Course 1035: IFRS Basics with US GAAP Comparison (3 days)
20 Aug - 22 Aug 2012 in Chicago

Instructor:

• Karen Kalishek
  Karen Kalishek is an international instructor and consultant specializing in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (US GAAP). She has delivered training courses around the world including in the USA, Europe, Russia, Central Asia, the Caucuses, the Balkans, Southeast Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Karen has also assisted several national governments in the reform of their accounting systems and in the implementation of international standards and best practices. As well as teaching for IASeminars and others, Karen also has written technical accounting material for publication. She has over 19 years of experience in the application and training of IFRS (formerly IAS). Karen is a US Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.), a Certified Management Accountant (C.M.A.) and a Certified Fraud Examiner (C.F.E.). She earned her M.B.A. from the University of Wisconsin in the United States. Prior to entering the international arena, she taught graduate-level business and finance courses in the USA as well as CPA examination review courses. Karen was formerly Senior Vice-President in a regional bank holding company and also served for eight years on the accounting examination and licensing board of her state.