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 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