Public Dialogue Tour:
In today’s global economy, reliable financial information is critical to the capital markets. As one of its first major initiatives, the Center for Audit Quality launched a national Public Dialogue Tour to discuss potential improvements to the quality, relevance and integrity of financial reporting. We are visiting various regions of the country to hear directly from users of audited financial information and better learn how business reporting might evolve to meet the information needs of all types of investors.
Both in the U.S. and globally, reporting by publicly traded companies is becoming a topic of high profile debate. Participation in this Public Dialogue offers a new and meaningful channel to make all views known in this important debate.
The panelists and audience are drawn from leading regional issuers, investors, current and former regulators, government servants and academics. The goal is to facilitate a vibrant and robust discussion and move toward mutual consensus on the issues and, hopefully, on the future of business reporting.
The public company auditing profession will be present at the Public Dialogue Tour events, but will not participate directly in the discussion. The profession believes it is important to hold these events to listen to the thoughts and ideas of other stakeholders in the capital markets. When the Tour is completed, the Center’s aim is to summarize and publicize the input that was received and to prepare a white paper to be publicly shared with participants and policymakers.
Click on the cities to the right for more information on past and future events. Should you or your organization like to participate in a future event, please contact info@thecaq.org for more information.
