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We are so excited to be joined by featured speakers Leif Oveson, Michael Daniels and Kelly Wismer for "Cooperating in a Pandemic: Broadband's Role in 2020"! As more light shines upon the digital divide, a new coalition of nationally known companies, cooperatives and associations are engaged in efforts to highlight the resources necessary to tackle the challenges of connecting rural America. Representatives from Land O'Lakes, NTCA, and NRECA will discuss the American Connection Project Broadband Coalition, and share its goals for the near future.

Have you checked out the 2020 TFACC schedule? This year’s TFACC has an education-packed schedule to provide you with the opportunity to earn 14 CPEs by participating live! Take a look at Tuesday, August 4’s breakout sessions below.

For more event information and to register, please visit bit.ly/2020VirtualTFACC

*All times on the schedule are EASTERN TIME. Please plan accordingly. 

11:15am - 12:05pm
Setting Financial Policy
Sarah Bullock, Regional Vice President, CFC
Sound financial policy is the backbone of a cooperative’s financials strength. This session will review techniques for establishing or evaluating policy for financial management perspective. Policies covered will include: equity, cash management, procurement, disbursements and capitalization.

Have you checked out the 2020 TFACC schedule? This year’s TFACC has an education-packed schedule to provide you with the opportunity to earn 14 CPEs by participating live! Take a look at Monday, August 3’s breakout sessions below.

For more event information and to register, please visit bit.ly/2020VirtualTFACC

*All times on the schedule are EASTERN TIME. Please plan accordingly.

11:15am - 12:05pm
G&T/Distribution CEO Panel - Wholesale Agreements Changes Due to Disruption in the Industry

Marcus Harris, President & CEO, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative
Mike Leverett, Owner, Energy Economics Consulting
Mark Johnston, General Manager, Mountain Parks Electric Inc.
Due to the introduction of new and emerging technologies, existing power supply agreements may need to be re-visited in order to accommodate changing business objectives.  This session to include an expert CEO panel discussing their experiences in this area.

The 2020 Virtual TFACC, offered in partnership with NSAC, NRECA and NTCA is the premier national conference for cooperative tax, finance and accounting professionals for cooperatives and rural, independent companies. This partnership means more learning opportunities for you and more opportunities to broaden your network.

So, who should attend the 2020 Virtual TFACC?

The conference is specifically designed for:

For more event information and to register, please visit bit.ly/2020VirtualTFACC

This year’s two-day, August 3-4, virtual program offers proven strategies, tools and resources to help your co-op, company or firm increase efficiencies, improve financial controls, streamline regulatory compliance and make transactions manageable.

For the first time, we are offering a self-study program after the conference – the 2020 TFACC Encore! The 2020 TFACC Encore provides attendees with the ability to earn up to 58 CPEs. Attendees can earn up to 14 CPE credits by participating in the live virtual event and will have access to conference session recordings with the ability to earn up to 58 CPEs! For more information about CPE through the 2020 TFACC Encore, please click here.