ERM-AICPA to Present Oversight Workshop

The workshop will give audit committee members and board of directors a better understanding of emerging expectations for greater oversight of enterprise risk management (ERM). Participants will learn about effective board and audit committee practices and techniques to evaluate and monitor an organization’s risk areas to protect and enhance stakeholder value.

“The volume and complexity of risks affecting today’s global enterprises are increasing rapidly and recent market conditions have raised risk oversight to unprecedented levels,” said Mark Beasley, PhD, CPA, Deloitte Professor of Enterprise Risk Management and director of the ERM Initiative at the NC State College of Management.

“The Institute is committed to advancing the body of risk-management knowledge,” said Chris McKittrick, director of members in business and industry at the AICPA, sponsor of the forum.

The high-level forum—limited to 60 participants—offers an interactive setting for leading experts on emerging trends in ERM and board and audit committee governance and strategic planning. It will provide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas among individuals currently serving in board and audit committee roles. Participants who are CPAs will receive 12.5 hours of continuing professional education (CPE) credit for attending this workshop.

“Expectations are emerging rapidly for boards of directors and audit committees to expand their oversight of management’s processes related to risk management and the entity’s related risk exposures,” Professor Beasley said. “This course will focus on best practice techniques employed by boards and audit committees to ensure they have a robust, top-down view of risks affecting the enterprise.”