Financial Executives International (FEI) to Host the 2014 Revenue Recognition Conference in NY

MORRISTOWN, N.J., May 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Financial Executives International (FEI), the association of choice for CFOs and other senior-level financial executives, will host its Revenue Recognition Conference: Guidance, Changes and Implementation on June 16, 2014 at the Grand Hyatt New York. The Conference will bring together financial executives with standard setters, regulators, accounting firm experts and corporate preparers to explore the newly issued guidance and its direct impact on companies.

"Over the past several years, the FASB and IASB joint project on revenue recognition has been among the most closely watched standards," said Marie Hollein, President and CEO of Financial Executives International. "With the process complete, this year's Conference will focus on education for financial professionals - how standard setters, regulators, accounting firm experts and corporate preparers can remain 'ahead of the curve,' and better equipped to evaluate the impact of this new standard on their businesses. We are pleased to host a number of prominent financial experts at this full-day Conference to take a closer look into revenue recognition and engage in in-depth discussions on best practices."

Sponsored by EY, and with Bloomberg BNA as the media sponsor, general sessions and breakout panels at the 2014 Revenue Recognition Conference will focus on key changes from previous industry-specific guidance, relevant system changes and disclosures, transition and implementation challenges. Panelists at the Conference will include: Martin F. Baumann, Chief Auditor and Director of Professional Standards, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board; Larry Smith, Board Member, Financial Accounting Standards Board; and Jenifer Minke-Girard, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission.  Attendees will also hear from leading accounting firms Ernst & Young LLP,  KPMG LLP, and PwC, as well as controllers and finance directors from a number of leading companies, including American Express, Fluor Corporation, General Electric Company, Honeywell International Inc., IBM Corporation, Leeyo Software, Microsoft Corporation, Moody's Corporation, Oracle Corporation, Raytheon and United Technologies Corporation.

To register for FEI's 2014 Revenue Recognition Conference or to review the complete agenda, please visit:  http://www.financialexecutives.org/revrec

About FEI
Financial Executives International is the leading advocate for the views of corporate financial management. Its 15,000 members hold policy-making positions as chief financial officers, treasurers and controllers at companies from every major industry. FEI enhances member professional development through peer networking, career management services, conferences, teleconferences and publications. Members participate in the activities of 86 chapters, 74 in the U.S., 11 in Canada and 1 in Japan. FEI is headquartered in Morristown, NJ, with additional offices in Washington, D.C. and Toronto.  Visit www.financialexecutives.org  for more information, or for up-to-date news on current financial reporting issues visit http://daily.financialexecutives.org.

SOURCE Financial Executives International

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