2012 EEI-AGA Chief Audit Executives Conference - Brochure

Sunday, June 24, 2012
1:30 PM
Golf Tournament
Lakewood
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Reception
Monday, June 25, 2012
7:00 AM - 8:15 AM
Registration and Breakfast
7:30 AM – 8:00 AM
Chief Audit Executives New Member
Orientation
• Doug Bell, General Manager – Internal Audit
Cleco Corporation - EEI Chair
• Peter Parillo, Director – Internal Audit,
South Jersey Industries - AGA Chair
CONVENE JOINT SESSION WITH
CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICERS
8:15 AM – 8:30 AM
Opening Remarks and Introductions
• Theodore Bunting, Jr., Group President, Utility
Operations, Entergy Corporation - EEI Chair
8:30 AM – 9:00 AM
Entergy and Katrina
• Rod West, Executive VP and Chief Administrative
Officer, Entergy Corporation
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Energy Legislative and Regulatory
Developments
• David Owens, Executive Vice President
Business Operations, Edison Electric Institute
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PRELIMINARY AGENDA
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break
CONVENE CAE BREAKOUT SESSION
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM
Welcome, Introductions, Committee
Reports:
• (Staffing Survey) Ronald (Ron) Smith
• (Fall Training Program) Gary Huneryager
• (Internal Audit Work Program –
The Next Step) Ron Smith
• (Quality Assessment Reciprocal Program)
Debbie Shelton
• (CACM Subcommittee) Heidi Humbert
11:15 AM – 12:00 PM
Let’s Talk Auditing
• Ron Smith, Director, Internal Audit & Security
Northeast Utilities
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Luncheon
CONVENE JOINT SESSION WITH CHIEF
ACCOUNTING OFFICERS
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Board and Audit Committee Current
Issues
• Steven Wilkinson, Chair Audit Committee
Entergy Corporation
CONVENE CAE BREAKOUT SESSION
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
Board and Audit Committee Current
Issues
• Steven Wilkinson, Chair Audit Committee
Entergy Corporation

2:45 PM – 3:00 PM
Break
CONVENE JOINT SESSION WITH CHIEF
ACCOUNTING OFFICERS
3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
A Rating Agency Perspective on the
Utility Industry
• Michael Haggarty, Senior Vice President
Moody’s Investor Service
• Wesley Smyth, VP and Senior Accounting
Analyst, Moody’s Investor Service
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Let’s Talk Auditing
•
Ron Smith, Director, Internal Audit & Security
Northeast Utilities
5:00 PM
Adjourn
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Reception and Dinner
The National World War II Museum –Stage Door
Canteen
Tuesday, June 26, 2012
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Breakfast
General Session
Opening Remarks and Introductions
• Stephen Feltz, Treasurer and Controller
NW Natural - AGA Chair
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Wall Street Perspective
• TBD
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM
High Performance Leadership:
Spreading High Performance
Throughout Your Organization
• Susan Annunzio, President & CEO
Center for High Performance
9:45 AM – 10:00 AM
Break
CONVENE CAE BREAKOUT SESSION
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Cloud Computing & Third Party Hosted
Software
• Eric Tan, Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Jim Hanlon, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Goal Setting/IA
Strategic Plan/Annual Audit Plan
• Megan Scott-Kakures, VP & General Auditor
Southern California Edison
• Heidi Humbert, Director, Audit Services
We Energies
• Joe Peak, Sr. Director, Corporate Audit
Services, Duke Energy
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM
Lunch
Dodd Frank and the Effects on the Utility
Industry
• Patricia Dondanville, Partner, Reed Smith LLP
1:15 PM – 2:00 PM
Panel Discussion: Environmental
Auditing
• Richard Mueller, VP, Audit Services
American Electric Power
• Patricia Shell, VP and General Auditor
Dominion Resources, Inc.
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012
7:00 AM - 7:30 AM
Breakfast
CONVENE CAE BREAKOUT SESSION
7:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Panel Discussion: How CAEs Add Value
to Company and Audit Committee
• Peter Parillo, Director - Internal Audit
South Jersey Industries - AGA Chair
• Mark Brawley, Vice President, Internal Audit
Ameren Corp
• Stephen Cairns, VP, Internal Audit & Compliance,
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
• Jim Fitzmaurice, Senior Director
Corporate Executive Board
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
How much is enough? Calculating the
right audit coverage
• Jim Fitzmaurice, Senior Director
Corporate Executive Board
10:30 AM
Adjourn
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PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Registration & Fees:
• EEI- AGA Member Fee: $975
• EEI Associate Member Fee: $1,075
• Golf Fee: $120
For Monday Evening Event:
• Spouse/Guest Fee: $130
• Golf Fee: $120
Register online: www.eei.org/meetings-auditors
Refund/Cancellation: If cancellation is made prior
to June 13, 2012 a refund will be issued minus a
$100 processing fee. Cancellations after June 13,
2012 will be charged the full registration fee. Substitutes
are welcome. You may contact Kim King at
(202) 508-5493 or e-mail: kking@eei.org.
Complaint Resolution Policy:
All efforts will be made to handle any complaints
by attendees expeditiously and to the satisfaction
of attendee. Complaints may be addressed
to Isetta Harmon telephone (202) 508-5423,
e-mail: iharmon@eei.org
EEI and AGA gratefully acknowledge the support of the following sponsors:
GOLD SILVER

Hotel
Sheraton New Orleans
500 Canal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Tel: (504) 595-6211
Hotel Reservations: (888) 627-7033
Guestroom rate is $159 single/double or one bedroom
club level $189 per night plus tax. For each
additional person $25.00 per night, plus tax. Refer
to “EEI-AGA Accounting Leadership Conference”
when making your reservation to get the group
rate.
The conference room block is scheduled to be released
June 1, 2012. Reservations made after this
date will be subject to availability at the existing
hotel rate.
Check-in Time: 4:00 p.m.
Check-out Time: 11:00 a.m.
Sheraton New Orleans
Built on the street that first brought the city’s French
and American residents together in the early 1800s,
the large and comfortable Sheraton New Orleans
continues to serve as a bridge to all that New Orleans
has to offer. Rising above Canal Street, the
Sheraton New Orleans looks out over the historic
French Quarter and the Central Business District,
and puts its guest within steps, and a streetcar ride,
of much of the city’s fine dining, shopping and cultural
attractions.
Getting to Sheraton New Orleans:
Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) is approximately
19.31 km/12.0 miles from the hotel.
Lakefront Airport (NEW) is approximately 16.9
km/10.0 miles from the hotel.
SPECIAL AIRLINE DISCOUNT: EEI has contracted
with United Airlines to provide competitive discounts
for travel. To take advantage of this service,
convenient schedules and special fares, call or
have your travel agent call: United Air Lines: Toll
Free 1-800-521-4041 (Refer to File #556AF)
GENERAL INFORMATION
Rental Car:
Members of the Edison Electric Institute are eligible
for a 5% discount with Avis Rent-A-Car. Toll Free
1-800-331-1600 (Refer to File #A775499).
Ground Transportation in New Orleans:
You may reserve a shared ride service between the
Louis Armstrong International Airport and Sheraton
New Orleans Hotel through New Orleans
Airport Shuttle. Rates are $20pp one way / $38pp
roundtrip. Please call 504-522-3500 for information
or make reservations online at least 24 hours
prior to your flight departure time at: Sheraton New
Orleans Hotel Airport Shuttle.
Taxis are available outside of baggage claim and
the average fare to the New Orleans hotel is $28.
For more ground transportation options please visit
the Louis Armstrong International website at http://
www.flymsy.com.
The New Orleans hotel is also located right on
the Streetcar line and streetcars provide easy transit
along Canal Street and up St. Charles Avenue.
Cost: $1.50.
Weather Statistics and What to Wear:
June average temperatures range from highs of 89
degrees F. to lows of 71 degrees F.
Business casual attire is the preferred attire for EEI
and AGA business sessions and social functions.
Upcoming Training Courses
September 17-20, 2012
EEI-AGA Introduction-Advanced to
Public Utility Accounting Course
InterContinental Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
September 17-19, 2012
EEI-AGA Utility Internal Auditor’s Training
InterContinental Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
September 17-19, 2012
EEI-AGA Finance & Accounting for
Non-Financial Utility Professionals
InterContinental Buckhead
Atlanta, GA
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CPE Information:
Edison Electric Institute is registered with the
National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
(NASBA) as a sponsor of continuing professional
education on the National Registry of
CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have
final authority on the acceptance of individual
courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered
sponsors may be addressed to the National
Registry of CPE Sponsors, 150 Fourth Avenue
North, Suite 700, Nashville, TN, 37219-2417.
Web site: www.nasba.org
The learning objectives for participants are to identify
and define the current issues at the Financial
Accounting Standards Board, the Securities & Exchange
Commission, and state utility regulatory
commissions. Also to identity and define current
legislative and regulatory developments at the federal
level, and management needs of a utility’s accounting
organization.
Program level – Overview
Prerequisites – No specific program requirement
Advance preparation – No advance preparation
required
Type of delivery method – Group-Live
Credit for Live Program: Auditing, Business Management
& Organization, Specialized Knowledge
and Applications and Personal Development.
Amount of recommended CPE credit: 18 hours.
We have registered with the Texas State Board of
Public Accountancy as a CPE sponsor. This registration
does not constitute an endorsement by the
Board as to the quality of our CPE program.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Golf Tournament:
Sunday, June 24, 1:30 p.m. See the enclosed flyer
for more detail.
Special Event – Evening Dinner at National World
War II Museum. On Monday evening the meeting
attendees will go (by hotel shuttle buses) to the
nearby National World War II Museum. Reception
will be held in the Victory Theater & SDC Atrium
at from 6:00 – 7:00 PM, followed by Dinner from
7:00 to 9:00 PM at a private area in the Stage Door
Canteen.
Activities and Attractions:
• Metairie Cemetery
• Royal Street
• St. Louis Cathedral
• Frenchmen Street
• Spa Atlantis
• City Park
• Garden District
• Louisiana State Museum
• The National WWII Museum Louisiana
Children’s Museum
• Commander’s Palace
• New Orleans Museum of Art
• Ogden Museum of Southern Art
• Jackson Square
• Street Car Tour of St. Charles
• Shopping on Magazine
• Plantation Tours
• Natchez Riverboat Tour
• Swamp Tour
• French Quarter
• Historic New Orleans Collection
• Confederate Memorial Museum
• Longue Vue House & Garden
• Chalmette National Historical Park
• Backstreet Cultural Museum
• Court of Two Sisters
• Preservation Hall
• Audubon Insectarium
• New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
• Beau Rivage Resort

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Shareholder-Owned Electric Companies. Our members
serve 95 percent of the ultimate customers in the shareholder-owned
segment of the industry, and represent approximately
70 percent of the U.S. electric power industry. We
also have more than 80 international electric companies
as Affiliate Members, and more than 240 industry suppliers
and related organizations as Associate Members.
Organized in 1933, EEI works closely with all of its members,
representing their interests and advocating equitable
policies in legislative and regulatory arenas.
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For more information, visit our Web site at www.eei.org.