The conference provides a forum for interaction between business, public accounting, academics, and policy setters from the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). It also examines the current best practices of ethics and independence within the auditing profession. The conference is organized in partnership with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy’s Center for the Public Trust.

Agenda

Welcoming Remarks: 8:45 to 9:00 am (NON-CPE Eligible)

Alfonzo Alexander, President, NASBA Center for the Public Trust

Doug Carmichael, Conference Chair, Baruch College

H. Fenwick Huss, Willem Kooyker Dean of the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College

Regulators and Standard Setters Updates and Panel Discussion: 9:00 to 10:30 am

Moderated by Professor Doug Carmichael, Baruch College

Sara Lord, Chair, Auditing Standards Board

Diana Stoltzfus, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Barbara Vanich, Chief Auditor, Office of the Chief Auditor, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

ESG in Auditing: 10:45 am to 12:00 pm

Moderated by Susan Jones, Dir., Global Services Center, Audit Methodology & Implementation, KPMG

Ami Beers, Senior Director, Assurance and Advisory Innovation, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)

Nigel James, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, SEC

Natalie Klonaridis, Director, International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board

Alyssa Rade, Chief Sustainability Officer, Sustain.Life

Amy Steele, Partner, Deloitte

Keynote Address: 12:45 to 1:35 pm

Erica Williams, Chair, PCAOB 

Quality Management: 1:45 to 2:50 pm

Moderated by Bonnie Mann Falk, Quality Control Partner, Berdon

Ahava Goldman, Associate Director, AICPA

Jeff Rapaglia, Partner, FORVIS and Board Member, ASB

Wendy Stevens, Partner, Mazars USA and Board Member, IAASB

The Future of the Profession – The Audit Team of the Future: 2:50 to 3:50 pm

Moderated by Daniel Hood, Editor-in-Chief, Accounting Today

Grady Peeler, Partner, Technical Review and Quality Control Group, Marcum LLP

Additional Panelists TBA 

Data Analytics and Advanced Auditing Techniques: 4:00 to 5:00 pm

Moderated by Brandon Lock, Assistant Professor, Baruch College

Helen Brown-Liburd, Associate Professor, Rutgers

Mary Grace Davenport, Partner, PwC

Ian Wildenborg, Partner, KPMG

* Agenda speakers and topics are subject to change without notice