Virtual Decision Makers Conference 2021 | The Georgia Society of CPAs | 21 April 2021 | Live Stream

Managing the strategic and financial direction of a changing workplace is increasingly challenging. Continual developments require you to have the most up-to-the-minute knowledge, skills, and techniques.

At the 2021 Virtual Decision Makers Conference, discuss critical issues that corporate finance professionals undertake to enhance your individual career development and benefit your company, including building a productive and resilient workforce and the 2020 CARES Act, and 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Topics of Discussion:

Day One
• Anticipate the Future
• Tax Update for Business and Industry CPAs: Federal and State
• Purpose-Driven Leadership
• PPP Forgiveness and Employer Retention Credits: How Your Business Can Maximize Stimulus Options
• M&A Impacts, Selling A Company During A Pandemic
• Diversity, Ethics and High-Performance Cultures: Using Ethics as a Lever to Build a Culture of Diversity and Inclusion
• How Automation and AI is Enhancing Management Accountants (A&A)
• CFO Panel Discussion: Life as a CFO Through the Pandemic- Facing Challenges and Creating Opportunities

Day Two
• Economic Update
• FASB Update for Industry (A&A)
• From Pandemic to Performance: The Future of the Office
• The Big Picture of Treasury Management (A&A)
• Minimizing Data Breach Risks: The Law and Cyber Insurance
• How a Lender Thinks: Help Them Say Yes
• Cautionary Tales of Valuation Adjustments and Potential Forensic Implications in Litigation (A&A)
• A History of Corporate Investing and a Look Ahead

2021 Speakers

Karl Ahlrichs, SPHR
Senior Consultant at Gregory & Appel

Arthur Auerbach, CPA, CGMA
IAdvisor to the District of Columbia Office of Tax And Revenue

Ryan A. Bowman
Sr. Program Principal Lead at Chick-fil-A Support Center Experienced Senior Manager

Donald H. Bravaldo III, CPA
Fouder, Bravaldo Capital Advisors

Karolina Calhoun
Vice President, Karolina Calhoun

Antonia Cardone
Senior Managing Director, America’s Lead

Nicole D. Davis, CPA
Member, Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants

Christa Dilalo
Director, Southeast Region Research

Jeffrey Dorfman
Professor Education Ph.D.

Robert King
Middle Market banker with Ameris Bank

Jennifer Louis
Founder, Emergent Solutions Group, LLC

David Peters, CPA
Founder and Owner of David Peters Financial Group

Alfred J. Saikali
Chambers USA

Donny Shimamoto, CITP, CGMA
Member of the AICPA Governing Council

David Smith
Vice President, Americas Head of Occupier Research

Scott R. Whalen, CPA
Partner in the Tax Services group

John F. Winter
Managing Director, Office Tenant Representation Services