McKenna At Compliance Week Annual Conference 2012

I’ll be covering the Compliance Week Annual Conference in Washington D.C. next week June 4-6, 2012 at the Mayflower Hotel. The venue alone is worth the price of the ticket! This year I will also be moderating/hosting several panels. See you there!

McKenna At Georgia Southern Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference

I spoke at the Georgia Southern University’s Center for Forensic Studies in Accounting and Business Sixth Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference at the Hilton Desoto, Savannah on May 15-17, 2012. My topic was “Auditors as ‘Whistleblowers’: The Auditors’ Responsibility to Report Fraud and Illegal Acts.”

PCAOB Solicits Input On Auditor Independence and Auditor Rotation Concept Release – Day 2

For two days this week the audit regulator, the PCAOB, solicited feedback from investors, audit committee members, professional groups like the IIA, former regulators, academics and business leaders on improving auditor independence, professional skepticism, and audit quality.

PCAOB Solicits Input On Auditor Independence and Auditor Rotation Concept Release – Day 1

For two days this week the audit regulator, the PCAOB, solicited feedback from investors, audit committee members, professional groups like the IIA, former regulators, academics and business leaders on improving auditor independence, professional skepticism, and audit quality.

Speaking Engagements, Media Appearances and Conference Attendance

New speaking engagement booked for the CFA Society of Chicago, Securities Traders Association of New York and the Committee for Monetary Research and Education. Links to my presentations at Eastern Illinois University and Columbia University.

Visit To James Madison University

I had the pleasure of visiting James Madison University on November 15-16 to meet with faculty in the School of Accounting, some student groups and to speak at the Beta Alpha Psi Initiation Dinner.

Now Available: A New e-Book on Careers In The Big Four

Available now on the Kindle: re: The Auditors on Careers: A Compilation On Recruiting, Salaries, and the Competitive Employment Landscape

McKenna Visits North Carolina State University – Update With Text of Speech and Other Info

I visited North Carolina State University in mid-October at the invitation of Professor Scott Showalter, a retired KPMG partner. Here’s the speech and a few good links for professors and accounting students.

Mortgage Bankers And The Futures Industry – Two Big Conferences In Chicago This Week

I’m working a double shift this week covering two important conferences in Chicago.

The 27th Annual Futures Industry Association Futures and Options Expo starts Monday night and runs through Thursday at the Hilton on South Michigan Avenue. I’m really looking forward to the networking sessions, courtesy of my media pass under Forbes.com. Also in town this week is the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Conference. This promises to be very interesting, especially in light of my new assignment as a columnist for American Banker.

CNBC’S Carney Highlights McKenna And Forbes On Bank of America

John Carney, who runs the NetNet Blog at CNBC, wrote a column last week highlighting mine at Forbes.com on Bank of America and Warren Buffet. He picked my comments on PricewaterhouseCoopers, Bank of America’s auditor, to highlight.

McKenna At Georgia Southern University’s 5th Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Conference

I spoke at the Fifth Annual Fraud and Forensic Accounting Education Conference on June 2. My presentation, “The Skeptical Professional: Requirements and Case Studies,” was given on Thursday morning and I had a full house.

McKenna Speaks at American Accounting Association Regional Meeting – Ohio

The Ohio AAA meeting will be held May 12-14, 2011 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Dublin, Ohio. I will be up twice on Friday. I’m on a panel, “An Examination of the Audit Business Model” and later that evening hosting an informal “Conversations with…”. I hope you can join us.