NEW YORK — PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) directors Bob Herman, Scott Osterman, Robert Olsen, Bo Baade Pedersen and Andrew Bray and manager William Lang will deliver presentations at GRC 2010 – the Governance Risk & Compliance Conference – on how companies can best evaluate, use, implement, upgrade, customize, and manage SAP BusinessObjects solutions. Throughout the conference, PwC will focus on a variety of important topics relevant to governance, risk and compliance concerns including cost improvement strategies, security, regulatory concerns, post-implementation methods, improving ROI and IFRS transitioning and compliance.

PwC is a premier sponsor of the annual event which takes place March 16-19 at Walt Disney World’s Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando.

“Particularly in this economic environment, organizations want to know how to best manage risk, ensure compliance, and get the most value from their investments,” said Jacqueline Olynyk, PricewaterhouseCoopers partner and leader of the firm’s SAP practice. “We are pleased to be here at GRC 2010 and to share our insights on topics that are fundamentally important for helping organizations navigate today’s business challenges and obtain effective technology-enabled solutions.”

PwC-led sessions at GRC 2010 include:

* “Improve the cost and effectiveness of your security program with a Health Check for SAP,” presented by Bob Herman and Scott Osterman of PwC, will take place on March 16 at 1:15pm ET in the Asia 2 Room at the Swan and Dolphin.
* “Getting the most from a global trade solution in order to meet the challenges of an ever-changing regulatory environment” presented by William Lang and Robert Olson of PwC, will take place on March 16 at 4:15pm ET in the Asia 2 Room at the Swan and Dolphin.
* “I’ve gone live with GRC solutions, now what? Post-implementation methods, tools, and technologies to sustain compliance and improve ROI” presented by Bo Baade Pedersen of PwC, will take place on March 17 at 8:30am ET in the Hemisphere I Room at the Swan and Dolphin.
* “Why and how to involve your internal audit department during a new SAP implementation or upgrade project” presented by William Lange of PwC, will take place on March 17 at 2:30pm ET in the Australia 3 Room at the Swan and Dolphin.
* “Panel discussion: Real-world lessons for IFRS transitioning and compliance,” with Andrew Bray of PwC participating, will take place on March 18 at 8:30am ET in the Southern Hemisphere IV at the Swan and Dolphin.

GRC 2010 is produced by WIS, publisher of SAP Insider. The event offers more than 90 sessions, offering strategies, best practices and skills development in compliance initiatives, audit preparation, SOD, access control and risk management, among other disciplines. For more information on the conference, please visit www.grc2010.com.