Each fall, leaders in public accounting, industry, standard setting, the federal government and academia address Texas MPA students as part of the MPA Distinguished Speaker Lyceum. Presentations cover hot topics such as international standards, progressive businesses, tax reform and policy, and the future of the accounting profession. You’ll have the chance to interact face-to-face with the speakers through question and answer sessions and at receptions that follow each presentations. As these professional services leaders, captains of industry and government decision makers from across the nation share their firsthand knowledge, you’ll gain real-world insight on current business trends that takes you far beyond the classroom. All lectures will take place from 5:10 p.m. to 6:10 p.m. in the University Teaching Center, across the street from the McCombs School of Business. It's not too late to catch the last few speakers:

September 11

• President, Oliver G. Halle & Associates, Inc.
• White collar criminal investigations
• FBI Special Agent for 28 years working mostly organized crime and foreign counterintelligence
• Instructor of FBI agents, New York City police, Georgia police academies and other federal agencies

September 18

• UT Accounting BBA 1968, member of the Department of Accounting Faculty, and generous McCombs Donor
• Former Executive V.P., International at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.
• Former Senior V.P., Co-Brand and Affinity Programs at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co.

September 25

• Executive Director, UT Semester in LA Program
• 20-year veteran of the motion picture, television, and theatrical industries
• Lectures and seminars have included Carnegie Mellon, Duke, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC State, California Institute of the Arts, USC, UCLA, Guanajuatao International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival American Pavilion Summer intensive, Las Vegas Screenwriters Conference, and the Hollywood Film Festival
• Author, Get a Reel Job

October 2

• Vice Chair - Strategic Investments, KPMG LLP
• National innovation leader at KPMG
• Recognized as a "Top 25 Consultants" by Consulting Magazine
• Former KPMG's Americas Region Advisory Services Leader

October 9

• United States Recruiting Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Former auditor of Nazi looted art
• Expert in talent management, workforce planning, organizational design and employment branding
• Featured on ABC News and in Fortune magazine, U.S. News & World Report and CNNMoney.com, among others

October 23

• Senior Vice President of Finance North America division, BASF SE
• Currently directs controlling, planning and accounting in North America
• Former Director of Finance for Knoll Pharmaceutical of Nottingham, England (a BASF affiliate)

October 30

• Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP
• Leadership roles spanning Deloitte FAS's two major business arms - Forensic & Dispute Services and Advisory Services
• Testifies as an expert in litigation, arbitration, mediation, and other alternative dispute resolution matters.

November 6

• Consultant, attorney, and author of Once Choice Can Change Your Life
• Known for having a "Midas touch"  for putting together lucrative real estate deals
• In the 1980s, his real estate development and homebuilding company was valued at $250 million
• Has addressed more than 400 groups globally of business leaders and at Universities