ACE Conference 2021 | IMA | Institute of Management Accountants | 14 June 2021 | Virtual Event

Join IMA members from around the world for an innovative and engaging Conference experience. Access to all ACE2021 sessions will also be available on-demand after the event.

Why Attend?
• Expert Presenters
Leaders from across the world of accounting, finance, and various industries bring you insights and best practices you can put to work.
• Specialized Tracks
Easily find sessions relevant to your career and grow your knowledge and skills.
• Virtual Networking
Connect with experts and peers in accounting and finance through our fun, new interactive networking sessions.

2021 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Marlene Beers, CPA
VP, and Controller, PPL Corporation

David Cutbill
Principal, Controllership A&T, Deloitte

Michael High, CMA, FPAC
Business Unit CFO - Deep Water Gulf of Mexico, Royal Dutch Shell

Beth Kaplan, CPA
Managing Director, Controllership Services, Deloitte

Russell Porter, CMA, CFM
Vice President of Finance and Planning, IBM

Tyler Schultz
Theranos Whistleblower and Entrepreneur

Todd Sherrill
Chair, Financial and Accounting Services, Mayo Clinic

Janet Stovall
D&I Pragmatist and Senior Client Strategist, NeuroLeadership Institute

Amy Webb
Quantitative Futurist, Founder and CEO, the Future Today Institute, Author, and Professor, NYU Stern School of Business

SPEAKER:

Zohaib Akhtar, CMA, CSCA, CIA
Manager, Artificial Intelligence, Deloitte

Stephanie Angelo, SPHR, SCP, CVP
Speaker/Trainer/Consultant

Karmin Bailey, CMA
Director, Procurement, Compliance & Business Diversity, Columbus Regional Airport Authority

Simona Balan
Process Design and Automation Senior Manager, UiPath

Sebastian Becker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, HEC Paris, Department of Accounting and Management Control

Marlene Beers, CPA
VP and Controller, PPL Corporation

Rinku Bhattacharya, CMA, CPA, DPS
Chief Financial Officer, WestCOP

Shad Bien
Senior Director of Strategic Finance, UiPath

Kristine Brands, CMA
Assistant Professor of Management, United States Air Force Academy

Bonnie Chan, CPA, CIA, CISA
Global CFO, H+K International

Jill Christensen
Employee Engagement Expert and Best-Selling Author, Jill Christensen International LLC

Paul Coccovillo, CMA, CSCA
VP, Supply Chain Finance, JUUL Labs, Inc.

Lawrence Coffee
Director, Data Analytics & Quality, Vaco San Antonio

Brian Conefrey, CMA
Director, Accounts Receivable, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc.

Tatyana Corban, CPA, Prosci CM (ADKAR)
Digital Accounting Lead, Intel

David Cutbill
Principal, Controllership A&T, Deloitte

Erin Daiber, CPA, PCC
Founder and Executive Coach, Well Balanced Accountants, LLC

Crispin Dastoli, CMA
Assistant Director of Finance, Southern Environmental Law Center

Kinnari Desai
Vice President, Finance, Workday

Chad DesMarteau, CMA, CFM, CPA
President and Owner, Advantage CFO & Controlling Services

Robert Dow, CMA, CPA, J.D.
Shareholder, Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C.

Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, LSP
CEO, Leadership Solutions International

Jennifer Elder, CMA, CPA, CSP, CIA, CFF, CGMA
CEO, The Sustainable CFO

William “Bill” Fenske, CMA, DBA, CPA, CVA, FACHE, FHFMA
Director of Business Advisory Services, Conway, Deuth, & Schmiesing, PLLP (CDS)

Kimberly Foreman, CMA, CSCA, CFM
Sr. Manager (L3 Harris), Finance Manager (B&B), L3Harris Corp and Barks & Blowouts LLC

Mark Freudenberg, CMA, CPA, CGMA
CFO, HCC

Derek Fuzzell, CMA, CSCA, CPA
Chief Financial and Strategy Officer
PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union

Rauli Garcia
VP, Strategic Marketing, Demand Generation, Medium Business Segment, Sage

Nicole Gonzalez-Cumberbatch
VP of Finance and HR, Setnor Byer

Mary Grilliot, Ph.D., CMA
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Dayton

Michael High, CMA, FPAC
Business Unit CFO - Deep Water Gulf of Mexico, Royal Dutch Shell

Kathryn Horton, CMA, CPA, CIDA, CFE
President, Kathryn K. Horton CPA PA

John Iannarelli, FBI Special Agent (Ret.), CSP, Esq.
FBI Special Agent (Ret.), JI Consulting Group

Diane Janvrin, Ph.D., CMA, CPA, CIA
Professor of Accounting, Iowa State University

Bernice Jenkins, CMA, CPA
Senior Accountant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of AL

Loreal Jiles
Director of Research―Digital Technology and Finance Transformation, IMA

Keith Johnson, CPA, CIA, CISA
Principal, Keith E. Johnson CPA PA

Beth Kaplan, CPA
Managing Director, Controllership Services, Deloitte

Rod Koch, CMA, CSCA, PMP, CSM
Lecturer, SUNY Cortland

Philippa Lawrence
Chief Accounting Officer, Workday

Margarita Lenk, Ph.D., CMA
Associate Professor of Accounting, Colorado State University

Shari Littan, J.D., CPA
Director, Corporate Reporting Research & Policy, IMA

Mike Lovelace, CMA, CPA, CISA
CFO Advisor, Vaco San Antonio

Deborah Michalowski, CPA
WW Sales & Marketing HQ Controls Lead, Intel

Brad Monterio
Chief Learning Officer, CalCPA

Nick Morganti, CMA, CFM
Controller/Officer, Abena North America, Inc.

Paul Myers, CMA, CPA
Vantage Point Financial Services, LLC

Conor O’Kelly, FCA
Senior Director of Statutory Account, Workiva

Eric Obrecht
Manager, Management Consulting, Plante Moran

Marco Otti, FMVA
Group Controller, Autoneum

Russell Porter, CMA, CFM, CSCA
Vice President of Finance and Planning, IBM

Alexander C. Pullen, Sr., SHRM-SCP
Principal/Inclusion & Belonging Business Partner, Pullen Strategies LLC/HubSpot

Sridhar Ramamoorti, Ph.D., CPA, CIA, CFE
Associate Professor, University of Dayton

Gerald Ratigan, CMA, CSCA, CPA, CPIM
Partner, Gerald Ratigan, CPA

Hagen Rogers
Executive Managing Director, Watermark Advisors, LLC

Ethan Rold
Senior Architect, Plante Moran

Hirav Shah, PMP
IMA Director of Data Analytics, Institute of Management Accountants

Bill Sheridan, CAE
Chief Communications Officer, Maryland Association of CPAs

Todd Sherrill
Chair, Financial and Accounting Services, Mayo Clinic

Tyler Shultz
Theranos Whistleblower and Entrepreneur

Harshini Siriwardane, Ph.D., CMA
Visiting Assistant Professor, Miami University, Ohio

Jim Smith, PCC, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, BCC, NBC-HWC
TheExecutiveHappinessCoach®

Matthew Smith
President and CEO, 3C Software

Steve Soter
Senior Director of Product Marketing and Accounting Industry Principal, Executive Advisor, Workiva, SEC Professionals Group

Sean Stein Smith, CMA, DBA, CPA, CGMA, CFE
Assistant Professor, City University of New York (Lehman College)

Janet Stovall
Diversity and Inclusion Pragmatist, Senior Client Strategist, NeuroLeadership Institute

Monte Swain, CMA, CPA
Professor, Brigham Young University

Jeff Thomson, CMA, CSCA, CAE
President and CEO, Institute of Management Accountants

Basil Tucker, Ph.D., CPA, BBus
Senior Lecturer, University of South Australia

Barbara Uggen Davis, CMA, CPA
CFO, Elevate Ventures

Roopa Venkatesh, Ph.D., CMA
Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Liv Watson
Senior Advisor and Digitisation Lead, The Impact Management Project (IMP)

Amy Webb
CEO, Future Today Institute, and Quantitative Futurist

Dana Whitted, CPA
Corporate Controller, Exacta Land Surveyors, LLC

Stewart Zellars
Manager, Management Consulting, Plante Moran

Tina Wang
VP Product Marketing, Sage Intacct

Christine Moore
Presales Technical Consultant, UiPath

2021 Sponsors and Exhibitors

PREMIER SPONSOR:
• Computer Concepts Corporation
• Becker Professional Education
• Deloitte
• Gleim Exam Prep
• Insperity
• Sage Intacct, Inc.
• UiPath
• Wiley Efficient Learning
• Workday, Inc.
• Workiva

EXHIBITOR:
• Airbase Inc.
• Dell
• Jirav
• Mercer LLC
• Paymerang, LLC
• Surgent
• Voya Financial