Audit Committee Update:

"Current Developments"

  Tuesday, February 9, 2010

11:00am – 1:30pm

Registration will begin at 11:00am

 Sponsored by

PWC & Union Bank

An Audit Committee Update will be presented by Laura Bustamante, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, covering current developments and topics that impact today's Audit Committees.  Areas for focus include:

• Themes for Directors in the Current Environment
• Addressing Business Challenges Given the State of the Economy
• Focus on Governance Initiatives
• The Impact of Global Tax Trends
• Financial Reporting Developments
• Regulatory Developments
• Year-end Reporting Issues Related to Accounting Matters
• Major Ongoing Legislative Initiatives

Laura Bustamante is an Assurance Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and currently leads the Internal Audit practice for Northern California and is our US IFRS Champion for the Technology Sector. She has over 23 years of public accounting and consulting experience, serving technology, communications and entertainment and media companies in various stages of growth. In addition to providing attestations on financial statements and assisting her clients with their initial public offerings and other financings, her experience includes over four years experience working in an IFRS environment, providing attestation services for controls around online business models and performing reviews of internal control systems. Prior to joining PwC, Laura spent eight years as a telecommunications consultant, specializing in regulatory accounting issues and the operational consequences of regulation on the communications industry.  Laura has served clients in the San Jose, Seattle and San Francisco offices of PwC.  Laura is a Certified Public Accountant within California and Washington. 

Program Details:

CPEs:  Two

RSVP Deadline:  February 4, 2010 (Please be aware that we will attempt to accommodate late registrants, but we cannot guarantee a seat if you sign-up after the deadline)

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