April 24, 2020
8 hours of CPE.
PDT Welcome Address (8:00AM - 8:10AM): Michelle Huckabay, President, AGA Phoenix Chapter
Session 1 (8:10AM – 9:00AM) - Preparing for the Future of Accountability - Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable
Speaker: AGA President - Ernie Almonte, CGFM, CPA, CFF, CFE
Description: Discussion on future proofing ourselves, our organizations, and our profession. The development of new skills and where to apply them to put us on a path to success.
Session 2 (9:10AM – 10:00AM) - Controls Audit
Speaker: Tamiya Dickerson, CPA
Description:
Session 3 (10:10AM – 11:00AM) - New Financial Reporting Model for Governments
Speaker: Henry + Horne, LLP - Brian Hemmerle, CPA, CFE
Description: It’s coming, the new financial reporting model for governments. In this presentation we will take a look at the model that is likely to effect every government accountant in coming years.
Session 4 (11:10AM – 12:00PM) - Cyber Security
Speaker: State of Arizona, Owen Zorge
Description:
Lunch Break 12:00PM - 12:30PM
Session 5 (12:30PM – 1:20PM) - 2020 State Treasurer Updates
Speaker: State of Arizona Treasurer's Office, Mark Swenson
Description: This session will provide an update on how the State Treasurer's Office investments are doing, what the projections are for the future, provide any new or proposed legislative changes impacting the Treasurer's Office, and discuss how the Education Land Trust for Schools funding is doing.
Session 6 (1:30PM – 2:45 PM) - GASB & AICPA Updates
Speaker: Arizona Auditor General's Office, Michael Stelpstra, CPA
Description: The GASB and AICPA have been busy this year issuing many new accounting, auditing, and attestation standards and a revised ethics interpretation for government auditors. This session will review the new guidance along with other standards Arizona governments will need to implement in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. We will also look at other projects the GASB and AICPA are working on.
Session 7 (3:00PM – 4:15 PM) - Panel Discussion on the Challenges and Opportunities in Government Finance
Panelists: Michelle Huckabay, CCGFM, CPA (facilitator) - Maricopa County PDS Administrator, Lauren Cochran - City of Scottsdale Treasurer, Jeff Nichols, CPA - Town of Gilbert Accounting Manager,Tanya Wright
Description: Discussion with leaders in the government finance community about some of the challenges and opportunities facing their organizations and how they are coming up with unique solutions, big or small, to address some of these issues. This will provide a candid discussion, among organizations, so that we can learn from each other on what works and what does not.
Speakers:
Ernie Almonte, CGFM, CPA, CFF, CFE AGA National President
Tamiya Dickerson,CPA Partner of Advisory Services, Grant Thornton
Brian Hemmerle, CPA, CFE, Senior Manager at Henry + Horne
Owen Zorge, State of Arizona
Mark Swenson, Arizona State Treasurer's Office
Michael Stelpstra,CPA Manager in Professional Practices Group at Auditor General's Office
Lauren Cochran, PDS Administrator at Maricopa County
Jeff Nichols,CPA Treasurer at City of Scottsdale
Tanya Wright, Accounting Manger at Town of Gilbert
Disclaimer: This event is virtual only.
Brochure
Bios
Contact: Michelle Huckabay
Email: contact@agaphoenix.org