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Day 1: Thursday, April 25 (8 Hours CPE)
7:30 - 8:10 a.m. Registration & Welcome
- Dr. Norman Meonske, Professor Emeritus, Kent State University
- Jeff Bissell, CPA, CFO, and Treasurer, NMG Aerospace
8:10 - 8:20 a.m. “IMA and CMA Update”
- Ginger White, CMA, CSCA, Chair of IMA’s Global Board of Directors
8:20 - 9:10 a.m. “High Impact Conversations”
- Tim Gearty, CPA, JD, CGMA, Partner, Gearty & McIntyre, LLC
9:10 - 9:45 a.m. “Fixing the Broken Budgeting Process in a Digital Age”
- Gary Cokins, CPIM, Founder, Analytics-Based Performance Management
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Morning Refreshments, Vendor Displays, and Networking
10:15 – 11:30 a.m. “Will You Be Ready for the Changes Caused by Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the Accounting and Finance Function?”
- Tim Gearty, CPA, JD, CGMA, Partner, Gearty & McIntyre, LLC
11:30 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Lunch Moderator Jeff Bissell, CPA, CFO, and Treasurer, NGM Aerospace
12:05 – 12:15 p.m. Student Awards and Introductions
12:15 – 1:30 p.m. “The Debrief-Focused Approach in Business and Life”
- Robert “Cujo” Teschner, Lt. Col. USAF, Founder & CEO, VMax Group
1:30 – 2:45 p.m.
Afternoon – 2 Concurrent Tracks
Track 1 “Women’s Leadership Positions: Creating a Better World for All”
Moderator Dr. Deborah Spake, Dean, College of Business, Kent State University
Panelists Linda Devonish-Mills, CMA, CPA, CAE, IMA Director, Diversity and Inclusion
Margie Flynn, Senior Partner, BrownFlynn
Tracy Lindberg, Partner, Ernst & Young
Ginger White, CMA, CSCA, Chair of IMA’s Global Board of Directors
Track 2 “Delivering Excellence in Accounting and Finance”
Presenter/Moderator Gabriel Zubizarreta, CPA
Panelist J. Stephen McNally, CMA, CPA, Global CFO for the PTI/Phoenix family of companies
2:45 – 3:05 p.m. Afternoon Refreshments, Vendor Displays, and Networking
3:05 – 4:30 p.m. “Women’s Leadership” (Continued)
“Delivering Excellence” (Continued)
4:30 p.m. Wine and Cheese Reception Sponsored by Silicon Valley Accountants
Day 2: Friday, April 26 (8 Hours CPE)
7:30 - 8:00 a.m. Registration & Welcome
8:00 - 9:45 a.m. “Financial Reporting Panel”
Moderator Robert Herz, CPA, CGMA, FCA, Former Chair, FASB
Panelists Wesley R. Bricker, Chief Accountant, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Wayne Carnall, Partner, National Professional Services Group, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Marsha Hunt, Financial Accounting Standards Board
9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Morning Refreshments, Vendor Displays, and Networking
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. “Financial Reporting Panel” (Continued)
11:45 a.m. – 1:50 p.m. Luncheon Program
“Coping with Current Political, Legislative, and Regulatory Changes”
Harvey Pitt, CEO of the global business consulting firm, Kalorama Partners, LLC
This session includes aspects of the new tax laws, the ongoing tariff wars, cybersecurity, and the need to include so-called critical audit matters in auditorm reports, among other things.
1:50 – 3:15 p.m. Screening of “All the Queen’s Horses” (Award-winning 2017 documentary film showing details of the largest municipal fraud in U.S. history)
Kelly Richmond Pope, Associate Professor, School of Accountancy & MIS, DePaul University
3:15 – 3:35 p.m. Afternoon Refreshments, Vendor Displays, and Networking
3:35 – 4:30 p.m. “All the Queen’s Horses” (Continued)
Case Study:
Accounting and auditing lessons learned by understanding the ethical decision-making process and encouraging employees to whistle-blow
4:30 – 4:45 p.m. Wrap Up – Door Prizes
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