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:
Early registration
AGA Member $100 Non-member $120
Online by Friday October 26, by mail, postmarked by Friday October 26
Regular registration
AGA Member $120 Non-member $140
Online by Thursday, November 8, by mail, postmarked by Monday, November 5
REGISTER ONLINE
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Sessions, Speakers
8:00-8:10 - Welcome
8:10-9:00 Practical Enterprise Security
John Pohlman - Director of Information Security at Tanner LLC Handout
9:00-9:50 Update on the New Prison
Utah Department of Corrections Transition Team Handout
Break
10:10-11:00 To be Announced
Speaker to be announced
11:00-11:50 Ethics
Brian Tarbet - Chief Civil Deputy, Office of the Utah Attorney General Handout
Lunch
12:45-1:35 Be the First One on the Dance Floor - How to Create a Movement
Rob Ferre - Speaker, DJ & Host at Live of the Party Entertainment Handout
1:45-2:25 The Role of the Deputy Court Administrator
Jacey Skinner - Deputy Court Administrator, Utah Administrative Offices of the Courts Handout
Break
2:45-3:35 To be Announced
Speaker to be Announced Handout
3:35-4:25 Relationship Factors - Foundations to Good Relationships
Dr. Steven Merrill - CEO/Owner of Veritas Leadership Research & Consulting, Inc. Handout
Spring Conference
May 23 and 24, 2018
uudandout 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
May 23 - Agenda
Sessions, Speakers
8:10-9:00 State and Local Finances - Budgets, Policies and Programs
Ron Bigelow - Mayor, West Valley City
Handout
9:00-9:50 Selling Utah - Amazon HQ2 (lessons learned)
Matt Hilburn - Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah)
Handout
Break
10:05-11:45 Fraud and Consequences
Jerome Mayne - Former Federal Inmate
Lunch
12:45-1:35 Our Experience Automating the State of Utah CAFR (Comprehensive Annual Financial Report)
Sean Williford - Manager of Financial Reporting, State of Utah, Division of Finance
12:45-1:35 Insurance Fraud in Utah
Armand Glick - Utah Insurance Department, Fraud Division Director
Networking
1:45-3:25 Excel Modeling and Data Analytics
Val Steed - K2 Enterprises
Handout
Break
3:40-4:30 Project Management
Clark A. Campbell - CEO, OPPM International
Handout
May 24 - Agenda
8:10-9:00 Current IT Threat Landscape
Phil Bates - Chief Information Security Officer, Utah Department of Technology Services
9:00-9:50 Public Private Partnerships
Jeff Edwards - Executive Director, Utah Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Initiative (UAMMI)
Break
10:05-10:55 Data and Decision Making
Scott Schaefer - Kendall D. Garff Chair in Business Administration and Professor of Finance, University of Utah
Handout
10:55-11:45 HR Challenges and Employee Motivation
Jeff C. Herring - Chief Human Resource Officer, University of Utah
Handout
Lunch
12:45-1:35 Economic Update
Andrea Wilko - Chief Economist, Utah Office of the Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Handout
12:45-1:35Tax Update
John L. Valentine - Utah State Tax Commissioner
Handout
Networking
1:45-2:35 Your New SLC Airport
Pete Higgins - Director of Airport Operations
Handout
Break
2:50-3:40 Controlling the Numbers, Rather than Letting them Control You
Kerri Nakamura - Deputy Director, Utah Department of Heritage & Arts
Handout
3:40-4:30 Homeless Issues and Rio Grande
Noelle Sudbury - Salt Lake County
Loggins Merrill - DWS
Lawrence Hopper - Utah Highway Patrol