WCNBIF24: Business & Industry Fall Conference (VIRTUAL)

In the worlds of business and industry, the biggest constant is change. This conference covers a myriad of topics aimed to comprehensively address the trends and solutions accounting professionals and business leaders need to understand in order to position their organizations for future success.

 

Highlights:* Environmental Accounting * Leadership * Federal Tax Update * Key Tax Issues * CFO Series * Fraud * Hiring & Retention * Technology Trends
Who Should Attend: Controllers, CFOs, Finance Managers, and others responsible for the financial planning and strategy for their business or firm.
Event Level: Update
Required Knowledge: None
Advanced Preparation: None
Field of Study: Various
CPE: 20.00

 

 

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Objectives
  • Participants will be able to collaborate with other finance executives and leaders, gain insights to emerging trends and issues in business and industry, and discuss various issues that impact CPAs and other financial decision-makers in business and industry.
Event Information
Start Time:
September 09, 2024 8:00 AM Eastern
7:00 AM Central, 6:00 AM Mountain, 5:00 AM Pacific
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Estimated Length:
2 days, 3 hours
Registration Time Remaining:
129 days, 6 hours
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Monday September 9, 2024
GS1: Unlock an Ownership Culture

In our world of work today the diverse structures of in-office, remote, and hybrid create numerous challenges for fostering a healthy culture. This message offers a blueprint for designing a place everyone wants to invest their best!

 

WHY IT MATTERS
At work, we use phrases like “we want you to buy in” or “we just need you to own it.” What exactly that means looks different to everyone. This message brings objectivity to those subjective ideas.

 

With enthusiastic wit and wisdom, Greg uses his two decades of real estate investing as the setting to reveal the FIVE DISTINCT ATTRIBUTES OF AN OWNERSHIP MINDSET.

 

Every workplace has people who think and act like Owners, Renters, or Vandals. Owners make big commitments, continually increase value, reach for responsibility, include others, and see the big picture.

 

Shaping an environment, whether in-person or remote, where everyone wants to invest their best daily transforms culture! This message equips you with language, understanding, and tactical next steps.

 

SHAPING SOLUTIONS
Understand how the Five Ownership Attributes enable success and fulfillment.
Learn the two enduring metrics of commitment.
Discover how to persistently add value, regardless of your position in your work life.
Understand how to strategically foster inclusion throughout an organization
Grasp why Vandals are enabled to remain in an organization

 

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Greg Hawks  [ view bio ]
1A: Corporate Tax Update

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Taxes
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
David Peters  [ view bio ]
1B: Black Swan Events: Navigating Economic Trends and Market Forecasts

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Finance
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Paula McMillan  [ view bio ]
2A: Improving Your Profits -Identifying Cost Cutting Opportunities

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
David Peters  [ view bio ]
2B: Personal Knowledge Management

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Information Technology
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Don Tomoff  [ view bio ]
3A: Talent and Technology: Find'm and Keep'm

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Leah Bitetti  [ view bio ]
Sarah Cacciabaudo  [ view bio ]
3B: Gen AI: Practical Applications

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Don Tomoff  [ view bio ]
4A: Risk in Focus Report - Audit Standards

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Auditing
CPE: 1.20

4B: Business Continuity and a Cyber Resiliency Plan

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Information Technology
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Rafe Martin  [ view bio ]
GS2: Hyper Grow Your Productivity with AI with

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Bill Tomoff
Don Tomoff  [ view bio ]
Tuesday September 10, 2024
GS3: Economic Update

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Economics
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Phillip Neuhart  [ view bio ]
5A: Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead in All Directions

Most leadership development focuses on a single direction within the organizational hierarchy: downstream to subordinates. While it is important to be a good boss, leadership is much more than that. The best leaders learn to lead well in all directions. They lead upward to superiors and across among peers throughout the organization. And it all starts with self-leadership. This often overlooked or misunderstood leadership principle is essential to build a thriving and productive culture.

 

Field of Study: Personal Development
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Jon Lokhorst  [ view bio ]
5B: Risk and Benefits to Nearshoring and Outsourcing

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
John Hozik  [ view bio ]
Reagan Mullins  [ view bio ]
6A: Professional Skepticism - Case Studies of Identifying Material Fraud and Error

The importance of having an open, questioning mindset in the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements.

 

Session highlights: 
   *Real-life case studies where a "skeptic" identified a material fraud or error.
   *Explain the roles of both reporting entity management and of external auditors in performing reasonable procedures/activities to identify, evaluate and respond to risks of material misstatement due to fraud and error.

 

Field of Study: Accounting
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Jennifer Louis  [ view bio ]
6B: Time to Advance Automation

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Tommy Stephens  [ view bio ]
7A: Empowering a Hybrid Workforce: Strategies to Set Your Leaders Up for Success

When the COVID-19 crisis hit full force, it sparked a dramatic shift to remote work for much of the workforce. Since then, your “new normal” likely includes some degree of remote work or a hybrid work model. Set your leaders up for success as these new work arrangements continue to evolve. Design your workplace model to promote a healthy culture, collaboration, and productivity. Identify the challenges and opportunities present in each workplace model. Equip your team to maximize the advantages of each work environment. Make in-person work compelling by recognizing basic psychological needs like autonomy, connectedness, and mastery.

 

Field of Study: Personal Development
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Jon Lokhorst  [ view bio ]
7B: Saving Time with Electronic Forms

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Tommy Stephens  [ view bio ]
8A: Ethical Leadership

The foundational principles of ethics and why it matters for both personal and professional reasons.

 

Session highlights: 
   *Explanation of how to make more ethical decisions, including when in a leadership role.
   *Recognize ethical dilemmas and how to approach resolution of conflicts.

 

Field of Study: Ethics
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Jennifer Louis  [ view bio ]
8B: Privacy and AI

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Computer Software & Applications
CPE: 1.20

Speaker Information
Tommy Stephens  [ view bio ]
GS4: Your Best Leadership: Two Secrets to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow

Quiet Quitting. Grumpy Staying. The Great Resignation. The Turnover Tsunami. Career Cushioning. Coffee Badging. WFH. WFA. RTO. 

 

Whatever the moniker of the moment, there’s no doubt leadership gets more challenging by the minute. A shrinking labor pool, generational differences, evolving workplace models, artificial intelligence, and rapid, constant change confront leaders like never before. How will you meet these challenges? Only with Your Best Leadership, day in and day out, throughout your entire organization.

 

In this inspirational  presentation, Jon shares two profound leadership lessons from his first job as a teenager. Explore vital practices to become the leader everyone wants to follow. Discover the secret of showing your team members you have their best interests at heart—while working together to accomplish crucial business results. Employ a simple tool to consistently deliver Your Best Leadership.


Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Jon Lokhorst  [ view bio ]
Wednesday September 11, 2024
GS5: NCACPA Industry Update

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Personal Development
CPE: 1.30

Speaker Information
Robert Broome
Courtney Knoll  [ view bio ]
GS6: Technology Update

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Information Technology
CPE: 1.30

Speaker Information
Gene Marks  [ view bio ]
GS7: Intentional Evolution: A Journey of Continuous Improvement and Innovation

Coming Soon!

 

Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
CPE: 1.50

Speaker Information
Tom Triumph  [ view bio ]
Individual topic purchase: Selected
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Various: 20.00
Products
WCNBIF24: Business & Industry Fall Conference (VIRTUAL) - Full Event
Member: $700.00
Non-Member: $800.00
WCNBIF24: Business & Industry Fall Conference (VIRTUAL) - 2-Day Registration
Member: $600.00
Non-Member: $700.00
WCNBIF24: Business & Industry Fall Conference (VIRTUAL) - 1-Day Registration
Member: $300.00
Non-Member: $400.00