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Sharpen Up
Memphis Business & Industry Conference
Friday, Sept. 18, 2009
Hilton Memphis
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This popular conference attracts CPAs from mid- to upper-level management in industry. Covering a variety of current topics, the conference is certain to address the trends and issues affecting CPAs in industry today.
Exhibitors |
Visit our exhibitors during registration and networking breaks:
- Advanced Network Solutions
- ATA Technologies
- Becker Professional Review
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Session Highlights:
- Legislative Update & Impact on Local Business Community
- Innovation in Today's Economy
- Moral Competency: How Intelligent Are Your Ethical Decisions?
- Financial IT Asset Management
- New Law on 401(k) Retirement Plans
- Economic Outlook
Course Level: Update
TSBA Subject Code: M/E
CPE Credit: 8 hours
| Registration Fees: |
by Sept. 3 |
after Sept. 3 |
| Member Discount Fee |
$215 |
$255 |
| Conference Fee |
$290 |
$330 |
Hotel Information:
Reservations may be made at the Hilton Memphis by calling 901/ 684-6664. Please indicate that you are with the Tennessee Society of CPAs when making your reservation.
Schedule At A Glance
| 7:30 - 8 a.m. |
| Registration / Continental Breakfast |
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| 8 - 8:05 a.m. |
| Welcome/Opening Remarks |
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| 8:05 - 8:55 a.m. |
Legislative Update and Impact on Local Businesses
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Brian Kelsey, State Representative (31st District), Germantown, Tenn.
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| 8:55 - 9 a.m. |
| Change Break |
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| 9 - 9:50 a.m. |
| Innovation in Today’s Economy |
| Diane Brandon, Consultant and Speaker, Cordova, Tenn. |
The world has watched in shock and sadness as the global economy appears to have imploded before its eyes. Diverse experts vary on their forecasts for a recovery - anywhere from one to three years in the future. What can help businesses survive and possibly thrive? Do you keep doing what you’ve been doing? Or is it time to do something new? Economic downturns cry out for innovation and businesses that can successfully innovate - in all areas - usually find greater viability and bottom line. Yet resistance to innovation, would appear to be endemic. What causes resistance to innovation, and can professionals learn to innovate successfully and in a manner that preserves what does work? In this session, you will learn exactly what innovation is, what mental skills are required, how you can acquire them and how you can integrate your logic and common sense with innovative abilities.
We'll cover the following topics:
- What is innovation?
- Why is there resistance to innovation?
- What role do creativity and intuition play in innovation?
- What is creativity, and how does one cultivate it?
- What is intuition, and can it work with left-brain logic and reasoning?
- What is your Inner Administrative Assistant?
- How can you harness your creativity, intuition and Inner Administrative Assistant to solve problems and find new solutions?
- Innovation Applied to the Workplace
- Some Hands-On How-To
We will explore the right-brain skills that allow you to innovate in a rational and common-sense manner, while examining real workplace situations in which innovation can be successfully applied. This is your chance to learn innovative techniques that can bring more success to your workplace. |
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| 10:05 - 11:45 a.m. |
| Moral Competency: How Intelligent Are Your Ethical Decisions? |
| Dr. Bev Pray, Executive Director, Center for Ethical Leadership at CBU, Memphis, Tenn. |
Are you a person of integrity? Do you take responsibility for your decisions? Do you actively care for others? How forgiving are you of yourself and others? How well does your behavior match with what you deeply believe and value?
These questions outline the foundational elements of moral competency. In total, there are 40 behavioral indicators which test your competency in behaving with integrity, responsibility, compassion and forgiveness. Join Dr. Bev Pray, Executive Director of the Center of Ethical Leadership at CBU, to assess your personal Moral Competency. The inventory, called the Moral Competency Inventory (MCI), and its accompanying model, is designed for individuals and professionals who are in business or other organizational settings.
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| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Lunch |
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| 12:45 - 1:35 p.m. |
| Client Advisory Services: Technology Portfolio Financial Management |
Alan L. Plastow, MAT, PMP, Founder, CEO, The Business Technology Network & The Institute for Technology Asset Management, Louisville, Ohio |
Are you interested in enhancing year-round revenue? Your clients (prospects!) invest as much as 3.5 - 7 percent of annual gross revenue and up to 70 percent of capital spending on technology goods and services. Their average ROI is < $1 per $14 spent. More than 80 percent of small- to medium-size enterprises fail to treat tech spending as a business function. They need trusted business process advice. If you could deliver proven business procedures that reduce tech spending by up to 30%, would you? This session introduces 8+ common tech spending problems along with the core business advisory services that the CPA and/or firm can use to convert spending chaos into unique delivered client value.
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| 1:40 - 2:30 p.m. |
| Can Your Retirement Plan Shine in the Darkness of a Dimming Economy? |
| Terry W. Dunger, Partner, Acuff & Associates, Memphis, Tenn. |
How do you make an average Retirement Plan more meaningful and efficient as a resource to an Employer? What do you say to an Employer when he asks if it is time to close down the Retirement Plan? Do Retirement Plans still fulfill their purpose in our culture? Does your Retirement Plan meet the A R M Test? Does it ATTRACT the Best Employees? Does it RETAIN the Best Employees? Does it provide MANAGEMENT Real Benefits? Creative ideas still exist for maximizing the benefits from a Retirement Plan. Managing expectations and available dollars are realistic and attainable goals. ERISA can mean Exciting Retirement Income Savings Alternatives. |
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| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. |
| Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing |
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| 2:45 - 4:25 p.m. |
| The Federal Reserve and the Nation’s Economy |
| Martha L. Perine Beard, Senior Branch Executive, Memphis Zone, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Memphis, Tenn. |
The presentation will provide an overview of the role and structure of the Federal Reserve system, followed by comments on the current economy. |
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| 4:25 p.m. |
| Conference Adjourns |
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Registration Information
Enroll soon because space is limited. Register by Sept. 3 to pay the discounted registration fee. Registrations must be received seven days prior to the event in order to guarantee a seat and course materials. Allow approximately one week for receipt of confirmation.
Cancellations and Substitutions: Cancellations received by Sept. 10 will be assessed a $30 administrative fee. Cancellations received between Sept. 11 and 17 will be subject to a cancellation fee of 50 percent of the program fee. No refunds are given on or after the date of the program. A $30 administrative fee will be assessed for all substitutions and transfers. Registrants may substitute another individual up to the day before the conference. TSCPA must be notified in advance to ensure proper CPE credit.
Registration Fee Includes: conference, session highlights, continental breakfast, lunch and refreshment breaks
Suggested Dress: business casual.
TSCPA provides you with a Proof of Attendance that serves as your permanent record of participation. The Proof of Attendance, noting the credits earned, will be e-mailed within two weeks of the program.
If you have special needs under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please attach a written description or call the society office at 615/377-3825.
4 Easy Ways to Register
By Internet
Online registration
By Fax
615/309-8054 or 615/377-3904
By Mail
Mail completed registration form and payment to:
Educational & Memorial Foundation of TSCPA
201 Powell Place, Brentwood, TN 37027
By Phone
1-800/762-0272 or 615/377-3825
This conference is presented by The Educational & Memorial Foundation of the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants and the TSCPA Industry Conference Committee.
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Phone: 615/377-3825 • Fax: 615/377-3904
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