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The Impact of Fraud on U.S. Public Companies | October 2025 | A Webinar Hosted by the AFC

Andi McNeal

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Chief Training Officer

Chris Ekimoff

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Director, Financial Investigations & Dispute Services

Theodore (Theo) Bunting Jr.

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Independent Director

Lucy Wang

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Director, Anti-Fraud Initiatives

Join the Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC) in our webcast to explore the pervasiveness and impact of fraud at U.S. public companies and gain insights into recent survey findings that shed light into the current fraud risk environment and leading practices for

Join the Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC) in our webcast to explore the pervasiveness and impact of fraud at U.S. public companies and gain insights into recent survey findings that shed light into the current fraud risk environment and leading practices for fraud deterrence and detection. A panel of multi-stakeholder experts will discuss findings from a joint survey from ACFE-AFC on The Impact of Fraud at U.S. Public Companies and CAQ’s 2025 Institutional Investor Survey, and provide insights into the current level of fraud and fraud losses experienced by U.S. public companies, factors that contribute to and can mitigate the most prevalent fraud risks faced by companies in the current environment, identifying and assessing the likelihood and significance/magnitude of those factors, and areas of focus for enhancing the effectiveness of fraud deterrence and detection.

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<em><strong>Note</strong>: The virtual event was eligible for 1 CPE credit.
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The Impact of Fraud on U.S. Public Companies

2025 update of CAQ's assessment questionnaire audit committees can use to perform their evaluation of the external auditor.

External Auditor Assessment Tool: A Tool for Audit Committees

Vanessa Teitelbaum, CPA

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Senior Director, Professional Practice

Mike Seelig

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University of Florida Foundation, National Board member and Audit Committee Chair

Stephen Parker

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Assurance Partner, Governance Insights Center

Karen Golz

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Sara Grootwassink Lewis

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Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series Audit committees should regularly (at least annually) evaluate the external auditor in fulfilling their duty in order to make an informed recommendation to the board whether to retain the external auditor. Robust, two-way dialogue

<h4>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series</h4>
Audit committees should regularly (at least annually) evaluate the external auditor in fulfilling their duty in order to make an informed recommendation to the board whether to retain the external auditor. Robust, two-way dialogue that includes constructive feedback to the external auditor may improve audit quality and enhance the relationship between the audit committee and the external auditor.

Join us for a discussion from both sides of the aisle – audit committee members and the auditor – about how to effectively perform this assessment. We’ll discuss the just released 2025 update of the CAQ’s External Auditor Assessment Tool for Audit Committees.

<strong>Note</strong>: This webcast is eligible for 1 CPE credit to those who attend the webcast live.

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<em>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series is brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the financial reporting ecosystem alongside resources developed to aid audit committees and public company board members.</em>

External Auditor Assessment Webinar: Who, Why, What, When and How

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Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series
Audit committees should regularly (at least annually) evaluate the external auditor in fulfilling their duty in order to make an informed recommendation to the board whether to retain the external auditor. Robust, two-way dialogue that...

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Join the Anti-Fraud Collaboration (AFC) in our webcast to explore the pervasiveness and impact of fraud at U.S. public companies and gain insights into recent survey findings that shed light into the current fraud risk environment and leading practices for...

Anti-Fraud

Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series
Welcome to Audit Committee Effectiveness: a webinar series brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the...

<h4>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series</h4>
<em>Welcome to Audit Committee Effectiveness: a webinar series brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the financial reporting ecosystem alongside resources developed to aid audit committees and public company board members. Stay tuned to this page for information about topics, participants, and how to register for upcoming webinars.</em>

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Join us for a discussion about the fourth edition of the Audit Committee Practices Report, a collaboration between Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness and the Center for Audit Quality. Based on survey findings, this webinar offers audit committee members and those who work with them an opportunity to hear about committee priorities, challenges, and opportunities, as well as leading practices around audit committee effectiveness.

<em><strong>Note</strong>: This webcast was eligible for 1 CPE credit to those who attended the webcast live.</em>

2025 Audit Committee Practices Report

<h4>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series</h4>
<em>Welcome to Audit Committee Effectiveness: a webinar series brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the financial reporting ecosystem alongside resources developed to aid audit committees and public company board members. Stay tuned to this page for information about topics, participants, and how to register for upcoming webinars.</em>

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In our initial AI 101 for Audit Committees <a href="https://www.thecaq.org/artificial-intelligence-ai-101-for-audit-committees">webinar</a>, we tackled how recent advancements, powered by the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, has captured the attention of corporate leaders around the world.  Corporate boards are focusing on better understanding the technology and establishing guardrails to ensure risks of information security, data quality, hallucinations, and other areas are appropriately managed.

Now, in the second of a 2-part series, speakers <a href="https://www.ey.com/en_us/people/richard-jackson">Richard Jackson</a> (Global Artificial Intelligence Assurance Leader, EY) and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/hrncirik/">Cory Hrncirik</a> (Modern Finance Lead, Microsoft) join us again with <a href="https://www.nacdonline.org/philadelphia/philadelphia-leadership/tom-petro/">Tom Petro</a> (Managing Partner, Capital Partners &amp; Audit Committee Member) to discuss how things have evolved in just the past 8 months.

We’ll discuss the evolving role of the audit committee, including oversight of both management and the external auditor. We’ll dive into such questions as:
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 	<li>Does the company have the requisite expertise to select, develop, deploy, and monitor genAI technologies?</li>
 	<li>Who (individual or group) in the company is responsible for oversight of the use of genAI?</li>
 	<li>Does the company have a process to track and monitor the use of genAI throughout the company, including use by third-party service providers?</li>
 	<li>What is the auditor’s understanding of the financial reporting implications of the company’s use of genAI technologies?</li>
 	<li>Does the company’s use of genAI technologies have a significant impact on the planned audit scope?</li>
 	<li>Has the auditor identified any fraud risks related to the company’s use of genAI technologies? How has the auditor addressed such risks in the audit?</li>
</ul>
<strong><em>Note</em></strong><em>: CPE available only to participants who joined the live webcast. </em>

<em>See the CAQ’s resources for more information: <a href="https://www.thecaq.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/caq_auditing-in-the-age-of-generative-ai__2024-04.pdf">Auditing in the Age of Generative AI</a> and  <a href="https://www.thecaq.org/ac-oversight-in-the-age-of-genai">Audit Committee Oversight in the Age of Generative AI</a>.</em>

Artificial Intelligence (AI) 101 For Audit Committees - Part II

Artificial Intelligence

This hour-long webcast will showcase emerging issues facing public companies and their auditors. It will feature Christine Gunia, Director of the PCAOB’s Division of Registration and Inspections, and representatives from the public company auditing profession. Panelists will discuss PCAOB inspection...

This hour-long webcast will showcase emerging issues facing public companies and their auditors. It will feature Christine Gunia, Director of the PCAOB’s Division of Registration and Inspections, and representatives from the public company auditing profession. Panelists will discuss PCAOB inspection findings and areas of focus as well as audit firm best practices.

<em><strong>Note</strong>: CPE available only to participants who joined the live webcast.</em>

Audit Insider Webinar | October 2024

<h4>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series</h4>
<em>Welcome to Audit Committee Effectiveness: a webinar series brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the financial reporting ecosystem alongside resources developed to aid audit committees and public company board members. Stay tuned to this page for information about topics, participants, and how to register for upcoming webinars.</em>

<img class=" wp-image-12997 alignnone" src="https://thecaq.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAQ_NACD_400x150.png" alt="CAQ NACD" width="200" height="75" />

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is essential for audit committee members, offering insights into identifying, assessing, and mitigating risks that impact organizational objectives. Join the CAQ, NACD and our panel of experts for a discussion on how audit committees can fulfill their oversight responsibilities related to ERM through the lens of frameworks, regulatory expectations, and best practices for effective risk oversight. Participants will learn how to enhance risk reporting, improve decision-making, and ensure alignment with strategic goals.

<em><strong>Note</strong>: CPE available only to participants who joined the live webcast.</em>

Enterprise Risk Management for Audit Committees

This hour-long webcast will showcase regulatory and practice developments of interest to public companies and their auditors. Panelists include staff from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. Panelists...

This hour-long webcast will showcase regulatory and practice developments of interest to public companies and their auditors. Panelists include staff from the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance and the SEC’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation. Panelists will discuss comments issued on SEC filings and lessons learned from the 2023 reporting cycle. Panelists will also discuss the role of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation, including the resources they offer small businesses and the firms that serve them.

<em><strong>Note</strong>: CPE available only to participants who joined the live webcast.</em>

Audit Insider Webinar | July 2024

<h4>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series</h4>
<em>Welcome to Audit Committee Effectiveness: a webinar series brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the financial reporting ecosystem alongside resources developed to aid audit committees and public company board members. Stay tuned to this page for information about topics, participants, and how to register for upcoming webinars.</em>

<img class=" wp-image-12997 alignnone" src="https://thecaq.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAQ_NACD_400x150.png" alt="CAQ NACD" width="200" height="75" />

Join us for a discussion about the <a href="https://www.thecaq.org/audit-committee-practices-report-2024">third edition of the Audit Committee Practices Report</a>, a collaboration between Deloitte’s Center for Board Effectiveness and the Center for Audit Quality. Based on survey findings, this webinar offers audit committee members and those who work with them an opportunity to hear about committee priorities, challenges, and opportunities, as well as leading practices around audit committee effectiveness.

<em><strong>Note</strong>: CPE available only to participants who joined the live webcast.</em>

2024 Audit Committee Practices Report Webinar

The SEC has adopted new climate-related disclosure rules. The Center for Audit Quality and Anita Chan, who played an active role in the development of the proposed rule, will be breaking down the new rules in this informative session and...

The SEC has adopted new climate-related disclosure rules. The Center for Audit Quality and Anita Chan, who played an active role in the development of the proposed rule, will be breaking down the new rules in this informative session and answering questions such as:
<ul>
 	<li>What will companies need to disclose?</li>
 	<li>What are the attestation requirements?</li>
 	<li>When will these rules take effect?</li>
</ul>

Breaking Down the New SEC Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

<h4>Audit Committee Effectiveness: A Webinar Series</h4>
<em>Welcome to Audit Committee Effectiveness: a webinar series brought to you by the Center for Audit Quality and the National Association of Corporate Directors. The series explores key takeaways and insights from leaders in the financial reporting ecosystem alongside resources developed to aid audit committees and public company board members. Stay tuned to this page for information about topics, participants, and how to register for upcoming webinars.</em>

<img class=" wp-image-12997 alignnone" src="https://thecaq.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/CAQ_NACD_400x150.png" alt="CAQ NACD" width="200" height="75" />

The increasingly rapid adoption of artificial intelligence-enabled technology has sparked a dialogue about how to encourage innovation while addressing the associated risks. AI has been around for decades but the advancement in the past 18-months, powered by the likes of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard, is capturing the attention of corporate leaders around the world.  AI is increasingly finding its way into product design and even non-tech companies are already monetizing new products with embedded AI.

Companies are excited about the prospects AI can offer; at the same time, there are concerns about the elevated risk profile it introduces. Corporate boards are focusing on better understanding the technology and establishing guardrails to ensure risks of information security, data quality, hallucinations, and other areas are appropriately managed. Join the CAQ and NACD for a webinar to learn about what AI is and isn’t, examples of how businesses are using the technologies that encompass it in financial reporting, and what questions boards should ask of corporate management.

<em><strong>Note</strong>: CPE available only to participants who joined the live webcast.</em>

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