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Lt. Col. Robert “Cujo” Teschner |
The Debrief-Focused Approach in Business and Life
Join Lt. Col. Robert Teschner as he presents how the Air Force's high performing team approach can help business organizations achieve their all and build context where teams thrive. High performing military teams know how to teach accountable leadership; and now, businesses and individuals can utilize the practice of debriefing to significantly increase team performance with proper teamwork skills by developing trust and admitting faults.
"The Debrief-Focused Approach in Business and Life" - (60 minutes)
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Thursday Speakers |
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Linda Devonish-Mills
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IMA-CMA Update
Join Linda Devonish-Mills, Director of Diversity and Inclusion, IMA Global as she presents an update on IMA and the CMA certification.
"IMA-CMA Update" - (15 minutes)
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Timothy F. Gearty
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High Impact Conversations Join Timothy Gearty as he discusses the importance for leaders to develop high impact conversation skills. It will provide an overview of the steps to take that lead to successful high impact conversations. The programs will address situations that call for high impact conversations and problematic situations and resolutions. provides a meaningful and concise overview of the most recent PCAOB and SEC developments. This session has value for all companies providing financial statements.
"High Impact Conversations" - (32 minutes) Click Here to download Timothy F. Gearty's PowerPoint presentation to accompany the video
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Gary Cokins, CPIM |
Fixing the Broken Budgeting Process in a Digital Age Join Gary Cokins as he discusses how to understand the deficiencies with the traditional annual budget, how to apply unit-level consumption rates with forecasts to project operational expenses, and how to include strategic and risk mitigation projects in expense projections.
"Fixing the Broken Budgeting Process in a Digital Age" - (42 minutes) Click Here to download Gary Cokins PowerPoint presentation to accompany the video
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Gabriel Zubizarreta, CPA
J. Stephen McNally, CMA, CPA
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Delivering Excellence in Accounting and Finance Join Silicon Valley Accountants CEO Gabriel Zubizarreta as he moderates a panel of thought leaders on exposing the latest approaches towards improving excellence in the accounting and finance profession.
"Delivering Excellence in Accounting and Finance" - Part 1- (63 minutes)
"Delivering Excellence in Accounting and Finance" - Part 2- (82 minutes)
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Friday Keynote Speaker |
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Harvey L. Pitt
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Coping with Current Political, Legislative, and Regulatory Changes Join Harvey Pitt, CEO of the global business consulting firm Kalorama Partners, LLC as he presents his aspects of the new tax laws, the ongoing tariff wars, cybersecurity, and the need to include so-called critical audit matters in auditor reports, among other things.
"Coping with Current Political, Legislative, and Regulatory Changes" - (31 minutes)
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Friday Speakers |
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Robert H. Herz |
Financial Reporting Panel - Accounting Standards Update Join Robert Herz, former Chair of the FASB, as he moderates a lively and informative discussion with a panel of top regulators from the SEC, FASB, and a Partner from PricewaterhouseCoopers as they discuss the latest regulations and their practical application to the world of financial reporting. The session will provide an update on the latest regulations by the professionals at the highest level who are involved in issuing and interpreting the rules.
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Marsha L. Hunt
Kevin L. Vaughn |
Financial Reporting Panel - Accounting Standards Update - Part 1 "Financial Reporting Panel Pt 1" - (90 minutes)
Click Here to download Marsha L. Hunt's PowerPoint presentation to accompany the video
Click Here to download Kevin L. Vaughn's PowerPoint presentation to accompany the video
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Wayne Carnall |
Financial Reporting Panel - Accounting Standards Update - Part 2 "Financial Reporting Panel Pt 2" - (90 minutes)
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All the Queen's Horses Join in a lively interactive session on accounting and auditing lessons learned from the movie, "All the Queen's Horses", and the importance of the role everyone has in an organization to blow a whistle when misconduct occurs. "All the Queen's Horses" - (52 minutes)
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