Haas School | CFRM and Accounting

Fourteenth Annual Conference on Financial Reporting
Friday, November 7, 2003; San Francisco Palace Hotel

Endorsed by FEI (Financial Executives International)

Introduction
Program Schedule
Organizations Represented
Conference Location and Directions
Hotel Accomodations

Introduction

This conference brings together accounting standard setters, enforcement officials, corporate financial executives, and professional and academic accountants to discuss current issues in financial accounting and corporate reporting. The format is an open one so that members of the audience can address their concerns to the speakers and panelists.

The goal of the Conference on Financial Reporting has been to:

Provide preparers and users of corporate financial statements with the latest developments and plans for the future in financial accounting standards and reporting;
Promote the advancement of financial reporting useful to investors in making investment decisions.

In today's business and regulatory environment, it is essential that preparers and users of financial statements be current on the latest financial reporting trends and issues. This year's conference will include:

Keynote address by Tom Campbell, Dean of the Haas School of Business and former U.S. Congressman.
Report on current and emerging issues by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The New Corporate Governance, including Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 on Internal Controls and the role of the New Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
A discussion of the recently issued SFAS 150 on Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity.

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Program Schedule:

Download a copy of the schedule in Microsoft Word format or as a PDF file.

You may also download a copy of the speaker bios in Microsoft Word format or as a PDF file.

November 7th, 2003 (Friday)

7:45am. -- 8:30am.	Registration Continental Breakfast
8:30am. -- 8:40am.	Welcome *Rada Brooks* Executive Director, Center for Financial Reporting and Management Haas School of Business
8:40am. -- 9:10am.	Opening Address *Katherine Schipper* Board Member Financial Accounting Standards Board
9:10am. -- 10:35am.	Emerging Issues in Financial Reporting and the FASB Agenda This session discusses financial reporting issues on the FASB agenda as well as emerging issues. Moderator *Rada Brooks* Executive Director, Center for finanacial Reporting and Management Haas School of Business Panelists *Bob Laux* Director of External Reporting Microsoft Corporation Member, Accounting Standards Executive Committee (AcSEC) *Colleen Sayther* President Financial Executives International *Katherine Schipper* Board Member Financial Accounting Standards Board
10:35am. -- 10:50am.	Break and Refreshments
10:50am. -- 12:15pm.	Current Issues at the SEC Members of the Division of Corporation Finance and the Office of the Chief Accountant will report on the plans and developments at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moderator *Maria Nondorf* Assistant Professor of Accounting Haas School of Business Panelists *Craig Olinger* Deputy Chief Accountant Division of Corporation Finance Securities and Exchange Commission *Scott Taub* Deputy Chief Accountant Office of the Chief Accountant Securities and Exchange Commission *John Wolfson* Partner National Director of SEC Services Deloitte & Touche LLP
12:15pm. -- 1:30pm.	Luncheon Introduction of Keynote Speaker *Tiffany Rasmussen* Assurance Partner KPMG LLP Keynote Speaker Tom Campbell Dean, Haas School of Business University of California at Berkeley
1:30pm. -- 2:55pm.	The New Corporate Governance (including Sarbanes-Oxley) The current regulatory environment is becoming increasingly complex. This session will clarify the compliance requirements relating to the new Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act regarding the effectiveness of a company's internal control environment, and other regulatory developments. Introductory Comments *Kayla Gillan* Board Member Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Moderator *Michael Dance* Lecturer in Accounting Haas School of Business Panelists *Jim Campbell* Corporate Controller Intel Corporation Member, FEI Committee on Corporate Reporting *Lynn E. Turner* Professor and Director of the Center for Quality Financial Reporting Colorado State University *Barbara Carbone* Audit Partner KPMG LLP
2:55pm. -- 3:05pm.	Break and Refreshments
3:05pm. -- 4:30pm.	Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity (SFAS 150) This session will review the newly issued statement which establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. Moderator *Qintao Fan* Assistant Professor of Accounting Haas School of Business Panelists *Katherine Schipper* Board Member Financial Accounting Standards Board *George Kennedy* Assurance Partner PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP *Nora Dougherty* Vice President, Derivative Products Goldman, Sachs & Co.

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Organizations Represented

AcSEC
Colorado State University
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Financial Executives International (FEI)
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Intel Corporation
KPMG LLP
Microsoft Corporation
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

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Conference Location and Directions

The Palace Hotel
Address: 2 New Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Phone: (415) 512-1111
Website: http://www.sfpalace.com

The Palace Hotel is located on the corner of New Montgomery and Mission. Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) stops at Montgomery Station, which is located in front of the hotel. No-host, valet parking is also available and the Palace Garage is conveniently located across the street from the main entrance of the hotel.

Please click here for detailed directions, parking, and BART information.

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Hotel Accommodations

A limited number of hotel rooms are reserved at the Galleria Park Hotel, 191 Sutter Street in San Francisco, just 1 block from the Palace Hotel for the nights of November 6-7 at $109.00 per night. Reservations are to be made directly with the hotel by calling (800) 792-9639. Please indicate that your reservation is for the CFRM conference. Room reservations must be made by October 22 to guarantee this rate. The hotel website is: http://www.galleriapark.com

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