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  SOX Update
- Internal Control Over Financial Reporting - New Guidelines 
  LIVE Teleconference 

Sarbanes-Oxley continues to be an item of interest on the radar of most corporate accountants and finance directors. The Knowledge Congress has scheduled an update for March of 2008 to its successful June SOX event. On the agenda, will be up-to-the-minute changes and real-world examples of the ups and downs of SOX implementation particularly as it pertains to smaller publicly traded firms. Includes discussion of Sections 302 and 404 and "significant deficiency".

Confirmed Speakers for SOX Update

  Event Talking Points (click to view more)
SEGMENT 1 : Event Chair


Mr. Toby Lucich, Publisher, Inside Sarbanes Oxley

- Opening Remarks
SEGMENT 2:


Mr. Keith Wilson, CPA, Associate Chief Auditor, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

- Improvements Resulting from Auditing Standard No. 5
- Guidance for Auditors of Smaller Public Companies
- Internal Control Reporting - Next Steps

SEGMENT 3:


Mr. David Hardesty, Vice President, David Hardesty Wilson Markle Stuckey Hardesty & Bott

- Major new Sec 404 rules from the SEC
- The implications of new SEC “safe harbor” for Section 404 compliance,
- New Auditing Standard No. 5,
- Changes in Section 404 compliance for non-accelerated filers, and
- PCAOB preliminary guidance on internal control audits of smaller public companies

SEGMENT 4:


Mr. Tobias L. Knapp, Partner, Jenner & Block

- A restatement is viewed by the SEC staff as prima facie evidence of a weakness in internal control.
  What does that mean in the context of SOX 404?
- What does a company need to do to revise its internal control disclosure in the event of a
  restatement?
- What are the related legal issues that arise as a result of the restatement?
  (a) Determining whether to file an Item 4.02 8-K;
  (b) Consequences of no longer being current in '34 Act reports (use of Form S-3, availability of
  Rule 144, etc.);
  (c) Occurrence of an event of default under indentures or credit agreements.
- SEC Staff on the lookout for "stealth" restatements.

SEGMENT 5:


Mr. John P. Fodera, Partner, Internal Audit and Risk Management Services (IARMS) Group, Eisner LLP

- Role of the Directors
- How the risk assessment should drive the process
- Monitoring the process

SEGMENT 6:


Mr. Mike Sullivan, President and CFO, Ecora Software

- Understanding the state of your current controls versus your approved internal controls
- How to begin identifying and remediating gaps
- Prioritizing your gaps by the level of risk they represent
- Once you’ve achieved an acceptable state of compliance, what are the steps to consistently
  sustaining it
- Using Section 404 compliance to help comply with other internal and external regulatory standards
- Leveraging what you’ve learned from Section 404 to make your IT infrastructure more effective at
  delivering business services and increasing profitability


Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)
Keith Wilson, CPA
Associate Chief Auditor
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Jenner & Block
Tobias L. Knapp
Partner
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Ecora Software
Mike Sullivan
President and CFO
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Wilson Markle Stuckey Hardesty & Bott
David Hardesty
Vice President
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Eisner Accountants and Advisors
John Fodera
Partner
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Event Chair:


Inside Sarbanes Oxley
Toby Lucich
Publisher
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Who Should Attend?

Finance Executives: CFO and VP's, Internal Auditors and financial reporting, Treasury, Accounting, Corporate Governance, Compliance, SOX Executive or Program Manager, General Counsel and SOX Attorneys, Consultants, Accountants, CPA Firms

Why Attend?

This is a must attend event for anyone interested in understanding Sarbanes-Oxley's new guidelines for internal control over financial reporting.

Registration Information

** Discounts Apply for early registration

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