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7:00 - 8:00 Check-In, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits Open
8:00 - 9:15 A1. The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Your Solutions With Pictures
Dan Roam, author of the international bestseller "The Back of the Napkin"
9:25 - 10:15 B1. IFRS From 5,000 Feet
Peter Margaritis
B2. Sustainability: Good Business or Just Another Catch Phrase?
Keith Winn
B3. Health Care Reform Overview: Industry Drivers, Current Law and Future Implications
Daniel McLaughlin
B4. Your Personal Brand Blueprint
Judy Zimmer
10:15 - 10:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibits Open,
Dan Roam Book Sale and Signing
10:45 - 12:00 C1. Internal Controls for REALLY Small Businesses
Glenn Helms
C2. Federal and Minnesota Tax Update for Business & Industry
Mark Bakko
C3. Making Flexibility Work in Your Organization
Kyra Cavanaugh
C4. Social Media: Debits and Credits
Judy Zimmer


12:00 - 1:00 Lunch, Exhibits Open
1:00 - 2:15 D1. IFRS for SMEs: Special Considerations for Private Companies
Peter Margaritis
D2. Budgeting and Forecasting: How to Improve Your Current Practices
Ron Rael

D3. Cracking the Code: Understanding Generational Differences
Jan Baller

D4. Business Ethics: Lessons Learned From Ethical Lapses
Henry "Hank" Shea
Mark Faris


2:15 - 2:45 Refreshment Break, Exhibits Open
2:45 - 3:35 E1. The State of the Art of Fraud
Glenn Helms
E2. Running a Business Completely in the Cloud
Tom Kelly
E3. Keep It Legit: Employee Classification and Pay Practice Compliance
Lindsay Sokolowski
E4. Presentation Pizzazz: Effective Ways to Connect With Your Audience
Jan Baller
3:45 - 5:00 F1. The Lean Accounting Environment: What It Really Means to Go Lean
Ronald Rael
F2. Economic and Demographic Trends Affecting Minnesota Businesses
Tom Gillaspy and Thomas Stinson
F3. Designing and Cultivating Sustainable Diversity Programs
Robert Colbert

Session is canceled due to low registrations.
F4. Today's Business Culture: The Case of the Disappearing Ethics
Ron James

 


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