LIVE STREAM: 2025 Decision Makers Conference (LS13005)

Thursday, April 24, 2025 / Live Stream, GA

Managing the strategic and financial direction of a changing workplace is challenging. Continual developments require you to have the most up-to-the-minute knowledge, skills, and techniques. Discuss critical issues that corporate finance professionals undertake to enhance your career development and benefit your company.

 

Event Status: OPEN

Event ID: #LS13005

CPE: 8.0 credits

Total Price: $299.00

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MATERIALS
This conference is a paperless conference and all materials will be available electronically as PDFs. Materials will be available for download in advance and participants will receive an email when they are available. For more information about eMaterials, visit ematerials.gscpa.org.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

7:30am-8:00am
Online Registration

8:00am-9:15am
A – REVOLUTION! Sealing the GAAP through a Realign, Reignite and Resupply Strategy Credits: 1.5 PD

Tim Naddy, CPA, CFE
CFO and Professor / Savannah Bananas , Savannah, GA

We need a revolution. No, it's not a ‘guns, germs, and steel’ kind of uprising, but a revolution of thought in how we reposition our work habits to align with our family values, not our budget targets.  We need a realignment of goals that help us to reignite the passions we all have for this great career we’ve been so fortunate to live out so that we better position ourselves to energetically and enthusiastically resupply our ranks with the next generation of badass accountants who want to be like us!  We’re bringing the sexy back to accounting by embracing the new workplace that rejuvenates us and our missions to better serve our clients (and ourselves) in 2025.

9:15am-9:25am
Break

9:25am-10:40am
B – The Current State of the Financial Markets Credits: 1.5 EO

Brian Robertson
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta , Atlanta, GA

Discuss the current state of the financial markets and the Atlanta Fed’s publicly available tools, like the Market Probability Tracker, that can help deepen our understanding of the expectations of the market
participants.

10:40am-10:50am
Break

10:50am-11:40am
C1 – Making Numbers Come Alive: How To Make the Numbers Make Sense to a Non-Numbers Person Credits: 1.0 AO

Kristina Turner, CPA, CISA, MMIS
Georgia Department of Audits , Atlanta, GA

Discover innovative ways to transform complex data and numbers into clear, engaging visuals that capture attention and enhance understanding. By leveraging data visualizations, infographics and interactive tools, learn how to communicate key insights more effectively to diverse audiences. Equip yourself with practical strategies to make your data tell a story, driving engagement and improving decision-making. Get ready to turn numbers into visuals that inform and inspire!

10:50am-11:40am
C2 – Accounting & Auditing Update for Business Leaders Credits: 1.0 AO

Brad Muniz, CPA, CGMA
CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA) , Livingston, NJ

Examine recent guidance and how business leaders should consider it in business decisions.

11:40am-12:30pm
Lunch

12:30pm-1:45pm
D1 – Business Continuity and Crisis Management Credits: 1.5 BM

David Tramonte, CIC, CRM
USI Insurance Services , Atlanta, GA

Identify risks that could have a catastrophic impact on your business and create a roadmap for addressing such risks through various mitigations and transfer techniques. Discuss developing and implementing a crisis management plan and what to do if your business faces a significant calamity or disaster.

12:30pm-1:45pm
D2 - Business Leader Tax Update Credits: 1.5 TT

Nicholas D. Rider Sr., CPA
Mauldin & Jenkins CPAs LLC , Atlanta, GA

Review tax topics that are most important to today's business leaders, look at the impact of their decisions on taxes, and determine how those decisions can impact their operations, employees, and customers.  Look at each of these topics with short- and long-term planning viewpoints.

1:45pm-1:55pm
Break

1:55pm-2:45pm
E – From Search to Success: Closing the Talent Gaps in Accounting Credits: 1.0 BM

Don Zuhlke
Vaco , Atlanta, GA

In today’s dynamic business environment, hiring the right talent is more critical than ever. Discuss best practices for attracting, evaluating and retaining top accounting professionals amidst growing CPA and skill shortages. Learn strategies to identify the skills needed for evolving industry demands, how to leverage technology and data-driven insights in the hiring process, and ways to foster an inclusive workplace culture that appeals to diverse talent. Receive practical tips to streamline recruitment, reduce turnover and ensure long-term alignment between your company’s goals and your corresponding workforce.

2:45pm-2:55pm
Break

2:55pm-4:10pm
F – AI and Tech: Revolutionizing Compliance and Fraud Prevention Credits: 1.5 AO

Jeremy Osinsk
Ernst & Young LLP , Boston, MA

Kyler Capinegro
Ernst & Young LLP , Atlanta, GA

Paul Chen
Ernst & Young , Los Angeles, CA

Brooke Sims, CPA
Ernst & Young LLP , Atlanta, GA

With the rapid acceleration of technology in businesses, compliance leaders are adopting modern solutions within everyday operations that are aligned with current business practices and regulatory expectations. Advances in AI and technology are reshaping traditional compliance and fraud prevention, strengthening operational weaknesses and managing new regulatory challenges. Explore how AI technologies can uplift compliance and fraud prevention efforts and integrate with existing technology capabilities.

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Conference Site

GSCPA Live Stream
Live Stream, GA 00000

 

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Early Bird Registration

$299 GSCPA Members, $399 Non-Members (by 4/3/2025)

 

Standard Registration

$359 GSCPA Members, $459 Non-Members

 

Late Registration

$399 GSCPA Members, $499 Non-Members (after 4/21/2025)