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Speeches by the Chair, Commissioners, and staff of the SEC, which cover a wide range of topics concerning the state of the markets and the Commission's regulatory agenda. To view Speeches prior to 2012, view the Speeches Archive.
Date: Jan. 17, 2017
Title: “The SEC after the Financial Crisis: Protecting Investors, Preserving Markets”
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Working Together to Advance High Quality Information in the Capital Markets
Speaker
Wesley R. Bricker, Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Ruth Uejio, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Brian Staniszewski, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Jennifer L. Todling, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Marc Panucci, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Sylvia E. Alicea, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks at the 2016 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Julie A. Erhardt, Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Jonathan Wiggins, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Jenifer Minke-Girard, Assistant Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Sean May, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Nov. 30, 2016
Title: Keynote Speech, ACI’s 33rd International Conference on the FCPA
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Nov. 19, 2016
Title: Moving Forward with the Commission's Disclosure Effectiveness Initiative
Speaker
Rick A. Fleming, Investor Advocate
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission[1]
Date: Nov. 18, 2016
Title: A New Model for SEC Enforcement: Producing Bold and Unrelenting Results
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Nov. 16, 2016
Title: Examining the Dodd-Frank Act and the Future of Financial Regulation
Speaker
Rick A. Fleming, Investor Advocate
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission[1]
Date: Nov. 4, 2016
Title: Remarks to the ALI CLE 2016 Conference on Life Insurance Products
Speaker
David W. Grim, Director, Division of Investment Management
Date: Oct. 28, 2016
Title: A Vision for Data at the SEC, Keynote address to Big Data in Finance Conference
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Oct. 24, 2016
Title: Keynote Address, The Evolving Structure of the U.S. Treasury Market: Second Annual Conference
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 24, 2016
Title: Improving Disclosure with Smart Data
Speaker
Rick A. Fleming, Investor Advocate
Date: Oct. 21, 2016
Title: Remarks at 2016 Conference on Auditing and Capital Markets
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [1]
Date: Oct. 21, 2016
Title: Has Big Data Made Us Lazy?
Speaker
Scott W. Bauguess
Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Economist, DERA
Date: Oct. 19, 2016
Title: Remarks at the National Society of Compliance Professionals 2016 National Conference
Speaker
Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff
Date: Oct. 17, 2016
Title: Inside the National Exam Program in 2016
Speaker
Marc Wyatt, Director, Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations
Date: Oct. 13, 2016
Title: The Impact of SEC Enforcement on Public Finance
Speaker
Andrew J. Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Sept. 22, 2016
Title: The SEC Enforcement Division’s Focus on Auditors and Auditing
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Sept. 21, 2016
Title: Securities Regulation in the Interconnected, Global Marketplace
Speaker
Date: Sept. 21, 2016
Title: Remarks before the AICPA National Conference on Banks & Savings Institutions
Speaker
Wesley R. Bricker, Interim Chief Accountant
Date: Sept. 14, 2016
Title: Keynote Address, Security Traders Association, 83rd Annual Market Structure Conference
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Sept. 14, 2016
Title: The SEC’s Whistleblower Program: The Successful Early Years
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Sept. 7, 2016
Title: Remarks at FINRA’s 2016 Fixed Income Conference
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Aug. 25, 2016
Title: Investor Protection in the Municipal Securities Markets
Speaker
Rick A. Fleming, Investor Advocate
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission [1]
Date: July 20, 2016
Title: Remarks Before the Quadrilateral Meeting of the FMLC/FMLG/FLB/EFMLG
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: July 12, 2016
Title: Remarks at the FINRA Foundation 2015 National Financial Capability Study Release
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: June 28, 2016
Title: Keynote Address, SEC Regulation Outside the United States “The SEC at Home and Abroad”
Speaker
Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff
Date: June 27, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: June 16, 2016
Title: Remarks at the ISDA Annual Legal Forum in New York
Speaker
Gary Barnett, Deputy Director, Division of Trading and Markets
Date: June 9, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 35th Annual SEC and Financial Reporting Institute Conference
Speaker
Wesley R. Bricker, Deputy Chief Accountant
Date: June 2, 2016
Speaker
Date: May 20, 2016
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: May 20, 2016
Title: New Directions in Corporate Compliance: Keynote Luncheon Speech
Speaker
Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff
Date: May 12, 2016
Title: Securities Enforcement Forum West 2016 Keynote Address: Private Equity Enforcement
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: May 11, 2016
Title: New Ways for the Financing of Small and Medium Enterprises and the Challenges of Crowdfunding
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: May 6, 2016
Title: Keynote Address at the 48th Annual Rocky Mountain Securities Conference
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M Stein
Date: May 5, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 2016 Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference
Speaker
Wesley R. Bricker, Deputy Chief Accountant
Date: March 31, 2016
Title: Keynote Address at the SEC-Rock Center on Corporate Governance Silicon Valley Initiative
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: March 29, 2016
Title: Keynote Address at the Mutual Fund Directors Forum 2016 Policy Conference
Speaker
Date: March 23, 2016
Title: Acceptance Remarks at the Penn Law Women’s Summit Awards Luncheon
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: March 22, 2016
Title: Remarks before the 12th Annual Life Sciences Accounting and Reporting Congress
Speaker
James V. Schnurr, Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: March 14, 2016
Title: Remarks to the Investment Company Institute’s 2016 Mutual Funds and Investment Management Conference
Speaker
David W. Grim, Director, Division of Investment Management
Date: March 3, 2016
Title: Remarks to the PLI Investment Management Institute – 2016
Speaker
David Grim, Director, Division of Investment Management
Date: March 2, 2016
Title: Opening Remarks: UIC-SEC Joint Symposium to Raise Public Awareness
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Feb. 19, 2016
Title: Chairman’s Address at SEC Speaks - “Beyond Disclosure at the SEC in 2016”
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Feb. 19, 2016
Title: Remarks at the “SEC Speaks” Conference: What Lies Ahead? The SEC in 2016
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Feb. 19, 2016
Title: The Falling Leaves of the Buttonwood Tree
Speaker
Rick A. Fleming, Investor Advocate
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission[1]
Date: Feb. 19, 2016
Title: Accredited Investors (slides from DERA presentation) (PDF)
Speaker
Mark J. Flannery
Director and Chief Economist
Date: Feb. 19, 2016
Title: Leveraging Data and Analytics at the SEC to Assess Risk (slides from DERA presentation) (PDF)
Speaker
Scott W. Bauguess
Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Economist
Date: Feb. 19, 2016
Title: Analysis Supporting the SEC’s Rulemaking (slides from DERA presentation) (PDF)
Speaker
Date: Jan. 26, 2016
Title: Keynote Session at the 43rd Annual Securities Regulation Institute in San Diego, California
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Jan. 25, 2016
Title: Directors Forum 2016 Keynote Address
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Jan. 21, 2016
Title: International Developments – Past, Present and Future
Speaker
Keith F. Higgins, Director, Division of Corporation Finance
Date: Dec. 16, 2015
Title: Remarks to the ICI 2015 Securities Law Development Conference
Speaker
David Grim, Director, Division of Investment Management
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Barry Kanczuker, Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Courtney D. Sachtleben
Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Christopher D. Semesky, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Ashley Wright, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Christopher M. Rickli, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks Before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Michael W. Husich, Senior Associate Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Kris Shirley, Professional Accounting Fellow, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Brian T. Croteau
Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Julie A. Erhardt
Deputy Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks before the 2015 AICPA Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
Wesley R. Bricker, Deputy Chief Accountant
Date: Dec. 9, 2015
Title: Remarks Before the 2015 AICPA National Conference on Current SEC and PCAOB Developments
Speaker
James V. Schnurr, Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant
Date: Nov. 19, 2015
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Nov. 17, 2015
Title: ACI’s 32nd FCPA Conference Keynote Address
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Nov. 17, 2015
Title: Executive Compensation: Looking Beyond the Dodd-Frank Horizon
Speaker
Keith F. Higgins, Director, Division of Corporation Finance
Date: Nov. 16, 2015
Title: Remarks at the 34th Annual Current Financial Reporting Issues Conference
Speaker
Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar
Date: Nov. 9, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Nov. 4, 2015
Title: 2015 National Society of Compliance Professionals, National Conference: Keynote Address
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Nov. 2, 2015
Title: Remarks to the ALI CLE 2015 Conference on Life Insurance Company Products
Speaker
Dave Grim, Director, Division of Investment Management, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Date: Nov. 2, 2015
Title: Market Structure Enforcement: Looking Back and Forward
Speaker
Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division of Enforcement
Date: Oct. 28, 2015
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 23, 2015
Title: Remarks Before the UCI Audit Committee Summit
Speaker
James Schnurr, Chief Accountant
Date: Oct. 22, 2015
Title: Economic Analysis: Providing Insight to Advance the Missions of the SEC and the PCAOB
Speaker
Mark J. Flannery, Chief Economist and Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis
Date: Oct. 20, 2015
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 20, 2015
Title: Keynote Remarks at the 2015 Women in Policing Conference: “Women in the NYPD: Hear Them Roar”
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 16, 2015
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Oct. 14, 2015
Title: Remarks at NRS 30th Annual Fall Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer Compliance Conference
Speaker
Andrew J. Donohue, Chief of Staff
Date: Oct. 14, 2015
Title: The Important Work of Boards of Directors
Speaker
Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar
Date: Oct. 2, 2015
Title: Introductory Remarks at the National Faith Leaders Conference “Protecting Investors Protects You”
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: Sept. 30, 2015
Title: Market Structure in the 21st Century: Bringing Light to the Dark
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Sept. 17, 2015
Title: Remarks at the AICPA National Conference on Banks and Savings Institutions
Speaker
James Schnurr, Chief Accountant
Date: Sept. 17, 2015
Title: Remarks at the Bloomberg BNA Conference on Revenue Recognition
Speaker
Wesley R. Bricker, Deputy Chief Accountant
Date: Sept. 10, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Sept. 9, 2015
Speaker
Commissioner Kara M. Stein
Date: Aug. 4, 2015
Title: Dodd-Frank at Five: A Capital Markets Swan Song
Speaker
Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher
Date: July 16, 2015
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White
Date: July 15, 2015
Title: Opening Remarks at the Compliance Outreach Program for Broker-Dealers
Speaker
Chair Mary Jo White