| Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
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PC01
Electric Cooperative Accounting 101-Part 1: The Balance Sheet
(9:00 am - 12:00 pm) |
PC04
From Construction Project to Business Strategy - How Cooperatives Must Shift Their Mindset to Maximize Broadband Business Success
(9:00 am - 12:00 pm) |
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Precon Lunch Break (12:00 pm - 1:00 pm) |
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PC05
Strategic Finance: Getting Ahead of 2025 and Outpacing the Competition
(1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
PC02
Electric Cooperative Accounting 101- Part 2: The Income Statement
(2:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
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Cooperative Kick-off Mixer (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm) |
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| Monday, July 29, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
Women Leaders in Finance Networking Breakfast (6:45 am - 7:45 am) |
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Registration Open: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Breakfast (7:00 am - 7:50 am) |
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GS1: Beat the Odds in Business and Life (8:00 am - 9:15 am) |
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Transition Break (9:00 am - 9:30 am) |
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BO1A
Equity Management 1
(9:45 am - 11:00 am) |
BO1B
Cybersecurity Checklist
(9:45 am - 11:00 am) |
BO1C
Broadband Partnerships: Essential Issues To Consider
(9:45 am - 11:00 am) |
BO1D
Securing Financial Integrity: Internal Control Strategies for Electric Cooperatives in the Age of AI
(9:45 am - 11:00 am) |
BO1EF
Essentials of Subchapter T - Operating on a Cooperative Basis, Patronage and Nonpatronage Income
(9:45 am - 11:00 am) |
BO1G
We’re Not Doing BEAD… Now What?
(9:45 am - 11:00 am) |
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Transition Break (10:45 am - 11:00 am) |
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BO2A
Electric Cooperative Margins: Burden or Blessing?
(11:15 am - 12:15 pm) |
BO2B
Financial Dashboards for Internal Management Use
(11:15 am - 12:15 pm) |
BO2C
BEAD Broadband Funding: A View from the States
(11:15 am - 12:15 pm) |
BO2D
Navigating 990 and 990-T: Addressing Unrelated Business Income Challenges, Broadband Ventures, and the 85/15 Test for Electric Cooperatives
(11:15 am - 12:15 pm) |
BO2EF
Essentials of Subchapter T - Patronage Options and Considerations
(11:15 am - 12:15 pm) |
BO2G
Telecom Industry Trends
(11:15 am - 12:15 pm) |
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Transition Break (12:00 pm - 12:15 pm) |
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GS2: The Economy 2024: A Pivotal Year for Inflation, Global Demographics and Technological Disruption from AI (12:15 pm - 1:30 pm) |
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Transition Break (1:30 pm - 1:45 pm) |
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BO3A
Revitalizing Financial Precision: A Deep Dive into Updating Standard Costs
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
BO3B
Beyond the Ledger: Harnessing Artificial Intelligence for Tax, Accounting and Finance in Cooperatives with ChatGPT
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
BO3C
Beyond Compliance: The Meaning of Passing and Failing the 85-15 Test
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
BO3D
Foundation of Electric Cooperative Financial Reporting – An Introduction to the Form 7
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
BO3E
A Tax and Legislative Update Approaching a Presidential Election
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
BO3F
ERC You Have It - Now What?
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
BO3G
NIST CSF: Building a Cybersecurity Governance Program
(1:45 pm - 2:45 pm) |
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Transition Break (2:45 pm - 3:00 pm) |
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BO4A
Key Trends in Compensation
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
BO4B
Insurance, Risk Financing Strategies and What Role Do Captives Play?
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
BO4C
Investment Tax Credits: Decoding Eligibility of Qualifying Projects
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
BO4D
Currents of Change: RUS Update on Uniform System of Accounts and Ongoing Developments for Electric Cooperative Accountants
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
BO4E
Section 163(j) and Business Interest Limitations
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
BO4F
How are Grants Accounted For and What are the Requirements?
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
BO4G
Metrics Matter: Measuring Operational Performance
(3:00 pm - 4:00 pm) |
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tb5 (4:00 pm - 4:15 pm) |
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BO5A
Coop CFO 101
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO5B
Proactively Retaining Talent
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO5C
Accelerating Advantages: Direct Pay and the Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO5D
Data Dynamo: Maximizing Efficiency with Data Management Systems
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO5E
DPAD: Section 199(g)
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO5F
Auditing Accounting Estimates
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO5G
AI Tools for CFOs: Enhanced Efficiency and Strategic Decision-Making
(4:15 pm - 5:15 pm) |
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Welcome to Orlando Networking Reception (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm) |
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| Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
Registration Open: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Breakfast (7:00 am - 8:00 am) |
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GS3: Fraud Exposed - Lessons Learned from an 8.5 Million Embezzlement (8:00 am - 9:00 am) |
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Transition Break (9:00 am - 9:15 am) |
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BO6A
Navigating Cybersecurity Challenges – A Case Study Analysis
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO6B
Expectations from Leading a Remote Team
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO6C
Securing Success: Best Practices in Federal Grant Applications
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO6D
Leadership Evolution in Cooperatives: From CFO to CEO
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO6EF
In the Merger Mix: GAAP and Tax Strategies for Seamless Integration
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO6G
Streamlining Operations: The Essentials of Effective Inventory and Asset Management
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
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Transition Break (10:15 am - 10:30 am) |
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BO7A
Navigating the Data Tsunami: Best Practices for Managing Risk in Large Loads – Insights from Data Centers, Amazon, and Beyond
(10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
BO7B
Accounting Tech and Trends Update: Increased Productivity and the Implementation of Streamlined Processes
(10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
BO7C
Single Audits: A Guide for Electric Cooperatives with Federal Funding
(10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
BO7D
Mastering your Finances: The Importance of Budgeting and Overcoming Setbacks
(10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
BO7EF
In the Merger Mix: Legal and Integration Considerations
(10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
BO7G
Valuation Fundamentals & Trends in Broadband & Telecom
(10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
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Transition Break (11:30 am - 11:45 am) |
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GS4: From Washington to Your Workplace: Tactics and Strategies the Smartest Leaders are Making to Navigate and Grow in 2024 and 2025 & Silver Bowl Luncheon (11:45 am - 1:15 pm) |
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Transition Break (1:15 pm - 1:30 pm) |
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BO8A
"Unlocking Deferred Compensation: Navigating Tax, Reporting, and Beyond "
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
BO8B
HR 101 Best Practices for CFOs with Human Capital Responsibilities
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
BO8C
Power Surge: Navigating the Currents of Electric Vehicle Industry Trends
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
BO8D
Preserving Power: Navigating Record Retention for Electric Cooperatives
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
BO8E
Credit Where It's Due: Demystifying IRA Tax Credits
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
BO8F
Stay in the Know with the Latest FASB Updates
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
BO8G
A Financial Update: Transactional Developments Affecting the Rural Communications Industry
(1:30 pm - 2:30 pm) |
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Transition Break (2:30 pm - 2:45 pm) |
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BO9A
FEMA Disasters, Accounting Preparation and Pitfalls to avoid
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
BO9B
Cash Mastery: A Deep Dive into Forecasting & Management
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
BO9C
Capital Credits Q&A: Reminders and Current Trends for Utility Cooperatives
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
BO9D
Compliance Complexities: Forms 8300, 2290, and Beyond
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
BO9E
Exploring R&D Expenses: GAAP and Tax Perspectives
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
BO9F
Transparent Harvest: Navigating Financial Reporting in the Grain Industry
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
BO9G
Funding Forward: Best Practices and Grant Acquisition and Management
(2:45 pm - 3:45 pm) |
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Transition Break (3:45 pm - 4:00 pm) |
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BO10A
Debt Options in a Rising Rate Environment
(4:00 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO10B
Tools for Today's High Interest Environment
(4:00 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO10C
What Accountants Need to Know about Electric Utility Operations
(4:00 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO10D
Listserve Fact or Fiction
(4:00 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO10EF
Collaborative Tax and A&A Conversation
(4:00 pm - 5:15 pm) |
BO10G
Avoiding the Next Big Fraud: Detection and Prevention Methods to Keep Your Assets Safe
(4:00 pm - 5:15 pm) |
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Continuing the Collaborative Tax and A&A Conversation (5:15 pm - 6:00 pm) |
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| Wednesday, July 31, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||
Registration Open: 7:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Breakfast (7:00 am - 8:00 am) |
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BO11A
Crafting Effective Presentations for the Board and CEO
(8:00 am - 9:00 am) |
BO11B
Educating Your Workforce on Retirement Planning
(8:00 am - 9:00 am) |
BO11D
Navigating the Future of Electric Rates: Trends in Rate Design
(8:00 am - 9:00 am) |
BO11EF
Ag Cooperatives - Inventory Considerations
(8:00 am - 9:00 am) |
BO11G
The Broadband Toolbox: Excel and Access Mastery
(8:00 am - 9:00 am) |
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Transition Break (9:00 am - 9:15 am) |
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BO12A
National Legal Update for Electric Coopertives
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO12B
Beyond Burnout: Cultivating Resilient Organizations Amidst Stress
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO12C
NTCA Benefits Update
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO12E
Joint Ventures and Partnership Issues and How LLC Agreements Can Complicate
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO12F
Internal Fraud Update: Considerations to Address the Rise in “Abuse of Position” Fraud
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
BO12G
Preparing for the Sunset and Tax Implications Ahead
(9:15 am - 10:15 am) |
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Transition Break (10:15 am - 10:30 am) |
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GS5: ZAP THE GENERATIONAL GAP! Transforming, Recruiting, Retaining and Engaging Multi-Generational Teams (10:30 am - 11:30 am) |
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