PricewaterhouseCoopers podcasts, videos and webcasts

10Minutes on managing diversity

13 Oct 2009 15:16:12 GMT

This podcast provides PwC's insights on how forward-thinking leaders must make diversity a business imperative and take steps at the institutional level to create an environment of equal access and opportunity. The benefits for such investment are real, and they touch every area of the business by potentially resulting in greater agility, better market insight, stronger customer and community loyalty, innovation, and improved employee recruitment and retention.

Becoming a risk resilient organization - the 5 continuous stages

7 Oct 2009 15:16:12 GMT

The alignment of risk and performance has become a business imperative. Joe Atkinson, Leader of PwC's US Risk practice, discusses the 5 stages for truly integrating risk and performance to achieve risk resilience in your organization.

PricewaterhouseCoopers investment management Professional Development Program Podcast series

12 Mar 2009 15:16:12 GMT

The landscape of the investment management industry has undergone tremendous change through the growth and diversification of products and services, the proliferation of investment companies, the increase in investors, the march toward a global economy, heightened public scrutiny, the unprecedented level of regulation, and the complexity of the capital markets. The podcasts will highlight some of our most experienced and knowledgeable PwC Investment Management Partners and experts who bring to you their specialized industry knowledge and the most recent information available in the industry.

Health reform on the fast track: Understanding the impact of the stimulus and proposed budget on health industries

11 Mar 2009 15:16:12 GMT

David Levy, Global healthcare sector leader was joined by subject matter experts from PricewaterhouseCoopers on March 11, 2009 to discuss the impact the Obama stimulus package and the $630 billion reserve will have on the health industries. In addition, the webcast addressed the potential implications of these reforms as well as the positive and negative consequences for pharmaceutical firms, health insurers (payers), hospitals (providers) and employers.

10Minutes on rethinking pivotal talent

9 Jan 2009 20:16:12 GMT

Companies can no longer rely on traditional practices and reactive cost cutting measures. To survive and succeed through this economic downturn, boardrooms need to identify what their business and employees should to be doing differently to ensure they are in a strong and agile position for the future.

AudioDigest: Tax podcast series

9 Jan 2009 14:04:56 GMT

When trying to conduct business in today's evolving world, companies are confronted with vast amounts of information and need guidance and specialized insight to help them navigate the various challenges. PricewaterhouseCoopers' AudioDigest* is a series of podcasts covering relevant issues impacting companies today—including tax, accounting, audit, finance, technology, risk management and human resource concerns, among other timely matters. The podcasts cover technical information, and perhaps more importantly, practical implementation considerations to provide listeners with actionable insight, not just information.

Tax webcast series

8 Jan 2009 17:59:39 GMT

Hosted by PwC tax professionals, our tax Webcast series addresses hot issues and timely tax topics via web-based seminars . Tax Webcasts cover a variety of topics and issues pertaining to transfer pricing, federal tax , state and local tax, international tax, IFRS, tax accounting and human resource services.

Proposals to policy: A national conversation on healthcare reform

20 Nov 2008 15:16:12 GMT

Reforming health care is among American voters' top issues. To ensure more Americans receive affordable health care coverage and high quality health care at the right time in the right place, we will need to work together, healthcare providers, employers and health insurers, pharmacies and pharmaceutical companies, national and local policy makers, government and consumers.

Behind the numbers: Medical cost trends for 2009

20 Oct 2008 15:16:12 GMT

To those two age-old certainties, death and taxes, we can now add a third, rising healthcare costs – or can we?

IFRS webcast series

19 Sep 2008 19:07:07 GMT

This series of webcasts, featuring a panel of PwC professionals and IFRS specialists, will discuss the topical business and technical issues that companies should be addressing today in anticipation of the inevitable switch from US GAAP to IFRS.

Healthcast 2020

16 Sep 2008 15:16:08 GMT

Creating a sustainable future
Faced with rising costs, diminished resources and growing demands, health systems around the world are under siege and many will be unsustainable within 15 years unless fundamental change occurs. The crisis is prompting healthcare organizations and policymakers to seek urgent solutions in unlikely places —outside their own borders. In a groundbreaking report and podcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers Health Research Institute identifies best practices and unveils the result of surveys and interviews with 700 health leaders in 27 countries.

Health system disaster preparedness

16 Sep 2008 15:14:48 GMT

Hurricanes. Summer floods in the Midwest. The wildfires that devastated Southern California. Just a long list of the disasters that Americans have to contend with on a regular basis. But when such disasters strike — most US citizens must rely on a medical system that is ill-prepared to deal with such emergencies. In this podcast, PricewaterhouseCoopers health industry leaders, Dr. David Levy and Dr. Peach Taylor discuss how to develop an integrated approach to health system disaster preparedness.

Exploiting intellectual property in a complex world

16 Sep 2008 15:12:03 GMT

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) professionals discuss how to protect and maximize the value of an IP portfolio. The speakers also share strategies for managing licensing agreements, minimising tax implications and creating licensing agreements and partnerships.

Successful strategies for talent management

16 Sep 2008 15:11:16 GMT

This PwC podcast features an interview with three directors specialising in the technology industries—Graham Wylie from the human resources practise in the UK; Scott Pollack from the Saratoga Institute in San Jose; and JP Barker, part of performance improvement in the UK.

Global economic crime survey 2007

16 Sep 2008 15:10:09 GMT

Steven Skalak and Neil Keenan
Fraud continues to threaten business. What's its real damage? Why are controls not enough? What does culture have to do with it? What's happening in the emerging markets? PwC's global investigations leader Steven Skalak and director Neil Keenan address these questions and comment on the findings of our global survey.

Global economic crime survey 2007

16 Sep 2008 15:09:13 GMT

US supplement video with Neil Keenan
Consistent with the global findings, economic crime continues to be a significant challenge for US companies. Yet survey results show that US companies may be over confident that controls implemented pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will have a carryover impact that deters and detects non-financial reporting related economic crime. While strengthened controls over financial reporting will have some carryover effect, it is clearly not a complete solution to the mitigation of the broad spectrum of economic crime. US companies continue to underestimate the importance of establishing a culture of transparency, openness and intolerance of compliance failures and improper business practices.

Succeeding in a connected world: The CEO Perspective

16 Sep 2008 15:08:33 GMT

By Samuel A DiPiazza Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International
Fiscal year 2007 has been a good year for PwC and its people. Once again, the PwC network enjoyed solid growth with gross revenues up 10.5 percent. In this video, Sam A. Dipiazza Jr., CEO, PricewaterhouseCoopers International, shares the ideas and insights of PwC professionals around the world on the global economy, the accounting profession, and the state of PwC.

Licensing management services

16 Sep 2008 15:08:05 GMT

PricewaterhouseCoopers globally integrated network of fully dedicated licensing professionals is committed to helping companies optimize their revenues, capitalize on and protect their intellectual property and successfully manage risk. Hear from our practitioners who are helping clients around the world.

How to recover crucial information in times of need

16 Sep 2008 15:07:22 GMT

Hear from some of our forensic technology solutions professionals on how we assist clients on corporate investigations, litigation matters and cybercrime prevention and response, as well as development of investigative tools and specialized software.

Alumni relations webcast

16 Sep 2008 15:06:29 GMT

Saratoga's Human Capital Effectiveness Survey 2008/2009
Despite a stumbling economy in 2007, employee productivity increased 7.6% and the average labor cost investment required to generate a dollar of revenue decreased by 6.0%, according to Saratoga's human capital effectiveness report. HR departments will be challenged to maintain such performance in the coming year. Please join our Webcast presenters, Scott Pollak and Shebani Patel of Saratoga, to learn more about these findings from this year's Human Capital Effectiveness.