Omni Los AngelesHotel on Thursday, November 13, 2008.The trend toward adopting IFRS, a global set of accounting standards, isbecoming one of the most important issues for companies to address todayand represents a significant change for investors, companies and capitalmarkets. A panel of experts will address market demands of trust andtransparency from a legal, regulatory, compliance and practicalperspective. The US Securities and Exchange Commission has stated that allcompanies will be required to implement IFRS by 2014.
The panel will be moderated by CNBC Reporter Jane Wells. Panelists are IanEddleston, Audit Partner, Ernst & Young; Bill Sullivan, Chairman, NationalSecurities Litigation Practice Group, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & WalkerLLP; Rosalind Tyson, Regional Director, Los Angeles Regional Office,Securities and Exchange Commission; and Brent A. Woodford, Senior VicePresident, Planning and Control, The Walt Disney Company.
Throughout its 71 years TOWN HALL has hosted numerous discussions oncrucial and timely economic topics including speeches by SEC ChairmanChristopher Cox, NASDAQ CEO Bob Greifeld, and California State TreasurerBill Lockyer.
One of the Top 10 Regional Leadership Forums in the nation, TOWN HALL LosAngeles has been a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization since1937, supported by Angelenos, foundations and corporations that believe inopen public discussion. Our mission is to provide a forum for ideas -- aplace for conversation and community. We advocate for no side, represent noparticular ideology and stand solidly in support of free speech, civilityand a belief that knowledge is a priceless commodity. To learn more aboutTOWN HALL Los Angeles visit www.townhall-la.org.
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When: Thursday, November 13, 2008 8:00 AM Breakfast, 8:30 PM Panel Discussion with Audience Q&AWhere: Omni Los Angeles Hotel 251 South Olive Street Los Angeles, CA 90012
Tickets cost $45-$58, call 213.628.8141 or visit www.townhall-la.org.
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