Introduction to Conference

Jacques Potdevin, FEE President

Opening keynote speech: Convergence and Audit Regulation

Stavros Thomadakis, Chairman, Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB)

Debate on Convergence in the areas of Financial Reporting, Auditing and Ethics Lessons learnt from convergence in financial reporting for convergence in auditing and ethics

Panel: • Stig Enevoldsen, Chairman European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) • Jerry Edwards, Senior Advisor on Accounting and Auditing Policy, Financial Stability Forum • Richard George, Chairman International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) Panel Chairman: Hans van Damme FEE Deputy President

Debate on the Development of Network Firms Internal market, scope of services, independence, liability, intellectual capital and impediments on development

Panel: • Ian Percy, Deputy Chairman of The Weir Group PLC and Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) • David McDonnell, Chief Executive Officer, Grant Thornton International Ltd • Wienand Schruff, Chair, Global Regulatory Group, KPMG International Panel Chairman: Patrick de Cambourg Chairman Mazars

Lunch Buffet

Debate on Home Country Oversight, Mutual Reliance and Joint Inspections Achievements, challenges and practicalities

Panel: • Toshitake Inoue, Director for International Financial Markets and for International Accounting, Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan • Paul George, Director, Professional Oversight Board, UK • Rhonda Schnare, Director, Office International Affairs, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, (PCAOB), USA • Pierre Delsaux, Director, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services Panel Chairman: Philip Johnson FEE Vice-President and Chairman, FEE Auditing Working Party

Keynote speech: Report on the Financial Crisis

René Ricol, Author of the Report to the President of the French Republic on the Financial Crisis and Past President of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC)

Closing keynote speeches

Mark Olson, Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), USA Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, European Commission, Internal Market and Services

Wrap-up session

Hans van Damme, FEE Deputy President

End of Conference