2024 Annual Summer Conference

06/26/2024 01:00 PM - 06/28/2024 04:30 PM ET

Event Registration is closed.

Admission

$175.00 - Retired Fee
$325.00 - MDGFOA Member Fee
$375.00 - Gov't Employed Non-Member
$390.00 - Associate Non-Member

Location

Ashore Resort & Beach Club
10100 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842
United States of America

Description

List of Exhibitors

MDGFOA Summer Conference Agenda

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Stable Ethics in Uncertain (Artificially Intelligent) Times

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

1:00 pm – 2:40 pm: Advanced Technology Training – Emphasis on Productivity in Excel. PivotTable, Macros, AI (2 CPE)

Speaker: Donald Tomoff, CPA, MBA Business Learning Institute (BLI) – AICPA, Founder Invenios Advisors, LLC
Description: Advanced Excel Analytics and Automation Tips Using VBA + Gen AI is designed for professionals desiring to take their Excel analytics and automation skills to the next level. This course will empower you to analyze complex data sets, using power pivot, DAX functions, and advanced pivot tables, as well as automate routine tasks efficiently, without prior coding knowledge. In four hours, you'll gain the knowledge necessary to leverage advanced Excel features and integrate powerful AI tools to enhance your productivity and decision-making capabilities. Join us to bridge the gap between traditional Excel techniques and modern automation capabilities, enabled by the powerful capabilities of Gen AI and ChatGPT. You have the power to revolutionize the way you work with Excel, turning data into decisions and routine tasks into automated efficiencies.

2:40 pm – 3:00 pm: Break

3:00 pm – 4:40 pm: Advanced Technology Training Cont. (2 CPE)

Speaker: Same as above.
Description: Same as above.

Adjourn

Social Events

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Thursday June 27, 2024

8:00 am – 8:05 am: Welcome and Introductions

Speaker: Stephen McGibbon, President, MDGFOA

8:05 am – 8:55 am: Accounting Trends and Current Issues (1 CPE)

Speaker: Bill Early, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Speaker: Remi Omisore, Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP
Description: This session will discuss trends and current issues in the accounting and audit profession that have direct effects on governmental entities.

8:55 am – 9:10 am: Break

9:10 am – 10:50 am: Beware the “Artificial CPA”? Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and You (2 CPE)

Speaker: Greg Conderacci, BLI Senior Fellow, consultant, and faculty member at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Description: How will Artificial Intelligence transform the accounting industry, your organization and your career? Is an “Artificial CPA” coming to a firm near you? Will Blockchain “block” your career? And what are the ethical implications for you, your colleagues and your clients? Are you ready for the threats and opportunities just over the horizon – and for years to come? Some see AI becoming as pervasive and transformational in the 21st Century as electricity was in the 20th. Others predict that AI will do to accounting what the Internet did to the media industry. This course focuses on the sweeping impact of Artificial Intelligence on our lives — and the steps we might take, ethically and professionally, to prepare for it.

10:50 am – 11:05 am: Break

11:05 am – 12:45 pm: Beware the “Artificial CPA”? Artificial Intelligence, Ethics and You (2 CPE)

Speaker: Same as above.
Description: Same as above.

12:45 pm – 1:15 pm: Networking Reception

1:15 pm – 2:20 pm: Lunch

2:20 pm – 3:10 pm: Maryland Office of Social Equity (OSE)(1 CPE)

Speaker: Audrey Johnson, Executive Director
Speaker: Courtney Davis, Deputy Director
Speaker: Nondie Hemphill, Government and Community Affairs Officer
Description: This presentation will provide an overview of the Office, including its responsibilities, services provided, and a long-term strategic vision Additionally, there will be a discussion on the CRRF including how Counties may use CRRF grant funds, targeted/suggested uses derived by OSE, and responsibilities of the Counties (i.e., reporting requirements).

3:10 pm – 3:30 pm: Business Meeting

Adjourn

Social Events

4:30 PM – 6:00 PM
Maryland Chapter of Women in Public Finance - Location: Ropewalk 8203 Coastal Hwy Ocean City, Maryland 21842

6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Beach BBQ - Location: Dune Deck

8:00 to 9:00 PM

Ed Bianchi Irish Coffee & Dessert Party with Bank of America
Location: Dune Deck

Friday, June 28, 2024

9:00 am – 9:50 am: Economic Update (1 CPE)

Speaker: Bob McGee, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Strategist, WesBanco

Description: This session will examine the state of the national and state economies and the effect on government entities. Topics to include, discussion on economic growth, jobs, inflation, and other key economic indicators.

9:50 am – 10:00 am: Break

10:00 am – 10:50 am: Performance Auditing (1 CPE)

Speaker: Christopher Lehman, Partner, SB and Company, LLC
Speaker: Bill Seymour, Partner, SB and Company, LLC
Description: This session will discuss the background of performance audits, the underlying standards, and provide a comparison to financial statement and compliance audits.

10:50 am – 11:10 am: Break

11:10 am – 12:00 pm: Financial Presentations That People Will Be Glad They Heard Even If They Thought They Were Going To Be Scary, Complicated, Or Boring (1 CPE)

Speaker: Ted Zaleski, Carroll County Government, Director or Management and Budget
Description: Listening to presentations on local government finances makes almost no one’s top ten list of things to do. This session will look at strategies for successfully sharing financial information with your audience.

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: Lunch

Adjourn

Please note, registration closed on June 14th, 2024 at 12 pm ET.

Hotel Reservation Information

Ashore Resort & Beach Club

10100 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842

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