Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "SOX and Internal Controls Update " conference to their offering.
SOX and Internal Control best practices continue to evolve. Led by national accounting firm technical experts and complemented by industry panelists, the program includes a combination of lectures and interactive discussions for a deeper understanding of the topics.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the latest regulatory/best practice changes in key areas
- What to expect under the new administration
- Begin to assess the effects of the latest accounting standards on your SOX compliance
Agenda:
DAY 1
8:00 - 8:45 - Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45 - 10:30 - Past Issues and Emerging Trends
- Current state of Sarbanes-Oxley
- Process vs. Control
- SOX Areas of focus/themes/trends
- IPE
- Deficiency analysis
- Use and review of SOC reports for SOX
- Cyber risk and internal controls
- SOX survey results
10:30 - 10:45 - Break
10:45 - 12:00 - SEC Update
- SEC Areas of focus under new leadership
- Enforcement trends
- Handling potential violations
- Dodd Frank in jeopardy?
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 - Leveraging Technology to Gain Efficiency
- Move from Passive to Active Compliance
- Greater transparency through accurate, reliable and timely financials
- Gain strategic value through compliance
2:30 - 2:40 - Break
2:40 - 4:10 - Who's Auditing Controls Correctly: New PCAOB Study and Trends
- PCAOB Inspections Overview
- Deficiencies
- Key Takeaways
- Understanding the costs and benefits of SOX compliance
4:10 - 4:15 - Break
4:15 - 5:35 - Cybersecurity
- What is it continues to be a white hot topic?
- What are the key threats
- How does it affect your risk assessment
- Practical examples
DAY 2
8:30 - 10:15 - SOX and the New Revenue Recognition Standard
- Overview of the new standard and most recent developments
- Data, system and process implications
- Implementation: what you should be doing now
10:15 - 10:30 - Break
10:30 - 12:00 - Top 5 SOX Trends: Controls for Implementing ASC 606 and How to Test
- Panel discussion led by Kim Le of A2Q2
12:00 - 1:00 - Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 - Data and Analytics Enabled Internal Audit: 5 Tips to a Successful Adoption
- How and why to leverage data analytics
- Implementation challenges
- Leading practices for visualization development
- Obstacles of data quality
2:30 - 2:45 - Break
2:45 - 4:15 - Fraud and Anti-Corruption Update
- Hallmarks of good compliance programs
- Control weaknesses that contibuted to fraud
- FCPA Compliance Programs - Implementation Stages
- Recent Trends in SEC Enforcement
- Responsibility for Subsidiaries
- Successor Liability
- M&A Due Diligence Issues
- Allegation to Remediation
For more information about this conference visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/nq79k4/sox_and_internal
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