CICA - Conference for Audit Committees

Hilton Toronto Hotel

This event features keynote addresses, plenary sessions, and panel discussions – all delivered by experienced professionals from across the country. Sessions are designed to develop existing and future audit committee members with the focus on roles and responsibilities, financial reporting and corporate governance developments, integrity and ethics, internal control, assurance and accounting standards, and current regulatory issues.

Who Should Attend:

Professionals from business and associations in all sectors of the economy – public, corporate, and not-for-profit:

• Chairs and audit committee members who want to be more effective in their roles
• CFOs, CEOs and other senior management who work with audit committees
• CAs, lawyers, and consultants who advise audit committees
• Prospective audit committee members who want to understand more about the role

Topics Include:

• Risk oversight – different approaches being used to discharge this responsibility
• Financial literacy requirement – what does this really mean in an IFRS world?
• Impact of the changing regulatory environment
• Practical techniques to improve the productivity and value of the audit committee
• The audit committee’s role with performance reporting
• IFRS – key issues auditors are seeing
• Executive compensation: what is the appropriate role of the audit committee?