The New Millennium Research Council and the Heritage Foundation Present

Retoothing the Tiger:
Restoring Confidence in the Securities and Exchange Commission

Keynote:

Hon. Michael G. Oxley (R - Ohio)
Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and co-sponsor of the Sarbanes-Oxley legislation for corporate accountability.

Featuring:

James K. Glassman
Resident Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, syndicated columnist with the Washington Post and host of TechCentralStation.com.

Professor Lawrence E. Mitchell
Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, Director of the Sloan Program for the Study of Business in Society and the International Institute for Corporate Governance and Accountability.

Hosted by:

David C. John
Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation

Allen Hepner
New Millennium Research Council

The recent wave of resignations at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its performance in investigating and prosecuting the recent accounting scandals raise concerns about the Commission's ability to rebuild consumer and investor confidence. When confirmed, newly nominated SEC Chair William H. Donaldson will face the challenge of making needed reforms. The SEC faces numerous high hurdles in 2003 - implementing the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate accountability law, demonstrating that it can and will hold corporations and corporate criminals accountable for their actions, and rebuilding its own organizational accountability. This event will discuss recent crises including the WorldCom debacle and its implications, immediate steps that the SEC could take to improve corporate accountability, and whether additional longer-term solutions are required.

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 12:00 Noon to 1:30 p.m.
The Heritage Foundation's Van Andel Center

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The Van Andel Center is located at The Heritage Foundation
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