Full Committee Hearing

The Role of the Accounting Profession in Preventing Another Financial Crisis

Date:   Wednesday, April 6, 2011 Time:   09:30 AM

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The witnesses on Panel I will be: Mr. James R. Doty, Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Ms. Leslie F. Seidman, Chairman, Financial Accounting Standards Board; and Mr. James L. Kroeker, Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The witnesses on Panel II will be: Mr. Anton R. Valukas, Chairman, Jenner & Block LLP; Ms. Cynthia M. Fornelli, Executive Director, Center for Audit Quality; Mr. Thomas Quaadman, Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Mr. Lynn E. Turner, Former Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All hearings are webcasted live and Individuals with disabilities who require an auxiliary aid or service, including closed captioning service for webcast hearings, should contact the committee clerk at 202-224-7391 at least three business days in advance of the hearing date.

Witnesses

Witness Panel 1

  1. Mr. James R. Doty
    Chairman
    Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
  2. Mr. James L. Kroeker
    Chief Accountant
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  3. Ms. Leslie F. Seidman
    Chairman
    Financial Accounting Standards Board

Witness Panel 2

  1. Ms. Cynthia M. Fornelli
    Executive Director
    Center for Audit Quality
  2. Mr. Thomas Quaadman
    Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce
  3. Mr. Lynn E. Turner
    Former Chief Accountant
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
  4. Mr. Anton R. Valukas
    Chairman
    Jenner & Block LLP