PwC to Discuss Top Issues Impacting IT Environments at GRC 2011 - the Governance Risk & Compliance Conference

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Mar 03, 2011, 08:56 ET

NEW YORK, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PwC US will be participating in the annual GRC 2011 – the Governance Risk & Compliance Conference with presentations focusing on top issues impacting IT environments. Throughout 13 conference sessions, PwC professionals will be discussing key topics for organizations using SAP® solutions such as Business and Financial Transformation, Access Controls, Process Controls, Business Planning & Consolidation and New General Ledger.

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PwC is a premier sponsor of the event which takes place March 8-11, 2011 at the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The GRC 2011 conference will be co-located with two other conferences: Financials 2011 and HR 2011.

"As the economy shows signs of improvement, business and IT professionals will focus on driving performance improvement while maximizing investment on priorities such as governance, risk and compliance functions," said Rodney Seligman, principal at PwC and leader of the firm's SAP Consulting Services practice. "PwC can help clients leverage leading technologies like SAP's solutions to address the financial, operational, technical and compliance challenges they face when undertaking strategic business transformation initiatives."

Among the highlights of PwC's presentations are two Executive sessions: Strategies for Integrating Risk Management, Compliance and Audit Activities into a Unified GRC program (March 8 at 1 p.m. by Robert Clark, PwC) and Strategic Technology Spending from PwC's Global CEO Survey (March 10 at 11:45 a.m. by Kevin Morris, PwC). PwC's Robert Clark will also be participating in a Keynote address (March 9 at 1 p.m.) introducing SAP Business Objects GRC 10.0. In addition, PwC professionals will be presenting at multiple breakout sessions on topics including cloud computing for business and finance executives, the impact of evolving financial reform on US businesses, US GAAP and IFRS readiness and compliance needs of multi-national organizations.

GRC 2011 is produced by WIS, publisher of SAP Insider. Please visit www.grc2011.com for more information on the conference including session details, times, and locations.

Attendees can learn more about PwC's consulting services at event booth #1000 or by visiting www.pwc.com/us/sap.

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