Investors Operating at the Nairobi Stock Exchange”
  Nelson Waweru
  York University, Toronto

Break                                                                                     4:15 - 4:30 p.m.

Session 3: Board of Directors Issues                           4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

• “Where do the Talented People Work as Outside Directors”
  Changmin Lee
  Indiana University, Bloomington
   

• “Women Aspirations to Formal Board Service”
  Hugh Colaco
  School of Management
  Simmons College, Boston

Reception                                                                              6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Sixth Annual SEC Financial Reporting Conference
Friday, September 21 (Open to All)

• SEC Updates
   
• PCAOB Updates
   
• FASB Updates
   
• Auditing Standard (AS) 5 and Section 404
   
• Uncertainty in Income Taxes Workshop (FIN 48)
   
• Fair Value Measurements Workshop (SFAS 157/159)
   
• Current Issues for Audit Committees

Confirmed Speakers

• Craig Olinger, Securities & Exchange Commission
   
• Greg Fletcher, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
   
• Ron Bossio, Financial Accounting Standards Board
   
• Joseph Ucuzoglu, Deloitte & Touche
   
• Alan Herrmann, Grant Thornton
   
• Lester Sussman, Resources Global Professionals
   
• Tony Aaron, Ernst & Young
   
• Judson Snyder, Ernst & Young
   
• Greg Waller, Endologix
   
• Glenn Bier, PricewaterhouseCoopers
   
• Michael McDermott, PricewaterhouseCoopers
   

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