Cost: $40 (check made out to "IMA" or cash); pay at event
Food: Full breakfast and lunch included in the cost
Dress Code: Casual
Here are the April 2019 topics:
Internal Auditing: Trends and Challenges
Field of Study: Auditing
While preparing reliable financial information is a responsibility of every management team, internal auditing is an effective tool for keeping the enterprise performing at its highest level. As a result, internal auditors must be committed to sustaining their objectivity and to placing a priority on their assurance services. Fortunately, we assembled a group of three high-level internal audit executives to address these challenges: Stephanie Johnson of JPMorgan Chase; David Lehmann of Protiviti; and Mark Martinelli of Synchrony.
Protecting Your Property: From Trade Secrets to Trademarks
Field of Study: Business Law
These days, your enterprise's competitive edge often relies on strengthening your brand, which probably also means protecting your intellectual property from infringement or from loss in value. According to trademark attorneys Jess Collen and Jeffrey Lindenbaum of Collen IP, understanding what intellectual property is - as well as how to protect it and how to enhance its value - have become survival prerequisites for corporate financial executives and their thriving organizations.
Managing Your Risk: Tenets of Derivatives
Field of Study: Accounting
There is little doubt that derivative instruments can mitigate risks, particularly for those enterprises where uncertainty is undesirable. But financial executives often resist the use of derivatives, especially since hedge accounting has been a complex aspect of financial reporting. Dr. Ira Kawaller, the founder of Derivatives Litigation Services, focuses on why and how these instruments can aid in managing enterprise risk and provides an update of the latest hedge accounting rules.
The Skills Gap: A Role for Your Enterprise and for You
Field of Study: Business Management & Organization
Today's economy is characterized by fast-changing technological needs, resulting in a significant skills gap between those abilities that are required on the job, and the actual competencies that are possessed by the current (and future) workforce. Dr. Andrew Temte, CEO of Kaplan Professional, highlights the ways that enterprises can collaborate in "up-skilling" their existing workforce to meet future demands, as well as the need for individuals to provide mentorship for those who will be entering the workforce.