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
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
Printable Agenda - (see details below)
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May 8
8:00AM - 8:10AM - Jim Grover, AGA Northern Utah Chapter President
Welcome
8:10AM - 9:00AM - Ernest A. Almonte, CPA, CFF, CFE, CGFM, AGA National President-Elect, Association of Government Accountants
Enterprise Risk Management
9:00AM - 9:50AM - Mayor Jenny Wilson, Salt Lake County
First 100 Days in Office
Break - 15 minutes
10:05AM - 10:55AM - Paul Garver, Executive Director, Utah Department of Human Resource Management
An Outsider's Perspective on Leadership and Trends in Utah State Government
10:55AM - 11:45 AM - Kristen Jensen and Bryan Wise, Senior Systems Strategist and Master Solution Engineer at Salesforce
Salesforce - Transforming Government through a Citizen Centric Approach
Lunch
Breakout:
12:45PM - 1:35PM - Janica Gines, Assistant State Comptroller, Department of Administrative Services, Division of Finance
Challenges Facing Today's Comptrollers
12:45PM - 1:35PM - Andrea Wilko, Chief Economist at the Office of Legislative Fiscal Analyst
Revenue & Economic Update May 2019
Networking - 10 minutes
1:45PM - 2:35PM - Christopher M. Conabee, Interim Director of Utah Inland Port Authority
Inland Port - Importance and Impact to Utah's Future
Break - 15 minutes
2:50PM - 3:40PM - Douglas F. Prawitt, PhD, CPA, Brigham Young University
The New Science of Judgment & Decision Making
3:40PM - 4:30PM - Ryan Starks, Executive Director of Wasatch County Economic Development
Economic Development Along the Wasatch Back
May 9
8:00AM - 8:10AM - Jim Grover, AGA Northern Utah Chapter President
Welcome
8:10AM - 9:00AM - Lynne Ward, Executive Director of my529 and Katie Turner, Program Manager of my529
Saving for Higher Education with Tax Advantages
Bio - Lynne Bio - Katie Handout
9:00AM - 9:50AM - Morgan Lyon Cotti, PhD, Associate Director, Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah
Utah’s Political Climate and Political Engagement
Break - 15 minutes
10:05AM - 11:45AM - Tiffany R. Couch, CPA/CFF, CFE, CEO/Founder, Acuity Forensics
Exploring the Hidden Impacts of Fraud and the Ethics of Fraud Investigation
Lunch
Breakout:
12:45PM - 1:35PM - Susan A. Speirs, CPA, CGMA, CEO, UACPA
Utah Rules & Laws Training
12:45PM - 1:35PM - Joseph Curtin, Ph.D., Assistant Commissioner, Institutional Research & Analysis, Utah System of Higher Education
Using Data to Measure Higher Education Impact
Networking - 10 minutes
1:45PM - 2:35PM - Wyatt Weber, Department of Public Safety SERT Team
Surviving an Active Shooter
Break - 15 minutes
2:50PM - 3:40PM - Greg Summerhays, President & CEO, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce
The 21st Century Chamber of Commerce
3:40PM - 4:30PM - Windy Aphayrath, Assistant Director at Utah Division of Purchasing and General Services, Department of Administrative Services
Telework: Productivity over Presence
