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Audit Committee Special

These events, organised by Prof. Eva Eberhartinger, Prof. Klaus Hirschler and Prof. Ewald Aschauer, are aimed at (future) audit committee members.

Audit Committee Special on February 26, 2020

On February 26, 2020, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Eva Eberhartinger, LL.M., o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Romuald Bertl and Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Klaus Hirschler hosted the first event of the series "Audit Committee Special" at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration. As a supplement to the already established Austrian Supervisory Board Day, the workshop for (future) audit committee members was held on the overall topic of " Examining the independence of the auditor".
 
After the introductory remarks by o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Romuald Bertl, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ewald Aschauer (JKU Linz) presented the Audit Committee from a scientific point of view and gave an overview of relevant research results. Afterwards, Peter Hofbauer (Speaker of the Board of APAB) held a brief keynote speech on the role of the audit committee and pitfalls for audit committee members in practice. The subsequent keynote speeches by Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Eva Eberhartinger, LL.M. and Univ.-Prof. MMag. Dr. Klaus Hirschler, focused on non-audit services of the auditor. At the centre of the following discussion was, among other things, the approval of non-audit services (the so-called pre-approval procedure). The evening was rounded off with discussions and refreshments at the buffet.

Here are some impressions of the event: