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Thursday, February 9, 2017

2:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Registration
Friday, February 10, 2017

7:00 am – 5:00 pm	Registration
7:00 am – 7:55 am	Networking Breakfast
7:55 am – 8:00 am	Welcome Remarks Elizabeth Oliver, Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor and Chair of Accounting, Washington and Lee University Craig White, Dean of the Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico
8:00 am – 8:50 am	Session 1 Speaker: Joe Ucuzoglu, Deloitte Audit CEO
8:55 am – 10:10 am	Session 2: Gen Z Comes to College Panelists: Kathleen Davisson, Assistant Director, University of Denver School of Accountancy Anne Donovan, U.S. and West Cluster People Innovation Leader for Human Capital at PricewaterhouseCoopers Peter Farrell, Managing Director & Senior Principal, EAB \| Royall & Company Yvonne Hinson, Academic in Residence, AICPA Dale Johnson, Adaptive Program Manager, EdPlus at Arizona State University
10:10 am – 10:45 am	Break Sponsored by Beta Alpha Psi
10:45 am – 11:35 am	Session 3: Strategic Planning Charles E. Bamford, Ph.D., Bamford Associates, LLC
11:40 am – 12:30 pm	Session 4: Where Are We on Increasing Diversity? Successful Strategies Panelist: Christine Clements, Chief Diversity Officer, AACSB Kevin James, Department Chair and Associate Professor, North Carolina A&T State Erin Thomas, PhD, Diversity Manager, Grant Thornton LLP Scott Wiley, CAE, President & CEO of the Ohio Society of CPAs, Chair ASAE
12:35 pm – 1:50 pm	Welcome Lunch and Award Presentation APLG and FSA Awards Sandra Richtermeyer, President, APLG and Dean of Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts Lowell Rebecca Shortridge, President, FSA and Donald E. Kieso Endowed Chair in Accountancy, Northern Illinois University
1:50 pm – 2:40 pm	Session 5: Supply and Demand for Accountants How Does Hiring into Advisory Affect Hiring into Audit and Tax? Moderator: Parveen Gupta, William L. Clayton Distinguished Professor, Lehigh University Panelists:Steve Matzke, Director of Faculty and Universities Initiatives, AICPA Natasha Stough, Americas Director of Campus Recruiting, EY Chelie Marton, Director of University Recruiting, Grant Thornton LLP
2:45 pm – 3:35 pm	Session 6: Is Certification Still Important? Moderator: Sharon Lassar, Director, School of Accountancy, University of Denver Lisa Beaudoin, CMA, CAE, Director of Educational Partnerships, IMA Travis Laird, Vice President at Robert Half Jimmy J. Williams, CPA/PFS, CFP(R), MT, Compass Capital Management LLC
3:35 pm – 4:00 pm	Break Sponsored by IMA
4:00 pm – 5:15 pm	Session 7: Big Data Resources Moderator: Anne Magro, Interim Dean, George Mason University Panelists: Catherine Banks, Director-Ernst & Young Foundation and EY Academic Resource Center Max S. Carrier, KPMG U.S. National Partner-in-Charge, eAudIT, Global Delivery Center and Audit Data & Analytics Julie Peters, US University Relations Leader at PwC Kathleen Shoztic, Executive Director, Deloitte Foundation
6:00 pm – 7:30 pm	Reception
Saturday, February 11, 2017

7:00 am – 4:15 pm	Registration
7:00 am – 8:25 am	Breakfast with Interest Groups/Topical Breakout Tables
8:30 am – 9:20 am	Session 8: Expanding Your Recruiting Base Moderator: Shirley Maxey, University of Southern California Panelists: Cathy Cowan, USC Leventhal School of Accounting Program Director, MAcc and Master of Business Taxation Michael Schmidt, UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School MAC Program Director, Admissions & Career Services Philip Shane, College of William & Mary Accounting Department Chair and KPMG Professor
9:25 am – 10:10 am	Concurrent Sessions Session 9A: What is the Value Proposition for MAcc Program Marketing? Moderator: Scott Collins, The Pennsylvania State University Panelists: Frank Buckless, KPMG Professor and Department Head, Department of Accounting, North Carolina State University Jeffrey Wilks, Director and EY Professor, Brigham Young University School of Accountancy Fred Mittelstaedt, Deloitte Foundation Professor of Accountancy, and Chair of the Accountancy Department, Notre Dame Session 9B: AACSB Update Speakers: Robert Reid, AACSB Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation Officer Mark Higgins, Dean, Saint Louis University
10:15 am – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am – 11:35 pm	Concurrent Sessions Session 10A: Program Directors – MAcc Curriculum: Breadth Versus Depth Moderator: Stephen Smith, Senior Director, MPA Program, University of Texas at Austin Panelists: William Brown, Master of Science in Accounting Program Director, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Gia Chevis, Graduate Program Director, Baylor Mary Stanford, Department Chair, Texas Christian University Session 10B: Engaging Professionally Oriented Faculty in Academic Research Moderator: Frank Buckless, KPMG Professor and Department Head, North Carolina State Panelists: Cynthia E. Bolt, The Citadel Jim Fuehrmeyer, Faculty Director of the M.S. in Accountancy program, University of Notre Dame Scott Showalter, Professor of Practice, North Carolina State University
11:40 am – 12:30 pm	Concurrent Sessions Session 11A: How to Make Sure That Departments Have Enough Resources Moderator: Craig White, Dean of the Anderson School of Management, University of New Mexico Panelists: Frances Ayres, Professor and Dale Looper Chair in Accounting, Associate Dean for Faculty Relations, Research Innovation and Accreditation, University of Oklahoma Jon Davis, Professor of Accountancy, Department Head and R.C. Evans Endowed Chair in Business, University of Illinois Sandra Richtermeyer, Dean Manning School of Business, University of Massachusetts,Lowell Session 11B: MAcc Programs Delivered On Campus, On-Line, and Hybrid: Experiences from the Field Moderator: Carol Sullivan, Associate Professor of Accounting, University of Texas of the Permian Basin Panelist: Karen Cravens, Chapman Professor of Accounting and Director of the School of Accounting and MIS, University of Tulsa Gretchen Handlos, Director of Graduate Accounting Programs, Indiana University George Young, Director and Associate Professor, School of Accounting, Florida Atlantic University
12:30 pm – 1:50 pm	Lunch Introduction: William Stout, APLG Past President, Director Department Accountancy Speaker: Bruce Behn, AAA Past-President, Associate Dean for Graduate & Executive Education, Deloitte LLP Professor
1:50 pm – 2:40 pm	Concurrent Sessions Session 12A: General – Change in CPA Exam Michael Decker, VP Examinations, AICPA Session 12B: Developing Teaching Skills of Doctoral Students: Techniques and Strategies Moderator: Uday Murthy, Director, Lynn Pippenger School of Accountancy and Eminent Scholar, University of South Florida Panelists: Mark Kohlbeck, Professor, Florida Atlantic University Steve Sutton, KPMG Professor of Accounting, Ph.D. Program Director and Advisor, University of Central Florida Nate Sharp, PwC Professor and Ph.D. Coordinator, Texas A&M University Jim Wahlen, James R. Hodge Chair of Excellence and Chairperson of Accounting, Indiana University
2:45 pm – 4:00 pm	Session 13: Coaching: An Innovating Approach to Developing Leaders Joanne Schlosser, FACHE, MBA, PCC, SPHR, President, Rising Stars LLC

Note: The CPE Fields of Study curriculum is divided into twenty three subject matter areas. These fields represent the primary knowledge and skill areas needed by accounting licensees to perform professional services in all fields of employment. Sessions that offer CPE credit have the Field of Study and Credit Hours (CH) in red. Each Credit Hour is based on 50 minutes. The Program Level for each of these sessions is Basic, unless otherwise stated. Delivery Method: Group Live

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