2017 Tallahassee AGA Government Training Event

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Sessions (56)

Welcome

09 Feb 17
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

Data Analytics for Informed Decisions (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
8:15 AM - 9:05 AM
Speaker(s): Lance Schmidt
This session will discuss best practices in performing data analytics for auditors. The session will cover, how to understand data and also how to ... More...

Governmental Accounting Standards Board Update (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Lisa Parker
This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some ... More...

Data Analysis and Audit Risk Identification (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Matthew Tracy
Pursuant to State law, the Florida Auditor General conducts, among other types of engagements, financial statement, Federal awards, and operational... More...

Data Transparency In Government (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Speaker(s): Ann Ebberts
AGA’s CEO will discuss how legislation is driving transparency advances for the federal government, and at the state level, which states are ... More...

Hacker Threat: Keeping Your Network Secure (Room 205)

09 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Speaker(s): Jim Barton
Fraudsters and Hackers are constantly evolving and holding organizations hostage. As defensive measures improve, attackers change tactics to evade ... More...

Proactively Managing Evolving Cyber Risk (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Speaker(s): Orson Lucas
Public and private entities alike are increasingly facing the perfect storm of an evolving threat landscape, growing cyber fatigue, and a shortage ... More...

Team Building Essentials (Room 214)

09 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Speaker(s): Billy Francis
Team building skills are critical for your effectiveness as a manager or entrepreneur. And even if you are not in a management or leadership role y... More...

Data Transparency In Government (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Ann Ebberts
AGA’s CEO will discuss how legislation is driving transparency advances for the federal government, and at the state level, which states are ... More...

Hacker Threat: Keeping Your Network Secure (Room 205)

09 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Jim Barton
Fraudsters and Hackers are constantly evolving and holding organizations hostage. As defensive measures improve, attackers change tactics to evade ... More...

Proactively Managing Evolving Cyber Risk (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Orson Lucas
Public and private entities alike are increasingly facing the perfect storm of an evolving threat landscape, growing cyber fatigue, and a shortage ... More...

Team Building Essentials (Room 214)

09 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Billy Francis
Team building skills are critical for your effectiveness as a manager or entrepreneur. And even if you are not in a management or leadership role y... More...

Lunch (Dining Room)

09 Feb 17
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM

Data Analytics for Informed Decisions (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Lance Schmidt
This session will discuss best practices in performing data analytics for auditors. The session will cover, how to understand data and also how to ... More...

Enhancing Transparency and Efficiency in Government (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Robert Weissert
This session will focus on ongoing efforts to improve efficiency in state government in operations and transparency in budgeting. The speaker is an... More...

Stepping Up the Fight Against Fraud (Room 214)

09 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Mary Hull ; Michael Smith
The mission of Florida’s Office of Fiscal Integrity is to detect and investigate the misappropriation or misuse of state assets in a manner t... More...

Data Analysis and Audit Risk Identification (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Matthew Tracy
Pursuant to State law, the Florida Auditor General conducts, among other types of engagements, financial statement, Federal awards, and operational... More...

Governmental Accounting Standards Board Update (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Lisa Parker
This session will give an overview of the GASB pronouncements that become effective in the coming fiscal years. The session also will explain some ... More...

Stepping Up the Fight Against Fraud (Room 214)

09 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Mary Hull ; Michael Smith
The mission of Florida’s Office of Fiscal Integrity is to detect and investigate the misappropriation or misuse of state assets in a manner t... More...

How Accountants and Auditors Can Help Their Procurement Colleagues (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Earle Klay, PhD
This session will look at some of the similarities and differences between the government accounting profession and the emergent public procurement... More...

How To Start Seeking More Breathing Room In Your Life (Room 214)

09 Feb 17
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Charles Thornton
Every day we are engaged in a quest to live out the 24 hours allotted to us for the express purpose of accomplishing a number of specific tasks,&nb... More...

Enhancing Transparency and Efficiency in Government (Room 103)

09 Feb 17
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Speaker(s): Robert Weissert
This session will focus on ongoing efforts to improve efficiency in state government in operations and transparency in budgeting. The speaker is an... More...

How Accountants and Auditors Can Help Their Procurement Colleagues (Room 208)

09 Feb 17
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Speaker(s): Earle Klay, PhD
This session will look at some of the similarities and differences between the government accounting profession and the emergent public procurement... More...

How To Start Seeking More Breathing Room In Your Life (Room 214)

09 Feb 17
4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
Speaker(s): Charles Thornton
Every day we are engaged in a quest to live out the 24 hours allotted to us for the express purpose of accomplishing a number of specific tasks,&nb... More...

Welcome

10 Feb 17
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM

A Matter of Degrees: A Fraud Investigation (Room 103)

10 Feb 17
8:15 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Richard Bunce
Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the nation’s largest public urban research institutions, with more than 32,000 students and a vibr... More...

Leveraging Your ERP System to Enhance Internal Controls (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
8:15 AM - 9:05 AM
Speaker(s): Melinda DeCorte
Even in an environment of limited resources, strong internal controls and rigorous segregation of duties rules are indispensable tools for public s... More...

Understanding Key Changes in Grant Management As a Result of the OMB Uniform Guidance (Room 208)

10 Feb 17
8:15 AM - 9:05 AM
Speaker(s): Joe Seibert ; Steve Stevens
Uniform Guidance - The federal Office of Management and Budget issued new Uniform Administrative Requirement, Cost Principals and Audit Requirement... More...

2017 IPPF: Standards and Guidance Update (Room 205)

10 Feb 17
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Debi Roth
Discover the latest information for 2017 about the IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework, the International Standards for the ... More...

Fraud and Internal Controls (Room 208)

10 Feb 17
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Laura Kruger Brock
The session will include an update on fraud and internal controls to include fraud awareness, detection, tips and techniques. We will also discuss ... More...

Leveraging Your ERP System to Enhance Internal Controls (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
9:10 AM - 10:00 AM
Speaker(s): Melinda DeCorte
Even in an environment of limited resources, strong internal controls and rigorous segregation of duties rules are indispensable tools for public s... More...

A Matter of Degrees: A Fraud Investigation (Room 208)

10 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Richard Bunce
Virginia Commonwealth University is one of the nation’s largest public urban research institutions, with more than 32,000 students and a vibr... More...

Managing Institutional Change (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Speaker(s): Shawna Flanders
As we continue to strive for continuous improvement and doing more with less, agencies need to look for ways to implement institutional change to s... More...

Understanding Key Changes in Grant Management As a Result of the OMB Uniform Guidance (Room 103)

10 Feb 17
10:15 AM - 11:05 AM
Speaker(s): Joe Seibert ; Steve Stevens
Uniform Guidance - The federal Office of Management and Budget issued new Uniform Administrative Requirement, Cost Principals and Audit Requirement... More...

2017 IPPF: Standards and Guidance Update (Room 205)

10 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Debi Roth
Discover the latest information for 2017 about the IIA’s International Professional Practices Framework, the International Standards for the ... More...

Fraud and Internal Controls (Room 103)

10 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Laura Kruger Brock
The session will include an update on fraud and internal controls to include fraud awareness, detection, tips and techniques. We will also discuss ... More...

Managing Institutional Change (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
11:15 AM - 12:05 PM
Speaker(s): Shawna Flanders
As we continue to strive for continuous improvement and doing more with less, agencies need to look for ways to implement institutional change to s... More...

Lunch (Dining Room)

10 Feb 17
12:05 PM - 1:00 PM

Auditing Shared Services (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Shawna Flanders
Today’s organizations are continuing to have greater reliance on Shared Services to perform various administration and technical service... More...

Florida Economic Trends (Room 103)

10 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Adrienne Johnston
This session will provide an update on the latest data about Florida’s economy including labor force, jobs, industries, occupations, wages, a... More...

IT Networking: The Basics (Room 205)

10 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Todd Woodward, CTT+, MCT
A former US Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens, referred to the Internet as "not a big truck," but a "series of tubes" that could... More...

The State of the Profession Through a Global Lens (Room 208)

10 Feb 17
1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Speaker(s): Deborah Curry, CPA, CGMA
Embrace the New Year by understanding state legislation and the federal accounting issues affecting you. Join Deborah Curry, FICPA CEO for a look a... More...

Auditing Shared Services (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Shawna Flanders
Today’s organizations are continuing to have greater reliance on Shared Services to perform various administration and technical service... More...

Contract Auditing That Pays! (Room 205)

10 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Walter Sachs
In this presentation, participants will gain an understanding of how to develop and execute an audit program for procurements and contracts that pr... More...

Florida Economic Trends (Room 208)

10 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Adrienne Johnston
This session will provide an update on the latest data about Florida’s economy including labor force, jobs, industries, occupations, wages, a... More...

GAO Green Book and COSO Internal Control Framework: What you Need to Know (Room 103)

10 Feb 17
1:55 PM - 2:45 PM
Speaker(s): Melinda DeCorte
This session will provide an overview of the revised GAO Green Book (released September 2014) and its relationship to the updated May 2013 COSO Int... More...

Contract Auditing That Pays! (Room 205)

10 Feb 17
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Walter Sachs
In this presentation, participants will gain an understanding of how to develop and execute an audit program for procurements and contracts that pr... More...

GAO Green Book and COSO Internal Control Framework: What you Need to Know (Room 208)

10 Feb 17
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Melinda DeCorte
This session will provide an overview of the revised GAO Green Book (released September 2014) and its relationship to the updated May 2013 COSO Int... More...

IT Networking: The Basics (Room 214)

10 Feb 17
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Todd Woodward, CTT+, MCT
A former US Senator from Alaska, Ted Stevens, referred to the Internet as "not a big truck," but a "series of tubes" that could... More...

The State of the Profession Through a Global Lens (Room 103)

10 Feb 17
3:05 PM - 3:55 PM
Speaker(s): Deborah Curry, CPA, CGMA
Embrace the New Year by understanding state legislation and the federal accounting issues affecting you. Join Deborah Curry, FICPA CEO for a look a... More...