This is the WEBCAST ONLY option of the 2020 Energy Conference - DAY TWO
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. - Employment Law Update Part 2
This session reviews specific cases and what they might mean for you and your organization.
Eric Johnston/Partner/McGinnis Lochridge
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. - GASB Update: Be Prepared for the Storm
Charge up your GASB knowledge battery by attending this session focused on the latest standards. With a heavy focus on the power and utility industry, the discussion will include the key changes coming from GASB and how they differ from FASB standards.
Blake Rodgers, CPA/Audit & Assurance Partner/Deloitte & Touche LLP/Dallas
10 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. - BREAK
10:10 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. - Retail Public Water and Sewer Utility Regulation in Texas (Regulatory and Legislative Update)
You’ll learn about recent regulatory and legislative developments in the retail public water and sewer utility industry in Texas.
Tammy Benter /Director, Utility Outreach Division/Public Utility Commission of Texas/Austin
10:45 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. - Changing Technology and Creative Disruption in the Accounting Profession
This session covers the how technology, automation, RPA, AI, are impacting the accounting profession.
Brian Terrell/Founder/BTerrell Group
11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Change Management Triage
During this interactive presentation, we’ll present Cardigan’s Change Management Triage. This simple tool is designed to help leaders organize and lead their change efforts by grouping change initiatives into four categories: Stop It; Explain It; Do It; Park It.
Harold Hardaway, Ph.D./Co-Founder & CEO/Cardigan/San Antonio
12:30p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - LUNCH
1:15 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. - In the Red: The Consequences of Common Security Missteps
This talk will cover our team's most successful strategies in acquiring privileged access and sensitive data from the different types of clients we engage. Live demonstrations will be used to show how some information is acquired and then used to gain access to an environment remotely.
Slade Griffin/Director of Security Assessments/Contextual Security Solutions/Memphis
2:05 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - An Introduction to Microsoft's Power BI
In this session, you’ll receive an introductory overview of the features available in Microsoft's Power BI. We’ll go over data preparation and organization, then explore options for reporting and data visualization.
John Higgins, CPA/Founder/CPA Crossings, LLC
3:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. - BREAK
3:10 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. - 2020 Texas Economic Trends and State Budgeting
You’ll learn about the function of the Texas Comptroller's office and how it interacts with the legislature. You’ll also get an update on the state budget at the halfway point of the biennium, review Texas economic trends that the Comptroller’s office is noticing and preview the likely issues heading into the 2021 Texas legislative session.
Lisa Craven, CPA/Deputy Comptroller and Chief of Staff/Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts/Austin