Developments in corporate financial reporting standards and issues of corporate governance are discussed in the third annual conference hosted by the Center for Financial Integrity. The event took place on April 29, 2004 at the Vertical Campus on the 14th floor.

[Part I -- 130 min.]

The event is inroduced by Ned Regan, President of Baruch College and Norman N. Strauss, former National Director of Accounting at Ernst & Young/ Executive Professor-in-Residence at Baruch College.

Don Nicolaisen, Chief Accountant of the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) and Robert Herz, Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) make opening remarks and answer questions from the audience.

A panel discussion about current developments at the SEC follows featuring: Carol Stacey, Chief Accountant at the SEC's Division of Corporate Finance; and Thomas C. Newkirk, Associate Director of Enforcement at the SEC.

[Part II -- 94 min.]

Norman N. Strauss introduces another panel focused on current developments in the private sector featuring: Edward W. Trott, Board Member at FASB; Mark Beilstein, Partner at KMPG and Chairman at AcSEC; James Johnson, Partner at Deloitte & Touche LLC; and Connie McDaniel, Controller at Coca-Cola, Ltd.

[Part III -- 40 min.]
Luncheon Address by Douglas Carmichael, Chief Auditor, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.