AICPA International Business, Accounting, Auditing and Tax Conference

The AICPA International Business, Accounting, Auditing and Tax Conference reveals information on a number of important subjects that affects your international practice.  This stellar program will address today’s economic issues, the fundamentals and fine points of international accounting, auditing, and tax issues as well as how to do business in particular regions of the world. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Mid-to-senior level executives in public accounting, finance, business and industry as well as attorneys, consultants and finance professionals who want to learn more about the practical ways to deal with international accounting, auditing, tax and business issues.

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Main Conference Wednesday, June 23 / Day One

6:30 am - 5:40 pm
Registration and Message Center Open

7:00 am - 8:00 am  
Continental Breakfast

8:00 am - 8:10 am  
Welcome and Introductions
Lawrence M. Gill, Committee Chair, Schiff Hardin, LLP, Chicago, IL, USA

8:10 am - 9:00 am  
Keynote Presentation

1 IFRS Overview and Update
James J. Leisenring, IASB Board Member, FASB Liaison, IASB/FASB, Norwalk, CT, USA

9:00 am - 9:30 am  
Networking Break in the Exhibit Area

9:30 am – 11:00 am  
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

2 Audit Committee Hot Topics
George Muñoz, Principal, Muñoz Investment Banking Group, LLC, Arlington, VA, USA
Charles Noski, Audit Committee Chair for Microsoft and Morgan Stanley, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Donald P. Keller, Corporate Governance Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Austin, TX, USA

3 Impact of the Credit Crisis on Global Operations
Colleen Cunningham, Global Managing Director, Resources Global Professionals, Parsippany, NJ, USA

4 Practical Approach to Transfer Pricing
Marc M. Levey, Partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP, New York, NY, USA

11:10 am - 12:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

5 Multinational Company Controllers’ Panel
Frank H. Brod, Corporate Vice President Finance and Administration and Chief Accounting Officer, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA
Nick Cyprus, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, General Motors Company, Detroit, MI, USA
Arnold C. Hanish, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN

6 New Developments in International Auditing Standards
Arnold Schilder, Chair, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB), New York, NY, USA

7 Tax Savings Through the Use of an Offshore Manufacturing and Headquarters Company: A Case Study
Susan F. Klein, Partner, Winston & Strawn LLP, New York, NY, USA

12:40 pm -1:10 pm   
Lunch

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Presentation

8 Secretary Gary Locke, U.S. Department of Commerce (Invited Speaker)

2:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

9 International Accounting and the Legal Environment in the U.S. 
Moderator: Lawrence M. Gill, Schiff Hardin, LLP, Chicago, IL, USA
Panelists: Erica Baird, J.D., PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, New York, NY, USA
Tracy W. Berry, Partner, Deputy General Counsel, Grant Thornton LLP, Chicago, IL, USA
Lawrence Shapiro, Partner, BDO Seidman, LLP, New York, NY, USA

10 Convergence of Auditing Standards
John A. Fogarty, Partner, National Director of Auditing Standards, AERS, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Wilton, CT, USA

11 Practitioners Tax Forum
Brent E. Felten, Senior Manager, Crowe Horwath LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, USA
Jim Alajbegu, Partner - International Tax Services, Amper, Politziner & Mattia, PC, Edison, NJ, USA

3:40 pm - 4:10 pm
Networking Break in the Exhibit Area

4:10 pm - 5:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

12 Around the Globe:  Business Sustainability
David L. Blackwell, President & CEO, Sustainable Business Development Services, LLC, and former VP of Strategy, International Retail Division, Wal-Mart Stores, Rogers, AR, USA

13 Private Company Reporting Update
Judith H. O’Dell, Chair, FASB Private Company Financial Reporting Committee, Chestertown, MD, USA

14 Reporting for Offshore Holdings
Bryan C. Skarlatos, Partner, Kostelanetz & Fink, LLP, New York, NY, USA

5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Networking Reception

Main Conference Thursday, June 24 / Day Two

6:30 am - 3:40 pm
Registration and Message Center Open

7:00 am - 8:00 am  
Continental Breakfast

7:00 am - 7:50 am  
Early Riser Breakfast Sessions
Sessions to be announced

8:00 am - 9:00 am  
General Session

15 Managing the International Controller Function
Frank H. Brod, Corporate Vice President, Finance & Administration and Chief Accounting Officer, Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA
Stephen J. Cosgrove, Vice President, Corporate Controller, Chief Accounting Officer, Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
Nick Cyprus, Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, General Motors Company, Detroit, MI, USA
Arnold C. Hanish, Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN

9:00 am - 9:30 am  
Networking Break in the Exhibit Area

9:30 am - 11:00 am   
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

16 How Private Equity Groups Achieve Enterprise Growth Through Global Strategies
Joseph W. Freda, Chief Financial Officer, Flexera Software, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA
Pam B. Hendrickson, Chief Operating Officer, The Riverside Company, Itasca, IL, USA
Christopher W. Kersey, Partner, Camden Partners, Baltimore, MD, USA
Glyn A. Richards, President & CEO, Anitox, Lawrenceville, GA, USA

17 Reducing Surprises and Maximizing Ratings Through Enterprise Risk Management
Moderator: Lawrence M. Gill, Schiff Hardin, LLP, Chicago, IL, USA
Panelists: Michael J. Chagares, Partner, Accenture, Reston, VA, USA
Steven Dreyer, Managing Director, Standard & Poor’s, New York, NY, USA

18 Tax Treaties
Lawrence A. Pollack, Partner, KPMG LLP, New York, NY, USA

11:10 am - 12:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

19 Doing Business in China
Zhenggui (Kevin) Li, Attorney at Law, McCarter & English, Newark, NJ, USA

20 Doing Business in the European Union
James T. Deiotte, Partner, Midwest Area, Ernst & Young LLP, Detroit, MI, USA

21 Washington Update: Current Developments in U.S. International Tax Law – Legislation, Regulations and Treaties
Brent E. Felten, Senior Manager, Crowe Horwath LLP, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

12:40 pm - 1:10 pm  
Lunch

1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch Presentation

22 Accounting Developments: Recent and Upcoming Changes by FASB
Leslie F. Seidman, Member of the Board, FASB, Norwalk, CT, USA

2:10 pm - 3:40 pm
Concurrent Sessions (Select One)

23 Doing Business in Mexico
Mark Kral, Partner, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Charlotte, NC, USA
Alfonso Elias, Managing Partner, RSM Bogarin, Erhard, Padilla, Alvarez & Martinez, Mexico City, MX
Edgar Lopezlena, Director, Mexican Tax Practice, RSM McGladrey, Inc., Schaumburg, IL, USA

24 PCAOB and International Inspections
Daniel L. Goelzer, Acting Chairman, PCAOB, Washington, DC, USA
Carl E. Calender, Deputy Director International Inspections, PCAOB, Washington, DC, USA
Rhonda Schnare, Director, Office of International Affairs, PCAOB, Washington, DC, USA

25 International Tax Compliance
Nancy Berk, Executive Director, International Tax, Grant Thornton LLP, New York, NY, USA
Lincoln Terzian, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP, New York, NY, USA

3:40 pm
Conference Adjourns

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