NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) Advisory principals Joe Atkinson and Joseph DeVita, and director Gregory Williams, will deliver presentations at Oracle(r) OpenWorld 2008 on how companies can best navigate today's complex Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) business environment. The presentations will focus around leveraging technology to support integrating GRC into business operations; the benefits of Oracle's GRC solutions; and how the public sector is impacted by GRC issues.
The keynote GRC session, "The Latest in Oracle Governance, Risk, and Compliance," presented by PwC principal Joe Atkinson and Oracle GVP of application strategy Chris Leone will feature the latest Oracle GRC updates and showcase the most recent application releases. Attendees will also get a view of the future of Oracle's GRC solutions, which include a general road map. The discussion will take place on September 23, 2008 at 9:00a.m. in room 2018, Moscone West, at the San Francisco Moscone Center.
"Businesses today are greatly impacted by a variety of factors including an accelerating rate of change, increasingly complex business models, and stakeholder demand for greater transparency," said Joe Atkinson, principal, PricewaterhouseCoopers. "Technologies such as Oracle's GRC solutions can help support an organization's ability to proactively understand their risks, anticipate the impact of emerging legislation and regulations, and meet their compliance requirements."
"PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global leader in understanding and delivering GRC services. Over the past year, we have seen significant customer demand for the Oracle GRC Applications Suite and PwC has become a leading professional services firm we team with in North America to deliver GRC services to our clients," added Chris Leone, GVP Application Strategy, Oracle.
Other GRC-related sessions at Oracle OpenWorld 2008 include:
* "Why Governance, Risk, and Compliance Matter to Government
Organizations: Protect Operations and Secure Public Trust" by
Gregory Williams of PwC, Bharat Govindani, Department of Health and
Human Services and Stephen Walsh of Oracle on September 25, 2008 at
10:30a.m. in room 2018, Moscone West.
- Increased demands on public sector administrations to demonstrate
accurate financial reporting has revealed operational flaws. With
government agencies now required to document, test, and sign off
on their internal controls, federal, state, and local
administrations must demonstrate better management practices.
This session covers how to automate OMB Circular A-123 and other
GRC activities, reduce the cost of compliance, enforce controls
to safeguard reputation, and assess risks to apply more-results-
oriented management.
* "Leveraging Technology for Integrated Governance, Risk and
Compliance" by Joseph DeVita of PwC on September 25 at 12:00p.m.
in room 3018, Moscone West.
- Mergers and acquisitions coupled with complex regulatory
requirements ranging from anti-money laundering regulations to
privacy requirements make managing GRC more challenging and time
consuming than ever. This session will discuss how leading
practice companies are seeking to integrate and simplify GRC
through the use of technology.
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a Platinum sponsor at Oracle OpenWorld 2008 (September 21 - 25, Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco) and a Certified Advantage Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork. Attendees can learn more about PwC's business advisory services at the Moscone Convention Center South, Booth 912 - Moscone South and at PwC's GRC kiosk in the Security, Risk Management and Compliance Pavilion, Booth 3838 - Moscone West.
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