Quarterly Educational Briefing hosted by Resources Global Professionals

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IFRS – Are You Ready For What Is Coming? William “Bill” Schneider
Bill Schneider, Director of Accounting, AT&T Bill Schneider is Director of Accounting over the
12:45 – 1:45 pm  1 hour CPE (Accounting) Corporate Sox Compliance Office at AT&T. He
joined AT&T as a result of its acquisition of
The SEC recently released a statement touting its support for a single set of high- BellSouth in 2006. At BellSouth, he held a variety of
quality global accounting standards indicating that International Financial positions including SEC Reporting Manager,
Reporting Standards (IFRS) are best positioned to be that set of global standards Financial Compliance Manager, Shared Services
for US filers. The SEC will make its final decision in 2011, however if companies Project Manager and Controller at three affiliates.
wait until then to do anything, it will already be too late. This presentation will
cover steps every company should consider now to prepare for the final SEC Bill graduated from the University of Georgia with
decision on IFRS. Bill will also discuss why the potential IFRS conversion isn’t the two degrees; a Bachelor of Business Administration,
only standard changing tsunami you need to be preparing to implement. Summa Cum Laude, and a Masters of Accountancy.
Bill has served on the AICPA Council since 2006, the
The Practical CIO AICPA IFRS Adoption Task Force in 2007, the AICPA
IT Cost Reduction and Cost Effectiveness Business and Industry Executive Committee from
José Carlos Eiras, Consultant, Resources Global Professionals 2007–2009, was President of the Georgia Society of
2:00 – 4:00 pm  2 hour CPE (Business Management and Organization) CPAs 2006–2007 and was recently elected to the
AICPA Board of Directors for a 3 year term.
José, the author of The Practical CIO and Former CIO of DHL Express USA and
General Motors Europe, is currently a consultant with Resources Global José Carlos Eiras
Professionals. He will discuss key themes from his new book and provide a José Eiras is a global CIO with extensive experience
strategic approach for cost reduction and cost effectiveness in IT. in industries including food, tobacco, automobile,
transportation and distribution and he has worked
IT Effective Teaming and IT Governance for businesses on every continent across the globe.
This session discusses how leveraging talent, teamwork, transparency and trust As an accomplished technology leader and an agent
leads to a healthy IT structure that will build credibility and ensure effective of change, José is highly regarded for his ability to
governance across the IT enterprise. The presentation focuses on: transform technology for Fortune 10 global
 Key IT processes and IT process management companies, creating long-term competitive
 Roles and responsibilities of IT Board advantages in rapidly changing markets.
 Elements of IT governance
José was recently Chief Information Officer of DHL
A Strategic Approach to IT Cost Reduction and Cost Effectiveness Express-US, a division of Deutsche Post World Net
This session will cover strategies for reducing IT costs in order to achieve up to (DPWN), the world’s leading logistics and
30-50% in savings while also delivering new functionality to the business. The transportation company. Prior to that, José was the
presentation focuses on: CIO for General Motors in Europe, and also served
 Traditional vs. strategic cost reduction methods as GM’s CIO for Latin America, Africa and Middle
 Areas of opportunity for cost reduction East.
 Negotiation strategies
 Institutionalizing a cost effectiveness program Resources Global Professionals is registered with the National Association of the State Boards of
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Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual
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National Registry of CPE Sponsor, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Nashville, TN 37219. Telephone
Citing abundant examples from leading enterprises such as Microsoft, Prudential, 615.880.4200 Website www.nasba.org
Citigroup, Chiquita Brands, Smithfield Foods and West Marine, José provides
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advice for modern executives competing in a challenging global environment on contact our national offices at 714.430.6400.
how to think from the perspective of a CEO.