Association of Governmental Accountants
Fall Symposium 2018
Thursday, November 15, 2018
Location:
Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah
Driving Directions
Time:
7:30 am Registrationation and Breakfast
8:00 am Symposium Begins
Registration: ENDED
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Sessions, Speakers
8:00-8:10 - Welcome
Jim Grover - President, AGA Northern Utah Chapter
8:10-9:00 Be the First One on the Dance Floor - How to Create a Movement
Rob Ferre - Speaker, DJ & Host at Live of the Party Entertainment
Bio Handout
9:00-9:50 Practical Enterprise Security
John Pohlman - Director of Information Security at Tanner LLC
Break
10:10-11:00 Building Trust
Jim Davis - Director of Executive Education in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University
Bio Handout
11:00-11:50 Ethics
Brian Tarbet - Chief Civil Deputy, Office of the Utah Attorney General
Bio Handout
Lunch
12:45-1:35 How to do your job when it is most difficult
Jacey Skinner - Former General Counsel for Governor Gary Herbert
1:35-2:25 Update on the New Prison
Utah Department of Corrections Transition Team
Capt. Johnny Reed
Lt. Bisera Habibija
Lt. Michael Millward
Bio Handout
2:25-3:15 Relationship Factors - Foundations to Good Relationships
Dr. Steven Merrill - CEO/Owner of Veritas Leadership Research & Consulting, Inc.
Break
3:35-4:25 A Day of Champions
Jeremy C. Holm - Former Head Coach U.S. Adaptive Bobsled Team, Author, Motivational Speaker
Spring Conference
May 8 and 9, 2019
Location:
Utah Cultural Celebration Center
1355 West 3100 South
West Valley City, Utah
Time: 7:30 am Registration and Breakfast 8:00 am Symposium Begins
Agenda - Details to be posted soon!
Register Online (credit card) Click here.
or
RSVP Michelle Bartlett at mbartlett@utah.gov or (801) 545-5672 Click here.
Speakers/Topics Include:
• Ernie Almonte, National President Elect, Association of Government Accountants – Enterprise Risk Management
• Mayor Jenny Wilson, Salt Lake County – First 100 Days in Office
• Ryan Starks – Executive Director, Wasatch Economic Development/Heber Valley Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Office – Economic Development Along the Wasatch Back
• Christopher Conabee – Interim Director – Inland Port
• Tiffany Couch, CPA/CFF, CFE, CEO/Founder, Acuity Forensics– Exploring the Hidden Impacts of Fraud and the Ethics of Fraud Investigation
• Susan Speirs, CPA, CGMA, CEO, UACPA – Utah Rules & Laws Training
• Greg Summerhays, President & CEO, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce – The 21st Century Chamber of Commerce
• Doug Prawitt, BYU Professor – Professional Judgment and Decision Making
• Joseph Curtin, PH.D. - Asistant Commissioner, Institutional Research & Analysis - Using Data to Measure Higher Education Impact
OTHER EXCITING SPEAKERS AND TOPICS TO BE ANNOUNCED!
Keep an eye on our website for more conference details as they become available.