45th Annual Meonske Professional Development Conference

Starts:  Apr 25, 2019 07:30 AM (ET)
Ends:  Apr 26, 2019 04:30 PM (ET)
Associated with  Ohio Regional Council
Meonske_Conference_Program_2019-FINAL.pdf

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here
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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


Register online here
Click Here to access the 2019 Conference Handouts

Location

Kent State University
Kent Student Center
Kent, OH 44242

Contact

Dr. Norm Meonske

imaohiocouncil@gmail.com