AICPA International Business Conference Agenda
Monday, June 11
8:00 am - 8:10 am Welcome & Introductions
Kathryn Byrne, Partner, WeiserMazars LLP, New York, NY
8:10 am - 9:30 am Keynote Session: IASB & FASB Update
Daryl E. Buck, CPA, FASB Member, Financial Accounting Standards Board, Norwalk, CT
Wayne S. Upton, Director, International Activities, International Accounting Standards Board, London, England, UK
9:50 am - 11:20 am Concurrent Sessions
Withholding Tax Regime of the HIRE Act
J. Peter Stratos, CPA, MST, President, Stratos & Associates, PLLC, Fairfax, VA
International Financial Reporting Matters
Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC
Doing Business in the EU
Martin Prakken, CEO, BluePrint Automation Inc., Chester, VA
Frenk van Vliet, LLM, PKF Wallast, Woerden, The Netherlands
11:30 am - 1:00 pm Concurrent Sessions
VAT – Managing VAT
Mark Kral, CPA, Partner, McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, Charlotte, NC
Duncan Stocks, Regional Head of VAT (Southern Region), RSM Tenon,
Reading, England, UK
Using IFRS in Practice: How Your Mindset Differs From U.S. GAAP
Sean Lager, CPA, Partner, Frazier & Deeter, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Steven E. Shamrock, CPA, CMA, Group Controller, LanzaTech, Ltd., Naperville, IL
Anti-Corruption Law Developments
Luke Cadigan, Assistant Director, Foreign Corrupt Practices Unit Division of Enforcement, Boston, MA
Joseph E. Decilveo Jr., CPA, Partner, McGladrey, New York, NY
Andrea Deegan, ACCA, ACFS, Senior Manager/Fraud Solutions, RSM Tenon, London, England, UK
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch (No Speaker)
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
Transfer Pricing for Lending and Leasing Transactions
William Spiller, Jr., Managing Director, Transfer Pricing, Grant Thornton LLP Houston, TX
Getting Your Arms Around U.S. International Tax Compliance
N. Blake Vickers, CPA, MST, ADIT, Tax Manager - International, KBR, Inc., Houston, TX
David B. Joranko, National Director, International Tax Compliance & Quantitative Consulting Services, Ernst & Young LLP, Cleveland, OH
Facilitating Access to International Markets
Lindsay P. Denault, J.D., Associate, Crowell & Moring, LLP, Washington, DC
Brad A. Hardy, CPA, CA, MBA, Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Bank NA, New York, NY
Ken Hyatt, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Trade Administration,
U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC
Frank Le Bihan, Principal, International Services Office, McGladrey, Chicago, IL
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm Concurrent Sessions
European Tax System
Anthony F. Lacoudre, Attorney at Law, Director – French Tax Desk, WeiserMazars, LLP, New York, NY
Service Organization Controls Reports (Formerly SAS 70)
Sabrina Serafin, Partner, CISA, Frazier & Deeter, LLC, Atlanta, GA
The Sovereign Debt Crisis – Impact on Emerging Markets
Matthew A. Lasov, Associate Vice President, Head of EMEA Research, Frontier Strategy Group, London, England, UK
Tuesday , June 12
7:00 am - 7:50 am Early Riser Session
Treasury & Cash Management Best Practices for Companies Expanding Outside the U.S.
Amanda Schreiner, CTP, CertICM, Vice President and International Treasury Specialist, JPMorgan Chase, New York, NY
8:00 am - 9:15 am Controller Panel
Loretta Cangialosi, Senior Vice President, Controller, Pfizer, Inc., Florham Park, NJ
Colleen Cunningham, CPA, Global Managing Director, Resources Global Professionals, Parsippany, NJ
Arnold C. Hanish, CPA, Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Marsha L. Hunt, CPA, Vice President - Corporate Controller & Principal Accounting Officer, Cummins Inc., Columbus, IN
9:15 am - 10:05 am Keynote Presentation
Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands: A Comparison of Cultures
Terri C. Morrison, BS, MA, Co-Author, Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands: The Bestselling Guides on How to Do Business in More than 60 Countries, Newtown Square, PA
10:35 am - 12:05 pm Concurrent Sessions
Cross-Border Restructuring Transactions: What You Need to Know
Joseph M. Calianno, CPA, J.D., LL.M Tax, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP, Washington, DC
J. Michael Cornett, CPA, J.D., Principal, KPMG LLP, Washington, DC
PCAOB International Inspections
Bruce Wilson, Director of International Affairs, PCAOB, Washington, DC
Doing Business in India
Mario de Castro, Director, International Tax Services, McGladrey LLP, Vienna, VA
Randie Katz, Senior Tax Specialist, Subway, Milford, CT
Tim Kelly, Cree, Inc., Durham, NC
Vikas A. Sekhri, CPA, MST, Lead Tax Director, McGladrey, New York, NY
12:05 pm - 1:05 pm Lunch (No Speaker)
1:05 pm - 2:35 pm Concurrent Sessions
New U.S. International Tax Developments
Joseph M. Calianno, CPA, J.D., LLM, Tax, Partner, Grant Thornton LLP, Washington, DC
N. Blake Vickers, CPA, MST, ADIT, Tax Manager – International, KBR, Inc., Houston, TX
International Standards on Auditing and the U.S. Auditor
Victoria L. Pitkin, CPA, Sr. Manager, WeiserMazars LLP, New York, NY
Controller Panel for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
Steven M. Eigen, CPA, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, Central National - Gottesman Inc., Purchase, NY
Sean Lager, CPA, Partner, Frazier & Deeter, LLC, Atlanta, GA
Chris A. Rogers, CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Infragistics, Inc., Cranbury, NJ
Steve Russell, Revenumed, Atlanta, GA
2:55 pm - 4:25 pm Concurrent Sessions
Executive Relocations: Corporate Planning & Related Tax Strategies
Brian D. Rowbotham, CPA, MBA, Managing Partner, Rowbotham & Company, LLP, San Francisco, CA
IFRS: Remaining Differences Between IFRS and U.S. GAAP
Kathryn Byrne, CPA, Partner, WeiserMazars, New York, NY
Integrated Reporting & Global Sustainability: Bridging the Information Gap of the “Triple Bottom Line”
Stephen T. Starbuck, CPA, Partner and Americas Leader of Climate Change & Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young, LLP, Charlotte, NC
Pre-Conference Session Sunday, June 10
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Pre-Conference Workshop
Growing Globally Through International M&A – Valuation, Due Diligence and Tax Concerns
Devon Bodoh, Principal, KPMG LLP, Washington, DC
Geoffrey Dennis, Partner, KPMG, LLP, Philadelphia, PA
Allen Westergard, Partner, KPMG LLP, Washington, DC
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