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Below are some publications and presentations by AACMI Board members that might be of interest:

• 2021 AACMI Annual Meeting

  Tuesday, October 26, 2021

  Keynote Speaker:  Diana Stoltzfus
  Deputy Chief Accountant
  Securities and Exchange Commission
  
  This is an online event

• What to Expect (and Demand) from your Outside Auditor

  Tuesday, June 8, 2021

  Speakers:
  Amy Rojik: Partner, BDO
  Howard Brownstein: President, The Brownstein Corp.

• Audit Committee's Risk Management and the Proxy Statement

  Tuesday, May 18, 2021

  Speakers:
  Yelena Barychev: President, AACMI, Partner, Blank Rome
  Stacie Roberts: Assistant VP of Corporate Governance, Chesapeake Utilities Corporation

• Long-Term Strategy and ESG Considerations for Audit Committees

  Wednesday, April 14, 2021

  Speakers:
  Martin Alvarez: Chief Commercial Officer at LTSE
  Jane Storero: Senior Corporate Governance Counsel at LTSE.
  
  https://vimeopro.com/blankrome/aacmi/video/539858597
  Password: aacmi2003
   

• New Accounting Rules for 2021

  Tuesday, February 16, 2021

  Speaker: ​Thomas I. Selling PhD, CPA
   

• Internal Investigations in the Age of COVID-19
  
  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2020 • 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST
  
  Speaker: Joe Poluka, Esq., Blank Rome LLP
   

  09/29/2020

• Business Relaunch and Navigating the Risks of the New Workplace

  Tuesday, 9/22/2020

  Speakers: Stephanie Kaplan and Alix Udelson
  Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2020 12:00 pm EST

• COVID-19 Disclosure Trends

  Tuesday, August 18, 2020 ∙ 12:00 Noon to 1:00 p.m.

  Speaker:  Yelena Barychev, Esq., Blank Rome LLP
   

• Insurance Issues in the Age of COVID 19

  Tuesday, July 14, 2020 • 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm EST

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  Fields of Study: Risk management
  Program Level: Basic
  Prerequisites if any: None
  Credits: 1 credit
  Learning Objectives: To permit boards and management to make more intelligent decisions in purchasing insurance policies.

• The Importance and Nuances of Privacy/Data Security Insurance

  Tuesday, April 7, 2020 • 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST

  April 7, 2020 – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time (9:00 am – 10:00 am West Coast Time)
  Speaker: Linda Kornfeld, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• Recent SEC Statement on Role of Audit Committees

  Tuesday, March 10, 2020 • 12:00 Noon - 1:00 pm EST

  March 10, 2020 – 12:00 Noon – 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)
  Speakers: Howard Brod Brownstein, CTP, President, The Brownstein Corp. and Amy Rojik, Partner, BDO USA, LLP

• What should Directors of Regulated Delaware Corporations Do to Protect Themselves from Liability under Marchand?

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2020 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  AACMI Webinar/Teleconference
  
  Speakers:  Larry ("Buzz") R. Wood, Esq. and Frederick D. Lipman, Esq. , Blank Rome LLP

• 2019 AACMI Annual Meeting

  Friday, October 11, 2019 – 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

  Keynote Speaker – Jennifer Arbittier Williams, First Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

• New Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs from US Department of Justice Criminal Division

  TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Joseph G. Poluka, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• Internal Audit Department Leading Practices Within High Performing Organizations

  TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Brian Kirkpatrick, Managing Director, BDO's Risk Advisory Services, and Janet Smith, BDO's Risk Advisory Services

• Blockchain Developments for Banks and Other Financial Institutions

  THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Michelle Ann Gitlitz, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• Questions the Board Should be Asking About Lease Accounting?

  TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Marc A. Maiona, Lease Accountant, LeaseCalcs

• Should Boards of Directors Periodically Require an Independent Counsel or Independent Accountant Report to Prevent Corporate Disasters?

  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Barry H. Genkin, Esq. and Frederick D. Lipman, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• Board Governance During a Crisis: Financial, Reputational or Otherwise

  THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2019 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Howard Brownstein, President, Brownstein Corporation

• 2018 AACMI Annual Meeting

  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2018 • 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM ET

  Meeting and luncheon
  Keynote Speaker: Wesley Bricker, Chief Accountant of the Securities and Exchange Commission

• What the Audit Committee Should Know About Data Analytics

  TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Brian Miller, BDO

• Blockchain Primer for Board Members: What is the Potential Effect on Community Banks and the Whole Banking Industry?

  TUESDAY, MAY 24, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Moderator: Trish Oelrich, FHLB Office of Finance Board Director and AACMI board member
  Panel: Grainne McNamara, PwC Principal, New Services and Emerging Technologies, and Horacio Barakat, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Vice President of Corporate Strategy

• What Questions Should the Audit Committee Ask About the Accounting Effect of the New Tax Law?

  THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: David Desroches, Chip Morgan and Amy Rojik of BDO

• Why Corporate Governance Fails

  TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Frederick D. Lipman, Esq., Barry H. Genkin, Esq., and Mark M. Lee, Esq.

• The New Auditor's Report and CAMs

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 12:50 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Professor Emeritus Thomas I. Selling, PhD, CPA

• What are the Roles of the Board and Management when Confronted with a Company Crisis, including Cyber Security Risks?

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2018 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Matthew Hinton, Control Risks; Jennifer J. Daniels, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• AACMI Annual Meeting

  FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13 2017 • 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

  Meeting and luncheon
  Guest Speaker: Commissioner Michael J. Piwowar of the Securities and Exchange Commission

• Auditing Your Cybersecurity Risks

  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 2017 • 12:00 - 12:50 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Mike Stiglianese, BDO

• Does Your D&O Policy Provide Adequate Insurance for You?

  TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Lisa M. Campisi, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• What are the Responsibilities of the Audit Committee for Acquisitions?

  TUESDAY, MAY 9, 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Ken Smith, Managing Partner - Dundee Associates Limited and  Barry H. Genkin, Esq., Blank Rome LLP

• Individual or Personal Liability of Directors and Officers

  TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Frederick D. Lipman and Joseph G. Poluka

• What Questions Should the Audit Committee Ask About Cybersecurity?

  TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Alissa Knight, Group Managing Partner, Brien & Thorn, Inc.

• What Questions Should the Audit Committee Ask Management About Its Readiness for the 2018 Revenue Recognition Changes?

  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Michael Stevenson, Partner, National Assurance, BDO USA, LLP

• Designing Executive Performance Goals Which Do Not Create Enterprise Risk

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 2016 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar

  Speaker: James Willis, Senior Director, BDO

  Video

• What Questions Should the Audit Committee Ask the CFO About the Preparation for Lease Accounting Changes?

  THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Marc A. Maiona, Lease Accountant, LeaseCalcs

• The Problems of a Community Bank CEO in Today's Atmosphere

  THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2017 • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Frederick ("Ted") Peters, Former CEO, Bryn Mawr Bank Corp. and Bryn Mawr Trust Company; Chairman and CEO of Bluestone Financial Institutions Group; director and audit committee chair of Paycom Software, Inc. (NYSE)

• AACMI Annual Meeting

  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016 • 9:00 am - 1:00 pm ET

  Meeting and luncheon
  Speaker: Jay D. Hanson, Board Member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  Video

• Ten Top Enterprise Risks for 2016

  TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 2016 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Jerry Goldberg and Ian Waxman of Navigate

• Do the Gaps in your Insurance Policies Create Significant Enterprise Risk (and, if so, how to fill them)?

  TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2016 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: James R. Murray, Blank Rome LLP, Chair, Insurance Coverage Group

• Should Internal Whistleblowers Be Encouraged? A Test for Compliance Policies

  TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 2016 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Frederick D. Lipman, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome LLP; Joseph G. Poluka, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome LLP; and Frederick G. Sandstrom, Esq., Partner, Blank Rome LLP

• Best Practices of Bank Audit Committees

  TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 2016 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Barry M. Pelagatti, Partner, Assurance, BDO USA, LLP
  
  Video

• Selecting the Outside Auditor

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 19 2016 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Howard Brownstein, President, The Brownstein Corporation
  
  Video

• 2015 AACMI Annual Meeting

  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 2015 • 9:45 AM to 1:30 PM ET

  Meeting and luncheon
  Keynote Speaker: James V. Schnurr, Chief Accountant of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Recent Accounting Developments Audit Committees Should Know

  THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Thomas I. Selling, PhD, CPA, Professor Emeritus of Accounting at Thunderbird School of International Management and co-founder and President of Grove Technologies LLC
  Video

• Cyber Risk Insurance

  TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Teleconference and webinar
  
  Video

• How to Deal with Whistleblowers and Confidentiality Agreements

  TUESDAY, MAY 5, 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Joseph G. Poluka, Esq., Former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Cooper, Esq., Chair of the Labor and Employment Practice Group at Blank Rome LLP; and Frederick D. Lipman, Esq., Author of "Whistleblowers" (John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2012), and AACMI President. All speakers are partners at Blank Rome LLP.
  
  Video

• Implementing Cybersecurity Risk Protection Within An Organization

  TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Teleconference and webinar
  Guest Speakers: Jane K. Storero, Esq., Vice President, Corporate Governance and Secretary of Pepco Holdings, Inc., and Yelena M. Barychev, Esq., Partner at Blank Rome LLP
  Video

• Practical Tips for Effectively Chairing a Bank Audit Committee

  TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  
  Video

• Cybersecurity and Risk Management

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Teleconference and webinar
  
  Video

• Insurance Is The First Defense Against Enterprise Risk, But Your Policy Coverage May Not Fully Protect The Insured

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2015 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  
  Video

• AACMI Annual Meeting

  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2014 • 9:00 am - 1:30 pm

  Meeting and luncheon
  Guest Speaker:  Mark Kronforst, Chief Accountant, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities and Exchange Commission.

• New Revenue Recognition Standard

  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Thomas I. Selling PhD, CPA, Professor Emeritus of Accounting at Thunderbird School of International Management in Phoenix, AZ.
  
  Video

• Bank Director D&O Insurance Update

  TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Dennis Gustafson, AH&T Northeast, Inc. and Frederick D. Lipman, Esq.
  
  Video

• Outside Auditor Fees - How to Budget & Evaluate

  TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Howard Brod Brownstein, President, The Brownstein Corporation
  
  Video

• Current Trends in Audit Committee Practices

  TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Susan E. Wolf, CEO, Global Governance LLC
  
  Video

• What Questions Should the Audit Committee Ask About Data Security?

  TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Steven L. Caponi, Esq. and Jennifer J. Daniels, Esq.
  This webinar will focus on financial institutions as well as other types of businesses.
  
  Video

• How Can the Audit Committee Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Ethics and Compliance Program?

  TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Andrea Bonime-Blanc, GEC Risk Advisory, LLC
  
  Video

• How Should the Audit Committee Review the Form 10K to be Filed in 2014?

  TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2014 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM ET

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speaker: Yelena M. Barychev, Esq., Partner at Blank Rome LLP.
  
  Video

• AACMI Annual Meeting

  WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2013 • TIME TBA

  Meeting and luncheon
  Speaker: Jane Cobb, Chief of Staff, The Center for Audit Quality ("CAQ")

• How Should the Audit Committee Evaluate Internal Audit Services?

  TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2013 • 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

  Teleconference and webinar
  Speakers: Alex G. Arons and Dan Kennedy of Experis Finance
  
  Video