Day 2 - May 17

Friday, May 17, 2024

7:30 – 7:55 am: Registration | Student Center/KSC Ballroom, 2^nd Floor

8:00 – 9:40 am: Concurrent Sessions:

• Track 1: Welcome Remarks from Drew Sellers, Kent State University | Kiva
  • Financial Reporting Panel (FI-1)
    • PANELISTS: Dr. Joyce Joseph, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB); Patrick Gilmore, Deloitte; Gaurav Hiranandani, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  
      MODERATOR: Kyle Moffatt, PwC 
• Track 2:  Welcome Remarks from Mindy Nett, Kent State University | Governance Chambers, 2^nd Floor
  • Tax Policy Updates (TL-1)
    • PANELIST: Adam Silva, Crowe LLP  
      MODERATOR: Scott Tincher, Covia

9:45 – 10:05 am:  Morning Break | Student Center/KSC Ballroom, 2^nd Floor

10:05 – 11:30 am: Concurrent Sessions:

• Track 1: Financial Reporting Q&A (FI-1)
  • PANELISTS: Dr. Joyce Joseph, Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB); Patrick Gilmore, Deloitte; Gaurav Hiranandani, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)  
    MODERATOR: Kyle Moffatt, PwC 
• Track 2:  State and Local Tax Update (TL-2)
  • PANELIST: Thomas Fagan, PWC  
    MODERATOR: Mindy Nett, Kent State University

11:30 – 1:00 pm: Lunch & Speaker | Student Center/KSC Ballroom, 2^nd Floor

• Welcome Remarks: Dean Deborah F. Spake, Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
• Executive Perspective (G-4): Sanjay Singh, Mace Security International, Inc.

1:05 – 2:20 pm: Concurrent Sessions:

• Track 1: Professional Ethics (PSR3): Avoiding the Slippery Slope: Establishing Ethical Guardrails (AEE-5) | Kiva
  • SPEAKER: Tiffany Crosby, Ohio Society of CPAs
• Track 2: Finance Transformation (FI-2) | Governance Chambers, 2^nd Floor
  • SPEAKER: Mark Marmon, RGP

2:20 – 2:40 pm: Afternoon Break | Student Center/KSC Ballroom, 2^nd Floor

2:40 – 3:55 pm: Concurrent Sessions:

• Track 1: Professional Ethics: Avoiding the Slippery Slope: Establishing Ethical Guardrails (continued) (AEE-5) | Kiva
  • SPEAKER: Tiffany Crosby, Ohio Society of CPAs
• Track 2: Leading the "Accounting Factory" of the Future (FI-3) | Governance Chambers, 2^nd Floor
  • PANELISTS: Gordon Edwards, Akron Children’s Hospital; Ronald Lewis, KeyBank; Gabe Zubizarreta, Silicon Valley Accountants Gordon  
    MODERATOR: Serena Loftus, Kent State University

4:00 – 4:50 pm: A.I. – Catching the Wave of Tomorrow (TCH-1) | Kiva
SPEAKER: Ashley Gibson, Eikon-X, LLC

4:50 – 5:00 pm: Closing Remarks from Norman Meonske, Conference Founder (includes drawing for door prizes) | Kiva