Geopolitical & Other Risk Factors for Public Companies—Expert Panel Discussion Webinar
Overview
This expert panel discussion provides a practical, forward-looking examination of the emerging risks, governance challenges, disclosure considerations, and strategic business issues affecting public companies across industries. Participants will gain insight into anticipated SEC rulemaking activity, evolving disclosure expectations, and the operational and strategic implications of AI, tariffs, ESG, cybersecurity, and global market uncertainty. You’ll learn:
- Emerging regulatory, geopolitical, and economic developments affecting public company strategy and disclosures
- How AI, cybersecurity, ESG, and international trade issues are influencing governance, finance, legal, and audit functions
- Practical considerations for balancing resilience, compliance, disclosure expectations, and operational risk management
Objective
To provide CPAs and other finance and governance professionals with practical insight into emerging geopolitical, regulatory, and operational risks affecting public companies, enabling them to better assess evolving disclosure expectations, governance challenges, and enterprise risk considerations.
Emphasis
- Scheduled and anticipated SEC rulemaking activity:
– Semi-annual reporting proposal
– Disclosure simplification
– Executive compensation
– Shareholder proposals - Emerging AI models, governance considerations, and disclosure implications:
– Latest SEC expectations
– Balancing cost vs. resilience
– Disclosure experiences and examples - AI implications for:
– Finance
– Legal
– Auditing and governance
– IT and cybersecurity - Tariffs and international trade (and related economic volatility)
- Board matters and audit committee mandates
- M&A and IPOs
- ESG and sustainability
- Geopolitical matters
Speakers
John Hanson, Retired CFO
Julia Lapitskaya, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Emily Lucas, CAQ
Charles Soranno, Protiviti
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| Date | Time | Subscriptions | Register |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Nov 12, 2026 Code WA411KCPR01026 | 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET | Register | |
| Tue, Nov 17, 2026 Code WA411KCPR01126 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET | Register | |
| Mon, Nov 23, 2026 Code WA411KCPR03026 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT | Register | |
| Tue, Dec 1, 2026 Code WA411LCPR03026 | 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM PT | Register | |
| Thu, Dec 10, 2026 Code WA411LCPR01026 | 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET | Register | |
| Wed, Dec 23, 2026 Code WA411LCPR01126 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET | Register | |
| Thu, Jan 7, 2027 Code WA411ACPR01027 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM ET | Register | |
| Wed, Jan 13, 2027 Code WA411ACPR03027 | 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM PT | Register | |
| Wed, Jan 20, 2027 Code WA411ACPR01127 | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM ET | Register | |
| Fri, Feb 5, 2027 Code WA411BCPR01027 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Register | |
| Fri, Feb 19, 2027 Code WA411BCPR03027 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PT | Register | |
| Thu, Feb 25, 2027 Code WA411BCPR01127 | 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET | Register |
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