Decision Makers Conference

AGENDA & DESCRIPTIONS

8:00 a.m.   The Evolving Role of the CFO

Phillip S. Barnett 

Senior Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer | PECO Energy

Get an overview of the strategies used to lead Pennsylvania's largest electric and natural gas utility company

How the role of the CFO has changed during the economic downturn and how it continues to change

Plans and predictions for the future of finance

8:50 a.m.   Leveraging Leadership through Improvisation

Peter A. Margaritis, CPA, CGMA

Chief Edutainment Officer and Author | Peter A. Margaritis LLC

Demonstrate methods in helping to get past your inner critic

Illustrate ways to help increase one's creativity and innovation

Explain the positive power of YES AND

Describe methods of managing your stress and the stress of your team

Develop ways to increase your ability to listen and to understand 

10:30 a.m.   Break

10:45 a.m.   Federal Tax Update - Has Congress Done Anything Yet?

Mel Schwarz, CPA, JD

Partner, Washington National Tax Office | Grant Thornton LLP

Progress of fundamental tax reform

Innovation boxes replacing rate cuts as the centerpiece of reform

Discuss whether the 2016 election could break the logjam

11:35 a.m.   Lunch Break

12:25 p.m.   A&A Update

Christopher F. Meshginpoosh

Director - Audit & Accounting | Kreischer Miller

Changes in discontinued operations standards

Current status of new revenue recognition rules

Impact of new going concern standards

New inventory measurement rules

Status of the FASB's lease project 

1:15 p.m.   Economic Forecast for 2016 and Beyond

Francis X. Ryan, CPA, CGMA, MBA

President | Semper Finance Inc.

Analyze critical economic issues facing the finance department of an organization and the forecasting process

Develop an understanding of the COSO standards of risk

Review the impact on AU-C 314, AU-C 316, and of the international economic issues on domestic operations

Recommendations for the next year economic forecast 

2:55 p.m.   Break

3:10 p.m.   Delve into Big Data

Richard J. Anderson, CPA, CITP 

Data Analyst Manager - Audit & Control Services | Aramark

Why you should not be overwhelmed by Big Data

How knowledge of programming unlocks Big Data potential

Ways internal audit taps Big Data to uncover potential fraud

How to share Big Data throughout your company

4:00 p.m.   See You Next Year

Basic Course Information

*The Evolving Role of the CFO

*Leveraging Leadership through Improvisation

*Federal Tax Update

*A&A Update

*Economic Forecast

*Big Data

*Decision Making