Upcoming Speeches, Appearances and Conferences
By Francine • Mar 8th, 2010I have some exciting appearances, speeches and conferences coming up this spring. I thought I would let you know where I’ll be, whom I’ll be with and what I’ll be doing.
Archive for the ‘Where I've Been’ Category
In Case You Missed It…Virtually Out And About
By Francine • Jan 12th, 2010I often forget that not everyone who reads my posts also follows me every day on Twitter. I often Tweet breaking news, my reviews and intermittent musing on the days (and often the evening’s) events. Even if I am not posting on this site, I am always working in the background. I was fortunate to be mentioned kindly in two different blogs recently.
Happy 2010! So Much To Talk About…
By Francine • Jan 3rd, 2010Time to get back in the game after a fairly quiet, low-key holiday period. However, much has been going on behind the scenes at re: The Auditors HQ…
McKenna To Speak At IIA Chicago 50th Annual Seminar
By Francine • Dec 27th, 2009Save the date. I have been invited to speak at the 50th Annual IIA Chicago Chapter Annual Seminar, April 19th, 2010.
A Guest Post From Brunei’s Pengiran Izam
By Francine • Dec 15th, 2009Pengiran Izam summarizes the 16th ASEAN Federation of Accountants conference in Brunei.
More From NYC, FEI’s CFRI Conference, And The Directorship Forum
By Francine • Nov 22nd, 2009When Doug Chia of Johnson & Johnson told me he would be at the Directorship Boardroom Leaders Forum in NYC, I knew I had to cover both the FEI CFRI and Directorship’s conference.
The FEI CFRI Conference…And More
By Francine • Nov 18th, 2009I’ve just wrapped up two days of conference attendance here in New York City – The FEI Current Issues in Financial Reporting Conference and the Directorship Boardroom Leaders Forum.The Directorship BLF started with a dinner on Monday night which I was unable to attend but that featured what I heard was a great speech by “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg. The BLF conference itself didn’t kickoff until later Tuesday morning. In the meantime, on Monday I attended several sessions at the FEI CFRI conference.
McKenna Interviewed By @MissTrade’s Matt Davio
By Francine • Aug 29th, 2009I was video interviewed earlier this week by Matt Davio @MissTrade on Twitter. There are hundreds of traders who follow me on Twitter and they’re starting to visit this blog in greater and greater numbers. They tell me that they are always looking for an edge, information not available elsewhere. So, I’m gratified they think they’ve found it.
McKenna On Auditor Litigation: Securities Docket’s Mid-Year Update and Schein v. EY
By Francine • Jul 11th, 2009Last Thursday I participated in the “2009 Mid-Year Review – Securities Litigation and Enforcement” sponsored by Securities Docket. The webcast is part of BrightTalk’s Securities Litigation Summit, and follows-up and provides an update to the popular “2008 Year in Review” we presented in January 2009.
I joined several of the leading bloggers in the securities litigation [...]
Accountants And Social Media Dream Panel @MDBIZEXPO
By Francine • Jun 21st, 2009I had the very good fortune of being invited to participate in a dream panel at the Maryland Association of CPAs Business Expo last week. The panel was moderated by Bill Sullivan of the MACPAs and included Edith Orenstein of FEI, Will Burns of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, Alexandra DeFelice of the Journal of Accountancy, and Rick Telberg of CPA Trendlines.
A lot has changed, except for the Big 4, since I wrote this post.
Francine McKenna (@retheauditors) has more than twenty years of experience in consulting and professional services including tenure at two Big 4 firms, both in the US and abroad. For more info, check the "About" page.