Overstock CEO, KPMG Leaders, & Award Winning Coach to Address SOX & Internal Controls Professionals at Annual Summit
September 09 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The SOX & Internal Controls Professional Group today
announced the lineup of motivational speakers to address the annual
SOX Summit. This year’s Summit will include Overstock’s CEO
Jonathan Johnson among other key leaders in the industry who will
share challenges and opportunities facing accounting professionals
today. The SOX Summit will be held virtually on September 20, 2021,
from 2:00-4:30 p.m. EDT, during the Workiva Amplify annual
conference.
“This is an invaluable opportunity for our members to hear
directly from great speakers about lessons in the field and how to
apply them directly in their own work. In addition, members will
walk away with insights for personal development and career
growth,” said Lauren Uyeno, director, SOX and Internal Controls
Professionals Group.
Jonathan Johnson, chief executive officer of Overstock, will
speak about leadership strategies and practices that created a
culture of compliance within one of the most innovative companies
in America. Attendees will take away key learnings directly from
Johnson on how such initiatives can define a company's brand and
image. He will also present common challenges facing audit, risk,
and compliance professionals and how to overcome them.
The SOX Summit agenda also includes a presentation from Sue
King, Partner, and Louis Collins, Partner, of KPMG LLP where they
will offer practical insight on how to identify, disclose, and
remediate a material weakness.
Dr. Ivan Joseph, author, speaker, and vice president of student
affairs at Wilfrid Laurier University will wrap up the SOX Summit
speaking on self-confidence. As an award-winning coach and sports
psychologist, Dr. Joseph has focused on understanding the skill of
self-confidence. Dr. Joseph will share the techniques he uses to
help individuals and teams reach personal and professional
goals.
Registration for the Workiva Amplify annual conference is now
open.
The SOX & Internal Controls Professionals Group is a global
community for in-house professionals to promote thought leadership
and create opportunities for members to share best practices with
like-minded professionals to help them increase their value and
influence across their organizations.
These exclusive professional membership organizations represent
more than two-thirds of large U.S. public companies. The
member-based professional group was founded by Workiva.
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Media Contact Lauren Uyeno phone: (714) 642-1532
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