This daylong conference serves as a forum for interaction between business and accounting executives and policy setters from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and Financial Accounting Standards Board.  Featured speakers include SEC Chief Accountant James Schnurr and FASB Vice Chairman James Kroeker. Earn up to 9 CPE credits in Accounting. 

Agenda*

REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST - 7:30 to 8:15 am

WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION - 8:15 to 8:30 am

NORMAN STRAUSS - Ernst and Young Executive Professor-in-Residence, Baruch College

OPENING REMARKS - 8:30 to 9:15 am

We have the pleasure of welcoming the Vice Chair of FASB and the Chief Accountant of the SEC for an update straight from the top.

JAMES KROEKER - Vice Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

JAMES SCHNURR - Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, SEC

PANEL 1: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS AT THE SEC - 9:15 to 10:30 am

COFFEE BREAK - 10:30 to 10:45 am 

PANEL 2: RECOGNIZE REVENUE - AN IMPLEMENTATION UPDATE - 10:45 am to 12:30 pm

Last year the FASB and IASB issued the new accounting standards on revenue recognition and everyone involved in financial reporting has been attempting to learn them.  This panel will discuss implementation issues and how to get ready.

RUSSELL HODGE - Global Technical Controller, GE

JAMES KROEKER- Vice Chairman, FASB

MARK LaMONTE - Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service

ALISON SPIVEY - Partner, EY 

LUNCH - 12:30 to 1:15 pm

KEYNOTE ADDRESS - 1:15 to 2:00 pm

JAMES DOTY - Chair, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (INVITED) 

PANEL 3: CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR - 2:00 to 3:45 pm

Leaders in accounting and financial reporting offer their insights into critical areas of current interest to the business community including the new disclosure framework. Including financial instruments, leases and EITF update.

SUSAN COSPER - Technical Director, FASB

PRABHAKAR KALAVACHERLA - Partner,  KPMG

ROBERT LAUX - Sr. Dir. of Financial Accounting and Reporting, Microsoft, Inc.

Additional Panelists TBA  

COFFEE BREAK - 3:45 to 4:00 pm

PANEL 4: LEASES & FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS FINANCIAL - WHERE ARE WE? - 4:00 to 5:15 pm

The panel will take a close look at the status of these two critical FASB and IASB projects.

SUSAN COSPER - Technical Director, FASB

MARK LaMONTE - Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service

KIRK SILVA - VP & Acctg Policy Group Head, Fannie Mae  

ROBERT UHL - Partner, Deloitte

*Speakers and topics are subject to change without notice.

Registration Fees   

• Early Bird (by April 10th) - $435  
• Single Registration - $475
• Ten Person Group Registration - $4,000
• Non-Profit and Academic - $195

Registration Methods    

• Register online 
• By phone 646-312-3231
• By e-mail to [log in to unmask]

Payment Instructions

To pay via check: make payable to Baruch College and mail to:

Baruch College
Attention: Matthew LePere, B11-275
1 Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010

To pay via credit card: complete and return the credit card payment form via fax 646-312-3351 or e-mail to [log in to unmask] 

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Baruch College's Newman Vertical Campus  

55 Lexington Ave (enter on 24th or 25th street) Room 14-220

Earn up to 9 CPE Credits (Accounting) 

Continuing Professional Education Prerequisites and Advanced Preparation: None
Program Level: Overview
Delivery Method: Group-Live
For more information, please contact Matthew LePere at [log in to unmask].

Requests for refunds must be received in writing by April 15, 2015, and will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee. No refunds will be granted after April 15, 2015. 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 submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its website: www.learningmarket.org.