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Access archives of the April and March webcastsTranscripts
April 4, ChicagoMarch 6, Washington, D.C.March 4, New York CityApril 4, Chicago
SEC Midwest Regional Office9th floor, 175 W. Jackson BlvdChicago, Illinois
Panel 1: Improving Financial Disclosure(10:00 a.m. - noon, Central Time)
Moderated by **John Rogers**, Chairman and CEO, Ariel Capital Management
- Goals of disclosure : What information do users need to know about a public company in order to make informed decisions?   
- Comprehension :  How could financial disclosures be made more intelligible?   
- Inadequacies :  What information currently is being inadequately conveyed?   
- Timeliness :  What kind of information needs to be communicated more quickly than is currently required, and how can we accomplish that?
Panelists
**James Dimon**, Chairman and CEO, Bank One

**Robert Litan**, Economic Studies Director, Brookings Institution

**John Markese**, President, American Association of Individual  Investors

**John Rekenthaler**, Research Director, Morningstar

**Maryann Waryjas**, Katten Muchin Zavis

**John Zielinski**, Senior V.P., Northern Trust
Panel Two: Assuring Adequate Oversight of Auditing(1:30 - 3:30 p.m., Central Time)
Moderated by **J. Carter Beese Jr.**, President, Riggs Capital Partners
- Organization : What organization is best — e.g., governmental body, private organization, etc?   
- Membership : Who should be the members such an organization? How should they be selected?   
- Funding : How should this oversight be funded?   
- Independence : How can we assure independent decision-making for the oversight body?
Panelists
**Ken Bertsch**, Director, Corporate Governance, TIAA-CREF

**David Costello**, President and CEO, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy

**Professor Dan Fischel**, University of Chicago Law School

**Barbara H. Franklin**, President and CEO, Barbara Franklin Enterprises

**Edward Nusbaum**, CEO, Grant Thornton
March 6, Washington, D.C.
William O. Douglas Room (Room 1C-30)SEC Headquarters450 Fifth Street, N.W.Washington, D.C.
Panel 1:  Improving Financial Statement Disclosure, 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Moderated by **James Cheek**, Partner, Bass, Berry & Sims
- Goals of disclosure : What information do users need to know about a public company in order to make informed decisions?   
- Comprehension :  How could financial disclosures be made more intelligible?   
- Inadequacies :  What information currently is being inadequately conveyed?   
- Timeliness :  What kind of information needs to be communicated more quickly than is currently required, and how can we accomplish that?
Panelists
**Richard Carbone**, Chief Financial Officer, Prudential Financial

**Raymond Groves**, President and COO, Marsh Inc.

**Phil Livingston**, President and CEO, Financial Executives International

**Louis M. Thompson**, President and CEO, National Investor Relations Institute
Panel 2: Assuring Adequate Oversight of Auditing , 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Moderated by **Judge Stanley Sporkin (Ret.)**, Partner, Weil, Gotshal & Manges
- Organization : What organization is best — e.g., governmental body, private organization, etc?   
- Membership : Who should be the members such an organization? How should they be selected?   
- Funding : How should this oversight be funded?   
- Independence : How can we assure independent decision-making for the oversight body?
Panelists
**Robert Glauber**, Chairman and CEO, National Association of Securities Dealers

**Neil Lerner**, Head of Risk Management, KPMG

**Professor Jonathan Macey**, Cornell Law School

**Ted White**, Corporate Governance Director, CalPERS
March 4, New York City
Inter-Continental, The Barclay New York111 East 48th Street, Astor RoomNew York, N.Y.
Panel 1:  Improving Financial Statement Disclosure, 10 a.m. - 12 noon
Moderated by **Marty Lipton, Esq.**, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Goals of disclosure : What information do users need to know about a public company in order to make informed decisions?   
- Comprehension :  How could financial disclosures be made more intelligible?   
- Inadequacies :  What information currently is being inadequately conveyed?   
- Timeliness :  What kind of information needs to be communicated more quickly than is currently required, and how can we accomplish that?
Panelists
**Warren Buffett**, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway 

**Dwight Churchill**, S.V.P, Head of Fixed Income, Fidelity Investments

**Stephen Friedman**, Senior Principal, MMC Capital

**Dick Grasso**, Chairman and CEO, New York Stock Exchange
**Dean Joel H. Seligman**, Washington University School of Law

**John White**, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Panel 2: Assuring Adequate Oversight of Auditing Function, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Moderated by **Robert Mundheim**, Shearman & Sterling
- Organization : What organization is best — e.g., governmental body, private organization, etc?   
- Membership : Who should be the members such an organization? How should they be selected?   
- Funding : How should this oversight be funded?   
- Independence : How can we assure independent decision-making for the oversight body?
Panelists
**William Allen**, New York University School of Law
**Warren Buffett**, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway

**James Copeland**, Chief Executive Officer, Deloitte & Touche

**David Shedlarz**, Chief Financial Officer, Pfizer

**Melvyn Weiss**, Milberg, Weiss, Bershad, Hynes & Lerach

 
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