SOX Compliance & Evolution to GRC 2011

The 21st edition of the SOX Compliance & Evolution to GRC Conference will afford SOX practitioners a unique opportunity to review the required blend of compliance and risk-based strategies and methodologies neccessary to meet federal mandates while developing greater efficiency across their GRC footprint.

· Formulate methodologies to gain greater efficiency through the deployment of a risk-based approach

· Ascertain the impact a cross application of controls will have for SOX and greater GRC efforts

· Review innovative approaches for the successful launch and maintenance of control self-assessment initiatives

· Identify the latest strategies being utilized to ensure that SOX is a continuous process rather than an annual compliance exercise

· Realize the necessity of a cross-functional structured training and continuing education curriculum to ensure consistent performance of SOX controls and integrated GRC efforts

· Discover proven approaches for the integration of SOX compliance into GRC

· Analyze strategies to engage external auditors in the front end to establish common goals and reduce external expenditures