Chicago Marriott Oak Brook

Revenue Recognition Accounting Conference

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the latest changes in key areas
• Recognize the timelines and key factors driving the developments
• Begin to assess the effects of these standards on your company or clients

Registration Information:

Register Now » Cost $995


Register any one of three ways:
1. Register online using a credit card and click the orange button
2. Register by phone at (610) 789-3110
3. Email your contact info to be invoiced to mtarman@acslive.com

Contact the hotel directly for sleeping rooms at (630) 573-8555
The hotel is located 15 miles from the airport.


Agenda: DAY 1
8:00	8:45	Continental Breakfast and Registration
8:45	10:15	Current Topics in Revenue Recognition Lessons learned from the most recent amendments and EITFs Guidance on adjustments as business models evolve (i.e. cloud computing) Resulting changes to sales/operations/IT/accounting policies
10:15	10:30	Break
10:30	12:00	Revenue Recognition: What's on the Horizon Exposure Draft from FASB/IASB Comment letter trends Industry accounting challenges
12:00	1:00	Lunch
1:00	2:30	Revenue Recognitions: Case Studies and Practical Examples Software Example Life Science Example General Example
2:30	2:45	Break
2:45	4:00	Industry Panel Discussion Making revenue recognition manageable for those on the front lines Engaging in a dialogue: narrowing the gap between sales and accounting When and how to communicate issues of emerging importance
4:00	4:15	Break
4:15	5:30	SEC Enforcement Discussion Recent enforcement cases in the technology sector Traps to avoid: Earnings Management Dealing with the SEC

Agenda: DAY 2
8:30	10:15	Legal Update Dodd Frank Act: Implications of reform Key SEC Reporting developments Executive compensation Disclosure requirements
10:15	10:30	Break
10:30	12:00	SEC Comment Letter Trends in Revenue Recognition SEC Staff Review Process Examples
12:00	1:00	Lunch
1:00	2:30	Revenue Recognition Miscellaneous Issues Contract Costs Contract Modifications Warranties Other
2:30	2:45	Break
2:45	4:20	Other Financial Reporting Topics Leases Consolidations Financial Instruments... Other

Conference series speakers include:



Carole Jawhar, Deloitte & Touche
Senior Manager specializing in technical accounting, U.S. GAAP, IFRS implementation and SEC Reporting

Anurag Saha, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Senior Manager

Luke Cadigan, US Securities and Exchange Commission
Assistant Director of Enforcement—Boston Regional Office

Andreas Chrysostomou, Duff & Phelps
Managing Director—part of the Valuation Advisory Services business unit

Hank Galligan, BDO
Practice Office Accounting Director

Steve Koltun, McGladrey & Pullen
Assurance Services Partner

Mary Hansen, US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Assistant Regional Director

Scott Hickson, Ernst & Young
Senior Manager in National Office with primary emphasis of revenue recognition

Paige Kuroyama, McGladrey & Pullen
Director in the Western Regional Professional Practice Office

Chris Lohin, SAP America
Senior Finance Director

David Lynn, Morrison Foerster
Partner and former SEC Chief Counsel

Jamie Mayer, Grant Thornton
Executive Director in Accounting Principles Consulting Group (former FASB practice fellow)

Jonathan Nus, Standard & Poor's Rating Service
Director with focus on how financial statement information is analyzed

R. Daniel O'Connor, Ropes & Gray
Partner focusing on SEC Enforcement matters, internal investigations and related trial work.

Amanda Spindler, MillerCoors
Treasury Manager

Sarah Rich, SunTrust Banks, Inc.,
Accounting Consultations Group with particular emphasis on financial instruments

Mark Sitlinger, Ally Financial (formerly GMAC)
Director of Accounting Policy

Chris Whitley, PwC
Partner in PwC's Accounting & Financial Reporting team in the Transaction Services business unit