OSU School of Accounting presents pair of conferences in Tulsa on Nov. 19-20

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

The School of Accounting at Oklahoma State University will host the 11th Annual Oil and Gas Accounting Conference on Nov. 19 and the 15^th Annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference on Nov. 20 at the DoubleTree by Hilton-Downtown in Tulsa.

These conferences bring together nationally recognized experts in the accounting and oil and gas industry and provide professionals in the region the opportunity to learn from these experts. Participants also are able to earn CPE credit by attending the conferences. Participants can earn four CPE credits, including one hour of ethics at the Oil and Gas Accounting Conference, and eight CPE credits, including one hour of ethics at the Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference.

“We are excited to have so many great speakers and leaders coming to these conferences to give their thoughts and ideas on pertinent issues related to the current conditions of the industry,” said Robert Cornell, Wilton T. Anderson Chair in Accounting and head of the OSU School of Accounting.

Topics and speakers for the Oil and Gas Conference include:

Corporate Fraud by Wes Colwell, CEO, Managing Partner, WG Consulting, Houston
Energizing America: Facts for Addressing Energy Policy by John Felmy, Chief Economist, American Petroleum Institute, Washington, D.C.
Current SEC Reporting Issues by Jonathan Duersch, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
Impacts of the New Revenue Standard to Oil and Gas Producing Entities by Kenneth Miller, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florham Park, N.J.
Panelists: Wade Stubblefield, Managing Director, Opportune, Houston and previous afternoon speakers

Topics and speakers for the Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference include:

The Statement of Cash Flows by Kenneth Miller, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Florham Park, N.J.
SEC Update by Melissa N. Rocha, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.
Panelists: Mark Crowley, National Office Director–Accounting Standards and Communications, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Stamford, Conn., and Kenneth Miller and Melissa Rocha
FASB Update by Daryl Buck, Board Member, Financial Accounting Standards Boards, Norwalk, Conn.
The Role of the Professional Accountant in Today’s Business Environment by John Fiebig, Deputy Director, PCAOB, Dallas
Panelists: John Meinders, Partner, Grant Thornton, LLP, Tulsa, Okla., and Daryl Buck and John Fiebig
The Power of Metaphors by Clifton Gray, Manager, Application Architecture, ONEOK Inc., Tulsa, Okla.
Cybersecurity by Keith Hall, Audit Manager, Phillips 66, Bartlesville, Okla.
Information Security and Attack Penetration Testing by Ashley Shugart, Senior Manager, Stinnett & Associates, Dallas
Panelists: Paul Tucker, VP, Director, Information Security, Bank of Oklahoma, Tulsa, Okla., and Keith Hall and Ashley Shugart
All the Data: Integrating Data Analytics and Digital Forensics for Fraud Examinations by Jeremy Clopton, Senior Managing Consultant, Forensics and Valuation Services, BKL LLP, Springfield, Mo.

“These conferences support the School of Accounting academic program scholarships,” said Charlotte Wright, Regents Professor and Anadarko Petroleum Chair in Accounting. “We appreciate the support of alumni and friends of OSU’s School of Accounting to help make it such a success.”

The platinum sponsor for the Oil and Gas Accounting Conference and Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference is Opportune. Gold sponsors of the Oil and Gas Accounting Conference are BKD, ConocoPhillips, Deloitte, EY, OSU Foundation, Phillips 66, and WG Consulting. Gold sponsors of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference are BKD, ConocoPhillips and Phillips 66. Silver sponsors of the Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference are Deloitte, EY, Halliburton, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and Stinnett & Associates.

The registration fee for the Nov. 19 conference is $185 or $165 if also attending the 15^th Annual OSU Accounting and Financial Reporting Conference on Nov. 20. The registration fee for the Nov. 20 conference is $325 if registered by Nov. 6 or $345 if registered after Nov. 6. A group discount is available for the Nov. 20 conference of $300 per person.

Exhibit booth sponsorships are also available. Register online at www.cepd.okstate.edu/accounting/oilandgas or http://cepd.okstate.edu/accounting/acctfrc/ or call 1-866-678-3933.