MANILA, Philippines - With Securities and Exchange Commission’s mandatory requirement for corporations’ board of directors to practice good corporate governance comes the importance of having a functioning audit committee headed by a member of the board. To address the clamor of board directors and management for a professional and formal training, the Center for Global Best Practices is launching a pioneering best practices program entitled, Board Directors’ Guide for Audit Committees to be held on July 1 and 2, 2010 at the Edsa Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City. The Continuing Professional Education accredited two-day comprehensive seminar will also feature the top 10 best practices for audit committees, reading and spotting key issues in audit reports, special investigation and financial reporting function, risk assessment protocols and tools, and solutions to challenges and problems faced by the board and audit committees. Special lecturers for this event are: Atty. Rosario Bernaldo, CPA, president, Corporate Governance Institute of the Philippines, founder and managing partner of Bernaldo, Directo and Po Law Offices and R.S. Bernaldo and Associates; Juan Carlos Robles, CPA, CIA, CFE, CISA, concurrently Punongbayan and Araullo chairman of audit committee, partner of risk management and partner of specialist advisory services division; Lilian Linsangan, CPA, CIA, CFE, CCSP, president, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Attendees will get free templates and practical reference materials they can use to simplify their work in crafting an audit committee program. Participants are encouraged to avail of the group discount. Full details and other upcoming seminars at www.cgbp.org. For queries, contact program officer Ivy Enriquez at email ivy@cgbp.org, tel. nos. 8427148/59 or 5568968/69. Pre-registration is required in this limited-seats-only events.