Global Public Policy Symposium

Program Outline

GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM IV

"Global Financial Reporting and Auditing:
A Strategic Dialogue among Capital Market Stakeholders"

14-15 January 2008
Grand Hyatt New York at Grand Central Station
New York City

Welcome Reception

14 January 2008
18.30-20.30hrs
Grand Hyatt New York — Manhattan Ballroom

Symposium

15 January 2008
08.45-17.40hrs
Grand Hyatt New York — Empire State Ballroom

Program Moderator: John Humphrys, BBC

Welcome

08.45-08.55hrs

Welcome and Introduction

James Quigley

Opening Session

08.55-09.40hrs
Report to Stakeholders on the CEO Vision Roundtables

Panelists: Samuel DiPiazza, Beth Brooke, Everett Santos, Anne Simpson

Panel I

09.40-10.50hrs

Audit Quality: How can auditors, directors, shareholders, and regulators collaborate to strengthen performance?

Panelists: Timothy Flynn, Steven Maijoor, Peter Montagnon, Mark Olson, Helmut Perlet

Coffee/Tea Break

10.50-11.20hrs

Panel II

11.20-12.30hrs
Financial Reporting: Is complexity threatening compliance and clarity?

Panelists: James Quigley, Philip Ameen, Nelson Carvalho, Kai-Uwe Marten, Robert Pozen

Lunch and Discussion

12.30-14.00hrs

Standard-setting in an Age of Complexity

Panelists: Robert Herz, Conrad Hewitt, David Tweedie
Moderator: Dick Kilgust

Panel III

14.00-15.10hrs
Global Convergence: How to achieve global convergence of financial reporting and auditing when standards, regulation and oversight are national?

Panelists: Frans Samyn, Paul Boyle, Gautam Doshi, Alain Pons, Stavros Thomadakis

Coffee/Tea Break

15.10-15.40hrs

Panel IV

15.40-16.50hrs
The Future of Business Reporting: What do investors and other users really want and need?

Panelists: James Turley, Pierre Delsaux, Yuji Kage, Christian Strenger, Jon Symonds

Closing Session

16.50-17.40hrs
Where Do We Go from Here?

Panelists: David McDonnell, Ian Ball, Michel Prada, Christianna Wood

Reception & Dinner

19.00-22.00hrs
Gotham Hall (Broadway and 36th Street)

*This program is subject to change.


	Program Outline GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM IV "Global Financial Reporting and Auditing: A Strategic Dialogue among Capital Market Stakeholders" 14-15 January 2008 Grand Hyatt New York at Grand Central Station New York City Welcome Reception 14 January 2008 18.30-20.30hrs Grand Hyatt New York — Manhattan Ballroom Symposium 15 January 2008 08.45-17.40hrs Grand Hyatt New York — Empire State Ballroom Program Moderator: John Humphrys, BBC Welcome 08.45-08.55hrs Welcome and Introduction James Quigley Opening Session 08.55-09.40hrs Report to Stakeholders on the CEO Vision Roundtables Panelists: Samuel DiPiazza, Beth Brooke, Everett Santos, Anne Simpson Panel I 09.40-10.50hrs Audit Quality: How can auditors, directors, shareholders, and regulators collaborate to strengthen performance? Panelists: Timothy Flynn, Steven Maijoor, Peter Montagnon, Mark Olson, Helmut Perlet Coffee/Tea Break 10.50-11.20hrs Panel II 11.20-12.30hrs Financial Reporting: Is complexity threatening compliance and clarity? Panelists: James Quigley, Philip Ameen, Nelson Carvalho, Kai-Uwe Marten, Robert Pozen Lunch and Discussion 12.30-14.00hrs Standard-setting in an Age of Complexity Panelists: Robert Herz, Conrad Hewitt, David Tweedie Moderator: Dick Kilgust Panel III 14.00-15.10hrs Global Convergence: How to achieve global convergence of financial reporting and auditing when standards, regulation and oversight are national? Panelists: Frans Samyn, Paul Boyle, Gautam Doshi, Alain Pons, Stavros Thomadakis Coffee/Tea Break 15.10-15.40hrs Panel IV 15.40-16.50hrs The Future of Business Reporting: What do investors and other users really want and need? Panelists: James Turley, Pierre Delsaux, Yuji Kage, Christian Strenger, Jon Symonds Closing Session 16.50-17.40hrs Where Do We Go from Here? Panelists: David McDonnell, Ian Ball, Michel Prada, Christianna Wood Reception & Dinner 19.00-22.00hrs Gotham Hall (Broadway and 36th Street) *This program is subject to change.