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Former PwC Corporate Governance Leader Richard Steinberg To Speak At Compliance Week's <i>Compliance Solutions</i> Conference
Former PwC Corporate Governance Leader Richard Steinberg To Speak At Compliance Week's <i>Compliance Solutions</i> Conference
Published 08-13-03
Submitted by Compliance Week
Compliance Solutions Boston 2003 is a two-day symposium on "best practices" and practical recommendations for complying with the latest securities and governance regulations.
Mr. Steinberg is a recognized leader in the corporate governance community. A founder of PricewaterhouseCoopers' risk management and control consulting practice, he also served as its global leader. Mr. Steinberg also served as the lead project partner in developing the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control - Integrated Framework, now recognized as a landmark representing the standard of internal control. He is co-founder of the PwC-University of Delaware Center for Corporate Governance Directors' College, and led the major developmental study on enterprise risk management for COSO.
"Richard Steinberg is arguably one of the foremost experts on corporate governance and internal controls," said Scott S. Cohen, editor of Compliance Week. "He wrote the book ... literally. We can't think of anyone more qualified to address Compliance Solutions attendees; his sessions will be invaluable."
Mr. Steinberg's first session, "Transformation through 404: Corporate Best Practices," will discuss how the most forward-thinking and proactive companies are not only complying with the new Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 rules, but are also strengthening internal controls and transforming their enterprise risk management processes.
His second session, "Overloaded Audit Committees: Your Key Supporting Role," will discuss how audit committees are coping under the strain of new regulations, and will describe what AC members really want from financial management and internal and external auditors.
Compliance Solutions, to be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA on October 8 & 9, brings together top regulators, corporate executives, governance experts and compliance providers to outline best practices and practical recommendations for complying with the latest public company regulations. The website for the conference is at www.csboston.com.
Mr. Steinberg's sessions will be among dozens of presentations that have been crafted for senior finance, legal, investor relations, audit and IS executives responsible for compliance and disclosure at U.S. public companies. Among the topics:
Additional confirmed speakers for the workshop include some of the country's most distinguished and knowledgeable experts on securities law and governance matters, including
Compliance Solutions will also feature an exhibitor pavilion, which will showcase solutions for public companies to help them comply with the regulations. Featured sponsors are IBM, BusinessWeek, and KVS; featured exhibitors include Deloitte & Touche, EMC, OpenPages, FileNet, and many others.
Details and registration information for can be found at
www.csboston.com. For more information contact Frank Hertz at 888-519-9200 or fhertz@complianceweek.com.
About Compliance Week
Compliance Week is a newsletter on corporate governance and compliance that reaches over 33,000 financial, legal and investor-relations executives at U.S. public companies every Tuesday.
Compliance Week is an independent, unbiased publisher that does not provide any consulting, software or other services that could negatively impact its ability to serve its subscribers. The publication is therefore uniquely positioned to host a compliance conference without any hidden agenda.
