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Ensuring Integrity:
The 10th Annual Audit Conference
Presented by NASBA's Center for the Public Trust
and Baruch College
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The conference provides a forum for interaction between business, public accounting, academics, and policy setters from the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). It also examines the current best practices of ethics and independence within the auditing profession. The conference
is organized in partnership with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy's Center for the Public Trust.
Up to 8 hours of CPE in Auditing are available upon completion of this program.
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Welcome and Introduction - 8:45 to 9:00 AM
Professor DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Baruch College
ALFONZO ALEXANDER, President, NASBA Center for the Public Trust
What is happening at the Auditing Standards Board? - 9:00 to 9:20 AM
MIKE SANTAY, Chair, Auditing Standards Board
What is happening at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board?
- 9:20 to 9:40 AM
MARTIN BAUMANN, Chief Auditor and Director of Profession Standards, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
What is happening at the Securities and Exchange Commission?
- 9:40 to 10:00 AM
BRIAN CROTEAU, Deputy Chief Acct. for Prof. Practice, Securities and Exchange Commission
Panel 1: Regulators and Standard Setters
Moderated by DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Baruch College
Panel 2: Data Analytics in the Audit: Present and Future -
11:25 AM to 12:30 PM
Analytical procedures have been integral to the audit for as long as we can remember. Mountains of data and the increasing ability to
efficiently gather and analyze it provide auditors new opportunities to gain insight, assess risk and accumulate audit evidence. The panel will focus on how audit firms are looking to expand use of analytical tools to improve audit effectiveness and efficiency.
Moderated by Professor THOMAS RAY, Baruch College
JIM BURTON, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP
MARY GRACE DAVENPORT, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
ROGER O'DONNELL, Partner, KPMG LLP
Lunch and Keynote
- 12:30 to 2:00 PM
FLOYD NORRIS, past Chief Financial Correspondent, The New York Times
Panel 3: Global Audit Issues
- 2:00 to 3:10 PM
The Global Audit Issues panel will discuss current events of concern and interest to the global auditing community, including violations
of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and recent changes in independence regulation impacting global audits. The panel will also discuss the major concerns of auditors undertaking cross-border audits, such as the difficulty of maintaining audit quality when
multiple regulatory regimes must be considered.
Moderated by Professor JANE BARTON, Baruch College
CATHY ALLEN, Consultant / Expert - Professional Ethics, Independence & Quality Control for the Accounting Profession, Audit Conduct, LLC
SALVATORE COLLEMI, Director, Technique & Innovation and Leader, Italy Desk, WeiserMazars LLP
SUSAN JONES, Director, Global Services Centre. KPMG, LLP
Panel 4: Liability Hot Buttons for 2016 -
3:25 to 4:45 PM
A discussion of the issues likely to shape auditor related litigation in 2016, including the impact of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act on auditor liability.
Moderated by DOUGLAS CARMICHAEL, Baruch College
MICHAEL YOUNG, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher
Additional Panelists T.B.A
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Co-Sponsored by
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The NASBA Center for the Public Trust (CPT) addresses the issue of ethics and 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. Learn
more at
www.centerforpublictrust.org.
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$435 Single Registration
$3,000 for an eight person table (contact 646-312-3231 for more information)
$195 Academic and non-profit registration fee
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Register online, by phone or e-mail:
After you have registered, please submit the appropriate registration fee via mail or fax.
To pay via mail:
Please make check payable to
Baruch College and send to:
Baruch College - 10th Audit Conference
The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
55 Lexington Avenue, B11-275
New York, NY 10010
To pay via fax:
Please complete our
credit card payment form and fax to: (646) 312 - 3351
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Baruch College's Newman Vertical Campus
55 Lexington Avenue (enter on 24th or 25th St.), Room 14-220
Thursday, December 3rd
8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
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Earn up to 8 CPE Credits in Auditing
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 November 18, 2015, and will be subject to a $100 cancellation fee. No refunds will be granted after November 18, 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.
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The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
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The Robert Zicklin Center for Corporate Integrity
is a forum for discussion of a broad range of contemporary issues confronting U.S. corporations and capital markets. Our concerns include: transparency of corporate reporting,
corporate governance, examining legal and ethical corporate behavior, spotlighting executive accountability, corporate responsibility in global business development, risk assessment and amelioration, resolving conflicting corporate stakeholder interests, and
evaluating the role of governmental regulation. Learn more at
http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/centers/zcci/.
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