Protiviti’s Atlanta Educational Event for Finance, Audit Professionals to Provide Strategic Insight into Top Business Challenges, Best Practices

MENLO PARK, Calif., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –

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    WHAT:   Protiviti (www.protiviti.com), a global consulting firm, is
            hosting a Continuing Professional Education (CPE) event in
            Atlanta for finance and audit professionals designed to help them
            address some of the biggest challenges that businesses face
            today. Open to all levels and functions, Guidance Through
            Powerful Insights is a one-day learning and networking event
            featuring interactive sessions with Protiviti experts from across
            the country plus special guests. Participants will earn eight
            accounting and auditing CPE credits.

           Sessions will explore such topics as:
            Working capital optimization Data security Fraud risk Audit
            committee panel reporting The PCAOB agenda Big data risk
    WHEN:  Friday, Nov. 30, 2012
           7 a.m. - 8 a.m. EST: Registration and continental breakfast
           8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. EST: Education sessions (lunch provided)

    WHERE: Cobb Galleria Centre
           Two Galleria Parkway
           Atlanta, GA

    WHO:   Speakers and sessions will include:
            Niraj Vashi, manager: Working Capital OptimizationJim DeLoach,
            managing director: The PCAOB Agenda for 2012 and Beyond: What it
            Means for Your CompanyPam Verick, director: The (Condensed)
            Alphabet of Fraud - A Common Language of Scenarios and Risks
            Michael Walter, managing director, and Chris Manning, manager:
            Data Security Risk ManagementAudit Committee Panel Discussion?
            panelists include: John Huntz of Arcapita Ventures and Dr.
            Sridhar Ramamoorti, associate professor of accounting and
            director, Center for Corporate Governance, Kennesaw State
            University Earl Rousseau, managing director: Best Practices
            inHealth Care AuditingAnthony Chalker, managing director: Big
            Data ? Risks and Challenges
    HOW:    Registration fee is $99 per person; group discounts are available.
            To register for this event, please visit www.protiviti.com/cpe.
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