Bob Woodward To Deliver Keynote At KPMG Accounting & Financial Reporting Symposium

NEW YORK, Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bob Woodward will serve as the keynote speaker at one of the accounting industry's most popular educational programs, the 24^th Annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Symposium by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm. This year's CPE-eligible Symposium will occur Dec. 4-5 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas.

"Bob Woodward is well-positioned to share his perspectives on current affairs, including how the U.S. midterm elections may impact corporate America," says Thomas Duffy, KPMG's national managing partner for Audit. "This Symposium is designed to help financial professionals understand the regulatory and economic landscape, to stay tuned to government, politics and leadership for insight into fiscal issues and topics impacting the marketplace."

Corporate financial executives who attend the Symposium will learn about the latest insights, thought leadership and information on critical issues and developments affecting financial decision making, including year-end reporting.  To learn more about this year's KPMG symposium and to register, go to the KPMG Learning | Executive Education Symposium website. 

This year's sessions will include implementing the new revenue recognition standard, current FASB developments, accounting for leases and financial instruments, as well as sessions on managing risk, COSO, an SEC update, and a Washington Outlook.

Woodward, an author and associate editor of The Washington Post, will be joined by other speakers including experienced industry and accounting professionals who will discuss today's and tomorrow's most important issues for financial and business leaders, ranging from recent guidance from the FASB and SEC to global accounting issues.

About Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, journalist, author and Associate Editor at The Washington Post. As one of the most famous political investigative reporters in America, Woodward is known for revealing the inside stories of Washington and the American Presidency—from Watergate to the Supreme Court, the CIA, the Pentagon, and the Federal Reserve; from the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan; and the efforts to resolve America's fiscal condition. An experienced observer, Woodward will address KPMG's 24^th Annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Symposium by sharing timely insights, while providing the depth and breadth of information needed to gain perspective into today's current state of affairs, both at home and abroad.

About KPMG's Executive Education
From basic and advanced technical accounting courses and seminars for CPE Credit to in-depth conferences, KPMG's Executive Education provides a range of effective continuing education learning experiences for corporate executives and their staffs in the accounting, finance and business management professions. To learn more, and find registration information for the Annual Accounting and Financial Reporting Symposium, go to www.execed.kpmg.com.

About KPMG LLP
KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm (www.kpmg.com/us), is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International Cooperative ("KPMG International"). KPMG International's member firms have 155,000 professionals, including more than 8,600 partners, in 155 countries.

SOURCE KPMG LLP