Author of COSO Internal Control and ERM Frameworks, Former PwC Corporate Governance Leader Richard Steinberg To Speak At Compliance Week's ''Compliance Solutions'' Conference.

Business Editors

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2003

Compliance Week, a 30,000-circulation newsletter on corporate governance and compliance issues, has announced that Richard Steinberg, former corporate governance leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers and developer of the COSO internal control and ERM framework, will lead two sessions at its "Compliance Solutions" conference.

Compliance Solutions Boston 2003 is a two-day symposium on "best practices" and practical recommendations for complying with the latest securities and governance regulations.

Mr. Steinberg is a recognized leader in the corporate governance community. A founder of PricewaterhouseCoopers' risk management and control consulting practice, he also served as its global leader. Mr. Steinberg also served as the lead project partner in developing the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) Internal Control - Integrated Framework, now recognized as a landmark representing the standard of internal control. He is co-founder of the PwC-University of Delaware Center for Corporate Governance Directors' College, and led the major developmental study on enterprise risk management for COSO.

"Richard Steinberg is arguably one of the foremost experts on corporate governance and internal controls," said Scott S. Cohen, editor of Compliance Week. "He wrote the book ... literally. We can't think of anyone more qualified to address Compliance Solutions attendees; his sessions will be invaluable."

Mr. Steinberg's first session, "Transformation through 404: Corporate Best Practices," will discuss how the most forward-thinking and proactive companies are not only complying with the new Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 rules, but are also strengthening internal controls and transforming their enterprise risk management processes.

His second session, "Overloaded Audit Committees: Your Key Supporting Role," will discuss how audit committees are coping under the strain of new regulations, and will describe what AC members really want from financial management and internal and external auditors.

Compliance Solutions, to be held at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, MA on October 8 & 9, brings together top regulators, corporate executives, governance experts and compliance providers to outline best practices and practical recommendations for complying with the latest public company regulations. The website for the conference is at http://www.csboston.com.

Mr. Steinberg's sessions will be among dozens of presentations that have been crafted for senior finance, legal, investor relations, audit and IS executives responsible for compliance and disclosure at U.S. public companies. Among the topics:

-- Internal Controls Best Practices, from Documentation to

Monitoring

-- Information Dissemination Under Reg. G: A Step-by-Step

Approach

-- Records Management, Retention, and Enterprise Controls

-- Communication and Disclosure in the Post-SOX Era

-- Audit vs. Non-Audit Services: Navigating the Fine Line

Additional confirmed speakers for the workshop include some of the country's most distinguished and knowledgeable experts on securities law and governance matters, including

-- Members of the regulatory community, like Public Company

Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) board member Bill Gradison,

-- Corporate executives and directors, like Paychex audit

committee member and former Thomson Financial CEO David

Flaschen, and Tiffany VP Investor Relations Mark Aaron;

-- Organizational leaders, like Financial Executives

International (FEI) President and CEO Colleen Sayther, and

National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) President and CEO

Lou Thompson.

-- Regional experts, like Scott Harshbarger, former Massachusetts

Attorney General and governance advisor to corporate boards;

-- Other executives, regulators, and expert advisors.

Compliance Solutions will also feature an exhibitor pavilion, which will showcase solutions for public companies to help them comply with the regulations. Featured sponsors are IBM, BusinessWeek, and KVS; featured exhibitors include Deloitte & Touche, EMC, OpenPages, FileNet, and many others.

Details and registration information for can be found at http://www.csboston.com. For more information contact Frank Hertz at 888-519-9200 or [e-mail].

About Compliance Week

Compliance Week is a newsletter on corporate governance and compliance that reaches over 33,000 financial, legal and investor-relations executives at U.S. public companies every Tuesday.

Compliance Week is an independent, unbiased publisher that does not provide any consulting, software or other services that could negatively impact its ability to serve its subscribers. The publication is therefore uniquely positioned to host a compliance conference without any hidden agenda.