Agenda

THURS., JUNE 13
FRI., JUNE 14

7 - 8 a.m. | Check-in, Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by Robert Half) and Exhibits

8 - 8:50 a.m. | Keynote

A1. The Big AHA: How to Embrace Today's Trends to Create Tomorrow's Opportunities
Jack Uldrich, global futurist and author
(Sponsored by Deloitte)
Room: Ballroom A
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8:50 - 9:10 a.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half) and Exhibits

9:10 - 10:25 a.m. | Breakout Sessions

B1. CFO Panel
Kara Hanson, Kelly Larson, Lisa Miller, Lance Radziej
Room: L100E
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B2. SALT After Wayfair
Masha Yevzelman
Room: M100G
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B3. The Age of Privacy: Examining the Impact of Regulations and High-Profile Breaches
Joel Wuesthoff
Room: M100D
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B4. Improving Reporting With PivotTables and Power Pivot
Thomas Stephens
Room: M100B
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B5. National Economic Update: How Did We Get Here?
Dr. Christopher Kuehl
Room: L100C
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B6. Better Meetings: Make Meetings Fun and Productive
Don Minges
Room: M101
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10:25 - 10:45 a.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half) and Exhibits

10:45 a.m. - Noon | Breakout Sessions

C1. Profit Improvement: Ten Tips
Don Minges
Room: M100D
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C2. Tax Update
Mark Sellner
Room: M100G
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C3. Everything You Want to Know About SOC Reports
Nick Fischenich, Thomas Mootz
Room: M101
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C4. Blockchain, Cryptocurrency and Their Impact
Thomas Stephens
Room: M100B
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C5. Smart Decision-Making
Dr. Michael Kiefer
Room: L100E
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C6. Ethics: Conflicts of Interest in Accounting and Finance
David Schultz
Room: L100C
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Noon - 1 p.m. | Lunch and Exhibits

1 - 2:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions

D1. Cost of Capital: What Is It and Why Should I Use It?
Don Minges
Room: L100C
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D2. Show Me the Money! How to Finance Your Company's Strategic Goals
Reid Mason
Room: M100G
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D3. Improving Outcomes Through Evolving Mindsets and Behaviors
Brian Strittmater, Debbie Wagoner
Room: L100E
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D4. Excel Dashboards
Thomas Stephens
Room: M100B
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D5. Performance Appraisal: A New Approach
Larry Morgan
Room: M101
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D6. Managing Conflict in the Workplace
Diane Amundson
Room: M100D
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2:15 - 2:35 p.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half) and Exhibits

2:35 - 3:25 p.m. | Breakout Sessions

E1. State of the Profession: How Digitization is Changing the CFO's Role
Ash Noah
Room: M100B
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E2. Deciphering Contracts
Jeffrey Waldron
Room: M100D
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E3. Passwords, Passwords, Passwords! How to Manage the Keys to the Kingdom
Randall Romes
Room: M100G
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E4. Hardware Update: What You Need to Know
Thomas Stephens
Room: M101
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E5. Emotional Intelligence
Dr. Michael Kiefer
Room: L100E
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E6. Current Issues in Ethics
Warren Bostrom
Room: L100C
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3:25 - 3:45 p.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half) and Exhibits

3:45 - 5 p.m. | Breakout Sessions

F1. New Leasing Standard: More Complex Than You Think
Matt Tredinnick
Room: L100C
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F2. Banking's Cutting Edge: Client in Control
Mark Alley, Sara Ausman, Wade Dykema, Karna Loyland
Room: M100G
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F3. Next Generation Internal Audit
Gordon Braun, Sean Lindstrom
Room: L100E
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F4. Power BI: Better Reporting the Easy Way
Thomas Stephens
Room: M100B
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F5. Me, Too! Concerns for Employers With Harassment and Bullying
Larry Morgan
Room: M101
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F6. Networking for People Who Hate to Network
Diane Amundson
Room: M100D
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5 - 6 p.m. | Happy Hour (Sponsored by Salo)

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7 - 7:50 a.m. | Bonus Session -- Bonus Session: Understanding Risks and Compliance
Susanna Metzler
BlackLine Systems - Lanyard Sponsor

7 - 8 a.m. | Continental Breakfast (Sponsored by Robert Half) and Exhibits

8 - 8:50 a.m. | Keynote

G1. Minnesota Economic Update
Laura Bordelon, senior vice president for advocacy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Room: Ballroom A
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8:50 - 9:10 a.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half), Headshot Photo Booth and Exhibits

9:10 - 10:25 a.m. | Breakout Sessions

H1. The 13 Financial Shenanigans: Tools to Deceptive Financial Reporting
Leah Donti
Room: L100C
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H2. Airlines, Hotels, Car Rentals...and Taxes?
Sarah Leopold
Room: M101
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H3. Robotic Process Automation: Great Power, Great Responsibility
Angela Bickett, Marc Morrison
Room: M100B
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H4. How Emerging Technologies Are Enhancing the Accounting Profession
Donny Shimamoto
Room: L100E
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H5. Conscious Inclusion: Maximizing the Return on Your People
Darcy Dickson, Sara Larson
Room: M100G
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H6. Help, They Just Don't Understand: Presenting Technical Information to Nontechnical People
Jennifer Elder
Room: M100D
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10:25 - 10:45 a.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half), Headshot Photo Booth and Exhibits

10:45 a.m. - Noon | Breakout Sessions

I1. They Want Us to Do What? A FASB and SEC Update
Leah Donti
Room: L100E
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I2. How to Manage an Outsourced Tax Function
Mark Bakko, David Olson, Mark Sellner, Samantha Wimmer
Room: M101
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I3. Process Mining
Sriram Velicheti
Room: M100G
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I4. Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Accounting and Auditing
Donny Shimamoto
Room: M100B
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I5. Leading Workgroups Through Change
Michael Gregory
Room: M100D
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I6. Creating an Ethical Organizational Culture
Bret Hood
Room: L100C
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Noon - 1 p.m. | Lunch, Headshot Photo Booth and Exhibits

1 - 2:15 p.m. | Breakout Sessions

J1. Protecting Your Success: Strategic Risk Management
Jennifer Elder
Room: L100C
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J2. Minnesota Department of Revenue: Working Together to Fund Minnesota's Future
Cynthia Bauerly, Robert Doty
Room: L100E
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J3. Digital Transformation: Audit Shop Perspective
Robert Hach, Jason Seeger
Room: M100B
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J4. Self-Assessing Your Cybersecurity Risk
Donny Shimamoto
Room: M100G
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J5. Employment Law Update
James Olney
Room: M100D
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J6. Surviving in a Candidate-Centric Market
Gal Noyman, Beth Weir
Room: M101
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2:15 - 2:35 p.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half), Headshot Photo Booth and Exhibits

2:35 - 3:50 p.m. | Breakout Sessions

K1. Rolling Forecasts: Best Practices and Implementation
Leah Donti
Room: L100E
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K2. The Well-Rounded Business: Strategic Planning Using the Balanced Scorecard
Jennifer Elder
Room: M100G
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K3. Preparing for the Next Recession
Paul Springmeyer
Room: M100B
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K4. Data Analysis and Mining
Jon Ault, Michael Felch
Room: M100D
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K5. Employee Engagement: Using Analytics to Improve Performance and Profitability
Steven Johnson
Room: M101
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K6. You Aren't as Ethical as You Believe Yourself to Be
Bret Hood
Room: L100C
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3:50 - 4:10 p.m. | Refreshment Break (Sponsored by Robert Half), Headshot Photo Booth and Exhibits

4:10 - 5 p.m. | Keynote

L1. Never Give Up: The Survivor Way
Holly Hoffman, former Survivor contestant and author
Room: Ballroom A
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5 - 5:15 p.m. | Door Prize Drawings

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