Opening of Conference

10.30

André Kilesse, FEE Deputy President

THEME 1: DEVELOPING THE ROLE AND VALUE OF AUDIT Opening keynote speech

10.40

Wouter Bos, Partner KPMG and Former Finance Minister of the Netherlands Questions and Answers

Debate on Developing the Role and Value of Audit

11.20

Introductory speech: Fernando Restoy, Vice-Chairman Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV), Spain; Member of the Management Board, European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and Vice-Chairman Technical Committee, International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Panel:  Carsten Zielke, Senior Insurance ALM Analyst, Société Générale, Frankfurt; Member European Financial Advisory Group Technical Expert Group (EFRAG TEG)  Scott Johnson, Director, W.F. Watt, UK  Ann Vanstraelen, Professor of Accounting and Assurance Services, Maastricht University Panel Chairman: Petr Kriz FEE Vice President Questions and Answers

Keynote speech

12.30

Stephen Haddrill, Chief Executive Officer, UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) Questions and Answers

Lunch Buffet

13.10

Keynote speech

14.30

Commissioner Michel Barnier, European Commission, Internal Market and Services Questions and Answers Chair: Philip Johnson, FEE President

THEME 2: BUILDING A EUROPEAN AUDIT MARKET Keynote speech

15:00

Brendan Nelson, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Royal Bank of Scotland Group; and Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, BP plc Questions and Answers

Debate on Building a European Audit Market

15.30

Introductory speech: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Rapporteur on European Commission Green Paper on Audit Policy, Legal Affairs Committee of European Parliament Panel:  Andrew Brown, Chairman, European Group of International Accounting Networks and Associations (EGIAN)  Christopher Humphrey, Professor of Accounting, Manchester Accounting and Finance Group at Manchester Business School  Nathalie de Basaldua, Head of Audit Unit, European Commission, DG Internal Market and Services Panel Chairman: Giacomo Bugna FEE Vice President Questions and Answers

Closing keynote speech – The Global Dimension

16.30

James Doty, Chairman, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), USA Questions and Answers

Wrap-up session

17.00

Philip Johnson, FEE President

End of Conference

17.15