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Government, the Accountancy Profession and the Public Trust:
Current Initiatives and Future Challenges
Tuesday, December 4, 2007, New York City
| 1:00 pm-1:15 pm |
FermÃn del Valle, IFAC President
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| 1:15 pm-1:40 pm |
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Professor of Economics, Boston University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research
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| 1:40 pm-2:45 pm |
Imperatives for Strengthening Governmental Accountability (Video)
Moderator:
- Ian Ball, IFAC Chief Executive Officer
Panelists:
- David M. Walker, U.S. Comptroller General
- William Niskanen, Chairman, Cato Institute
- Tom L. Allen, Chairman of the U.S. Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
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| 2:45 pm-3:00 pm |
Break
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| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm |
Convergence and What It Really Means (Video)
Moderator:
- John Kellas, Chairman of the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board
Panelists:
- Mark Olson, Chairman of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
- Robert Herz, Chairman of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Stavros Thomadakis, Chairman of the Public Interest Oversight Board
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| 4:00 pm-5:15 pm |
Finding the Right Balance: Governance, Oversight and Business Growth (Video)
Moderator:
- Robert Bunting, IFAC Deputy President
Panelists:
- Roel Campos, formerly Chair, Monitoring Group of regulators and Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Trevor Harris, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Morgan Stanley and member of the International Accounting Standards Board's Standards Advisory Council
- John Morrissey, Managing Director and Controller, Fortress Investment Group and member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board's Standing Advisory Group
- James Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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| 5:15 pm-5:20 pm |
Closing Remarks (Video)
Ian Ball
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