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Global Public Policy Symposium III (Paris) | Global Public Policy Symposium II (London)

GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM III

Investor Needs and Role of the Auditor - A Vision for the Future

7-8 November 2006
Paris

Welcome Reception at the Eiffel Tower

Opening Session

Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International

Introduction of Moderator: John Humphrys, BBC

Panel 1

Auditing Profession Vision for the Future

Samuel DiPiazza Jr., Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers
David McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton International
William Parrett, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte
James Turley, Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young

Panel 2

Investor and Regulator Perspectives

Jeffrey Lucy, Chairman, Australian Securities & Investments Commission
Mark Olson, Chairman, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
David Pitt-Wilson, Chairman, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
Dr. Christian Strenger, Director, DWS Investments

Breakout Sessions

Session 1: Regulatory Convergence

Facilitator: Neil Lerner, Global Head of Regulatory Issues KPMG International

Discussants:

Rod Armitage, Head of Company Affairs, Confederation of British Industry
David McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton International
Volker Röhricht, Chairman, German Auditor Oversight Commission (APAK)
Rafael Sánchez de la Peña, Comisón Nacional del Mercado de Valores, Spain
Rhonda Schnare, International Affairs Director, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Jürgen Tiedje, Head of Unit on Auditing, European Commission

Session 2: Choice and Competition

Facilitator: Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair, Ernst & Young

Discussants:

Victor Chu, Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group
Steven Maijoor, Director, The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets
Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International
Jon Symonds, Chief Financial Officer, AstraZeneca plc

Session 3: Relevancy of Financial Reporting

Facilitator: Michael Starr, Chief Operating Officer, Grant Thornton International

Discussants:

Conrad Hewitt, Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Greg Jonas, Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service
Rebecca McEnally, Director, CFA Institute
James Turley, Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young

Session 4: The Auditor's Ability to Detect Fraud

Facilitator: Jeff Willemain, Global Managing Partner Regulatory and Risk, Deloitte

Discussants:

Andrew Rogers, Chairman, Australian Audit Quality Review Board
Frans Samyn, Chief Executive Officer, BDO Global
Scott Taub, Deputy Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
Nicolas Veron, Founding Partner, ECIF

Session 5: Audit Firm Sustainability

Facilitator: Dick Kilgust, Managing Partner, Global Public Policy & Regulatory PricewaterhouseCoopers

Discussants:

John Hegarty, Manager Financial Management, World Bank
Geoff Morris, Consultant, formerly with Aon Limited
William Parrett, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte
Michael Young, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

Session 6: Communications among Auditors, the Board and Investors

Facilitator: Jeremy Newman, Managing Partner, BDO Stoy Hayward LLP

Discussants:

Brian Birkenhead, Audit Committee Chair, VEGA Group plc, API plc, and Caffyns plc
Samuel DiPiazza Jr., Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Guy Jubb, Head of Corporate Governance, Standard Life Investments
Eric Tracey, Advisory Board Member, Governance for Owners

Lunch

Panel 3

Investor Vision for the Future

Peter Butler, Founding Partner and CEO, Governance for Owners
Claude Lamoureux, President & CEO, Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund
Taiji Okusu, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Securities
David Pitt-Watson, Chairman, Hermes Equity Ownership Services
Guy Jubb, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF

Panel 4

Profession and Regulator Perspectives

Junichi Maruyama, Deputy Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency
Charles Niemeier, Board Member, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International
Frans Samyn, Chief Executive Officer, BDO International
Stavros Thomadakis, Chairman, Public Interest Oversight Board

Conclusion

William Parrett, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte

Gala Dinner

Marc Guillaume, Directeur des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau, Ministry of Justice, France

GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM II

19-20 October 2005
London

Welcome Reception

Opening Session

Moderator: John Humphrys, BBC, UK

Welcome

Dr. Doğan Cansizler
Chairman of Capital Market Board, Turkey
Chairman, Emerging Markets Committee, IOSCO

Panel I

Investor Expectations: Are they being met?

Jeffrey Lucy
Chairman, Australian Securities & Investments Commission

Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr.
Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Panel II

Financial Reporting Quality: The challenge for regulators

Charlie McCreevy
European Commissioner for the Internal Market & Services, European Commission

Michael Rake
International Chairman, KPMG

Panel III

Consistent Global Audit Quality: Can consistency be achieved in global organizations that are federations rather than single entities?

Professor Stavros Thomadakis
Chairman, Public Interest Oversight Board

William Parrett
Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte

Panel IV

Global Regulation: What is the role of regulation in achieving global audit quality

Charles D. Niemeier
Board Member, US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board

James Turley
Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young

Lunch Session

The Role of the Auditing Profession with Respect to Financial Markets

Michel Prada
Chairman, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (France)

Constituent Roundtable

Sustainability and Audit Quality

Frans Samyn
Chief Executive Officer, BDO International

Panelists:

Juergen Tiedje
European Commission

Victor Chu
Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group (Hong Kong)

James Baillie
Chair, Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (Canada)

Professor Zoe-Vonna Palmrose
University of Southern California (USA)

Constituent Roundtable

The Future of Business and Financial Reporting

David McDonnell
Chief Executive Worldwide, Grant Thornton International

Panelists:

Carlos Condorelli
CFO, Tenaris (Argentina)

Professor Guido Ferrarini
University of Genoa (Italy)

Paul Koster
Member of the Executive Board, Authority for the Financial Markets (Netherlands)

Donald T. Nicolaisen
Chief Accountant, US Securities & Exchange Commission (USA)

Dr. Christian Strenger
Director, DWS Investment GmBH (Germany)

Conclusion

Sir Bryan Nicholson
Chairman, Financial Reporting Council (UK)

Reception & Dinner


	Previous Symposia Global Public Policy Symposium III (Paris) \| Global Public Policy Symposium II (London) GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM III Investor Needs and Role of the Auditor - A Vision for the Future 7-8 November 2006 Paris Welcome Reception at the Eiffel Tower Opening Session Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International Introduction of Moderator: John Humphrys, BBC Panel 1 Auditing Profession Vision for the Future Samuel DiPiazza Jr., Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers David McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton International William Parrett, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte James Turley, Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young Panel 2 Investor and Regulator Perspectives Jeffrey Lucy, Chairman, Australian Securities & Investments Commission Mark Olson, Chairman, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board David Pitt-Wilson, Chairman, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Dr. Christian Strenger, Director, DWS Investments Breakout Sessions Session 1: Regulatory Convergence Facilitator: Neil Lerner, Global Head of Regulatory Issues KPMG International Discussants: Rod Armitage, Head of Company Affairs, Confederation of British Industry David McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton International Volker Röhricht, Chairman, German Auditor Oversight Commission (APAK) Rafael Sánchez de la Peña, Comisón Nacional del Mercado de Valores, Spain Rhonda Schnare, International Affairs Director, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Jürgen Tiedje, Head of Unit on Auditing, European Commission Session 2: Choice and Competition Facilitator: Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair, Ernst & Young Discussants: Victor Chu, Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group Steven Maijoor, Director, The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International Jon Symonds, Chief Financial Officer, AstraZeneca plc Session 3: Relevancy of Financial Reporting Facilitator: Michael Starr, Chief Operating Officer, Grant Thornton International Discussants: Conrad Hewitt, Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Greg Jonas, Managing Director, Moody's Investors Service Rebecca McEnally, Director, CFA Institute James Turley, Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young Session 4: The Auditor's Ability to Detect Fraud Facilitator: Jeff Willemain, Global Managing Partner Regulatory and Risk, Deloitte Discussants: Andrew Rogers, Chairman, Australian Audit Quality Review Board Frans Samyn, Chief Executive Officer, BDO Global Scott Taub, Deputy Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Nicolas Veron, Founding Partner, ECIF Session 5: Audit Firm Sustainability Facilitator: Dick Kilgust, Managing Partner, Global Public Policy & Regulatory PricewaterhouseCoopers Discussants: John Hegarty, Manager Financial Management, World Bank Geoff Morris, Consultant, formerly with Aon Limited William Parrett, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Michael Young, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Session 6: Communications among Auditors, the Board and Investors Facilitator: Jeremy Newman, Managing Partner, BDO Stoy Hayward LLP Discussants: Brian Birkenhead, Audit Committee Chair, VEGA Group plc, API plc, and Caffyns plc Samuel DiPiazza Jr., Chief Executive Officer, PricewaterhouseCoopers Guy Jubb, Head of Corporate Governance, Standard Life Investments Eric Tracey, Advisory Board Member, Governance for Owners Lunch Panel 3 Investor Vision for the Future Peter Butler, Founding Partner and CEO, Governance for Owners Claude Lamoureux, President & CEO, Ontario Teachers' Pension Fund Taiji Okusu, Managing Director, Credit Suisse Securities David Pitt-Watson, Chairman, Hermes Equity Ownership Services Guy Jubb, Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF Panel 4 Profession and Regulator Perspectives Junichi Maruyama, Deputy Commissioner, Japan Financial Services Agency Charles Niemeier, Board Member, U.S. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Michael Rake, Chairman, KPMG International Frans Samyn, Chief Executive Officer, BDO International Stavros Thomadakis, Chairman, Public Interest Oversight Board Conclusion William Parrett, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Gala Dinner Marc Guillaume, Directeur des Affaires Civiles et du Sceau, Ministry of Justice, France GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY SYMPOSIUM II 19-20 October 2005 London Welcome Reception Opening Session Moderator: John Humphrys, BBC, UK Welcome Dr. Doğan Cansizler Chairman of Capital Market Board, Turkey Chairman, Emerging Markets Committee, IOSCO Panel I Investor Expectations: Are they being met? Jeffrey Lucy Chairman, Australian Securities & Investments Commission Samuel A. DiPiazza Jr. Global CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers Panel II Financial Reporting Quality: The challenge for regulators Charlie McCreevy European Commissioner for the Internal Market & Services, European Commission Michael Rake International Chairman, KPMG Panel III Consistent Global Audit Quality: Can consistency be achieved in global organizations that are federations rather than single entities? Professor Stavros Thomadakis Chairman, Public Interest Oversight Board William Parrett Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte Panel IV Global Regulation: What is the role of regulation in achieving global audit quality Charles D. Niemeier Board Member, US Public Company Accounting Oversight Board James Turley Chairman & CEO, Ernst & Young Lunch Session The Role of the Auditing Profession with Respect to Financial Markets Michel Prada Chairman, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (France) Constituent Roundtable Sustainability and Audit Quality Frans Samyn Chief Executive Officer, BDO International Panelists: Juergen Tiedje European Commission Victor Chu Chairman, First Eastern Investment Group (Hong Kong) James Baillie Chair, Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Council (Canada) Professor Zoe-Vonna Palmrose University of Southern California (USA) Constituent Roundtable The Future of Business and Financial Reporting David McDonnell Chief Executive Worldwide, Grant Thornton International Panelists: Carlos Condorelli CFO, Tenaris (Argentina) Professor Guido Ferrarini University of Genoa (Italy) Paul Koster Member of the Executive Board, Authority for the Financial Markets (Netherlands) Donald T. Nicolaisen Chief Accountant, US Securities & Exchange Commission (USA) Dr. Christian Strenger Director, DWS Investment GmBH (Germany) Conclusion Sir Bryan Nicholson Chairman, Financial Reporting Council (UK) Reception & Dinner