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Exhibitors |
Visit our exhibitors during registration and networking breaks:
- ADP
- Axis Accounting Systems LLC
- HORNE LLP
- The HR Group
- Lattimore Black Morgan & Cain, PC
- PICA
- RemX Financial Staffing
- Robert Half Management Resources
- Techopoly
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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.
Session Highlights:
- Technology and Risk Management Update: 2009
- Legislative Update
- Fraud in Smaller Businesses
- The Impact of the Current Economic Crisis on Your General Control Environment and Risk Assessment
- Labor and Employment Law Update
- The Economic Outlook for the U.S. & Tennessee
Course Level: Update
TSBA Subject Code: M
CPE Credit: 8 hours
| Registration Fees: |
before May 3 |
after May 3 |
| Member Discount Fee |
$215 |
$255 |
| Conference Fee |
$290 |
$330 |
Hotel Information:
Reservations may be made by calling the Cool Springs Marriott at 615/261-6105. 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. |
| Opening Remarks |
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| 8:05 - 8:55 a.m. |
Goodbye Rabbit Ears, Hello HDTV - Technology and Risk Management Update: 2009
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William Rickman Murray, MBA, CPA, CISA, CITP, AAP, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Commerce Union Bank, Springfield, Tenn.
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Despite tough economic times, businesses are continuing to deploy a wide array of information technology solutions to streamline their operations and to improve their bottom lines. While most of us appreciate the power and convenience of these new systems, we do not always fully understand the underlying technologies and related risk management issues.
The purpose of this presentation is to provide CPAs with the knowledge framework needed to identify, address and manage emerging information technologies and risk. As accountants working with public and private companies, you are on the frontline of addressing the issues surrounding the security of your clients’ information assets. Topics covered will include:
- What are some of the emerging technologies in 2009 and how are they changing my business?
- What is "digital convergence" and why should I care?
- What is "cloud computing" and what can it do for or to my business?
- What are social networking sites such as Facebook all about and what kind of impact are they having upon businesses?
- How can I implement effective procedures that will protect my business from the growing risks posed through interconnected systems (e.g. payment platforms)?
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| 9 - 9:50 a.m. |
| Legislative Update |
Jack Johnson, Tennessee State Senator (23rd District), Brentwood, Tenn.
Senator Jack Johnson will provide attendees with an insider view and an up-to-the-minute legislative update. |
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| 9:50 - 10:05 a.m. |
| Networking Break & Exhibit Viewing |
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| 10:05 - 11:45 a.m. |
| Fraud in Smaller Businesses |
| Randal A. Wolverton, CPA, CFF, CFE, Randal A. Wolverton CPA LLC, Kansas City, Mo. |
"One of our most trusted employees stole from our company for years. How could this happen to us?” Regrettably, this sentiment has been spoken by far too many business owners, and the problems seem to increase in times of economic downturns. The impact of employee theft schemes is damaging to all companies but the effect will disproportionately impact smaller businesses. This session will examine recent trends in internal and external fraud schemes, but will also encourage owners, managers and accountants to "Think Like Thieves" to identify areas of vulnerability and better protect themselves from crooked employees. In addition, several suggestions to identify and stop fraud schemes at early stages will be discussed.
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| 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. |
| Lunch |
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| 12:45 - 1:35 p.m. |
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The Impact of the Current Economic Crisis on Your General Control Environment and Risk Assessment |
Thomas Lewis, QSA, CISSP, CISA, Partner – Security Services, Lattimore Black Morgan and Cain, P.C., Brentwood, Tenn. |
Do you want to discover the current techniques perpetrators are using to chip away at and circumvent your control environment? In this session, we will discuss changes to organization’s threat environment due to the current economic conditions. We will outline the likely attack methods used today and what are the best methods of preventing these attacks.
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| 1:40 - 2:30 p.m. |
| Labor and Employment Law Update: CHANGE is Certainly Here! |
| Daniel B. Gilmore, Esq., Member, Miller & Martin PLLC, Nashville, Tenn. |
| Even before the new administration took office, dramatic changes to the nation's labor and employment laws began to take effect on January 1. Through the actions of President Obama, Congress and the Supreme Court, the legal landscape has continued to evolve since the first of the year and surely will even more in the months to come. Attendees will receive an overview of what has changed as well as what may be ahead. Here's your chance to learn about and discuss the very real impact of these changes on your business in this most challenging economic environment. |
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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 Economic Outlook for the U.S. & Tennessee |
| William F. Ford, Ph.D., Weatherford Chair of Finance, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
| When will our economy begin to emerge from the serious recession that began in December of 2007? Will the recently enacted stimulus program passed by the Congress & signed by President Obama actually help to create millions of new jobs? If so, when? If not, why? How will the stimulus program affect our state’s economy? Those are the key questions that Dr. Bill Ford will address in his presentation. |
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| 4:25 p.m. |
| Conference Adjourns |
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Registration Information
Enroll soon because space is limited. Register by May 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 May 10 will be assessed a $30 administrative fee. Cancellations received between May 11 and May 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. You can now view your CPE transcript online at www.tscpa.com
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 or 1-800/762-0272.
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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