SEC "Hot Topics" Conference: Conference Program

Friday, Sept. 25, 2026

4 CPE Units & 3.25 CA MCLE Credits
Time Topic Speakers

8:00 - 8:10 a.m.

Welcome Remarks

Sridhar Sundaram, Dean, CSUF College of Business and Economics

8:10 - 9:00 a.m.

Fireside Chat with the SEC

Jim Moloney, Director of Corp Fin, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Moderator: Lauren Assaf-Holmes, Assistant General Counsel, Securities, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. 

9:05 - 9:55 a.m. 

Implementing SEC Regulatory Changes

Gabriel Eckstein, Associate Director, Disclosure Review Program, Division of Corp Fin, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission

Brian Lane, Partner, Gibson Dunn (FMR Director of Corp Fin, SEC)

Matthew Wajner, Chief Financial Officer, First American Financial Corp

Moderator: Paula Hamric, SEC Practice Principal, BDO 

9:55 - 10:10 a.m. 

Break 

 

10:10 - 10:35 a.m. 

AI - Use Cases

Vikram Bhandari, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer, Riveron 
Speaker, TBD, NetSuite 

 

10:40 - 11:30 a.m. 

AI - Risk and governance

Brent Wilner, Regional Director and Associate Director Division of Enforcement, SEC Los Angeles Regional Office

Jesus Gonzalez, Intangible Assets Global Co-Leader, AON

Dean Yoost, Board Member, Board Advisor, (Author-Boardroom Perspectives: The Challenges and Risks with Generative AI)

Amy Rojik, Managing Principal, Coporate Governance, BDO

 

11:35 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

FASB Updates

Nellie Debbeler, Deputy Technical Director, FASB

Moderator: Graham Dyer, Partner & Chief Accountant, Grant Thornton

12:00 p.m.

Closing Remarks 

Vivek Mande, Director, Center for Corporate Reporting and Governance

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Networking 

 

Master of Ceremonies: Wayne Pinnell, Managing Partner, Haskell & White 

Conference Topics

  • Key areas of focus for the SEC
  • Regulatory Updates
  • What’s new at the FASB
  • Holistic review of AI and business

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the proposed changes from the SEC and FASB
  • Understand how AI is being used
  • Understand the risks, governance and insurance issues about AI

CPE and CLE Information

4 CPE Units & 3.25 CA MCLE Credits will be granted for attendance

  • Delivery Method: Group-Live
  • Prerequisites for the entire program: A reasonable prior knowledge of the technical requirements of U.S. GAAP
  • Advance Preparation: None Required
  • Program Knowledge Level: Intermediate
  • SEC Updates Level: Intermediate
  • Other Financial Reporting Topics Level: Intermediate

National Association of State Board of Accountancy Sponsorship (Field of Study: Accounting)

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