42nd Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Conference
June 6, 2024 | 7:00am - 6:30pm Pacific Time
Presented by the USC SEC and Financial Reporting Institute and Financial Executives International
About the Event
The Conference
The SEC and Financial Reporting Conferences provide an annual West Coast forum for interaction between business and accounting executives, and policy setters from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB).
Attendees & CPE Credits
Conference programs are relevant to corporate financial officers, auditors, executives in financial institutions, owner/managers of smaller companies, CPAs, financial analysts, attorneys, and others interested in SEC and financial reporting issues.
CPAs are eligible to receive approximately 9 CPE credits.
Format & Location
The 2024 Conference will be offered on a hybrid basis. We will host the conference at Town & Gown, situated on USC's campus. For those who are unable to travel to Los Angeles, attendees may register to attend virtually. Should you be attending in person and need hotel recommendations, please contact us at USCSECConference@marshall.usc.edu.
Our Speakers
Our Speakers and Panelists for the
2024 Conference
Tony Aaron
Professor of the Practice, Director, USC SEC and Financial Reporting Institute
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
George Botic
PCAOB Board Member, Former Director of PCAOB Division of Registration and Inspections
Matthew Busch
Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer
Amgen
Our Speakers and Panelists for the
2024 Conference
Tony Aaron
Professor of the Practice, Director, USC SEC and Financial Reporting Institute
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
George Botic
PCAOB Board Member, Former Director of PCAOB Division of Registration and Inspections
Matthew Busch
Vice President, Finance, Chief Accounting Officer
Amgen Inc.
William Calder
Chief Auditor
Deloitte & Touche, LLP
Jennifer Cavanaugh
Chief Auditor
Grant Thornton
David Fabricant
Senior Vice President & Head of Global Record to Report
American Express
Isaac Heller
CEO and Co-Founder
Trullion
William Holder
Dean, Alan Casden Dean's Chair
USC Leventhal School of Accounting
Matt Jacques
Partner and Managing Director
AlixPartners
Richard Jones
Chair
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Mark Kronforst, CPA
Partner, Professional Practice
Ernst & Young LLP
Jennifer Leete
Partner, Litigation
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Robert Malhotra
Partner and Chief Accountant
KPMG
Mark Mellen
Industry Principle - ESG
Workiva
Kyle Moffatt
National Office Partner
PwC
Paul Munter
Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Securities and Exchange Commission Staff
Angela Newell
National Office Partner
BDO USA, LLP
Drew Niehaus
Managing Director - Accounting Advisory
Riveron
Stephen Rivera
Vice President, Global Technical Accounting Advisory Services and Policy
Johnson & Johnson
Melissa Rocha
Deputy Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Hillary H. Salo
Director of Technical Activities and Chair of Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)
Financial Accounting Standards Board
(FASB)
Steve Soter
Vice President & Industry Principal
Workiva
Andrej Suskavcevic
President & CEO
Financial Executives International and Financial Education & Research Foundation
Esther Toth
Senior Industry Principal, Sustainability - ESG
Workiva
John W. White
Partner, Corporate Department
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Jonathan Wiggins
Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC)
Ryan Wolfe
Chief Accountant, Division of Enforcement
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Vickie Wong
Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Accounting Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Brent Woodford
Executive Vice President, Controllership, Financial Planning and Tax
The Walt Disney Company