Fall Symposium 2024 - Remote and in-person
Dates November 20 & 21, 2024
Coming soon!
Conference speaker packet and agenda
Location:
The Gathering Place - Gardner Village
1100 W 7800 S, West Jordan, UT 84088
Register Online - HERE
Presenter Bios -- will be located in the Engagement App communicated at the conference.
CPE Credit will be provided post attendance via email
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Time: 7:30 am arrival/login, 8:00 am Conference Begins
Agenda -
Wednesday, November 20th
7:30-8:00 Breakfast: AGA President - Introduction/Housekeeping/Reminders
8:00-8:50 Local Community Highlight: Herriman
9:00-9:50 The Green Loop
10:00-11:50 K2 Training: Power Query and Power BI
12:00-12:40 Lunch
12:40-1:30 Ethics: DPS - POST
1:40-2:30 Fraud: All-American Dream to Federal Prison | The Wayne Ogden Story
2:30-3:00 Networking Snack Break
3:00-3:50 Auditing Review of Yellow Book by the Government Accountability Office
4:00-4:50 Accounting Principles/GASB Update by State Auditor’s Office
Thursday, November 21st
7:30-8:00 Breakfast: AGA President - Introduction/Housekeeping/Reminders
8:00-8:50 Get Along and Go Far
9:00-9:50 Google Gemini Findings
10:00-10:50 Anxiety Mgmt/Mindfulness
11:00-11:50 Positive Thinking
12:00-12:40 Lunch
12:40-1:30 Magnify Utah Project
1:40-2:30 Utah Food Bank: Programs and Funding Overview
2:30-3:00 Networking Snack Break
3:00-3:50 Kem Gardner Policy: 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
4:00-4:50 KEYNOTE: Michelle McCullough on Time Management
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NOTE: For CPE Credit and to participate in question/answer sessions please open a separate browser in the link provided and register for each session. You will need to check in and out of each speaker session to receive credit for attendance. If you are attending the conference virtually, you will receive the link a week before the conference. If you have any questions, please email utahaga@gmail.com.
SPRING Symposium 2024 - Remote and in-person
April 24 & 25, 2024
Conference speaker packet and agenda - Coming soon!
CPE Credit will be provided post attendance via email
Location:
Thanksgiving Point Garden Room
3003 Thanksgiving Wy, Lehi, UT 84043
and Virtual
Register Online - HERE
Presenter Bios - HERE
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Time: 7:30 am arrival/login, 8:00 am Conference Begins
Agenda -
Wednesday, April 24th
7:30am - 7:50am DOORS OPEN - Breakfast, sign-in
7:50am - 8:00am: Welcome - Cory Weeks Utah AGA Chapter President
8:00am - 8:50am: Revenue Forecasting,Tax Policy, and General Summary Budget Impacts - Dr. Richie Wilcox, Senior Economist and Duncan Evans, Senior Managing Director • GOPB Budget and Operations
9:00am – 9:50am: Building Space Utilization Concepts - Reza Ahmadi PhD, Managing Prinicipal • Emergent Solutions Consulting
10:00am – 10:50am: State of Utah Sustainable Procurement - Michelle Brown, Coordinator of Resource Stewardship • DGO Executive Director Office
11:00am – 11:50am: Common Single Audit Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them - Claire Hilleary and Ariel Lybarger, Moss Adams • Accounting, Consulting & Wealth Management
12:00-pm - 12:40pm: Lunch - catered by Thanksgiving Point
12:40pm – 1:30pm: Quiet Quitting needs Loud Leadership - Tara Connolly, MS, CPM • DGO Human Resource Management - Presentation Document
1:40pm – 2:30pm: Leadership - Jay Hill, Associate Head Coach • BYU
2:30pm – 2:40pm: Snack - provided
2:40pm – 3:30pm:Utah Housing Strategy - Steve Waldrip, Senior Advisor for Housing Strategy and Innovation • Governor Cox Office
3:40pm – 4:30pm: KEYNOTE: Olympian Shani Davis
Thursday, April 25th
7:30am - 7:50am DOORS OPEN - Breakfast, sign-in
7:50am - 8:00am: Welcome - Cory Weeks Utah AGA Chapter President
8:00am - 8:50am: Ethics: WCF – Protecting Legitimate Need - Dustin Merritt, WCF Insurance
9:00am – 9:50am: Personal Finance Planning “How Money Works” - Nate Jackman and Jennifer Evans, Financial Professionals
10:00am – 10:50am: Cyber Security - Phil Bates, Division Director, Technology Services • DGO
11:00am – 11:50am: Remove Roadblocks, Reignite Your Resolve! - Kimberly Jones • AGA CFGM
12:00-pm - 12:40pm: Lunch - catered by Thanksgiving Point
12:40pm – 1:30pm: K2's Artificial Intelligence For Accounting And Financial Professionals, Tommy Stephens •K2
1:40pm – 2:30pm: K2's Artificial Intelligence For Accounting And Financial Professionals
2:30pm – 2:40pm: Snack - provided
2:40pm – 3:30pm: K2's Artificial Intelligence For Accounting And Financial Professionals - K2 Handout
3:40pm – 4:30pm: K2's Artificial Intelligence For Accounting And Financial Professionals
NOTE: For CPE Credit and to participate in question/answer sessions please open a separate browser in the link provided and register for each session. You will need to check in and out of each speaker session to receive credit for attendance. If you are attending the conference virtually, you will receive the link a week before the conference. If you have any questions, please email utahaga@gmail.com.
Fall Symposium 2023 - Remote and in-person
November 15 & 16, 2023
Conference speaker packet and agenda
CPE Credit will be provided post attendance via email
Location:
Living Planet Aquarium - Oceans Ballroom
12033 Lone Peak Pkwy, Draper, UT 84020
and Virtual
Register Online
Presenter Bios HERE
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Time: 7:30 am arrival/login, 8:00 am Conference Begins
Agenda -
Wednesday, November 15
7:30AM - 7:50AM: DOORS OPEN - Breakfast, sign-in
7:50AM - 8:00AM: Welcome - Cory Weeks AGA/UGAA President
8:00AM - 8:50AM: WLI - Leadership and ElevateHER - Patti Cook, Director of Communication & Marketing, Women's Leadership Institute
9:00AM - 9:50AM: Government Affairs Bootcamp - Ginger Chinn, Vice President of Public Policy & Government Affairs Salt Lake Chamber
9:50AM - 10:00AM: Break - snacks provided
10:00AM - 10:50AM: Utah Issue: Return Utah Program - Shay Baker, Program Manager, Return Utah
11:00AM - 11:50AM: Utah Issue: Community Engagement - Shireen Ghorbani, Healthcare Equity, Policy Development, Government Relations - Former Salt Lake County Councilmember
12:00-pm- 12:40pm: Lunch - Catering is provided by the Living Planet Aquarium
12:40PM -1:30PM: Positive Psychology - Maria Griffin, Assistant Director, Teaching & Training Outcomes| Workforce Training & Education - SLCC
1:40PM - 2:30PM: What's up with Retirement - URS - Robert Goodick, Retirement Planning Advisor - URS
2:30PM - 2:40PM: Break - snacks provided
2:40PM - 3:30PM: Economics from a Public Finance View - John Crandall, Laynie Markisich - Stifel Financial Corp.
3:40PM - 4:30PM: Government Risk Panel: Legal Risk Situations - Rachel Terry, Jared Smith, Brian Child - Utah Division of Risk Management
Thursday, November 16
7:30AM - 7:50AM: DOORS OPEN - Breakfast, sign-in
7:50AM - 8:00AM: Welcome - Cory Weeks AGA/UGAA President
8:00AM - 8:50AM: KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Coz Green - award-winning entertainer, broadcaster, and inspirational speaker video of session HERE
9:00AM - 9:50AM: Hot Topics in Local Government - Bret Milburn, Assistant City Manager - Draper City
9:50AM - 10:00AM: Break - snacks provided
10:00AM - 10:50AM:Little Cottonwood Canyon/Gondola - Devin Weder, UDOT Engineer Services/ DOT Transit Capital Development & Brianna Binnebose, Penna Powers
11:00AM - 11:50AM: Museum of Utah - Tim Glenn - Assistant Director, Cultural & Community Engagement State Museum of Utah
12:00-PM - 12:40PM: Lunch - Catering is provided by the Living Planet Aquarium
12:40PM - 1:30PM: Business Ethics - Professor Darin Gates, BYU - Specializing in ethics/moral philosophy
1:40PM - 2:30 PM: FBI - Cyber Security, White Collar Crime - Jonathan Rich, FBI
2:30PM - 2:40PM: Break - snacks provided
2:40PM - 3:30PM: Utah Rules/Laws - Susan Speirs, Utah Association of CPAs
3:40PM-4:30PM: State Auditor: Financial Reporting and/or Lessons Learned from Treasurer Theft - Parker Van Eerden, State Auditors Office
NOTE: For CPE Credit and to participate in question/answer sessions please open a separate browser in the link provided and register for each session. You will need to check in and out of each speaker session to receive credit for attendance. If you are attending the conference virtually, you will receive the link a week before the conference. If you have any questions, please email utahaga@gmail.com.