Financial Executives International Hosts 33rd Annual Current Financial Reporting Issues (CFRI) Conference

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Oct. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for CFOs and other senior-level finance executives, will host the 33^rd annual Current Financial Reporting Issues (CFRI) Conference on November 17-18 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. Focused on economic challenges and regulatory reform, the CFRI Conference will bring together more than 700 senior finance professionals, leading experts and regulators for detailed discussions on the latest accounting and reporting developments.

"For more than three decades the CFRI Conference has provided exclusive access to today's foremost financial thought-leaders, and for this year's event we have once again secured an impressive lineup of speakers and panelists," said Marie Hollein, CEO and President, Financial Executives International. "We look forward to kicking off another successful Conference and to continue offering financial professionals the opportunity to gain perspectives on the future of financial reporting from controllers and auditors, as well as the latest developments in accounting and reporting from key regulators."

Attendees will hear keynote remarks from Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research, and Marci Rossell, former CNBC Chief Economist and Co-host of SQUAWK BOX. This year's Conference will include timely updates from influential regulators. Senior members of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will discuss proposed new rules, common issues noted in reviews of SEC registrant filings, and the SEC's leading accounting and disclosure projects. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) will discuss projects including the converged revenue recognition transition, simplification and lease accounting, and the Public Company Accounting Standards Board (PCAOB) will discuss current initiatives and their impact on companies, auditors and audit committees.

Panelists and moderators for CFRI 2014 include a number of leading financial thought-leaders and professionals, including financial leaders such as James Turley, Chairman and CEO (retired), Ernst & Young LLP, James H. Quigley, CEO Emeritus, Deloitte, Kenneth Bement, Director, Financial Reporting, Corporate Accounting and Accounting Research, Raytheon Company, Colleen Cunningham, CPA, Vice President and Controller, Zoetis, Inc. and Frank Brod Corporate Vice President, Finance and Administration Chief Accounting Officer, Microsoft Corporation.

Attendees will also have the opportunity to attend a variety of general sessions over the course of the two days. Most notably, these include:

• Audit Committees' Roundtable: Covering the key issues challenging audit committees today, this session will include views on identifying and assessing risk, communication with management and auditors, and compliance issues such as SEC pre-clearance.
• Emerging Trends for Year-End Reporting: With perspectives from preparers and auditors, this session will cover what CFOs and controllers need to know as they head into year-end reporting, as well as emerging financial reporting trends.
• Controllers' Roundtable: This session will focus on the competing controllership priorities that companies face as they work to enhance individual, functional and corporate performances. Controllers from several leading companies will highlight and debate key controllership issues they are addressing in the current environment.

Additional featured sessions offered at CFRI 2014 include:

• COSO 2013: This session will focus on how leading companies are handling the transition to the COSO 2013 framework and the implementation issues they may encounter as year-end approaches.
• Improving Efficiency in the Financial Reporting Process: This session will address ways to increase efficiency within the financial reporting process and evaluate potential options such as centers of excellence and shared services.
• Disclosure Simplification: This session will focus on, from both a preparer and legal perspective, strategies to improve the effectiveness of communicating what's most important to users of an entity's financial statements and accompanying disclosures.

On the evening of November 17, FEI will also host its ninth annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Gotham Hall in New York City. During this black-tie gala, FEI will recognize distinguished financial executives who have exemplified performance, leadership and integrity throughout their careers. This year, FEI will honor Robert T. Blakely, Former CFO, WorldCom, Gaylen N. Larson, Former Chair, COSO and Robert L. Ryan, Former CFO, Medtronic. Ticket and sponsorship details and additional information on the gala can be found at www.feihall.org.

For more information on the CFRI Conference, visit www.financialexecutives.org/cfri.

About FEI
Financial Executives International is the leading advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its more than 10,000 members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers and controllers at companies from every major industry. FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, research and publications. Members participate in the activities of 74 chapters in the U.S. and a chapter in Japan. FEI is headquartered in Morristown, NJ, with a Government Affairs office in Washington, D.C. Visit www.financialexecutives.org for more information.

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