VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
SOX and Internal Control best practices continue to evolve. Led by national accounting firm technical experts and complemented by industry panelists, the program includes a combination of lectures and interactive discussions for a deeper understanding of the topics.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand the latest regulatory/best practice changes in key areas
- How to optimize your ICFR efforts: technology considerations
- How will ESG impact your SOX compliance
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Cost: $695
This event will run approximately 8:45-5p (Central Time) each day.
You can also register by phone 610 789-3110
or Email questions or to be invoiced to: [email protected]
| Agenda: DAY 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 8:45 | 10:50 | ICFR Lessons Learned and Best Practices Common challenges in the SOX program life cycle including risk assessment and control selection and design Controls related to significant unusual transactions Information Used in Controls (IUC) and the use of technology to modernize the SOX program |
| 10:50 | 11:05 | Break |
| 11:05 | 12:30 | ITGC: Demystified ITGC Scoping for SOX Compliance Basic Training Review: general scoping, risk process and control topics SOX Challenges in the Cloud New Trends: what we are seeing with our clients |
| 12:30 | 1:10 | Lunch Break |
| 1:10 | 2:25 | Industry Panel Discussion |
| 2:25 | 2:35 | Break |
| 2:35 | 3:40 | Building a More Efficient SOX Program |
| 3:40 | 3:55 | Break |
| 3:55 | 5:10 | KPMG Insights on SOX Trends How to govern and place controls around AI and comply with SOX The Future of SOX |
| Agenda: DAY 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9:15 | 10:30 | SOX for Lean Teams: Staying Compliant with Limited Resources Focus on what truly matters Design controls that scale Leverage automation strategically Avoid over-documentation traps |
| 10:30 | 10:50 | Break |
| 10:50 | 11:55 | Cybersecurity Update Assessing your cybersecurity posture Frameworks Incident reporting Risk management and governance Emerging standards of AI guidance |
| 11:55 | 12:00 | Break |
| 12:00 | 1:05 | SOX by the Numbers: Material Weakness Trends & SEC Proposals Around Changing Filer Status When things go wrong Trends and patterns Evaluate your auditor Methods that work |
| 1:05 | 1:50 | Lunch Break |
| 1:50 | 3:05 | Fraud Update |
| 3:05 | 3:15 | Break |
| 3:15 | 4:35 | SOX AI/Automation PwC demo of three live tools and platforms for the SOX/IA lifecycle Deep Research for Risk Dynamic Control Testing Internal Audit OS |
| 4:35 | 4:50 | Wrap-Up |
| Conference Series Speakers Include: |
|---|
| Megan Smith Deloitte, Audit & Assurance Manager |
| Morgan Aumick Deloitte, Manager |
| Daniel O'Leary Protiviti, Managing Director, Technology Audit & Advisory |
| Madison Richard Protiviti, Senior Manager, Internal Audit & Financial Advisory |
| Andy Willis Protiviti, Managing Director |
| Madison Singler Starbucks, Accounting Analysis Manager, Global Financial Risks & Controls |
| Kvita Agarwal TEGNA, Chief Audit Executive |
| Josh Aiello Orchestra BioMed, Vice President, Finance & Corporate Controller |
| Marcus Lindner EY, Partner |
| Arielle Ohayon EY, Senior Risk Consultant |
| Swati Patel EY, Partner |
| Dan Mochizuki KPMG, Director |
| Paul Bansal BPM, Managing Director, Tech Assurance |
| Justin Kay BPM, Partner, Technical Accounting & IPO Readiness |
| Jeff Dietrich BPM, Partner |
| Jon Medina Protiviti, Managing Director, Security & Privacy |
| Dan Hansen Protiviti, Managing Director |
| Randy Culpepper Baker Tilly, Managing Director, Risk Advisory Services |
| Kanika Hasija Baker Tilly, Risk Assurance Senior Manager |
| Kevin Donofrio KPMG, Director, KPMG Forensic |
| Peter Bradford KPMG, Managing Director, Global Leader - Fraud |
| Abby Cohen Deloitte, Managing Director, Audit & Assurance |