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Schedule At A Glance

Date Time Title Speaker Name Company Location
Sun, April 26 2:00 – 6:00 pm Registration
Sun, April 26 3:00 – 3:50 pm Foundations of Governmental Accounting -Part 1 Jenn CruverKibi Maher Duessel
Sun, April 26 3:00 – 3:50 pm Pennsylvania Local Government Credit – Past, Present, Future Bobby Otter SP Global
Sun, April 26 4:00 – 4:50 pm Foundations of Governmental Accounting -Part 2 Jenn CruverKibi Maher Duessel
Sun, April 26 4:00 – 4:50 pm Topic TBA
Sun, April 26 5:00 – 5:30 pm First Time Attendee and New Member Reception
Sun, April 26 5:30 – 6:30 pm Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall
Monday, April 27 7:00 – 5:00 pm Registration Open
Monday, April 27 7:30 – 8:15 am Breakfast with Exhibitors
Monday, April 27 8:20 – 8:30 am Welcome Terri Noll
Monday, April 27 8:30 – 9:30 am Opening Keynote Beth Ziesnis
Monday, April 27 9:30 – 9:45 am Break with Exhibitors
Monday, April 27 9:45 – 10:35 am Forecasting and Finance Jim Arms Synario
Monday, April 27 9:45 – 10:35 am Beyond the Balance Sheet: Investing in Employees Through Smarter Benefits Adam Seger Acrisure
Monday, April 27 10:35 – 10:45 am Break
Monday, April 27 10:45 – 11:35 am ERP + Payroll Alignment Shahrzad Rizvi Open Gov
Monday, April 27 10:45 – 11:35 am Stronger Together: Financial Benefits of Regional Shared Services Kimberlee MacMullan Centre Region Council of Governments
Monday, April 27 11:35 – 12:35 am Lunch and Visit with Exhibitors
Monday, April 27 12:45 – 1:35 pm Basics of Local Government – Year End Reporting Teri Cunkle, PA DCED
Monday, April 27 12:45 – 1:35 pm Modernizing Municipal Finance: The Path to Digital Transformation James Harris Workday
Monday, April 27 1:45  – 2:35 pm Maximizing Retirement Savings: Innovative Approaches for Pennsylvania Government Entities Using Accrued Leave Contributions Rich Ritzer CBIZ
Monday, April 27 1:45 – 2:35 pm Using A.I. in Budgeting – Dive into the Future Vince Visoskas  Middletown Township
Monday, April 27 2:35 – 3:00 pm Break with Exhibitors
Monday, April 27 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm The Dwight/Mega Power Hour — Excel Tips & Tricks Dwight Miller
Mega Bhandary
Monday, April 27 3:10 pm – 4:00 pm Why Yes, We Did Do a Banking RFP! Erica Brusselars Allegheny County
Monday, April 27 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm From Paper to Powerful: Transforming your Payments Function Mark Romito Transcend Finance
Monday, April 27 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm Topic TBA
Monday, April 27 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Dine Around at the Southern Market
Monday, April 27 West, East Region Meet Up at the Southern Market
Tuesday, April 28 7:45 – 8:45 am Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
Tuesday, April 28 8:45 – 9:15 am Annual Membership Meeting
Tuesday, April 28 9:15 – 10:15 am Topic TBA Chris Morrill GFOA
Tuesday, April 28 10:15 – 10:45 am Break with Exhibitors
Tuesday, April 28 10:45 – 11:35 am Payroll Compliance Refresher: Navigating Wage Laws and Common Pitfalls Gary Peterson Primepoint
Tuesday, April 28 10:45 – 11:35 am GASB Update Kevin Stouffer SEK
Tuesday, April 28 11:35 – 12:30 pm Lunch
Tuesday, April 28 12:40 – 1:30 pm Expectations, Best Practices, and Pitfalls to Avoid Jeff Kent Maher Duessel
Natalie Caponi Maher Duessel
Cara Nicoletti Maher Duessel
Tuesday, April 28 12:40 – 1:30 pm 10-Step Investment Management Process Katia Frock PLGIT
Matt Conlin PLGIT
Tuesday, April 28 1:45 – 2:35 pm You Have A Capital Project, How Are You Going to Pay For It? (Strategies and preparations ahead of securing financing for your new project) Jen Caron  Eckert Seamans
Garrett Moore PFM
Chris Hoffert Stifel
Tuesday, April 28 1:45 – 2:35 pm Topic TBA
Tuesday, April 28 2:00 – 5:00 pm Axe Throwing Excursion pick up in Lobby
Tuesday, April 28 2:35 – 2:45 pm Break
Tuesday, April 28 2:45 – 3:35 pm Guide to Local Budgeting Glen Dickerson, Limerick
Tuesday, April 28 2:45 – 3:35 pm The Use of Section 115 Trusts in Structural Budget Balancing and Reserve Optimization Kathryn Cannie PARS
Tuesday, April 28 3:45 – 4:35 pm Topic TBA
Tuesday, April 28 3:45 – 4:35 pm Navigating Legal Constraints in Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for Infrastructure Financing Andrew Maher Stevens Lee
Tuesday, April 28 5:30 – 6:15 pm Reception
Tuesday, April 28 6:15 – 9:00 pm Dinner and Dueling Piano’s Entertainment
Wednesday, April 29 8:30 – 9:20 am Topic TBA Rajesh Chainani
Wednesday, April 29 9:35 – 10:25 am State Legislative Update Amy Sturges
Wednesday, April 29 10:25 – 11:05 am Federal Legislative Update GFOA

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