Audit and Assurance: Events and webcasts

PwC's webcasts are designed to keep you informed about emerging issues and current developments impacting your business. We offer a range of topics and each webcast is available to be viewed as an archive if you can't make the live event. In addition, most all of our webcasts provide you with continuing professional education (CPE) credits. Subscribe now to receive invitations to PwC's Assurance webcasts.

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Quarterly current accounting & reporting developments webcast series

PwC's quarterly current accounting and technical developments webcast series keeps you informed on hot topics and recent activities of various regulatory bodies including the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Securities & Exchange Commission. By learning more about current issues, you can assess the implications on your accounting and financial reporting today and plan for the impact tomorrow.

Register now for the Q2 2013 webcast
June 19, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

• An update on recent accounting developments, including newly issued guidance
• Other SEC and accounting hot topics

Participate in the self-study version of the Q1 2013 webcast (CPE eligible)
Original air date
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. ET

Leasing webcast series

Overview of the proposed guidance (May 29, 1 - 2:30 PM Eastern)
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Impacts and action items (June 11, 1 - 2 PM Eastern)
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We invite you to our "Leasing webcast series," which will discuss the FASB and IASB's new leasing proposal. The first webcast, which originally aired on Wednesday, May 29, discussed the details of the proposed guidance. The second webcast scheduled for Thursday, June 20 from 1:00 - 2:00 PM (eastern) will discuss potential impacts to your company and how your company can prepare to manage the changes to your financial statements, operations, systems, and business processes in a measured way.

Boosting your bottom line through eco-efficiency

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June 12, 2013
12-2 PM EDT

Please join us as we explore how leading companies are using eco-efficiency to reduce operating costs and create strategic advantage. We’ll frame eco-efficiency as a journey starting with ways to monetize “quick-wins” through to longer-term strategies to increase competitive advantage, employee engagement and cost savings.

Topics for this webcast include:

• Building the capability to identify and deliver operational efficiency improvements in areas like energy, waste, water, and fuel
• Paying for eco-efficiency through tax and utility incentives
• Leveraging renewable energy and other clean technologies to reduce operating costs
• Creating a quantitative, metrics-based approach to measure the business value delivered by eco-efficiency initiatives

Today's IPO environment: changing market conditions, new expectations for board members, and what you need to know about MLPs

April 25, 2013 1-2PM EST
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In today’s environment, many businesses are looking to support growth strategies, take advantage of new opportunities and pro-actively manage their capital structures. Such objectives often require accessing capital markets in the form of a public offering (IPO). Done properly, a public offering - either through equity, debt or a spin off - not only supports a company’s corporate strategy, but also transforms the lives of everyone involved (owners, board, employees and investors).

Companies that want to go public often find the process is more complex and takes longer than they anticipated. When planning an IPO one essential element to keep in mind is the governance policies and practices you’ll need to implement or upgrade. There are new rules to apply and best practices to follow. At a minimum, you will have new shareholders with diverse or sometimes conflicting expectations for the company’s and the board’s practices.

Master limited partnerships (MLPs) continue to be a structure worth exploring for certain companies who are considering an IPO. The formation of an MLP involves a number of accounting, financial reporting, legal, tax, and organizational considerations. Employing an MLP structure can be complex, and in order to make an informed decision, companies must carefully weigh the advantages and disadvantages of an MLP structure early in the Going Public process.

• Current US IPO market activity and pipeline
• Governance issues
• The use of master limited partnerships

Risk ready: New approaches to environmental and social change

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Original air date
Thursday, November 29, 2012
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ET

Our discussion will focus on some of the key risks that business leaders need to know about amid today’s landscape of rapid change, extreme weather events, global operations, and resource scarcity. We will examine the business impacts of environmental and social risks, and share steps for thinking proactively with a broader view of risk. We’ll explore how sustainability, risk, and business continuity leaders can work together to evolve and broaden your risk management approach.

Topics include:

• Detecting early warning signs to anticipate critical vulnerabilities in your operations and value chain
• Looking beyond company walls to assess value at stake through the supply chain
• Making sure that risks uncovered by sustainability officers get communicated to leaders who need to know

Sustainability valuation: Putting a dollar value on your initiatives

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Original air date
Thursday, August 16, 2012
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. ET

Companies are finding real value in their sustainability efforts, but still face a challenge showing how these directly contribute to the bottom line. How can you measure and communicate -- in financial terms -- what sustainability means for your organization? Join us for a discussion that delves into sustainability valuation -- one of the toughest questions facing corporate leaders as they seek higher returns and better answers to guide their sustainability investments. We'll discuss how established financial valuation and decision analysis tools can be applied to quantify the direct and indirect benefits of environmental and social initiatives.

Center for Board Governance Quarterly Webcast Series - Proxy Season Insights and Trends

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Original air date
Thursday, June 28, 2012
2:00pm - 3:00pm ET

PwC's Center for Board Governance Quarterly Webcast is designed to help audit committee and board members more effectively meet the challenges of their critical roles. On this webcast, senior PwC partners provided insights and analysis on the trends we are seeing from the most recent proxy season.

• Mary Ann Cloyd - Partner, Center for Board Governance
• Scott Olsen - Leader, US Human Resource Services
• Paul De Nicola - Director, Center for Board Governance