4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
7:00 am - 4:45 pm
7:30 am - 4:45 pm
Tabletop Exhibits: AICPA & CIMA, Becker, Beta Alpha Psi, Gleim, Miles Education, UWorld
7:30 am–8:30 am
Keynote Speaker and Plenary Opening
Business Management & Organization - 1.2 CH
Welcome: Andee Hodo, Auburn University and Gary McGill, University of Florida
Speaker: Tim Ryan, PwC US Senior Partner
Title: Update On Our Continuously Evolving Profession
10:00 am - 11:00 am
CPA Evolution
Regulatory Ethics - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Larry Stephens, Austin Community College
Panelists: Jan Taylor, Senior Director and Academic in Residence, AICPA & CIMA
Mike Decker, VP - Exams, AICPA & CIMA
11:00 am - 11:20 am
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
1.01: Student Organizations
Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Mark Myring, Florida International University
Panelists: Teleakah Brooks, Chief Impact & Strategic Partnership Officer, NABA Inc.
Margaret Fiorentino, Executive Director, Beta Alpha Psi
Stanislav Jansta, ALPFA Faculty Advisor, Florida International University
11:20 am - 12:20 pm
1.02: The "New" MAcc Student
Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Emily O'Dell, Director of Master of Accountancy Program, Vanderbilt University
Panelists: Casey Kyllonen, Director of PPA & MS Accounting Proram, Texas A&M University
Ben Lansford, Director of Master of Accounting Program and Professor in the Practive, Rice University
Katharine Widlak, Director of Professional Programs in Accounting, University of Wisconsin - Madison
12:30 pm - 1:45 pm
Lunch, Awards and Keynote Speaker
Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH
The Human Resource Challenge in Auditing
Speaker: W. Robert Knechel, University of Florida
Awards, Leadership
Speaker: Gary McGill, University of Florida, President, Leadership in Accounting Education Section
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Classrooms of Tomorrow: Integrating VR, AI, and Tech Innovations in Accounting Education
Information Technology - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Renee Olvera, Faculty Director - MAc and MSBA, Texas Christian University
Panelists: Patrick Holton, Executive Director of Graduate Business Relations, Hofstra University
Joe Harrington, Partner, PwC
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Break
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2.01: Accounting Education and Recruiting at Small- and Medium-Sized Institutions
Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Afshad Irani, Department Head - Accounting and Finance, Washington and Lee University
Panelists: Mark Evans, Area Chair and Dale K. Cline Associate Dean for Accountancy, Wake Forest University
Stacy Mastrolia, Department Chair - Accounting & Financial Management, Bucknell University
Joseph Maturando, Director of Campus Recruiting - Northeast Region, EY
Julie Persellin, Department Chair - Department of Accounting, Trinity University
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2.02: M.Acc. Trends
Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Andee Hodo, Auburn University
Panelists: Shannon Mulally, Michigan State University
Troy Lewis, Brigham Young University
Greg Sommers, Southern Methodist University
4:45 pm - 5:45 pm
Reception
7:30 am - 11:30 am
7:30 am - 11:30 am
Tabletop Exhibits: AICPA & CIMA, Becker, Beta Alpha Psi, Gleim, Miles Education, UWorld
8:00 am -9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
3.01: CAQ – How to Succeed in Building Awareness of Accounting
Information Technology - 1.2 CH
Speaker: Liz Barentzen, CAQ
3.02: AAA – New Inclusive Classroom Series
Personnel/Human Resources - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Karen Osterheld, American Accounting Association
Panelists: Mark Dawkins, University of North Florida
Yvonne Hinson, American Accounting Association
Cathy Scott, University of North Texas- Dallas
Joanna Garcia, John Carroll University
10:15 am - 11:15 am
4.01: STEM Designation
Communications & Marketing - 1.2 CH
Moderator: Kimberly Church, Missouri State University
Panelists: Gary Previts, Case Western Reserve University
Shannon Ferguson, University of Missouri-Columbia
George Krull, Grant Thornton LLP, Retired
Angela Spencer, Oklahoma State University
Julie Peters, US University Relations Leader, PwC
10:15 am - 11:15 am
4.02: Certification Spectrum: Navigating Certificates and Badging in the Accounting Profession
Personal Development- 1.2 CH
Moderator: Renee Olvera, Faculty Director - MAc and MSBA, Texas Christian University
Panelists: Kristine Del Vecchio, University of South Florida
Brianne C. Smith, Auburn University at Montgomery
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Closing Lunch with Panel: AAA Results of Future Accountant Stakeholder Symposium
Moderator: Karen Osterheld, American Accounting Association
Panelists: Larry Stephens, Austin Community College
Gary McGill, University of Florida
Mark Taylor, University of South Florida
Ken Bouyer, Ernst & Young