2008 Conference Agenda
LUBIN FORUM ON CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING ISSUES
in conjunction with
The International Accounting Standards Board
GLOBAL INTEGRATION OF ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:
HOW DO WE GET IT DONE?
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featuring (left to right) Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Tom Jones, Vice Chairman of the International Accounting Standards Board; and Thomas J. Linsmeier, member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
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Agenda as of March 19, 2008
| 8:00-8:20 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast | |
| 8:20-8:25 a.m. | Introductions Rudy Jacob, Professor and Chairman, Accounting Department, Lubin School of Business, Pace University Joseph R. Baczko, Dean, Lubin School of Business, Pace University |
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| 8:25-9:10 a.m. | Morning Keynote Interview Overview: Global Status on International Accounting Standards Tom Jones, Vice Chairman, International Accounting Standards Board Interviewed by Alan Murray, Executive Editor, Online, The Wall Street Journal |
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| 9:15-10:15 a.m. | Panel I: How Does the U.S. Measure Up?: U.S. Status on International Accounting Standards Moderator: Neil Weinberg, Senior Editor, Forbes Panelists: Robert H. Colson, Partner, Institutional Acceptance, Grant Thornton Richard A. Fuchs, Partner, Global Capital Markets Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers D.J. Gannon, Partner, U.S. National Office and Leader, IAS Centre of Excellence - Americas, Deloitte & Touche Paul Munter, Partner, KPMG Danita Ostling, Partner, Ernst & Young Kaustav Sen, Associate Professor of Accounting and Ernst & Young Research Scholar, Lubin School of Business, Pace University |
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| 10:15-10:30 a.m. | Refreshment Break | |
| 10:30-11:15 a.m. | Mid-morning Keynote Interview What is the Future of FASB in a World Adopting International Accounting Standards? Thomas J. Linsmeier, Board Member, Financial Accounting Standards Board Interviewed by: Mary-Jo Kranacher, Editor-in-Chief, The CPA Journal |
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| 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m. | Panel II: Confusion or Clarity: Have International Accounting Standards Helped Investors' Decision-Making? Moderator: Joanne Ramos, Special Correspondent, The Economist Panelists: Peter A. Bridgman, SVP & Controller, PepsiCo, Inc. Hye-Won Choi, SVP & Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF Samir M. El-Gazzar, KPMG Professor of Accounting, Lubin School of Business, Pace University John Gallagher, Managing Director, Accounting Policies & Support, UBS AG Janet Pegg, Senior Managing Director, Equity Research, Bear Stearns & Co. Donald Robertson, VP, Senior Accounting Analyst, Corporate Finance Group, Moody's Investors Service |
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| 12:20-12:35 p.m. | Lunch Served |
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| 12:35-1:20 p.m. | Luncheon Keynote Interview International Financial Reporting Standards Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) and Chair, Committee on Accounting, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) |
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| 1:20-1:25 p.m. | Summary Recap by Professor Rudy Jacob |
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| 1:25-1:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks by Dean Joseph R. Baczko |
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There will be time for questions from the audience at the end of each session.
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