OSU will host 14th annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference in Tulsa

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

The School of Accounting at Oklahoma State University will host the 14th annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference on Nov. 21 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Tulsa. The conference is endorsed by Financial Executives International (FEI). The conference is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with participants receiving eight hours of CPE credit including one hour of ethics. This conference brings together nationally recognized experts from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), as well as a number of corporate finance executives and public accounting professionals to discuss current issues in the field of accounting and finance. Charlotte Wright, professor and Anadarko Petroleum Chair in Accounting in OSU’s Spears School of Business, and Robert Cornell, department head and Wilton T. Anderson Chair in the School of Accounting, are coordinating the conference in conjunction with the 10^th annual Oil and Gas Accounting Conference on Nov. 20 at the Hyatt Regency. “This conference supports the School of Accounting students and promotes faculty interaction with alumni while providing the important opportunity for accounting and finance professionals to interact with leading experts from across the country,” Wright said. “We usually attract nearly 400 people to this unique conference.” The conference agenda includes an SEC update from Melissa Rocha, senior assistant chief accountant with the Division of Corporation Finance in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Evelyn Angelle shares insights on “Transforming a Supply Chain Organization,” detailing her experiences as senior vice president of supply chain with Halliburton in Houston, Texas. Vickie Carr, national competency leader, Financial Reporting of Taxes for Deloitte Tax LLP in Dallas, will present “Financial Reporting for Taxes.” Also, Jade Walle, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, will present a session called “The Fair Tax–What It Is and Is Not.” Clifton Gray, Manager, Application Architecture from ONEOK, Inc., will present, “Applied Influence.” An “Update from the FASB” will be given by board member Daryl Buck of the Financial Accounting Standards Board from Norwalk, Connecticut, and an “Update of PCAOB Activities” will be given by John Fiebig, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board from Irving, Texas. Jeff Roberts from the Forensics and Valuation Services at BKD LLP will give a “2014 Fraud Update,” giving examples of cases from the frontline. Other topics include a variety of financial reporting and income tax issues. Speakers, panel participants and moderators are from ConocoPhillips, Devon Energy Corporation, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton LLP, KPMG LLP, Opportune LLP, Phillips 66, and Stinnett & Associates. “We are delighted to host so many thought leaders in Tulsa who are willing to share their opinions on pertinent issues related to the current conditions of the accounting and financial reporting industry,” Cornell said. Corporate sponsors for the conference are Opportune (Platinum), BKD CPAs and Advisors, ConocoPhillips, and Phillips 66 (Gold), and Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and Halliburton (Silver). The registration fee for the full day program is $345. Group discounts are available for those registering 10 people or more at $300 per person. Register online at www.cepd.okstate.edu/accounting/acctfrc or call 1-866-678-3933. Exhibit booth sponsorships are also available. For more information regarding the conference, including sponsorship opportunities, contact OSU CEPD Program Manager Courtney Garrison at 918-594-8244.