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