2013 Financial Reporting Conference

The Michael G. Foster School of Business will co-host the Ninth Annual Financial Reporting Conference with the Milgard School of Business/UW-Tacoma on May 10, 2013, at the Bell Harbor International Conference Center on the waterfront in downtown Seattle.

The Financial Reporting Conference brings together accounting standard setters, SEC officials, corporate financial executives, professional accountants and academics to discuss current issues in financial accounting and corporate reporting. An open-format panel discussion allows participants to interact with the speakers and panelists. Representatives from the FASB and the SEC will discuss current and emerging issues in financial reporting regulations. Corporate executives and professional accountants will participate in panel discussions on selected topics.

Conference participants are eligible for 8 hours of CPE credit.

Event Location: Bell Harbor International Conference Center
2211 Alaskan Way, Pier 66, Seattle, WA 98121
206.441.6666
Event Agenda:
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. Welcome
Dr. Shahrokh Saudagaran, Dean, Milgard School of Business
University of Washington-Tacoma

Pete Dukes, Professor and Chair
Department of Accounting, Foster School of Business
University of Washington-Seattle
8:00 - 9:40 a.m. Current Issues at the FASB
Russell Golden, Board Member, FASB
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 - 11:40 p.m. Current Issues at the SEC
Nili Shah, Deputy Chief Accountant-Policy, SEC
11:40 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch- Keynote 
Brad Tilden, President & CEO, Alaska Airlines
1:00 - 2:40 p.m. Revenue Recognition: Coming to a transaction near you
Moderator:
Professor Sarah McVay, Foster School of Business
Russell Golden, Board Member, FASB
Stacy Harrington, Director of Revenue Assurance, Microsoft
Kevin Murphy, Controller, Boeing Capital Corp
Chris Smith, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
2:40 - 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 - 4:40 p.m. What keeps controllers up at night?
Moderator:
Professor Frank Hodge, Foster School of Business
Bill Benack, Vice President of Finance, Vulcan
George Newman, Controller, Alaska Airlines
Bob Weede, Assistant Corporate Controller, Microsoft
Patricia "Trish" Zuccotti, former Chief Accounting Officer, Expedia
Registration: Registration fee includes materials and lunch.
$375 per person (before April 25)
$325 per person (10 or more people from the same company)*
* Discounted registrations must be received at the same time.
$395 per person (after April 25)

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

Registration Form
Contact: Cynthia Silvernale at 206-685-4484 or silvec@u.washington.edu

 

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