Student Seminars 2024-2025
The Accounting Department offers a seminar series for students who are interested in developing a broader understanding of accounting-related business issues. These seminars introduce students to current issues in accounting that may not be included in the regular curriculum. If you would like to suggest a topic or make a presentation, please contact Professor Yongtae Kim. Below is the list of speakers and their presentation topics from the 2024-2025 academic year.
ACTG 161/171 Junior/Senior Contemporary Business Seminar I - Fall 2024 Quarter
Seminar 1 Topic: Reimagining the Possible with Emerging Technology – Generative AI
Date: October 22, 2024
Speaker: Anna Kajirian, Partner, PwC LLP
Seminar 2 Topic: Sustainability Accounting: What is It, Why is It Important and its Stage of Maturity
Date: October 29, 2024
Speaker: Joe Allanson, Retired Salesforce EVP, Finance ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance); formerly, Salesforce EVP, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Seminar 3 Topic: The Business of and Accounting for Our Nation's Not-for-Profit (NFP) Organizations
Date: November 5, 2024
Speaker: Kim McCormick, Partner (retired), Grant Thornton
Seminar 4 Topic: Process Change Management in a Dynamic Business
Date: November 12, 2024
Speaker: Germaine Cota, SVP, Finance & Accounting, Bill.com
Seminar 5 Topic: Internal Audit
Date: December 3, 2024
Speaker: Brigitte Ho, Head of Internal Audit, Rivian
ACTG 162/172 Junior/Senior Contemporary Business Seminar II - Winter 2025 Quarter
Seminar 1 Topic: Auditing Sports Franchises
Date: January 15, 2025
Speakers: David Murdock, Tax Principal, Grant Thornton; Kyle Jelicich, Director, Transaction Advisory Services, Grant Thornton; Wilder Garcia Batres, Audit Senior Manager, Grant Thornton
Seminar 2 Topic: Sustainability Assurance
Date: January 22, 2025
Speaker: Tori Hack, Senior Manager, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young
Seminar 3 Topic: Cyber Security
Date: February 5, 2025
Speaker: Julien Soriano, VP, Global Chief Information Security Officer, Box
Seminar 4 Topic: The Biotech Industry
Date: February 12, 2025
Speaker: Greg Vlahos, Audit Partner, PwC
Seminar 5 Topic: Audit Committees – Why do they exist and what do they do? The View from an Audit Committee Chair and a Chief Accounting Officer
Date: March 5, 2025
Speakers: Jack Lazar, former public company CFO and current Audit Committee Chair; Eli Berkovitch, Chief Accounting Officer, Box