Mega CPE Conference 2019 | Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA) | 12 June 2019 | Disney's Contemporary Resort, 4600 North World Dr. Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, FL 32830, USA

The Mega CPE Conference is FICPA's premier learning and networking experience. Choose from among 60+ sessions in the following themes:

• State Tax
• Employee Benefits
• International Tax
• Estate & Trusts
• Hospitality

“Mega Options” (Topics on Cyber Security, TCJA, Blockchain, Auditing Updates, Fraud, GASB, Diversity & Inclusion, The Future Ready Accountant, Peer Review Take Aways, Excel for Superior Data Analytics, & More)

The Conference also hosts FICPA’s annual Women’s Leadership Summit and the Accounting Scholars Leadership Symposium (separate registration required). Plus, the event’s keynotes and vendor showcase make this the best event for Florida’s CPAs to learn, connect, and achieve.

2019 Speakers

Christophe Réglat
President/Chief Executive Officer, Coaxis International

Gwen Stoute, CPA
Assurance Partner, ERISA Leader, Hogan Taylor LLP

Jean M. Malis, CGMA,CPA
Partner, Hancock Askew & Co LLP

Shawn P. Wolf, Esq.
Attorney/Shareholder, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Scott M. Snyder
Attorney, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Elizabeth M. Ginori, CPA
Partner, BCGR Tax and Financial Services

Carlos J. Grosmann
Senior Staff II and Local Tax Services, Kaufman, Rossin & Co

Robert A. Lavenberg, CPA, JD, LLM
President, ERISAworks

Shawn P. Wolf, Esq.
Attorney/Shareholder, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Scott M. Snyder
Attorney, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Kenneth M. Rios, JD, MBA
Principal, Kaufman, Rossin & Co

Dennis K. Gallant, CPA
Senior Manager, Tax Services, Thomas Howell Ferguson

Bret Hamlin
Shareholder, Hill Ward & Henderson

John Burgess, CPA,Esq.,LLM (TAX)
Partner, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick

Shawn P. Wolf, Esq.
Attorney/Shareholder, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Scott M. Snyder
Attorney, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Shawn M. Williams, CPA
Authorized Member, Shawn M. Williams, CPA

Peter J. Steffens, CPA
Owner/Consultant, Peter Steffens Consulting LLC

Robert A. Lavenberg, CPA, JD, LLM
President, ERISAworks

Kevin J. Herzberg, CGMA,CPA,MBA
Central Region SALT Practice Leader, Grant Thornton LLP

Karen A. Lake, CPA
Associate Director, Berkowitz Pollack Brant Advisors and Accountants, LLP

Robert S. Goldman
Attorney, Dean Mead & Dunbar

James H. Sutton Jr, CPA, Esq., LLM
Shareholder, Moffa, Sutton & Donnini

Shawn P. Wolf, Esq.
Attorney/Shareholder, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Scott M. Snyder
Attorney, Packman, Neuwahl & Rosenberg

Marcus Aron, CPA, CGMA
Senior Auditor, US Department of Labor

Scott C. Peterson, MPA
Vice President of US Tax Policy and Government Relations, Avalara

Mike Slotkin, PhD
Professor of Economics, Florida Institute of Technology Bisk College of Business

Marilee P. Lau, CPA
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP

Mary Mazzella
Senior Project Manager, Financial Accounting Standards Board

Robert A. Lavenberg, CPA, JD, LLM
President, ERISAworks, LLC

Marilee P. Lau, CPA
Retired Partner, KPMG LLP

Marcus Aron, CPA, CGMA
Senior Auditor, US Department of Labor, EBSA

Gwen Stoute, CPA
Assurance Partner, ERISA Leader, Hogan Taylor LLP

Jean M. Malis, CGMA,CPA
Partner, Hancock Askew & Co LLP

Chuck Bauer
Business Development & Sales Coach, Chuck Bauer Sales & Business Consulting

Alan S. Gassman, J.D., LL.M.
Attorney, Gassman, Crotty & Denicol

Marshall C. Stranburg, JD, LLM
Deputy Executive Director, Multistate Tax Commission

Jordan M. Goodman, JD, Esq., CPA
Partner, Horwood Marcus & Berk

J. E. Grossman, CPA, CFE, CMA, CGMA
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen

Gene E. Geiger, CPA
Co-Founder and President, A-lign

Aaron R. Crall
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen

Mark R. Arrigo, CPA
National Managing Partner - State & Local Tax, Grant Thornton LLP

Carl J. Bauman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, Lykes Brothers, Inc

Lee Young
Director, State and Local Tax, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts

Rick Cardenas, CPA
Chief Financial Officer, Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Michael Williams
Managing Director, Truvestments Capital LLC

C. Brett Cooper, ABV,ASA,CPA
Director Valuation & Advisory, Rivero, Gordimer & Co

Glenn A. Bedonie, CPA, CFST
Owner, Glenn A. Bedonie, CPA

Mark Zych
Director, Tech Assist & Dispute Resolution, Florida Department of Revenue

Rex D. Ware, Esq
Senior Attorney, Moffa, Sutton & Donnini

Binita H. Mehta
Director, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Peter C. Golotko, CPA/PFS, MBA
President/Chief Executive Officer, CPS Investment Advisors

James H. Sutton Jr, CPA, Esq., LLM
Shareholder, Moffa, Sutton & Donnini

James M. Harris III, CFP®, CIMA®
Senior Vice President, Wells Fargo Advisors

Dean M. Mead
Senior Research Manager, Governmental Accounting Standards Board

Christina Brodzik
Deloitte

H. French Brown IV, Esq.
Of Counsel, Dean Mead & Dunbar

Justin A. Thames, DPL
Director of Governmental Affairs, Florida Institute of CPAs

Brian McGoff
Global Business Unit Executive, IBM Data Science and AI, International Business Machines

John Clabby, Esq.
Shareholder, Carlton Fields P.A.

Chris Oatis, CPA
Managing Director - SALT, Grant Thornton LLP

Melissa L. Ruiz
Tax Manager, Grant Thornton LLP

Meryl Gutterman, Esq
Counsel, ADP Small Business Services

Keith Givens, CPA
Supervisory Special Agent, FBI

Bill Sheridan, CAE
Maryland Association of CPAs and The Business Learning Institute

Steven Morrison, CPA
Partner, CohnReznick LLP

Gretchen M. Whalen, CPA
Tax Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen

Sherry R. Lam, CPA
Director, State and Local Tax, Grant Thornton LLP

Christopher J. Denicolo
Attorney at Law, Gassman Law Associates, P.A.

C'Lamt Ho
Assistant Professor of Accounting, Saint Leo University

Adam K. Raschke
Senior Manager, Grant Thornton LLP

Aaron Fell
Manager, Grant Thornton LLP

Gary Forster
Managing Partner, Forster Boughman

Anne Marie Hicks, CGMA,CPA
Controller, CAE USA, Inc

H. French Brown IV, Esq.
Of Counsel, Dean Mead & Dunbar

Jeanette Moffa
Moffa, Sutton & Donnini, P.A.

Walter Graham
Florida Department of Financial Services

Alison Iavarone, CPA, CFE

Dennis E. Michels, CFP
Senior Vice President Investments, Raymond James

Amy J. Mierzejewski, CPA, CISA
Assurance Services Senior Manager, Gregory, Sharer & Stuart

J. E. Grossman, CPA, CFE, CMA, CGMA
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen

Joseph J. Weil, CPA, M.Acc.
Joe Weil, CPA

Steven Morrison, CPA
Partner, CohnReznick LLP

Roger Roemmich, PhD
Opportunity Zone Specialist, Sixty West

Christopher Hackney
Assistant Vice President, SBA Lending, First Home Bank

Mike Goossen, CPA
Vice President, Entigrity Remote Staffing

Terry L. Seaton, CPA, PFS, CFP™
Owner-President, Seaton Financial Advisors, LLC

Roger Roemmich, PhD
Opportunity Zone Specialist, Sixty West

Christopher Hackney
Assistant Vice President, SBA Lending, First Home Bank

2019 Exhibitors & Sponsors

SPONSORS:
• ADP
• AICPA Member Insurance Programs
• CNA
• Deloitte
• Truvestments

EXHIBITORS:
• 1st Choice Advisors
• Accounting Practice Sales, Inc.
• ADP
• Bedford Cost Segregation
• Canopy
• CAMICO
• Coaxis International
• CPA Insurance Marketplace
• CPS Investment Advisors
• Drake Software
• Elite Financial CPA Team Based Model
• First Home Bank
• Florida Board of Accountancy
• Florida Capital Bank
• GruntWorx, LLC
• HUB International/Rogers, Gunter, Vaughn Insurance
• LTC Global - Affinity Marketing
• Merchant Advocate
• Penservco, Inc.
• SFS Tax Problem Solutions
• Stetson University
• Larry Heinkel’s Tax Problem Solver Team
• Thomson Reuters
• Truvestments
• WAHVE Accounting