November 20 - 21, 2008
Minneapolis Convention Center

Betsy Adrian
Minnesota Society of CPAs
Bloomington, MN

Stuart Bear, JD
Chestnut & Cambronne, P.A.
Minneapolis, MN

Andrew Biebl, CPA
LarsonAllen LLP
New Ulm, MN

Eve Borenstein, JD
Borenstein and McVeigh Law Office LLC
Minneapolis, MN

Natalie Choate, Esq.
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Boston, MA

Rick Darvis, CPA, CCPA
National Institute of Certified College Planners
Plentywood, MT
Stephen Dennis, CPA/ABV, JD
Baune Dosen & Co., PLLP
Minneapolis, MN
Ward Einess
Minnesota Department of Revenue
St. Paul, MN

Geno Fragnito
Minnesota Society of CPAs
Bloomington, MN
Jerome Geis
Briggs & Morgan
Saint Paul, MN

Jon Govin, CPA, PFS, CFP, AIF
Wade Financial Group
Minneapolis, MN
Paul Gutterman, JD, LL.M, CPA
University of Minnesota - MBT Carlson School of Management
Minneapolis, MN
Allan Koltin, CPA
PDI Global, Inc.
Chicago, IL

Sharon Kreider, CPA
Kreider CPA
Sunnyvale, CA

Keith Loveland, JD, AIFA(R), CIDA
Loveland Consulting
Minneapolis, MN

Michael Mares, CPA/ABV, JD
Mares Nichols CPE, Inc.
New Castle, PA

E. Lynn Nichols, CPA
Mares Nichols CPE, Inc.
New Castle, PA

Maureen Pechacek, CPA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
San Diego, CA
Christopher Romans, CPA, MBA
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Minneapolis, MN

Charles Selcer, CPA
Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs
Minneapolis, MN

Mark Sellner, CPA, JD, LLM
University of Minnesota - MBT Carlson School of Management
Minneapolis, MN

Sheldon Smith, JD, LLM (taxation)
Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
Denver, CO

Thomas Stephens, CPA, CITP
K2 Enterprises
Hammond, LA

John Surgent, CPA
Surgent McCoy CPE, LLC
Devon, PA

Greg Williams
Jenux Technologies
Minnetonka, MN
Lawrence Jacobs
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
Session A1: Monday, 8:00 a.m.
The Presidential Election: What Happened and What Lies Ahead
Jackie Pflug
Jackie Pflug &
Associates, Inc.
Eden Prairie, MN
Session L1: Tuesday, 4:10 p.m.
The Courage to Succeed